Yesterday I ____one of these people when I was driving home. A man was walking down the road and trying to ask for a ____from the passing cars. Two cars in front of me passed him by._____wanted to do the same but the sight of that poor man remained in my mind for quite a moment. ____ I drove back and gave him a ride.

As I drove along, we had a conversation and I _____that the man was trying all his best to support his____ while working a temporary(临时的)job. Every coin he had was going to______the house and food.

But as we came close to the house he was living in, I saw his tired eyes grow _____. His little girl was playing in the front yard and _____into her daddy’s arms as soon as he was out of the______. I was almost lost in that happy moment. I smiled, said _____to them and wished them future happiness. Then I _____.

That day, the journey home which used to seem so______became very short.

【1】A. easier B. harder C. faster D. greater

【2】A. and B. but C. because D. so

【3】A. called B. followed C. saved D. saw

【4】A. ride B. coin C. job D. map

【5】A. He B. I C. They D. We

【6】A. Actually B. Finally C. Firstly D. Similarly

【7】A. decided B. hoped C. learned D. said

【8】A. family B. friends C. relatives D. partners

【9】A. depend on B. make up C. pay for D. take away

【10】A. dry B. small C. dark D. bright

【11】A. climbed B. fell C. knocked D. ran

【12】A. bus B. car C. taxi D. train

【13】A. goodbye B. hello C. sorry D. yes

【14】A. drove off B. sat down C. stoop up D. walked away

【15】A. boring B. interesting C. long D. unusual

Boy: Who do you admire?

Girl: 【1】

Boy: Midori? Who's that?

Girl : 【2】

Boy: Oh, yeah! She's Japanese, isn't she?

Girl: Yes, she was born in Osaka in 1971. 【3】 When she was fourteen, she toured the United States. I saw her play when I was eight.

Boy: Wow. 【4】

Girl: Yes, I do. I play them all the time. How about you? Who do you admire?

Boy : I admire my grandmother, Laura.

Girl: 【5】

Boy: Because she is kind and friendly to people around her.

A. I admire Midori.

B. Do you have any of her CDs?

C. My grandmother is outgoing.

D. When she was eight, she was already a

talented violinist.

E. She's a famous violinist.

F. Have you ever bought her CDs?

G. Really? Why?

【1】He felt a great_____________ (sad) for this little girl.

【2】An artist should ___________ ( creative ) beautiful things.

【3】I have a __________ (feel) that we are being followed.

【4】Water is changed into steam by _________ (hot) and into ice by cold

【5】I appreciate your _____________ (difficulty).

【6】I don't think his___________ (decide) is wise in reality.

【7】I need your advice on a _________ (person) matter, but it's not about me.

【8】Work out what situations or people make you feel __________ ( stress) and avoid them.

【9】I ___________ (prefer) running to swimming when I was at the primary school.

【10】He is proud of his __________ (strong).

中国有许许多多传统节日。请你以“The Lantern Festival”为题，写一篇英语短文，描述一下这个节日。

要求：1.语句通顺，逻辑合理，无语法错误；

2．80～100词。

参考词汇：view景色；guess riddles猜灯谜

Stand stay family sit of luck because important call fish show relative

Chinese New Year's Eve is a time for families to be together. Wherever they are, people are expected to go back home to celebrate the festival with their【1】．

The Reunion(团圆) Dinner

The New Year's Eve dinner【2】“reunion dinner”， and is believed to be the 【3】 meal of the year because it has many meaningful dishes. Big families of several generations(代)【4】around tables and enjoy the food and time together. Dishes with 【5】 meanings must be included in the dinner such as fish, dumplings, and spring rolls(春卷)．Some Chinese worship(拜) their ancestors before the reunion dinner【6】 that they are putting their ancestors first.

What to Eat — Top Lucky Foods

Food for the New Year has the symbol 【7】lucky meanings. Fish is a must for the New Year's reunion dinner 【8】 it means “surplus”(剩余的). These foods are served during the 16day holiday season from the eve of the Chinese New Year to the Lantern Festival.

Staying up for Midnight Celebrations

Chinese people have the custom of【9】up late on our New Year's Eve to welcome the new year's arrival. After reunion dinner, families usually sit together to watch the Spring Festival Gala(春节联欢晚会). It's one of the most popular TV shows in China. At the same time, most people send WeChat Hongbao or short messages to friends and 【10】 by phone.

Habits in Russia

There is an old saying that says when in Rome, do as the Romans do. I learned the meaning of this when I stayed in Russia as a visiting scholar(学者)．

One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were excited about our meeting. We had a lively talk until the waiter told me that we were too loud. We lowered(降低) our voices. 【1】 The waiter came over to us two more times with the same message.

How bad an impression(印象) we must have left on the local people! In China, it's natural and important for a host(主人) to make a lively atmosphere(气氛). However, in Russia and Western countries, having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low. 【2】 I felt bad about this.【3】

【4】 My Russian friend Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home. I asked him why he did this. “Aha，” Andrey said, “In Russia, people always spend about a minute going over things and plans in their minds before leaving home. 【5】”

Finding the differences between cultures is so much fun. I like to keep my eyes and mind open.

A．But this didn't last long.

B．Russians have their own special habits, too.

C．You need to be polite to others.

D．So they won't leave anything necessary behind.

E．Luckily, people usually do not pay much attention to that in Russia.

F．Even though we tried our best, it's very difficult to fight against habits.

On this Christmas Day I had the wonderful opportunity to see the true spirit of Christmas.

My big family always ______ presents together at the start of the New Year and have done so in this way for more than 40 years. Since the beginning, my grandfather and grandmother have ______ their children and cousins on this day in their small farmhouse.

With 13 ______ and uncles and more than 30 cousins in this group, there were usually more than 50 people in the room to exchange gifts. Because of the activity, the flying wrapping paper, so many people and the limited space of a 65yearold farmhouse living room, most of the individual moments went ______．

My nephew, Jack (9 years old), who was walking by my 5yearold cousin, Seth, in the Christmas chaos, noticed that Seth was crying. Jack ______ to ask him what was wrong and why he was crying. Seth ______ that he didn't receive any toys!

Almost without ______， Jack looked down to the only two toys he had received, and ______ Seth with his best toy! He said, “Here, you can have this one. I don't have to have it. I have other toys I can play with at home.”

Tears were welling up in my eyes! I was moved by this huge act of ______. I was so ______ of my nephew and what he had done when he thought no one else was looking.

I gave him a huge hug and told him that he had demonstrated(演示) the true meaning of Christmas!

【1】A. choose B. exchange C. return

【2】A. entertained B. celebrated C. praised

【3】A. leaders B. guides C. aunts

【4】A. undoubted B. unnoticed C. unfinished

【5】A. changed B. forgot C. stopped

【6】A. reacted B. responded C. applauded

【7】A. smile B. gesture C. thought

【8】A. introduced B. produced C. presented

【9】A. kindness B. honesty C. courage

【10】A. aware B. proud C. certain

L＝Li Ming　P＝Peter

L：Hello, Peter.

P：Hello, Li Ming. You look very happy today. Why?

L：【1】．

P：Wonderful! But I know little about it. Do you often have this race?

L：【2】. We have it to celebrate our Dragon Boat Festival. We don't need to go to school on that day.

P：We don't have such a festival in England. 【3】．

L：Yes. it is. We also eat a kind of special food. 【4】．

F：Is it delicious? Where can I get this kind of food?

L：【5】. My mom can make some for you.

P：That's very kind of you！

A．It is called zongzi in Chinese.

B．Come to my home tonight.

C．No, only once a year.

D．Because our team got the first place in the dragonboat race.

E．Is it a Chinese traditional festival？

F．The same to you.

G．We enjoy eating Zongzi on that day.

—Usually on this day, people eat zongzi in memory of Qu Yuan.

A. the Spring Festival B. the Lantern Festival C. the Dragon Boat Festival

It’s lunchtime.You’re hungry and want to get your favorite meal in the restaurant,but there is a queue of people nearly reaching the door. Don’t worry-in cyber world (网络世界),you can get your meal just by a few clicks.

“Shopping has never been so easy. With just a single click on your mouse, anything that you order online can be taken to your door in no time,” said Bian Jing, who is twenty years old.She took part in an online survival (生存) competition held in Beijing. Each competitor had to go online and buy enough food and drink to last them for 100 hours using the little money given. “I don’t want to spend too much time shopping, so I do it online rather than in an ordinary (普通的) store,” said a girl from a middle school. “It’s easy to find the things you want online as they have catalogues. Shoppers who go online can also find lower prices and wider choices of things they want to buy.

But many teachers and parents are worried that online shopping is becoming too popular.

“It’s not a good way for middle school students to spend their money,” said a teacher. “I don’t like them to shop online.” As all the students’ money is from their parents, it’s said that they aren’t ready to pay for what they have bought online.” There’s also the danger that they’ll lose the money at online stores that just want to cheat (欺骗) shoppers,” one of the teachers said.

Most parents, though, don’t want to pay the bills when their children spend too much on the Internet.” I hate having to pay unexpected bills,” said one father. “But my son always surprises me with them”

【1】What would be the suitable title for this passage?

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【2】What was the online survival competition about?

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【3】What are the advantages of shopping online? (Choose two of them)

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【4】Why are most parents worried about shopping online?

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【5】Would you like to do some shopping online? Why or why not? (请自拟一句话作答)

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