Kate is a school girl. She got many presents on her _______ birthday.

A. nine B. the ninth

C. ninetieth D. ninth

—Millie, could you give me some advice? I don't know ________．

—Why don't you wear this red shirt?

A. when to wear B. where to wear

C. how to wear D. what to wear

We have to finish the work now, _____?

A. don’t we B. haven’t we C. have we D. do we

You don't have to read today's newspaper because there is ________ in it.

A. something interesting B. anything new

C. important thing D. nothing special

—It’s too late. I have to go now.

—Oh, it’s raining heavily outside. You’d better stay ___________ it stops.

A. until B. since C. while D. though

—How much time do you spend ________ in the school?

—About two hours.

A. to play B. playing C. plays D. played

—Would you please give this newly-published novel to Jack?

—Certainly, ______ he comes back.

A. before B. as soon as C. until D. unless

The Spring Festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people. It is just ______ Christmas in the West. On that day all family members get together, so it becomes the ______ time for the transport of the year. The stations are crowded with people for about half a month.

______ the Spring Festival comes, people clean their houses. They also put two big red lanterns on ______ sides of the front door.

Spring Festival Eve, the day before the Spring Festival, is ______ important. At that time, all family members eat ______ together. The meal is much bigger than usual. After dinner, the whole family sit together. They chat or ______ TV. Each family don't go to bed until they see the New Year come.

During the Spring Festival, people in the ______ part of China eat dumplings and the southern Chinese eat niangao for breakfast. And each child can ______ lucky money as a gift. When people meet, they say “Happy New Year” to each other and give their best ______. They all have a good time.

1.A. as well as B. for example C. the same as D. different from

2.A. best B. worst C. busiest D. least

3.A. Since B. Until C. After D. Before

4.A. both B. all C. whole D. other

5.A. even B. also C. yet D. still

6.A. dinner B. lunch C. meal D. breakfast

7.A. see B. watch C. look at D. listen to

8.A. rich B. poor C. northern D. western

9.A. give B. get C. use D. pay

10.A. luck B. view C. hopes D. wishes

More than 85% of respondents(调查对象) to a survey about the Chinese Lunar New Year said they expect the festival's traditions to be continued, survey results(调查结果) have shown.

The survey, done online by the China Youth Daily Social Investigation Centre on 7，012 people, showed that 88%of respondents consider reuniting with family to be the most important part of the festival. According to the survey, 78.6% of respondents see the festival as an opportunity to visit relatives as many people live far from their home towns.

Wan Jianzhong, a professor of Beijing Normal University, said that Lunar New Year traditions, including visiting the elderly, holding family get?together and setting off firecrackers(放鞭炮), have mostly been preserved(保持), but some others are disappearing.

“During_the_Spring_Festival,_people_working_outside_their_home_towns_hurry_to_get_home_and_reunite_with_their_families. This causes a great national migration, because the tradition of family get?togethers on Chinese New Year's Eve is rooted in the hearts of the Chinese，” Wan said.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1.写出短文中能替换下列句子画线部分的词或短语。

According to the survey, over 5，960 respondents expect Lunar New Year traditions to be continued.

________________________________________________________________________

2.How many people were surveyed about the Chinese Lunar New Year?

________________________________________________________________________

3.Where was the survey done?

________________________________________________________________________

4.Is holding family get?togethers a Lunar New Year tradition?

________________________________________________________________________

5.将短文中的画线部分翻译成中文。

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根据汉语意思完成句子

1.摆放餐桌！晚饭准备好了！

________ ________ ________！ The dinner is ready!

2.一听到那则消息，他就哭了。

________ ________ ________ he heard the news, he cried.

3.下周我们将要去度假。

We will ________ ________ ________ next week.

4.从那以后，她曾经去过长城两次。

She has been to the Great Wall twice ________ ________．

5.这些孩子总是聚在一起，他们玩得很高兴。

The kids always get together and they ________ great ________．