Most people like having a picnic. But what does the word mean? Where does it come from? What is a picnic?

     For most people a picnic is a meal they eat outside the home, usually in a park, by a river, or even sitting in a car if the weather is cold and wet. At one time, however, (66)people had picnics at home at their own dinner tables.

     The word picnic comes from the French words piquer which means “to pick” or “take” and pique-nipue which means “a small coin”. (67)Everyone who came to a picnic brought something to eat. They took or picked small pieces of food from each plate. They had a pique-nique. This kind of meal was popular in Britain, The British used the French words for it but changed the letters to make “picnic”. This is the way we write it today.

    (68)In some countries there are big picnics on special days. Lots of people go to parks on these picnics. For most people, however, a picnic is a family party. The family puts some food and drink in a basket, gets in the car and goes off to a nice place in the country or by the sea.

66.将划线句子改为否定句。

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67.翻译划线句子。

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68.将该句变为一般疑问句。

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用括号中所给词的适当形式填空，使句子完整、通顺。（5分）

1.Thank you for                (help) me.

2.I want _____   _____ a shirt, a cap and a pair of shoes. (buy)

3.They take two             with them for a picnic. (knife)

4.My father is a _____  _____ and he works on a farm. (farm)

5.Let’s ______ _____ at 10 o’clock at my home.(meet)

根据句意或句子的语法要求，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.The Internet is _______ (wide) used in most families in our country today.

2.This e-dictionary doesn’t belong to ________ (I). It’s Sandy’s.

3._______ (child) Day is my favourite festival in the year.

4.I think this problem is much ________ (easy) than that one.

5.I’m looking forward to ________ (meet) my old friend, Jim, this Sunday.

6.We won’t go for a picnic if it ________ (rain) this weekend.

7.It’s necessary for us ________ (understand) the importance of health care.

8.A year ________ (divide) into twelve different star signs in some Western countries.

Attention! Students ! Beach party comes ! We are going to have an outdoor party at the National Park on July 15.
Activities: 1. Ride bikes from the Student Center to the beach.
2. A picnic on the beach.
3. Swimming and sailing contests.(帆船赛)
What to bring: sun cream, sunglasses, hats, swimsuits, hiking shoes and personal items.
Deadline for signing up(报名): Sunday, July 8
Fee: 200 per person.
Meet at the Student Center at 10:00 am, July 15
P. S：All the food will be offered by the Students’ Union.
【小题1】 Where do you usually find a poster like this?