People ___1_____ under different star signs have different ways of ____2____ sorry.
Aries: Arians think they are lovely and gentle and it is __3______ for them to do the wrong things and they will never hurt ___4_____. So they will only say a ___15_____ sorry for t heir mistakes.
Gemini: Geminis think they will never make a mistake and they are right forever. So they will never really apologize (道歉) for __6______. But when they know it, they would rather (宁愿) do ___7_____.
Leo: Leos are a group of pleasant people. When they are trying to apologize, they will buy flowers, put up sorry posters and so on. It is ___8_____.
Virgo: Virgos will first formally set aside (留出) a time and date. Then they will get ready to ___9_____ their mistakes. At last, they will ___10_____ a formal article and read it out. Sometimes their true apologies ___11_____ good articles.
Scorpio: Scorpios are formal and think that making ___12____ apology is more formal. So instead of just saying sorry, they will send a formal mail or send a card.
Sagittarius: Sagittarians don’t believe in apologizing. For them, it is ___13_____ to make a mistake and saying sorry is just ___14_____. Interestingly, even if others make mistakes, they are very cool and will not ___15_____ the apologies from others.
(      ) 1 .A. bore         B. was born         C. born         D. were born
(      ) 2 .A.  says           B. saying          C. said         D. say
(      ) 3 .A. necessary    B. important            C. impossible       D. unable
(      ) 4. A. the other        B. other               C. others           D. another
(      ) 5. A. hard         B. simple               C. good         D. possible
(      ) 6 .A. something    B.  nothing        C. anything     D. everything
(      ) 7 .A. everything       B. something            C. anything     D. nothing
(      ) 8 .A. great            B. fun              C. exciting     D. amazing
(      ) 9 .A. say about        B.  talk about      C. tell         D. speak
(      ) 10 .A .make            B. do               C. write            D. send
(      ) 11. A. like            B.  sound like          C. likes        D. sound
(      ) 12 .A. a              B.  an          C.  the     D. /
(      ) 13 .A. right           B. natural              C. true         D. easy
(      ) 14 .A. useless B. unnecessary          C. wrong            D. shame
(      ) 15 .A. wait for            B. stand for            C. care for     D. search for

Today is the last Saturday before Christmas. Almost everyone in the USA  31  shopping for presents.   32 is falling and people are walking fast. They are trying   33  warm as they move from shop to shop. Inside the shops the children are   34  at the toys and talking to a man called Father Christmas. He is asking them what they want for Christmas.
In the USA it is warm and beautiful in summer, the trees and fields are green then. But now it is winter and   35 is white. The white snow is as almost   36  as Father Christmas.
At   37  there are different colours. Thousands of lights decorate(装饰)the houses and buildings of every town. These bright red, green, blue, orange and yellow lights help to make Christmas a beautiful   38  of year.
Christmas Day always begins    39   breakfast. The children wake up very early and can’t wait to open the   40  from their parents. Then they wake their parents up calling  "Merry Christmas! "

Cars are very popular in America. When the kids are fourteen years old. They dream of having their own ____1___. Many students work after school to ___2___ a car. In most places ____3___ people learn to drive in high school. They have to take a ___4____ test to get a license. Learning to drive and getting a driver’s ___5___ may be one of the most exciting things in their lives. For many, that piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups.
Americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else. People almost never go to see a doctor when they are ____6_____. But they will take ____7____ cars to a “hospital” at the smallest sign of a problem. At weekends, people ___8___ most of the time in washing and waxing(打蜡) their cars. For some families it is not enough to have ___9___ car. They often have two or even three. Husbands need a car to go to work. Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or ___10____ activities.  
（ ）1. A. cars     B. computers  C. bikes    D. houses
（ ）2. A. borrow  B. buy     C. lend     D. sell
（ ）3. A. old     B. tall      C. strong    D. young
（ ）4. A. language  B. listening  C. driving   D. body
（ ）5. A. address  B. book    C.name     D.license 
（ ）6. A. sick    B. healthy   C. pleased  D. angry
（ ）7. A. his     B. her      C. your     D. their
（ ）8. A. cost     B. take      C. spend     D. pay
（ ）9. A. no      B. one      C. some    D. several
（ ）10.A . other   B. another   C. others   D. else

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s  46 to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to  47 a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t   48 or lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even  49 to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill    50 also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays  51 everybody. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but  52 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “Going Dutch（均摊费用）”.Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the  53 .This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s  54 to leave tips of 10％,15％,or 20％ of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can  55 the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
【小题1】A. popular           B. difficult              C. important
【小题2】A. cause             B. keep                 C. make
【小题3】A. noisy             B. noise                C. lucky
【小题4】A. shout              B. explain              C. complain
【小题5】A. are               B. is                  C. be
【小题6】A. on                B. for                 C. in
【小题7】A. until               B. when               C. unless
【小题8】A. gatekeeper          B. seller               C. waiter
【小题9】A. terrible             B. common             C. serious
【小题10】A. invent              B. find                C. prefer

Thank you for joining CCTV’s Around The World show. Today, we’re  51  Australia. It’s a beautiful sunny day! There  52  many people here on vacation. Some are taking photos. Others are   53  on the beach. Look at this group of people playing beach volleyball. They look  54 ! I am  55  they can play in this heat. This is a very interesting place. The people are really relaxed!
【小题1】 A. on             B. in              C. at
【小题2】A. are             B. is               C. were 
【小题3】 A. lieing            B. lie             C. lying
【小题4】 A. cool               B. cold             C. ugly
【小题5】 A. surprise           B. surprising           C. surprised

In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live  16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She  17  a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned  18  $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be  19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still  20  $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in  21  expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the  22  cost small. For people, that  23  housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was  24 . When she ate  25 , she went to cheap restaurants.  26  she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often  27  a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the  28  for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even  29  to take two trips, one to the Netherlands,  30  to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.

In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy themselves. They also have their own ideas about   61  to pass time.
   62   children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more.   63 , they put aside their school bags and go out to play.
Some old people   64  early in the morning. Then they go to park to   65 . It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer to stay at home  66  rather than do anything else. 
Young people enjoy having   67  trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the   68  to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. Then on   69  evening, they start their way back home.   70  seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiting for them again.

Please help!
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for coming to this concert. I hope you have enjoyed the music.
The purpose of this concert is to (1) money for children in Africa. Every day (2) children in Africa die because they have diseases or have not enough (3) . There are two main reasons. First, there are no jobs for the children’s parents, so they have no money to buy food or (4) . Second, the governments in many African countries do not have the money to take care of poor people.
Most African countries are poor. The land is not good for (5) food and the weather is also bad for farming. The organization we are trying to help, the Feed Africa Fund, _(6) a lot of money every year on food for poor people in Africa. The money comes (7) people like you kind, generous people who do not want to see children die form hunger. Just one dollar can buy enough rice or corn to (8) a family of four for three days.
How much do you spend on food every day? Ten dollars? Twenty dollars? I am sure you can spend a little (9) on your own food so that you have a few dollars for The Feed Africa Fund.
Ladies and gentlemen, we will now take a (10) . Please be generous. Thank you.

Most of us have probably 1 of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many other famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ever_2_to Disneyland? _3_fact, there are now four__4__Disneyland amusement parks around the world. Two are in the United States, one is in Japan, and__5_is in France.
Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can __6_call it a theme park. It has all the normal__7__that you can find at an amusement park, but it also has a theme. The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the   8 of the roller coaster is Disney characters. This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also __9__Disney movies, eat in Disney restaurants, and buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters __10__around Disneyland all the time.
【小题1】A. hear         B. hears        C. heard
【小题2】A. been        B. gone  .       C. go
【小题3】A. in           B. on          C. at 
【小题4】A. different     B. difference    C. differences
【小题5】A. other        B. the other     C. the others
【小题6】A. too         B. either        C. also
【小题7】A. attracts      B. attraction     C. attractions
【小题8】A. theme        B. themed       C. themes 
【小题9】A. watch        B. saw          C. look
【小题10】A. walk         B. walks         C. walking

In the US Mother’s Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children give their   41  cards , presents and flowers.
One of the best ways to celebrate Mother’s Day is to give your mother the day off. Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the   42 .
Many families begin Mother’s Day with   43  in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mum   44  late as they go into the kitchen(厨房) and get ready   45  her favorite meal. A Mother’s Day breakfast can make anything your mum likes.
After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don’t forget to put the bottle   46 only one flower. It’s spring here, the children can pick the nicest   47  from the garden outside. When everything is ready, carefully carry the plate and mum’s favorite books and newspapers up to her bedroom. Cards and small presents from the children can be put on the plate   48  it is given to mum in bed.
Many families take mum out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mum   49  and let her see what a wonderful   50  she has.