Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere1. ancient times. Today’s festivals have many2., some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes 3.“bones”on them. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the4.of Christopher Columbus in the New World. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is5.for the winter and a season of agricultural work is over. The most6. and important festivals are the ones7. look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring, such as the Spring Festival in China.
Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant8.very frustrated. Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang 9. 10. . But Li Chang 11.not to hear his greetings. Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not coming to eat in his restaurant12. he always did. Wang Peng followed Li Chang into a new small restaurant. 13. drove Wang Peng inside. What amazed him was that the food there cost more than that in his own restaurant. After doing some research, he wrote his own sign to14. his customers 15..
1.Each time I looked at the old photo, it _____________________（使我想起） the old days of my high school.
2.If you promised to do something, you must ____________________(履行诺言).
3.It ________________________ （一定是下雨了）last night, for the ground is very wet.
4.Her parents died when she was a baby and she _______________ （抚养）by her aunt.
5.As long as you study hard, you will succeed _______________（迟早）.
6.Sometimes, doing exercise violently ____________________(对…有害) health.
7.He _____________(削减，删节) on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet.
8.His illness _________________(说明原因；做出解释) his absence.
9.He could not have Yong Hui _____________________(做坏事不受惩罚)telling people lies.
10.Come on! It’s not worth __________________(冒险)at all.
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This summer, I paid a visit in my hometown. What made me really sad was that it had changed a lot of.
In the past, my hometown was very beautiful, with small river run through the village. Tall and straight trees, beautiful flowers or green grass could be seen everywhere.
Nowadays, therefore, with the development of modern society, people are living a “happy” life. Many tall buildings are found on both sides of the river, but the river has been bad polluted as waste water runs directly into it and there are now few fishes swim in it. It was time to take measure to protect our living environment.
Last week, I went shopping for the items I needed 1.my voluntary work of cooking breakfast on Saturday at a shelter for the2. (home) in San Jose, California. I went to a store 3. (buy) some tofu and vegetables. As I 4. (wait) in line to finish the shopping, the lady next to me approached (走近) me to find out 5. I was going to consume (吃)such a big box of tofu I was buying. I told her that I was buying food to cook breakfast for those people in the shelter. While I was getting ready to pay the bill, to my6. (amaze), she offered to pay for everything without saying7. name. She said that she felt good because I was doing the kind of community work from which her parents once received help 8. they came to this country as refugees (难民). So she wanted to take this opportunity to show her gratitude.
It was the9. (good) reward I had ever received for my voluntary work, 10.began three years ago. In a strange way we are all connected and we feel grateful for each other.
Jane’s husband died last year, leaving her three small boys. This created problems she had never faced before: severe __________. She didn’t work and therefore she had no income. Christmas was coming, but she did not have money to buy her children any __________. One morning she heard on the radio that the __________near her home would be free of charge on Christmas Eve. “That will be the best gifts for my boys,” Jane thought. It was __________. She dressed her boys in their coats and __________to the park. On their way, a horse-drawn carriage(马车) pulled up and the driver asked her if she wanted a ride. She politely __________stating that she didn’t have any money.
The experience inside the park was __________for her boys. They played __________and after having played two hours the children were getting __________, saying they were so glad but they tired out. She dressed them up and went outside. To her __________, the horse-drawn carriage was waiting outside. The driver got down from his seat when he saw her and said, “Please __________.” Jane said, “I don’t have any money for a __________. I told you just now.” the driver told her there was no charge. “I know it is not easy for you to take three children home on so __________a snowy night,” he said.
Throughout the ride Jane told the __________her situation and that her Christmas wish was to get a job enabling(使能够) her to __________her boys. The driver pulled up in front of her house and __________a $20 bill to Mary. He told Jane to buy Christmas gifts for the children and he hoped Mary had a good __________. “Never give up; there is always hope.” He __________Jane. Jane was so __________that her eyes were full of tears.
We should always try to pass along __________to others, and even a complete stranger, whenever we can. We believe in never giving up, there is always hope.
1.A. loss B. poverty C. hunger D. illness
2.A. books B. toys C. gifts D. sweets
3.A. zoo B. hospital C. shop D. park
4.A. rainy B. snowy C. windy D. foggy
5.A. headed B. left C. approached D. drove
6.A. accepted B. requested C. answered D. refused
7.A. exciting B. awful C. sad D. strange
8.A. interestingly B. happily C. unwillingly D. greatly
9.A. worried B. excited C. tired D. scared
10.A. surprise B. regret C. delight D. satisfaction
11.A. get off B. get out C. come back D. get on
12.A. flight B. ride C. record D. ticket
13.A. cold B. hot C. beautiful D. wonderful
14.A. doorkeeper B. driver C. salesman D. manager
15.A. teach B. satisfy C. treat D. raise
16.A. lent B. made C. handed D. borrow
17.A. house B. family C. job D. carriage
18.A. encouraged B. reminded C. persuaded D. informed
19.A. sorry B. frightened C. upset D. moved
20.A. lies B. kindness C. situations D. expression
My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 1. Both my brother and Hove her dearly as she loves us.
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2. She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.
3. Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality, clothes for us. 4. She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.
Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 5. This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.
A. She enjoys listening to classic music.
B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.
C. She loves her students and cares for them.
D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.
E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.
F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.
G. Can you tell us something about your mother?
