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Your mother is the most important person in your life. She helps you with your homework. If you get ill, she stays with you the w 1. night. She makes your m 2. every day. Your mother is a 3. there for you. That's why there is a s 4. day for mothers around the world .
Mother's Day becomes a m 5. holiday in the US. A woman called Anna Jarvis and her mother, Anna Reese Jarvis, live in a poor town. They work hard to make the town b 6. . Jarvis' mother died on Sunday，May 14，1905. Their church holds a Mother's Day to thank her f 7. the help .
Today, people in m 8. than 40 countries celebrate the day. They give their mothers carnations (康乃擊)and o 9. presents. In the language of flowers, carnations stand for(代表) h 10. , sweetness and love.
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Birthday traditions are different around the world. In the United States children often celebrate a birthday with a party. They give presents and have a taste of cake and ice cream.
Children in Korea celebrate in a different way. They eat seaweed(海带)soup and rice cakes. Koreans serve seaweed soup because it is healthy. Guests to the birthday party may be dressed in traditional clothes called hanbok.
At a birthday party in Canada, children look for a coin in the cake. When the children play party games, the child who finds the coin goes first.
It's said that Germans are the first people to have birthday parties for children by their parents. Parents place a wooden birthday wreath(花环)with candles on the table. They light a tall candle in the middle, the "Life" candle, every year until their child becomes 12 years old.
Different countries | Different 1. to celebrate birthday |
2. | 一、Have a party and give presents. 二、 3. cake and ice cream. |
Korea | 4. Celebrate in 4. way. 5. Eat 5. seaweed soup. 6. Have ice cakes and 6. traditional clothes. |
Canada | 11. 7. a coin in the cake. 12. Play party games and the child who finds the coin goes 8. . |
Germany | 23. Hold a birthday party by 9. . 24. Place a wooden birthday wreath with candles on the table. 25. Light the “Life” candle 10. a year until 12. |
词汇应用
根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
1.Kate’s boots are different from those _________. (shopkeeper).
2.He usually drink a glass of water before _________ dinner.(eat)
3. turn is it to clean the blackboard today?（who）
4.Fish and an apple _________ ( give ) me enough energy.
5.Good breakfast helps us start a new day _________(good)
6.He enjoys__________ food for his family when they eat out. (点菜)
7.What is the ________ _ number of your classmates’ scores? (总的)
8.He likes to write in the morning, but I think there is _________ reason.（又一）
9.Eating fruit and _______ _（蔬菜）is good for people's health.
10.I’m full now, I don’t want to eat anything __________ (其他).
There are some vegetables in the garden and a big tree near the vegetables. They don’t like each other, because vegetables drink much water, and the tree can’t have enough water to live. He is very angry about that. So he wants to teach vegetables a lesson(教训).
On a very hot day, the big tree doesn’t share its shadow(树荫) with vegetables. It makes vegetables very hot. But there is not enough water to drink. So they soon become very dry. At that time, the gardener comes to see these vegetables. He is very sad, because all the vegetables are dry. Then he starts to build a new one.
The vegetables and the big tree can’t drink water any more. The big tree feels very sad, because he uses a wrong way to teach the lesson.
1.Why do the vegetables and the tree dislike each other?
A. Because the tree is too tall.
B. Because the vegetables are too big.
C. Because they don’t share water with each other.
D. Because they like to play a trick on each other.
2.When does the tree teach the vegetables a lesson?
A. On a very cold day. B. On a very hot day.
C. On a very warm day. D. On a very windy day.
3.What does the gardener do after seeing these dry vegetables?
A. He hates the big tree very much.
B. He doesn’t like these vegetables.
C. He is very sad about the dry vegetables.
D. He starts to build another new garden.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The big tree doesn’t want to drink any water.
B. The big tree always shares its shadow with vegetables.
C. The big tree and vegetables start to share water with each other.
D. The big tree thinks he is wrong at last.
Do you know something about the holiday camps in Hong Kong?
In the past, the students in Hong Kong usually took part in an English holiday camp in their holidays. They were very young, but their parents weren't with them.
Now they still enjoy taking part in many kinds of holiday camps without their parents. Many parents let their children take part in some kinds of holiday camps to learn some useful knowledge(知识) in their life. And also learn some knowledge about living skills, science, reading and writing... The most important for the children is to learn to look after themselves.
Holiday camps in Hong Kong are not so expensive. Most of the families can afford (付得起) to send their children there for further study, for making their bodies strong... And the government never charges (收费) for them.
It is said that students in Hong Kong have much knowledge about many things. Perhaps it has something with the kinds of holiday camps.
1.Students in Hong Kong like to take part in the _______.
A. family holiday camps B. English holiday camps
C. science holiday camps D. Chinese holiday camps
2.When students in Hong Kong are in the holiday camps, their parents ________.
A. must be with them B. have to look after them nearby
C. must stay at home D. aren't with them
3.The most important thing for the students to take part in the holiday camps is _______.
A. to make their bodies strong
B. to learn much knowledge about many things
C. to learn to look after themselves
D. to have a further study about many subjects
4.The students who often take part in the holiday camps _______.
A. must know more about the world
B. must live without parents
C. must be very tall
D. must be very beautiful
Each team has three players. The basketball players are running and jumping in the hot sun. Music is all around. In just twelve minutes, the game is over. But a new one starts right away. How exciting!
This is street-ball. It’s much like basketball. But it’s faster. People play it outside and it’s interesting. Usually, children play street-ball on an open court. They use only half of the court. What they need is a basketball goal (球框). Children love lots of things about the game. “It’s very nice to be outside in the sun. And the music is great”, said Jane, fourteen, a girl in Beijing.
Some say street-ball was from Europe (欧洲), others say it came from America. But now, boys and girls in many countries like to play it. Street-ball is a game for all.
1.Street-ball is much like _________.
A.basketball B.tennis
C.football D.badminton
2.What is the meaning of the underlined word court ?
A.院子 B.球场 C.宫殿 D.法院
3.Which one is NOT right?
A.The game is over in twelve minutes.
B.People usually play a street-ball outside.
C.Only girls like to play the game.
D.They use only half of the court.
4.What’s the best title（题目）of this passage?
A.Different Ball Games
B.Street-ball: An Exciting Game
C.How to Play Street-ball
D.Street-ball And Basketball
