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Spring Festival, also1. (call) Chinese New Year, is one of the traditional festivals in China. It has2. long history and is very 3.(importance) for Chinese people. The coming of Spring Festival means the old year comes to an end and the new year begins. Before Spring Festival, people clean4. (they) houses and decorate doors and windows with paper-cuts. 5. New Year's Eve, family members get together and have a big dinner to celebrate the festival by6. （eat） dumplings.
Not only adults like Spring festival 7. also children like it very much. Because on that day, children can wear new clothes and watch dragon and lion dances on the street. More importantly, they can8.（give） lucky money by grandparents, parents and other relatives. Besides these traditional 9. （active）, people in recent years have preferred to travel around during the seven-day holiday, 10. may bring more fun to the whole family.
Ayesha Khurram is a second — year student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. Because of the province's recent_______ to student helping programs, Khurram had been struggling to earn _________for her upcoming term.
In addition to her mother_______from disease, both of her parents work _______jobs as Pakistani immigrants（移民）,so Khurram knew that she had to___________money on her own.
At the suggestion of a friend, she _______a Paypal account for people to _______to her school fee. Hours after making the account（账户），she received a donation for $56,386 with a note _______: “Ayesha, get your _______ on! I love you!” The donation, which____________ the whole of her school fees, was made by none____________ Taylor Swift.
This is not the first ______________that Khurram has had with the superstar. ____________Khurram first lost her heart to Swift's music when she was living in Pakistan back in2009, the two persons have ____________multiple social media interactions(互动).After Khurram ____________to Ontario, she was able to see Swift in ____________ in 2018 and the superstar even ____________ Khurram backstage for a meet-in-greet. But Khurram never thought in a million years that her musical ____________ would donate thousands of dollars towards her ____________.
“My parents actually cried when I told them the news ____________they couldn't believe it," Khurram told the Star. "It's like a guardian angel is watching or something.”
1.A.rises B.savings C.cuts D.developments
2.A.habit B.interest C.living D.money
3.A.dying B.suffering C.resulting D.loving
4.A.high-income B.lonely C.regular D.low-income
5.A.collect B.hide C.spend D.borrow
6.A.charged B.kept C.created D.closed
7.A.turn B.donate C.reply D.add
8.A.reading B.writing C.speaking D.drawing
9.A.teaching B.learning C.career D.expression
10.A.raised B.received C.cost D.paid
11.A.more than B.other than C.rather than D.less than
12.A.touch B.competition C.bargain D.guidance
13.A.Until B.Though C.Since D.When
14.A.shared B.rebuilt C.commanded D.requested
15.A.returned B.moved C.devoted D.scheduled
16.A.cinema B.gym C.concert D.theatre
17.A.invited B.doubted C.persuaded D.refused
18.A.leader B.partner C.friend D.hero
19.A.recovery B.life C.education D.journey
20.A.so B.if C.unless D.because
Ways to Take Care of Your Books
What do you do to take care of the books in your library? Some collectors refuse to read the books in their collection, so the books remain in good condition. Others buy two copies of a book: they read one and leave the other untouched. However, many readers must read their books but they still want to protect them. 1.
Avoid writing.
You may have been told to write in your books or even to underline words, phrases, and paragraphs. But if you plan to keep the book, add it to your library or even sell it - don't write in the book in ink. 2. Use a notebook to take notes or use pieces of paper.
Avoid food and drinks.
Food and drinks are things that may be dangerous to your books. 3. If you need to read while you eat, make sure your fingers are clean and dry as you hold the book or turn the pages.
Take care.
4.Don't let it drop to the ground. Don't place your books with the book open, face down. You'd better use a book cover to keep your book in the best condition.
5. If you want to take care of your books, keep your book on a shelf when you are not reading them. But also take care that the books should be placed in an upright （竖立的）position.
A. Put it on the shelf
B. Protect it from dust.
C. The ink may damage your book forever.
D. When you hold your book, do it with care.
E. No one knows exactly how to protect their books.
F. So don't eat or drink anything while you read.
G. You can keep your books in good condition following these tips.
A study of 3,884 students from primary schools to colleges found that examinations made 83.1 percent of primary students anxious, and more than 40 percent of high school children were out of sorts （身体不适）because of stress and anxiety.
Moreover, 75 percent of the high school respondents admitted that they had problems talking to their parents and more than 55 percent of them found it hard to associate with other people, according to the study.
It is not difficult to conclude that our children are not happy.
Today's kids are coming home from school weighed down with backpacks full of books and worksheets. They are spending hours at desk at night, seldom going outside to play and getting to bed late.
How can this be a good thing?
Homework is eating away children's time to play freely with neighborhood kids - and more importantly, their time to sleep.
Homework can enrich the education process. But like all things, too much of it may dampen （减 少）a student's enthusiasm for learning. To raise cheerful, contented and well-mannered children, parents need to put in a lot of time and effort. Their eyes should go beyond their children's preparations for tests. Children need a break too. So let them be in control of parts of the day.
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.High school students suffer more than primary school students.
B.Most of the students have no problem talking to their parents.
C.The teenagers suffer from heavy workload.
D.The students are not happy at home.
2.According to the text, what do the children have to do with too much homework?
A.They have to take their backpacks.
B.They have to stay up late.
C.They have to eat more.
D.They have more time to play outdoors.
3.What does the author suggest the parents do?
A.They should spend more time with their children.
B.They need to ask their children to work hard.
C.They should not care about their children's test results.
D.They need to give children more free time.
4.What is the author's attitude toward giving children too much homework?
A.Negative. B.Supportive.
C.Unconcerned. D.Uncertain
For those concerned about wrinkles（皱纹）in the skin, it might be a solution: a newly-invented “second skin” that can make aged skin look more youthful.
The wearable film（薄膜）developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (（MIT）) has shown promise in a series of experiments where it was used to wrinkles, under-eye- bags and dry skin.
When used to the face or body, the thin film reduced the appearance of wrinkles and under-eye bags, and helped keep moisture （水分）in dry skin, thus making the skin look like younger.
It is designed to be applied in the morning and removed at night. The "second skin” remained unharmed against normal daily wear, and the stresses of exercise and swimming, without falling off.
“You can rub it from the comer and remove it. But it doesn't do that under normal daily wear. We don't want something that falls off," an MIT researcher said.
While normal make-up can cover imperfection on the skin, the new coating changes the way skin behaves by giving it the moisture of young skin. It was developed with help from two companies: Living Proof a make-up firm, and Olivo Labs, a medical company. With more work, they believe the “second skin"' will be used to cover birthmarks, to protect the face from UV rays, or to treat skin diseases or wounds.
The most impressive results came when the researchers used the film to under-eye bags. By pressing the loose skin, the film improved the appearance of the under-eye bags to a level that had only been achieved before with operations.
1.How does the “second skin" make people look younger?
A.By removing make-up on the skin. B.By helping the old skin fall off.
C.By making the skin less dry. D.By protecting the face from the sun.
2.What is the most effective function of the “second skin”?
A.To mask birthmarks. B.To treat skin diseases.
C.To protect wounds. D.To better the under-eye bags.
3.We can learn from the passage that .
A.people can wear the "second skin” on rainy days.
B.the "second skin" has been used to treat wounds.
C.the "second skin" is designed to fall off by itself at night.
D.two medical companies helped develop the "second skin".
4.Where does this passage probably come from?
A.A news report. B.A science magazine.
C.A travel journal. D.A make-up advertisement.
While most high school students spend most of their time worrying about who likes who, and different relationships between their classmates, I choose to focus on my school lessons and sports.
When I was young, my mother encouraged me to develop and keep friendship with boys in order to build strong relationships. But she told me not to risk a good friendship with a boy with the title of boyfriend. It's indeed a wise choice to stay friends with those of the opposite gender（性别）.In my opinion, even though some high school relationships might continue after graduation, the probability of them lasting much longer is so slim（微小的）that there really is not a point to it.
Firstly you have to think about such a question whether it is possible to hurt both of you, or even hurt both of your future husbands or wives. My second point is that you still can date if you hope marriage could possibly follow. Except this, there really is not any other reason for dating. Some students desire relationships for a chance to be romantic. While these are nice to have, there are many more important things at this point in our lives.
The titles of boyfriend and girlfriend put too much stress on a relationship between high school students. Just staying as common friends may be the best choice for us. I do advise we should deal with it in a proper way and follow our teachers' advice if necessary.
1.Between boys and girls, the relationship of being good friends might be than that of being boy/girl friends.
A.shorter B.weaker
C.stronger D.slimmer
2.How does the writer like the idea of dating among the students?
A.Dating is a nice chance for students to be romantic.
B.Studying is far more important than dating in school.
C.In high school dating can surely lead to future marriage.
D.Dating in high school is sure to hurt your future family.
3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph might refer to .
A.advice given by both teachers and parents.
B.the title of boyfriend or girlfriend at school.
C.the pressure from school lessons and sports.
D.the relationship between students of opposite genders.
