A. B. C.

D. E. F.

26.This festival is celebrated to remember the great poet Qu Yuan who brought peace and wealth to the state but ended up drowning(淹死) himself in a river. People got to the river by boat and threw rice dumplings into the water, hoping that the fishes ate the rice dumplings instead of Qu Yuan's body. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by rice dumplings and dragon boat races.

27.This festival is the most important festival in China. It starts on the first day of the first month according to the Chinese lunar calendar. On New Year's Eve, each family sits together eating, talking and watching TV for almost the whole night. The children can get presents from their parents or grandparents.

28.It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a time for family members and loved ones to get together to eat mooncakes and enjoy the full moon. It is also a harvest(收获) festival. Most families have a dinner together to celebrate the festival.

29.The festival usually happens on April 4 or 5 every year. It is a time to remember the dead. More importantly, it is a period to honor and to show respect to our ancestors and dead family members. Besides, it is a time of many different activities, among which the main ones are tomb sweeping, taking a spring outing and flying kites.

30.It falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It is an important part of the Spring Festival, and marks the official end of the long holiday. At the festival, people have many activities such as eating yuanxiao, guessing lantern riddles, watching fireworks and lanterns and others

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International Poetry Competition

World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world.

This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets(诗人) aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups

Open Group(open to all the poets aged 18 and over)

ESL Group(open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language)

The winners of each group will receive ￡1000.

RULES

◆All the poems must be unpublished(未出版的) works.

◆Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy.

◆The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself.

◆Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence(暴力) or drugs.

The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017.

To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay ￡5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document(文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s).

Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center.uk.

【1】When is the World Poetry Day?

A. On March 28th. B. On March 3rd.

C. On March 21st. D. On August 28th.

【2】The purpose of the World Poetry Day is .

A. to encourage the British to write poems

B. to teach children how to read and write poems

C. to raise money for the poets from all over the world

D. to help people to read, write and teach poems better

【3】The rules for the competition include the following EXCEPT .

A. that poets can write poems in any language

B. that poets must use their unpublished poems

C. that poems can’t be taken back after the competition

D. that poems can’t be written on the subject of violence or drugs

【4】Which is the correct order for poets to enter the competition?

① Pay ￡5 for each poem.

② Visit the Centre Shop.

③ Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.

④ Mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of their document.

A. ①②③④ B. ②①③④

C. ②①④③ D. ③④②①

【1】When can you join in the programs at the Postal Museum?

A. From July 17 to 23. B. From July 29 to 30.

C. From August 7 to 20. D. From August 21 to 27.

【2】Which number can you phone if you are interested in the program about video arts?

A. 965-0400. B. 654-0930.

C. 357-3030. D. 272-0560.

【3】A 15-year-old student can take part in the programs at .

A. the Building Museum B. the Postal Museum

C. the Air and Space Museum D. the Science Museum

【4】In the Air and Space Museum, you can .

A. create a stamp B. build a house

C. make a paper airplane D. explore a future city

紧张的初中生活即将结束，某中学毕业生论坛正在谈论关于即将来临的暑假活动安排，下面截取了论坛的部分内容，请你根据论坛中的信息以及你自己的想法，写一篇短文。

要 求：

1.内容必须包括论坛中其中三个同学的想法及理由并写出你的想法及理由，可适当发挥，不要简单翻译；

2.开头已为你写好，你只需接着写；

3.词数：90个词左右。开头和结尾不计入总词数,表达中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。

Recently we had a discussion about how we arrange our coming summer holiday at www.luntan.com. Here are the results.

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They come with a speaker into the thumb (拇指) and a microphone into the little finger that can be c 【3】 to any mobile phone using Bluetooth. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat

w 【4】 taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.

Designer Sean Miles combines (使结合) gloves with some p 【5】 of mobile phones, which are recycled through O2. He designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will a 【6】 on a show and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If more people want to own them, they will then be produced in the near future.

It is said that the n 【7】 of unused mobile phones in the UK is about 70 million. Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, asks people to recycle their phones. Mr. Miles hopes his work will make people c 【8】 recycling. The 41-year-old man said, “I hope that my Talk to the Hand project will get people to think again about the w 【9】 created by not recycling things. If a few more people pay attention to recycling rather than send them to /span>rubbish, I think this project will have reached i 【10】 purpose.” Take action. Let’s enjoy a green life.

A. is B. are C. will be D. was

- Wonderful! You_______ praise it_______ much

A. cannot; too

B. can; too

C. can always; so

D. can never; so

—________．Let’s ask Yang Liu to go with us．

A．Never mind

B．Not at all

C．Sounds great

D．Good luck

— Once a week.

A.How many B. How much C.How old D. How often

A. make； to write B. making； writing

C. to make； to write D. make； writing