Dragon Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It comes on the day of the second lunar (农历的) month. In 2014, it is March 2.
On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes (灰) into kitchens and around water vats (缸). This was the dragon into the house.
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes. All the day’s foods are after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (龙须)” called “dragons teeth”.
In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.
It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain. This is the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. It was hoped that the help of the dragon, ploughing (耕种) would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest.
It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought luck to the uncles in family. This is why you still see many people their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day.
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
A．in B．at C．during D．on
A．led B．lead C．to lead D．be led
A．named B．naming C．calling D．to call
A．noodle and dumpling B．noodles and dumpling C．noodles and dumplings D．noodle and dumplings
A．bring B．take C．carry D．lend
A．because B．why C．when D．that
A．under B．in C．with D．by
A．good B．bad C．better D．worst
A．was getting B．to get C．got D．getting
We spent this summer with our uncle. He was a geologist(地质学家) and loved to go on walks to collect ________ . One day, he bought us backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones.
The whole day we walked around. Every now and then he put stones in our bags. To our ________ , he also took some stones out from our bags. But we thought he had just found ________ stones.
Still, when we ________ to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt ________ when we took them off. Yet uncle’s backpack was half empty.
“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.
“I didn’t. You did.” He said. “You didn’t know it, but I gave you a little attitude (态度) test. Today I listened to every word you said. Whenever you were complaining (抱怨), I ________ a stone to your bags. ________ you talked about something with positive (积极的) thinking, I ________ a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”
These stones made the backpacks nearly full.
“Your negative(消极的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your ________ just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind will be.”
With great love, our uncle ________ us one of the most important lessons in life—the power of attitude.
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Help Bennington Museum take care of the exhibits（展览品） on our collection by following these rules：
◆Walk in the museum, and move your body ________ .
◆Don’t ________ in the museum. Use a quiet voice when talking.
◆Only touch things that you have been ________ to touch.
◆If you have candy in your mouth, put ________ in the waste before you enter the museum or its galleries(画廊).
◆Be good ________ . Raise your hand to ask or answer a question.
◆Food and drinks are only allowed in the exhibition hall and lunch room (Education Center).
◆Photograph is allowed, ________ not in the Grandma Moses Gallery or in the Flag Gallery.
◆Students must be followed by chaperons (监护人) at all times. If no chaperons goes into a restroom ________ students (for example, there are no adults with the group), students are allowed into the restroom no more than 3 at a time.
◆Chaperons should make sure the students ________ the rules by staying with them and stop them from talking loudly during the visit.
◆School groups are welcome in the Museum Gift Shop. Chaperons are asked to care for the ________ in the shop.
If you follow these rules, you will surely have a ________ and safe museum visit.
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“How was school?” Millie’s mother asked. “It was terrible! I never want to go___________again!” Millie was almost ________ .Millie’s mother went to the ________ and got Millie a glass of milk and some cakes that Millie likes. She also got a box__________tissues(纸巾)for Millie. “What’s up?” she asked as she sat ___________ next to Millie. Millie____________at her mother and said，“I thought Kitty and Amy were my best friends. I thought we could tell each____________everything, but they were keeping a secret____________me! Today I heard them whispering in class and I saw them __________ notes to each other. I asked them about it at lunch, but they were not my true____________. They said there wasn’t any note and I was silly.” Millie started to cry. “Poor Millie,” said Millie’s mother, “it’s all right. Now go and get some_____________, and tomorrow everything will be fine.” The next morning, Millie went to school ____________. She did not think she had any friends now. She___________into the classroom and went to her desk, but when she opened her desk she found it was full ___________colourful presents. “Happy Birthday, Millie!” Kitty and Amy came to her and shouted excitedly, “This is our secret—a birthday__________for you! You are our best friend, Millie!”
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阅读下面短文,掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
We kids have different ways to get in touch with each other now. And the old, they’d like to go to the market or each other’s houses, but for the young, we kids needn’t follow the________ of doing so.
The way for us to get in touch and make is to use the Internet services, like QQ. A lot of websites such as www.qq.com have appeared (出现) in the last few years and offered such kinds of services for free. So we can make friends through the Internet. Maybe we do not all these “friends” well. We add friends only how we seem cooler with more friends online.
Then do we kids keep in touch with friends online? We make it by sending our _________ to each other. At times, “friends” “be missing” for months without a message. Is this the friendship in the 21st century?
Of course, using these Internet services is not just for saying “Hi, what’s up?” Some of us have found long-lost classmates and friends ________these websites. And at times we kill a time 27 a movie or get together. What’s more, we kids can ________ our friends’ favourite music when we are on the Internet.
Believe it or not, these Internet services will be ________ for a while, and it is ________ a convenient方便 way for us to keep in touch.
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Summer is my favorite season. The summer are June, July and August. In summer, the days are ________and the nights are short.
In summer, the is hot and rainy. Sometimes it rains with thunder (雷)and lightning（闪电）.That is ________ .
It is beautiful in summer. Most of the time the sky is________ and the sun shines brightly. There are many nice flowers.There are also many________. My favorite fruits are watermelons and peaches.
Many children ________ summer because of the summer vacation. They can ________ much time playing outside. There are many activities to ________ , such as playing volleyball and swimming.________ is also the season for ice cream. Most children like it very much.
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