New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and ent...

New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. This year, there’re plenty of local activities for all ages and interests, so the smiles will come easily.

BLUE CONCERT

Blues band the Coyotes is playing at the Dance Barn，at 8 Barn View in Sudden Valley, The show will start at 9 p. m. and benefit the charity Bikers Fighting Cancer. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 224-2308 for more information.

NEW YEAR’S LAUGHS

Ring in the New Year and laugh out the old one at the Upfront Theatre Comic improvisers will hit on all the highlights of the year with The Last Laugh of 2008. The 9 p. m. show will cost $15 and is open to all ages. The 11 P. m. show is to 21 and older and costs $18, which includes a champagne (香槟酒) toast. Call 733-8855 for more information.

MAZE

For a fun activity earlier in the evening，walk the labyrinth (迷宫) at the Leopold Crystal Bellroom. Wander through the maze, based on the French Chartres Cathedral, for free from 4 to 9 P. m. Call 752-0048 for more information.

COUNTRY DANCING

At the Bellingham Eagles Hall, live local music will help get the dance started at 8 p. m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 676-1554.

1. In what way do these activities have in common?

A. They’re all held in the same day.                            B. They’re all held by the same organization.

C. They’re all organized for children.               D. They’re all about the dancing and music.

2. Which of the following activities may be free for Tom aged 16?

A. COUNTRY DANCING.                                   B. NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS.

C. MAZE.                                                       D. BLUE CONCERT.

3. If you want to know something about the Coyotes at 8 Barn view, you'd better call        .

A. 676-1554         B. 733-8855  C. 752-0048       D. 224-2308

4. Which of the followings will be the highlights of NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS?

A. Wander through the maze.                               B. The champagne toast.

C. Its live music.                                                    D. The Last Laugh of 2008.

5. It can be inferred from the text that            .

A. $10 is enough to book a ticket to Blue Concert   B. you can read the text on a telephone book

C. all these activities are international ones    D. New Year’s Laughs will hold shows three times

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New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. This year, there’re plenty of local activities for all ages and interests, so the smiles will come easily.

BLUE CONCERT

Blues band the Coyotes is playing at the Dance Barn，at 8 Barn View in Sudden Valley, The show will start at 9 p. m. and benefit the charity Bikers Fighting Cancer. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 224-2308 for more information.

NEW YEAR’S LAUGHS

Ring in the New Year and laugh out the old one at the Upfront Theatre Comic improvisers will hit on all the highlights of the year with The Last Laugh of 2008. The 9 p. m. show will cost $15 and is open to all ages. The 11 P. m. show is open to 21 and older and costs $18, which includes a champagne (香槟酒) toast. Call 733-8855 for more information.

MAZE

For a fun activity earlier in the evening，walk the labyrinth (迷宫) at the Leopold Crystal Bellroom. Wander through the maze, based on the French Chartres Cathedral, for free from 4 to 9 p. m. Call 752-0048 for more information.

COUNTRY DANCING

At the Bellingham Eagles Hall, live local music will help get the dance started at 8 p. m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 676-1554.

1.In what way do these activities have in common?

2.Which of the following activities may be free for Tom aged 16?

3.If you want to know something about the Coyotes at 8 Barn view, you'd better call ________.

4. It can be inferred from the text that________.

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It was New Year’s Eve. Everyone in the city was getting ready for the three-day celebration, including the gardener of the king’s garden.

There was a large group of monkeys living in the garden. They always followed the advice of their leader, the monkey king.

The gardener wanted to celebrate the New Year’s holiday, just like everybody else, so he decided to hand over his duties to the monkeys.

He went to the monkey king and said, "My honorable friend, would you do a little favor for me? New Year is coming. I wish to celebrate it. So I must be away for three days. Here in this lovely garden. There are plenty of fruits and berries and nuts to eat. You and your subjects may come and eat as much as you wish. In return, please water the young trees and plants while I’m gone."

The monkey king replied, "Don’t worry, my friend! We will do a terrific job! Have a good time!"

The gardener showed the monkeys where the buckets were kept. Feeling confident, he left to celebrate the holiday. The monkeys called after him, "Happy New Year!"

The next day, the monkeys filled up the buckets, and began watering the young trees and plants. Then the king of the monkeys addressed them,"It is not good to waste water. Therefore, pull up each young tree or plant before watering. Inspect（检查）it to see how long the roots（根）are. Then give more water to the ones with long roots, and less water to the ones with short roots. That way we will not waste water, and the gardener will be pleased!"

Without a second thought, the other monkeys followed their king’s orders.

Meanwhile, a wise man was walking by the garden. He saw the monkeys pulling up all the lovely young trees and plants, measuring their roots, and carefully pouring water into the holes in the ground. He said, "Oh foolish monkeys, what do you think you’re doing to the king’s beautiful garden?"

They answered, "We are watering the trees and plants, without wasting water! We were commanded to do so by our king."

The man said, "If this is the wisdom of the wisest among you — the king — what are the rest of you like? Intending to do a worthwhile deed, your foolishness turns it into disaster!"

1.Why did the gardener hand over his duties to the monkeys?

A. He expected to meet his wife and children.

B. He wanted to spend a three-day holiday.

C. The king asked him to attend a celebration.

D. The monkey king offered to water the garden.

2.Why were the trees and plants pulled up?

A. To plant new ones.　　 B. To move them to a new place.

C. To pick up the fruits.　　 D. To check their roots.

3.How do you guess the gardener would feel when he returned?

A. Regretful(后悔的).　　 B. Relieved(放松的).

C. Delighted(高兴的).　　 D. Puzzled.

4.The lesson we can learn from the story is that 　　　　　　 .

A. our fate lies in our own hands　　 B. monkeys are always thoughtless

C. we all pay a price for the mistakes we make　　 D. it is unwise to believe others easily

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Many people spend their New Year’s Eve getting dressed up and dancing their way to midnight. My brother and I decided to do things a bit ________.

We each filled a backpack with clothes, shoes and other things and headed out to the ________. The first person we saw was a 15-16-year-old boy picking up ________ plastic bottles on the train platform（站台）. We called him over and started up a(n)________. We had a look at his ________ and noticed he had ________ fingernails（手指甲）. We explained that it was ________ to keep short nails and then we ________ cutting them for him. When we were ________, we offered him some chocolate candies, which made him look at us ________. We talked to him some more and began ________ some of the chocolate ourselves. Finally, he ________ took the chocolate himself and then began telling us his ________.

His name was Raju. After his mother died, his father remarried. Unable to ________ his stepmother（继母）, Raju ran away from ________ and has been living on the streets for 3 years, collecting and ________ empty plastic bottles.

When we met Raju, he wasn’t wearing any ________. One quick look into our backpacks and we ________ what we were looking for-a pair of Nike shoes. When we dressed him in them-Raju’s eyes were full of ________. “These shoes are so great. Nothing will hurt my ________. .Thank you so much!” Touched by our actions, he joined us as we walked around and looked for those in need.

1.A. busily　　 B. differently　　 C. quickly　　 D. carefully

2.A. shop　　 B. bus station　　 C. train station　　 D. forest

3.A. empty　　 B. new　　 C. useful　　 D. beautiful

4.A. trouble　　 B. game　　 C. experiment　　 D. conversation

5.A. head　　 B. legs　　 C. hands　　 D. face

6.A. no　　 B. broken　　 C. long　　 D. dirty

7.A. difficult　　 B. possible　　 C. strange　　 D. important

8.A. began　　 B. preferred　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. continued

9.A. asked　　 B. done　　 C. accepted　　 D. advised

10.A. gladly　　 B. bravely　　 C. doubtfully　　 D. nervously

11.A. sending　　 B. throwing　　 C. eating　　 D. keeping

12.A. slowly　　 B. secretly　　 C. directly　　 D. hopelessly

13.A. wish　　 B. story　　 C. luck　　 D. wealth

14.A. catch up with　　 B. make use of　　 C. get along with　　 D. take hold of

15.A. school　　 B. platform　　 C. city　　 D. home

16.A. borrowing　　 B. selling　　 C. returning　　 D. painting

17.A. shoes　　 B. shirts　　 C. gloves　　 D. trousers

18.A. forgot　　 B. described　　 C. found　　 D. checked

19.A. fear　　 B. happiness　　 C. surprise　　 D. politeness

20.A. feet　　 B. heart　　 C. belief　　 D. life

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Many people spend their New Year’s Eve getting dressed up and dancing their way to midnight. My brother and I decided to do things a bit 　　　　　 .

We each filled a backpack with clothes, shoes and other things and headed out to the 　　　　　 . The first person we saw was a 15-16-year-old boy picking up 　　　　　 plastic bottles on the train platform(站台). We called him over and started up a(n) 　 　　　　　 .We had a look at his 　　　　　 and noticed he had 　　　　　 fingernails (手指甲). We explained that it was 　 　　　　　 to keep short nails and then we 　 　　　　　 cutting them for him. When we were 　　　　　 , we offered him some chocolate candies, which made him look at us 　　　　　 .We talked to him some more and began 　　　　　 some of the chocolate ourselves. Finally, he 　　　　　 took the chocolate himself and then began telling us his 　　　　　 .

His name was Raju. After his mother died, his father remarried. Unable to 　　　　　 his stepmother (继母), Raju ran away from 　　　　　 and has been living on the streets for 3 years, collecting and 　　　　　 empty plastic bottles.

When we met Raju, he wasn’t wearing any 　　　　　 . One quick look into our backpacks and we 　　　　　 what we were looking for － a pair of Nike shoes. When we dressed him in them — Raju’s eyes were full of 　　　　　 . “These shoes are so great, Nothing will hurt my 　　　　　 . Thank you so much!” Touched by our actions, he joined us as we walked around and looked for those in need.

1.A. busily　　 B. differently　　 C. quickly　　 　　　　 D. carefully

2.A. shop　　 　 B. bus station　　 C. train station　　 D. forest

3.A. empty　 B. new　　 　　　　 C. useful　 　　　　 　 D. beautiful

4.A. trouble　 B. game　 　　　　 　 C. experiment　　 　　 D. conversation

5.A. head　 　 B. legs　　 　　　　 C. hands　 　　　　 　 D. face

6.A. no　　 　　 B. broken　　 　　 C. long　　 　　　　　 D. dirty

7.A. difficult　 B. possible　 C. strange 　　　　 　 D. important

8.A.began　　 　 B. preferred　　 　 C. enjoyed　 　　　　 D. continued

9.A.asked　　 　 B. done　　 　　　　 C. accepted 　　　 　 D. advised

10.A.gladly　 B. bravely　　 　　 C. doubtfully　　 　　 D. nervously

11.A.sending　 B. throwing　 　　 C. eating　　 　　　　 D. keeping

12. A. slowly B. secretly　 　　 C. directly 　　　 　 D. hopelessly

13.A. wish　 　 B. story　　 　　　 C. luck　　 　　　　　 D. wealth

14.A. catch up with B. make use of　　 C. get along with　 D. take hold of

15.A. school　 B. platform　 　　 C. city　 　　　　　 　 D. home

16. A. borrowing B. selling　　 C. returning　　 　　 D. painting

17.A. shoes　 B. shirts　　 　　 C. gloves　　 　　　　 D. trousers

18. A. forgot B. described　 　 C. found　　 　　　　 D. checked

19.A. fear　　 B. happiness　　 　 C. surprise　　 　　　 D. politeness

20.A. feet　　 B. heart　　 　　　 C. belief　　 　　　　 D. life

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For lots of people in Britain, the 31st of December, or New Year’s Eve as we call it, is the biggest party of the year. It’s a time to get together with friends or family and welcome in the coming year. New Year’s Eve parties can take place at a number of different places. Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties, while some just go to their local for a few drinks with their mates. Big cities, like London, have large and wonderful fireworks shows.

There’s one thing that all New Year’s Eve parties have in common: the countdown(倒计时) to midnight. When the clock strikes(敲)twelve, people give a loud cheer, and give each other a kiss. They then link arms and sing a song called Auld Lang Syne, by a Scottish poet called Robert Burns. Not many people can remember all the words of the song, but the tune(旋律) is well known, so lots of people just hum along. The parties then continue into the early hours of the morning with lots of dancing and drinking. Other people might spend the day visiting relatives or friends they haven’t managed to catch up with for a while. Whatever happens, New Year’s Day tends to be very relaxed.

In Britain, it’s popular to make a promise to yourself about something you are going to do, or want to stop doing, in the New Year. This is called a New Year’s resolution. Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and joining a gym to get fit. However, the promise is often broken quite quickly and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days.

New Year’s Day is the last bank holiday of the festive season, which means most people have to go to work the next day: bright and fresh and ready for the new year ahead!

1.New Year’s Eve parties in Britain ________.

A. end at midnight

B. can only be held indoors

C. only take place in big cities

D. include countdown to midnight

2.The underlined word “hum” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

A. dancing to the music

B. singing with your mouth closed

C. learning to sin

D. keeping silent

3.What does the author think of the New Year’s resolution?

A. It can help people keep fit.

B. It’s a promise to your family.

C. It’s often hard to keep.

D. It’s a joke played on New Year’s Day.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. New Year parties in Britain.

B. New Year countdown in Britain.

C. New Year’s resolution in Britain.

D. New Year celebration in Britain.

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1.There is a t______________ in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve.

2.Things fall to the ground because of the earth’s ________________.

3. All the children felt e_______________ after a long journey.

4.The custom of arranged marriages still ___________(存在) in many countries.

5.As is known to all, smoking is h______________ to people’s health.

6.Air is a m_________________ of gases.

7.To succeed, we must __________________ (结合) talent with hard work.

8.Children are supposed to avoid watching v_______________ programmes and video games, which are possible to cause them to become more aggressive.

9.I know you don’t like her but try not to make it so ______________ (明显).

10.The actor’s performance left a strong i_________________ on the director.

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The new school year is coming and you have to go back to school. This marks the end of much freedom during the winter time. Adjusting your sleep habits to once again fit your school schedules may seem like a burden.1..

2. Even if you have not yet get a detailed schedule of classes, you should at least find out the start time of your first class. You should get the rest of the information as soon as possible in order to decide how to adjust your schedule and sleep habits. By finding out when you starts, you will know when to wake up or when you will have some spare time.

Begin the sleep adjustment for your school schedule as early as possible.3. But if you feel you will need some extra time to adjust, start earlier. Set your alarm clock to decide when you should wake up and when you should go to bed. When the alarm sounds for sleep, end whatever activities you are involved in and go to bed.

Tire yourself out. If you have got used to going to sleep very late, it will be helpful to tire yourself out.4. This may be a good time to add some exercise to your routine that will enable you to be worn out at bedtime.

5. These may differ from person to person, but they usually prevent you from completing your goal of going to sleep on schedule. These include bright lights or the flickering light of a computer. Ensure that your bed and the temperature of your room are comfortable and that you have comfortable pillows and blankets.

A.Relax before you go to bed.

B.Review and revise your schedule.

C.Starting a few days early will be enough.

D.However, it will actually help you become more adaptable.

E.It is difficult to be comfortable and to sleep on a full stomach.

F.Remove distractions to ensure that you are able to sleep comfortably.

G.Your body will be less likely to be restless at bedtime if you are actually exhausted.

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Here are some Chinatowns for those outside of China wishing to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

London

Although it may not be as large or as long-built as others, having only become a center for the Chinese community during the 1950s, London’s Chinatown is perfectly formed little firework (烟花) that knows how to see in the year with a bang. Decorated (装饰) with red lanterns, previous years have seen shows with acrobatics, martial arts, dance and opera nearby.

San Francisco

San Francisco’s Chinatown is perhaps the most famous in the USA. The city was the main entry-point for Chinese who had crossed the Pacific to the USA during the early 19th century. Between the Grant Avenue and the Stockton Street, this historic area is a local treasure, attracting more visitors per year than the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bangkok

With an about 100-year-old history, the Thai capital’s Chinatown contains complex streets offering all kinds of tasty food, clothes, and toys. Sunday market days are such a good time to get the full atmosphere of the neighborhood. The area is also famous for its gold dealers, and there are lots of gold shops along the road.

Mauritius

Found in Port Louis, this Mauritian Chinatown shows the island nation’s rich multicultural diversity. Built in the early years of the 20th century by settlers from China, its tiny shops and restaurants serve locals and visitors. During the Chinese Spring Festival, the most exciting sight is the Dragon Dances on Rue Royale when Chinese musicians and dancers perform the traditional lion dances through the streets.

1.Which of the following has the longest history?

A.London’s Chinatown. B.San Francisco’s Chinatown.

C.Mauritius’s Chinatown. D.Bangkok’s Chinatown.

2.What’s special about Bangkok’s Chinatown?

A.It is crowded with Chinese restaurants.

B.It is the major entrance for the Chinese.

C.It is well-known for its gold business.

D.You can enjoy fireworks there.

3.If you want to enjoy the Dragon Dances, you can go to ________.

A.Rue Royale in Port Louis, Mauritius B.the Sunday market in Bangkok

C.the Grant Avenue in San Francisco D.the Chinese community in London

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A new bridge ______ across the river and it is expected to open next year.

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