In India，one of the most significant festivals is Diwali，which falls between October and November. It’s a five-day celebration that includes good food，fireworks，colored sand，and special candles and lamps.
In honor of Lakshmi，the Hindu goddess of wealth，people make special prayers on the first day to obtain blessings for welfare，succcss，and well-being. People welcome the goddess into their homes by decorating entrances with colorful lanterns and traditional designs. In addition，many people treat themselves to fine jewelry，praying for good fortune. Those who cannot afford so much，seek out cheaper items such as clothes or household goods.
The second day of the festival is called Kali Chaudas. For some，the day provides an opportunity to drive away misfortune from homes and businesses. They decorate their homes with clay lamps and create design patterns called rangoli on the floor using colored powder or sand.
The third day is when the biggest celebrations occur，which begin early in the morning with a visit to a temple to seek the blessings of the goddess. As the sun sets，festival observers light up their homes with small lamps and enjoy delicious traditional foods with their loved ones.
The festival’s fourth day is celebrated in many different ways. Friends and relatives visit with gifts，sweets and best wishes for the season.
And the final day of the festival is called Bhai Oooj. It honors the close bond between brothers and sisters and is observed with traditional ceremonies and more delicious food.
For children in India，Diwali is similar to Christmas. They get all entire week off from school and are treated to gifts，new clothes，amazing food，and，in the past at least，a large number of fireworks. It is no wonder that the festival ranks high among the country’s favorite celebrations.
1.People celebrate the first day of Diwali mainly for______.
A.good fortune. B.colorful lanterns
C.expensive jewelry D.traditional designs
2.What’s the probable purpose of creating“rangoli”on the floor?
A.To design traditional patterns. B.To produce colored powder or sand.
C.To help get rid of bad luck. D.To produce an opportunity in business.
3.What is a man likely to do on the last day of the festival?
A.Exchange gifts and best wishes with his loved ones.
B.Be busy decorating his home during the day.
C.Get together with his sisters and brothers.
D.Light up his home with small lamps.
4.Which of the following may not be a reason for children’s love of Diwali?
A.Having a week off. B.Getting Christmas gifts.
C.Enjoying amazing food. D.Setting off fireworks.
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假设你是李华，亚洲青年运动会将于2021年在汕头举办，现正在招募英文志愿者，你希望成为其中一员。请按要求用英文给组委会写一封信。内容包括：
1.申请原因；
2.个人优势。
注意：1. 词数不少于100；
2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇: the Asia Youth Games亚青会
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根据首字母和中文提示，用单词的恰当形式填空。
1.Does watching television a_______(影响)children’s behavior?
2.I didn’t recognized her until she r________(取下)her glasses.
3.Graduates have to fight for jobs in a highly c______(竞争的)market.
4.A real friend is a person on whom we can completely r_______(信赖).
5.Please a________(附上)your recent photo to the application form.
6.Music is the u ________(通用的)language of human beings.
7.There are still many places in the world that have not been e________(探索)
8.Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live in peace can we smile in r______(轻松).
9.Joe is proud and stubborn, never a__________ (承认) he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.
10.After the foreign guests got f__________(熟悉的)with the Chinese traditional festivals, they like to live in China.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
Located in a mountainous region of Chengde city, the Jinshanling Great Wall section is the best 1. (preserve) part of the Great Wall from the Ming Dynasty with many 2.(origin) features.
Three towers are must-sees at the Jinshanling Great Wall. Each tower contains 3.(it) own legend. The General Tower was named to commemorate Wu Guihua, a heroine 4.sacrificed herself to resist invasions 5. the north. The Black Tower and the Taochun Tower were named to commemorate two girls, Heigu and Taochun, who made great 6. (contribute) to the construction of the Great Wall.
If you go, you will find yourself experiencing 7. (total) different scenery in four seasons. In spring, apricot flowers decorate the Great Wall. In summer, the winding dragon-shaped Great Wall 8. (surround) by a sea of green plants. In autumn, the Great Wall turns into a colorful place and in winter, heavy snow covers the Great Wall, 9. (add) a sense of magnificence and solemnity.
The annual Apricot Flower Festival kicks off at the beginning of April. 10. you have time, you should witness the true beauty of the China’s landmark.
Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. Are you one of “them”?
For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 1.What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: “I’m not available for chatting at the moment!”
Suppose you’re at work, you don’t want anyone to break your concentration. 2. Those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give the “Go away!” signal.
3. It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume (声音) on their MP3 player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved.
Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears — but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. We’ll be in a virtual (虚拟) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. 4. And they are changing our social habits along the way.
In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange — suddenly, 5.
A. Our instruments are changing quickly.
B. I also have wires hanging from my ears.
C. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.
D. I don’t feel like wearing my earphones any more!
E. I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment.
F. After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed.
G. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.
