I have ________ ________ friends here．I often visit them．
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在新年这天我们穿上新衣服，去串门拜年。
________ New Year's Day we ________ ________ our new clothes and ________ our family and friends．
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这里一年四季都炎热．
It's hot here ________ ________ ________ ________．
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老师让学生们把所有的泥土扫去。
The teacher let the students ________ ________ all the dirt．
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你们正在为考试做准备吗?
Are you ________ ________ ________ the exam?
根据句意及首字母补全单词
1．The students are getting r________ for the exam．
2．They usually d________ a Christmas tree with lights．
3．Money m________ nothing to him．
4．C________ is on December 25th each year．
5．There are four w________ in a month(月)．
阅读理解
Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers．It's celebrated(庆祝) in the United States,England,Sweden(瑞典) ,India,Mexico(墨西哥) and some other countries．Little by little,it becomes widely celebrated．Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May．On that day,many people send presents of love to their mothers．Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation(康乃馨),while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one．
The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia(费城)．As a result of(由于) her hard work,the celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held(举行) in Philadelphia on May 10,1908．Soon the holiday become popular throughout the country and around the world．
In China,people do the same on this special(特别的) day for mothers．And in some cities,people sometimes ask a song to be broadcasted(广播) for his or her mother only．
This might cost a small sum of money for some of them,but,as it is said,love is invaluable(无价的)．
(1)
Mother's Day is a special day for ________．
[ ]
A．
mother
B．
mothers
C．
father
D．
fathers
(2)
On that day,people give ________ to their mothers．
[ ]
A．
love
B．
presents of life
C．
flowers
D．
presents of love
(3)
The first Mother's Day was celebrated more than ________ years ago．
[ ]
A．
a hundred
B．
eighty
C．
ninety
D．
seventy
(4)
The word“pink”means ________．
[ ]
A．
淡黄色
B．
粉红色
C．
紫罗兰色
D．
天蓝色
(5)
What do people do for their mothers on that day in China?
[ ]
A．
Sing songs by themselves．
B．
Ask songs for their mothers．
C．
Buy beautiful presents for their mothers．
D．
Wear flowers for their mothers．
阅读理解
Another year is coming!Time to forget the past,have a new start and party!
People started celebrating the New Year about 4,000 years ago in Egypt．But New Year's Day wasn't on January 1st until 46 BC!
During that year,Julius Caesar,the leader of the Roman Empire,made a new calendar．It made January 1st become New Year's Day．
Today people celebrate the day in many different ways．
In the U．S,people have parties on December 31st,New Year's Eve．The biggest party is in Times Square,New York．There,at 11∶59pm,a ball drops slowly down one of the buildings．It hits the ground at 12am,lighting a sign reading“Happy New Year”．It also sets off fireworks．
Denmark has the strangest celebrations．There,on New Year's Eve,people throw plates at their friends' homes as a sign of friendship!
The Spanish also celebrate the New Year strangely．At 12am everybody eats 12 grapes!Why?Because they think the grapes will bring them good luck．
Why don't you try eating some this New Year's Eve?
(1)
People started celebrating the New Year in ________．
[ ]
A．
Rome
B．
Denmark
C．
the US
D．
Egypt
(2)
People celebrate the New Year ________．
[ ]
A．
for thousands of years
B．
in the same way
C．
only in Rome
D．
for Julius Caesar
(3)
People eat ________ to celebrate the New Year in Spain．
[ ]
A．
dumplings
B．
noodles
C．
grapes
D．
cakes
(4)
In ________,people throw plates at their friends' homes on New Year's Eve．
[ ]
A．
Spain
B．
Denmark
C．
Rome
D．
Egypt
(5)
Which one is NOT right about the passage?
[ ]
A．
In the US,people have parties on New Year's Eve．
B．
New Year is the time to forget the past．
C．
In Denmark,people throw the plates to bring them good luck．
D．
People celebrate the New Year in different ways．
完形填空
1 New Year's Day,many people eat special food for good luck．In Spain and some Latin American countries,people 2 twelve grapes(葡萄) at mid night on New Year's Eve-one grape 3 good luck in 4 month of the new year．Chinese people eat 5 ．Some have coins inside．Everyone 6 to find the coin for luck and money in the new year．Of course they don't eat the 7 ．Japanese 8 eat noodles on New Year's Eve and their birthdays． 9 may bring them good luck and 10 life．