A． traditions B． directly C． celebrate D． either E． probably

Besides interesting activities and beautiful lanterns， eating Yuan Xiao， sweet or salty dumplings made of rice flour， is one of the special【1】of the Lantern Festival． The fillings（馅）inside the dumplings are 【2】sweet or salty． Sweet fillings are【3】made of sugar， sesame（芝麻）and so on while salty fillings have vegetables， meat， etc． Anyway， the way to【4】Yuan Xiao Festival varies between northern and southern China． As Yuan Xiao Festival is coming soon， what have you prepared？ We wish you all a happy evening with your family!

【1】for，Wang Fei，songs，she，famous，is

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【2】came，with，the，she，up，an，problem，idea，for

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【3】learn，should，aid，to，we，first，how，gave

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【4】happy，make，to，great，I，am，progress

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【5】wonder，how，successful，in，I，life，to

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A． exciting B． public C． hang D． full E． marks

The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteen day of the first lunar month． It is called Yuan Xiao Festival as well． During this festival， people【1】lanterns everywhere﹣﹣﹣in the streets， in temples， in their homes and in【2】places． Some of the lanterns are painted with birds， animals， flowers， Chinese zodiac（属相）signs or riddles（谜语）． What's more， the Lantern Festival is the first night in a year when people can see a bright【3】moon while enjoying a family reunion dinner． It【4】the official end of the long Spring Festival holiday．

【1】In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

A.In 1781B.In 1789C.In 1795D.In 1798

【2】He learned about the engine ________．

A.through reading and writing

B.by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C.at lessons from a young teacher

D.by asking a lot of questions

【3】He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．

A.a great manB.a good makerC.a good workerD.a good student

【4】George Stephenson invented the ________.

A.the trainB.the telephoneC.the carD.the computer

【5】From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world．

A.workersB.writersC.learnersD.inventors

When Maria was seventeen years old，her family __________to the United States.First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco.When Maria __________ in the United States，she was not happy.

She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn't __________ a word of English.She began to study English at night，__________ worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well.She's still __________ at night，but now she is studying typing.Maria still misses her friends in Peru.She wants __________in Peru.But she is very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future in the new country.

【1】A.went to schoolB.dropped out of schoolC.goes to schoolD.begins school

【2】A.wentB.didn't goC.beganD.wasn't

【3】A.richB.poorC.happyD.glad

【4】A.worksB.is workingC.was going to workD.worked

【5】A.movedB.leftC.stayedD.lived

【6】A.reachedB.arrivedC.gotD.moved

【7】A.tellB.talkC.knowD.teach

【8】A.becauseB.soC.orD.and

【9】A.studyingB.studiedC.studyD.studies

【10】A.to doB.doC.to beD.be

【1】I took many_____ during my stay in Tibet last summer．（photo）

【2】It's essential for_____ to review English words from time to time．（my）

【3】He held a party to celebrate his son's_____ birthday yesterday．（five）

【4】They tried everything they could_____ do to improve the situation．（possible）

【5】Good comic strips are full of action to keep readers_____．（interest）

【6】I've bought my new recently， so I want to_____ my old one．（sale）

【7】The weather was_____ last month and many people fell ill with colds．（change）

【8】After discussing for a whole day， they reached a_____ at last．（conclude）

—Yes.The premier saw ________ “stayathome children” ________May 25th.

A.anything special；hundreds of；on

B.something special；hundred of；at

C.special anything；hundreds；on

D.anything special；hundreds of；in

【1】Jill and Jenny denied stealing the blue vase．（改为一般疑问句）

_____ Jill and Jenny_____ stealing the blue vase？

【2】The new iPhone X cost nine thousand and two hundred yuan．（对划线部分提问）

_____ did the new iPhone X cost？

【3】They went to the supermarket to buy some food for the picnic yesterday．（对划线部分提问）

__________they go to the supermarket yesterday？

【4】"What have you learned in the university？"The manager asked Tom．（改为宾语从句）

The manager asked Tom_____ he_____ learned in the university．

【5】I shall leave the restaurant if the waiter doesn't come soon．（保持句意基本不变）

I shall leave the restaurant_____ the waiter_____ soon．

【6】Damin pushes the birds into the water with the pole every day．（改为被动语态）

The birds_____ into the water with the pole by Damin every day．

【7】used， Ken， to help， clues， the thief， him， find（连词成句）

_____

【1】What did Beethoven want to eat for supper?

A.Dumplings.B.Noodles.C.Bread.

【2】Where did Beethoven write down the music?

A.On a menu.B.On the table.C.On a notebook.

【3】What did the waiter do when he saw Beethoven writing the music?

A.He stopped Beethoven.B.He talked with Beethoven.C.He left saying nothing.

【4】How long did Beethoven spend writing the music?

A.For two hours.B.For an hour.C.For one and a half hours.