Good evening and welcome to World Views. Earlier in the day, we spoke to three different people about family traditions. Here’s what they said.

① Christmas presents

One of our traditions is to do with Christmas presents. Most people open their presents in the morning, but we open ours in the late afternoon after Christmas lunch. It’s really nice to do so because opening the presents in the morning makes the rest of the day, you know, it’s boring. Well, that’s what we think.

② Birthday cakes

One tradition we have is to do with birthdays, all our birthday cakes have to be carrot cakes. My dad has to make the cake. He even has to make the cake for his own birthday! Perhaps it’s because my mum doesn’t like other tastes cakes. And the funny thing is, we never have carrot cakes at any other time-only birthdays.

③ Special day

We had a tradition in our family for the last day of the summer holidays. The day before we had to go back to school, mum and dad would always take us out for the day. In the morning, we’d get up early and go for a long walk. Next, we’d go for lunch in our favorite restaurant. Then, to the cinema to see a film. Finally, home, where we’d play games. It made going back to school so much better.

1.In the first family, when do they open the Christmas presents?

A. In the morning            B. In the afternoon

C. In the evening           D. At night

2.In the second family, who makes the carrot cakes for everyone’s birthday?

A. Dad           B. Mum     C. Kids           D. Grandmother

3.Which day is a special day for the third family?

A. Christmas Day

B. Dad’s birthday

C. The last day of the summer holiday

D. The first day of the summer holiday

完形填空，阅读下面短文，从每小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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Life for the students in China is not easy. Their school days are very busy, they have 7 or 8 classes at school every day, but after school, they still need to do much homework. A lot of students complain that they are too ________ during the weekdays, they need free time to do things they like. However, teachers at school tell the students ________ except how to relax.

How do students ________ their weekends? Last month, we did a survey at NO.5 Middle School about   ________ they usually did on weekends. Here are the results of the ________ . 40% of students do homework or study at home. More than 20% of students watch TV or listen to music to relax ________ . Less than 20% of students like surfing the Internet and playing computer games for ________ . About 10% of students usually help their parents do ________ —— cleaning the room or washing the dishes.  ________, another 5% of students have to go to different lessons, including language learning, math classes and instrument practicing.

According to the survey results, half the students don’t relax well on weekends. A teacher ________ NO.5 Middle School said, “It’s important for students to have a good rest and keep healthy. Teachers and parents ________ help them learn to relax.” In the USA, most students have wonderful weekends. They may play sports or do some reading in the ________ with friends. They may ________ help parents do a yard sale. ________ the weather is nice, they will fly a kite in the park or enjoy the ________ on the beach.

As an old saying goes: “All work no play makes Jack a dull* boy.” We hope students in China will have more free time to enjoy themselves.

1.A. happy          B. tired          C. relaxed        D. boring

2.A. something      B. nothing        C. anything       D. everything

3.A. spend          B. take          C. cost           D. pay

4.A. what          B. how          C. that           D. which

5.A. story          B. book           C. survey       D. note

6.A. himself        B. herself       C. ourselves      D. themselves

7.A. money         B. fun           C. work          D. study

8.A. housework      B. homework      C. schoolwork    D. farm work

9.A. Happily       B. Unhappily      C. Fortunately    D. Unfortunately

10.A. with          B. for            C. from          D. about

11.A. should        B. shouldn’t    C. would         D. wouldn’t

12.A. restaurant   B. bank          C. library        D. station

13.A. too          B. also           C. either        D. neither

14.A. Although      B. But            C. Because        D. If

15.A. rain          B. sunshine      C. snow          D. wind

-----I am going to have a test next week.

-----__________!

A. Enjoy yourself       B. Good luck

C. Have a nice trip    D. Well done

There were _________ doctors, so Dr Norman Bethune had to work on his own.

A. few         B. a few          C. little          D. a little

My little brother caught a cold, ________ he didn’t wear warm clothes yesterday.

A. so          B. because        C. but           D. and

I couldn’t work out this problem ________ my teacher helped me.

A. before        B. unless        C. because        D. until

_________ my mother was washing clothes, my father was reading books.

A. While        B. When          C. Before        D. After

When the first ______ came to the US, they were hungry as they have nothing to eat.

A. students      B. pioneers   C. heroes     D.soldiers

Spring is the best _______ of the year, because we can see lots of beautiful flowers.

A. date          B. day         C. season           D. vacation

I ________ the room yesterday, so it is not dirty today.

A. clean        B. cleaned       C. will clean       D. is cleaning