—What is the ______________of your excellent driving skill？
—Practice makes perfect！
A.speed B.effort C.secret D.value
Read through ______________article on page 25 and fill in the chart below.
A.a B.an C.the D.不填
每个人都在不断变化，你和你的好朋友一定也是如此。升入初中第三年，你的好朋友在外表（appearance）、性格（personality）、爱好（hobbies and interests）、学习习惯（learning habit）或其他方面有什么变化吗？他（她）最重要的改变是什么呢？你对此有何看法呢？请围绕以下3个问题写一篇不少于80词的短文。
·What did he/she use to be like?
·What is the most important change and how did it happen? Tell us this story.
·What do you think of his/her change?
Festivals are symbols of traditional culture of a country. But nowadays there appears a phenomenon（现象）in China. Western festivals, such as Christmas Day, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving Day and so on, are becoming more and more popular. This has been a fact of life!
A survey showed that almost all the young men celebrate western festivals. Among them, college students like the western festivals best. The western festivals provide a good chance to go to the party, go shopping and do any other things they want to do.
The popularity of western festivals in China has been known for long and the discussion about it has never stopped. In a survey, 10,000 people expressed their opinion about the popularity of western festivals in China. It tries to find the real reason why Chinese like the western festivals and provide us with a correct attitude（态度）toward whether we should celebrate western festivals or not.
Chart Ⅰ: Opinions about the popularity of western festivals in China
Chart Ⅱ: Main reasons why western festivals are popular in China
1.According to the passage, Which phenomenon appears now?
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2.How do the college students celebrate the western festivals?
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3.According to Chart Ⅰ, how many people think the popularity of western festivals is just a way to relax?
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4.Chart Ⅱ shows the reasons why western festivals are popular in China. What does 17% refers to?
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5.As teenagers, should we celebrate western festivals? Why or why not?
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We often reach a point in our life when we should be ready for change that will help us unlock（开启）our self-improvement power. 1. The only time we think of unlocking our self-improvement power is when everything gets worst.
When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would fit us. 2.When all of our teeth have fallen off. When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs（肺）have gone bad.3.
Jane always tells everyone that she doesn't dare to be around groups of people. She heard her family tell the same things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Jane has believed. 4. Jane not only believes in her story, but lives it!
Self-improvement may not be everybody's favorite word, but if we look at things in a different way, we will enjoy the process of becoming better, instead of counting the days until we are improved. Three times of exercise in a week at the gym would lead to a healthier life. 5. And only when we are enjoying the whole process of unlocking our self-improvement power will we realize that we' re beginning to take things easy and become happy.
A. When do we stop eating candies and chocolates?
B. Reading books every day would build up knowledge.
C. We see the warning signs and signals when things get difficult.
D. However, there's always something right under our nose but we don't see it.
E. Every time a great crowd come she steps back and locks herself up in a room.
Kites have a long history. They may date back（追溯到）long time ago. They were made of bamboo and silk in China. Nobody knows exactly how or when a kite was first flown, but it is said that when a Chinese farmer tied a string（绳子）to his hat to keep it from blowing away in a strong wind, the first kite was born.
Children like playing with kites. Kites for work or play are made of wood, bamboo, paper, or silk. In 478 BC, a Chinese philosopher（思想家）, Mo Zi, spent three years making a kite out of light wood and bamboo. The earliest record（记录）of kite flying was in about 200 BC when the Chinese General Han Xin of Han Dynasty flew a kite over the walls of a city. He wanted to know how far his army would have to travel.
In the 13th century, Marco Polo wrote about how the shipping businessmen flew the huge kite in the wind before the ship set sail（起航）. It predicted the voyage（航海）in this way. If the kite went high and starlight, it meant a quick and successful ride, but if it didn't fly well, it was a bad omen（预兆）. In the late 1500s, the kite was introduced to Europe by the Italians. Kite flying was first mentioned in England in a popular book in 1589.
1.How was the first kite born?
A.It was first used for sailing.
B.A Chinese General called Han Xin flew a kite to train his army.
C.A Chinese farmer tied a string to his hat to keep it from blowing away.
2.According to the article, kites are made of the following materials EXCEPT __________.
A.silk B.paper C.steel
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.We know exactly how and when a kite was first flown.
B.Kite flying was first written in England in a popular book in 1589.
C.In 478 BC, Mo Zi spent three years making a kite out of light wood and paper.
4.When was the kite introduced to Europe?
A.In the 13th century. B.In the late l500s. C.In 1589.
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A.The History of Kites. B.Materials for Kites Making. C.When to Make the First Kite.
