根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，每空只写一词。

1.Is this wood      (干燥的）enough to burn?

2.I’m so tired that I can    (几乎不)stay awake.

3.The cat was     (卧）fast asleep by the fire.

4.Have you given the kids their bus    (车费）？

5.She      (掉落〉the plate and it broke into pieces.

6.The Olympic team were given a      (英雄般的）welcome on their return home.

7.My grandma is in her    (八十多岁),but she can still take care of herself.

8.— How much does it cost?

—I just    five dollars for it.

9.— Could you tell me the     to the Johnsons, please?

—Sorry, we don’t have a Johnson here in the village.

10.— I often       to the song Rainbow.

—So do I. It sounds beautiful.

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”，“You are yellow”，“He has a green thumb”，“He has told a white lie”and so on．And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help．
Mary：Mrs James，there is a colour in each of the sentences．What do they mean?
Mrs James：In everyday English，Mary，blue sometimes means sad，yellow afraid．A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one．
Mary：I’m afraid I don’t understand them a11．Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?
Mrs James：Certainly．Now I just give you some cakes．In fact you don’t like it，but you don’t want to let me know it．Instead you say，“No，thanks．I’m not hungry．”That’s a white lie．
Mary：It sounds very interesting．Thanks very much．
Mrs James：You are welcome．Colours are meaningful．I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future．Please come to me if you have any questions．
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad in________English．

Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.
Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行)，musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From theback of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clearup. Sounds like fun!
【小题1】The most exciting activity of the festival is ________.

Entering high school means you have to make more effort on study, There are a few tried and tested skills that have always proved effective(有效的) for learning. Here are some of them.

Firstly, make a timetable and follow it. This will include how many hours and which part of the day you will spend studying. Try to make sure that your study time takes place after you have rested, so that you are fresh and can learn effectively. You will find that studying at the same time every day will help you concentrate(集中) better. It's also important to keep improving your timetable, to make it more effective over time.

Secondly, pick a place that will help you concentrate on study. The place should be far away from loud sounds which make you uncomfortable and prevent you from concentrating on your study.

High school study skills include a method called SQ3R. The first step is to survey（纵览） what needs to be covered in order to get a general understanding of the subject. Next, you can learn about the material by answering questions such as what, why, how, when, who and where. As you study, ask yourself questions and look for the answers in your material. The third step is to read and then recite（背诵） what you have read. The last step, reviewing, is often the most important one. People need to review any material about three times, before they keep it well in their minds.

Besides these study tips, you can come up with several of your own study skills for school. However, remember that time is the most valuable thing you have. All the study skills for high school will be nothing, if you don't use your time wisely.

(   ) 4. In order to study well, you should do all the following EXCEPT _______.

A. never change the timetable once you have made it

B. choose a place that will make you feel comfortable

C. answer some questions and ask yourself questions

D. create and follow your own study skills for school

(   ) 5 The writer thinks the most important step in study is to _______.

A. read           B. survey        C. review          D. recite

(   ) 6. The right steps to use the SQ3R method are _______.

A. question-survey-review-read & recite     B. survey-read & recite-question-review

C. read & recite-review-survey-question     D. survey-question-read & recite-review

(   ) 7. Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?

A. School Life at High School             B. Study Skills for High School

C. The Importance of Making a Timetable    D. Best ways to Improve Your Study