Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many coun...

Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example, in the United States people give 63  for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and 64   . And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the  65 gift?

It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another 66 . In many Western countries watches and 67  are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad 68.

Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be 69! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4,6, etc. ) is not okay. It's only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don't 70red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!

1.A. money B. gifts C food

2. A. person B. place C. winter

3. A. right B. wrong C. shiny

4. A. country B. city C. village

5.A. flowers B. books C. clocks

6.A. luck B. lucky C. unlucky

7. A. a safe gift B. a problem C. a good tdea

8.A. receive B. accept C. give

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Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special ______. For example, in the United States people give gifts for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and ______. And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the right gift?

It’s not always ______ to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another ______. In many Western countries watches and clocks are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are ______ to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift may bring bad ______.

Many people around the world think that flowers are always a ______ gift. But even flowers can also be a/an ______! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1, 3, 5, etc.) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2, 4, 6, etc.) is not okay. It’s only for funerals! People in China ______ gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don’t ______ red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!

1.A. opinions B. purpose C. places

2.A. person B. place C. winter

3.A. hard B. easy C. polite

4.A. country B. city C. village

5.A. possible B. similar C. meaningful

6.A. luck B. notice C. information

7.A. fun B. true C. safe

8.A. solution B. problem C. idea

9.A. understand B. dislike C. accept

10.A. show B. return C. bring

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Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play ．All over the world men and women，boys and girls enjoy l．Since the days of long ago，adults(成年人)and children have called their friends together to spend 2even days playing games．

Sports help people to live 3．They help to keep people healthy and feeling good．When they are playing games，people a lot 4．This is good for their health．Having 5  with their friends makes them happy．

Many people enjoy sports by watching others ________．In small towns，crowds(人群)meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games．In big cities，thousands of people 7to see an ice-skating show or a baseball game．

What are your favorite sports? Is the weather 8where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports．Boys and girls in China love to9．There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful 70 and lakes across the country．The weather is also good for swimming．

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American people like to say “Thank you” whenever others help them. People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.

You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table. When someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives.

“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say “Excuse me” behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to interrupt（打断） others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others.

Let’s all learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. American people use “Thank you” widely to show they are polite.

B. American people say “Excuse me” widely to show they are polite.

C. It’s not polite to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me” in America.

D. Both A and B.

2.You should learn to say “Thank you” when ______.

A. you say something kind to others

B. you help others

C. you are helped by others

D. you need others to help

3.“Thank you” is ______.

A. widely used

B. seldom used

C. used only by Americans

D. used only between friends

4.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to _____.

A. cough　　　　 B. make some noise

C. go first　　 D. all of the above

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1.More and ___people like to travel around the country with their families. (many)

2.The mother stopped her son from______games on the mobile phone. (play)

3.Could you please tell us about the four______of China? (invent)

4.The difficulties will become weaker as long as you face them______enough. (brave)

5.—May I borrow your pen? ______is left at home. (I)

—Sure. Here you are.

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To many people, pandas are the loveliest animal in the world. However, it's impossible for everyone to hug and play with the cute bears. That is why panda fans gathered at a cafe (咖啡馆) in Chengdu, Sichuan. They stayed with the dogs that look like the lovely bears.

"A relative showed me photos of dogs that look like pandas the other day. I came specially to have a look on my way home after school, said Wang Shuhan, a middle-school student.

The Cute Pet Games cafe opened in September. Covering 300 square meters and accommodating 80 people at most, it does a hot business because of its six panda-like Chow Chow dogs (松狮犬) .

But there is another different voice about animal abuse (虐待) . While the dogs are naturally short and cute, their fur has been coloured black and white to make them look more like China's national symbol.

One of the managers of the cafe, Lyu Yunning, said that the six dogs came from Japan and were coloured black and white before they arrived in China to attract customers. The cafe chose Chow Chow dogs because they are light and quiet.

But the cafe brought a heated online discussion over the treatment of animals when a local newspaper reported that the owner, surnamed Huang, said it had started offering pet colouring services after the panda dogs became a hit. The cost of the dog colouring is 1,500 yuan as the colouring material is from Japan and very expensive, the newspaper reported. It takes trained worker about a day to change a Chow Chow into a "panda", the owner was quoted as saying.

The story led to angry online words from pet owners stressing the possible bad effects of colouring the animals' fur.

However, the manager Lyu said the cafe had never coloured any animal and charged the newspaper with making up an untrue story.

1.What does the underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refer to (指代)?

A.The city. B.The cafe. C.The enough space. D.The lovely dog.

2.What does the phrase "a heated online discussion" in the sixth paragraph mean?

A.Pet colouring services are too expensive for common pet owners.

B.Some people have an opposite opinion on colouring the animals' fur.

C.The cafe invited more and more local people to join in the discussion.

D.Most people in Chengdu would like to share their opinions with others.

3.What can be inferred (推断) from the report?

A.Panda dogs attract more attention of the middle-school students.

B.Both the manager and the owner of the cafe made up the untrue story.

C.We don't know whether the cafe has coloured any animal or not before. .

D.Most of the pet owners in Chengdu would like to colour their own dogs

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Confucius（孔子） is also very famous in many western countries because he told people to be　　　　　　　 to others first.

A.impolite B.friendly C.strict D.serious

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People visit other countries for many purposes. Some travel on businesses; others travel to visit interesting places that are only found in other countries.

Wherever you go, and for whatever purpose, it’s important to be safe. A tourist can attract a lot of attention from local people. While most people you meet when travelling are sure to be nice, there are dangers—theft being the most common. So prepare for your trip in advance.

As you prepare for your trip, make sure you have the right paperwork. You don’t want to get to your destination （目的地）only to find you have the wrong visa, or worse, that your passport is about to expire (到期). Also, make sure you travel with proper medical insurance, so that if you are sick or injured during your travels, you can be treated. If you want to drive while you are abroad, make sure you have an international driver’s license.

If you need to take medicine with you—such as travel-sickness pills—keep it in its original container（容器）. If you don’t, you may find yourself doing a lot of explaining to customs officials at your destination.

Buy a guidebook and read about the local customs of the country you are going to. Also, try and learn a few basic words and phrases—don’t assume that the local people will speak your language.

When you get to your destination, you’d better use official transport. Always go to the bus and taxi stands, don’t accept rides from strangers who offer you a lift. If there is no meter in the taxi, agree on a price before you get in. If you prefer to stay in cheap hotels while travelling, make sure you can lock the door of your room from the inside. If you are travelling with valuables such as jewelry, or a lot of money, you should ask about a safe for storing them in.　　　 Finally, remember to smile. It’s the friendliest and most sincere form of communication, and is sure to be understood in any part of the world!

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Everyone would like to be remembered. A few people even try to do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do. These people sometimes have their names recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

Often it takes a group of people to do something unusual. One such team paddled(用浆划)a bathtub（浴缸）145 kilometers for 24 hours. This group had 13 members. They paddled their bathtub on a river near Ashford, Great Britain on May 28 and 29, 1983. A month later, a racing team of hospital bed pushers in Avon ,Great Britain, pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes! However, the distance record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of Brunt field Bedding Center. This team from Edinburgh pushed a hospital bed 5,203 kilometers in 1979. It took the team 35 days to cover the distance.

Another group of record makers held the highest dinner party in the world. Nine people from Sydney, Australia, climbed Mountain Huascaran on June 28 1989.The climbers carried a dinner table, chairs, and a meal up the mountain .When they reached the top, they all put on warm suits for dinner.

People all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record. It should be understood; however, that now not all the records will be kept in the Guinness Book of Records.

1.According to the passage, what record was made near Ashford in May, 1983?

A. A record for paddling a bathtub.

B. A record for climbing a mountain.

C. A record for pushing a hospital bed.

D. A record for swimming across a river.

2.What was unusual about the highest dinner party held by the nine people in the passage?

A. The people who held the dinner party all came from Sydney.

B. Only nine people held the highest dinner party.

C. They had a meal on the mountain.

D. They carried a dinner table and chairs up the mountain to hold the dinner party.

3.Which of the following show the right order(顺序)of what happened in the passage?

a. A group of 13 members paddled a bathtub on a river near Ashford.

b. A team from Edinburgh made a distance record for hospital bed pushing.

c. A group of nine people from Sydney had a dinner party on the top of Mountain Huascaran.

d. A racing team pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes in Avon.

A. a-b-c-d    B. d-b-c-a    C. a-d-b-c    D. b-a-d-c

4.Which of the following is mentioned(提及)in the passage?

A. Hospital bed pushing was a popular sport in Edinburgh.

B. People living in Ashford usually used a bathtub to carry things.

C. Two different records for hospital bed pushing were given.

D. Hospital bed pushing was held twice a year in Avon, Great Britain.

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In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run (管理) by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful (猛烈的) earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help.

One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.

Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.

All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you.

1.The Peace Corps is   __   in the United States.

A. a city      B. an organization C. a volunteer D. a school

2.The word those in the passage means   __  .

A. the homeless  B. the sick         C. the poor        D. the kids

3.What is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage?

A. They want to make more friends.

B. They want to be helpful.

C. It helps them get work experience.

D. It can improve their social life.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Volunteers need qualifications.

B. Volunteers offer their help without any pay.

C. Young kids can’t be volunteers.

D. Some volunteers bring joy to others.

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The world needs volunteers.

B. Mother Teresa was a great volunteer.

C. Volunteers do all kinds of work.

D. There are different ways of volunteering.

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