Lots of American families like to have a h in summer. Summer is a good s
for holiday. It is often hot in July and A
.
Children do not go to school in those two m . Some people like to spend their holiday staying at home. They work in the garden, v
their friends, read books, or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far f
the city. They like to eat where there are many trees or a nice lake. Some people have enough t
and money to travel to other c
like France, Japan or Argentina. They usually fly there.
Many f travel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries.
Their favourite c______ are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not everyone likes to go to big cities. Some families travel to mountains or beautiful valleys (峡谷).
根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Thanksgiving is on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year(2014) is November 20th . Thanksgiving Day is most closely (与……有联系) with the earliest history of America. In 1620, the Pilgrims(清教徒) went to America by ship and wanted to
(发现) a place where they could be free. After two
.(月), they landed on a place called Plymouth on an icy November day.
(在……期间) their first winter, over half of them died because of the
(影响) of hunger or diseases. The rest of them began growing crops in the first spring. All summer long they waited for the harvests with great wishes that were
(有帮助的). Finally everything came true. Therefore a day of thanksgiving was
(建议). Years later, the fourth Thursday of November is celebrated
(广泛地) as Thanksgiving Day every year. The big Family dinner is planned before September. On that day, people can find apples, oranges,
(葡萄) and other fruits, they can also find all kinds of delicious food.
(然而), the best, most traditional and favorite food is turkey and pumpkin pie. Till today Thanksgiving Day has been one of American most national holidays.
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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, like winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your c.
Once you find a dream, what do you do wit? Do you ever try to make your dream real? "Follow Your Heart" by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that m
our dreams real is life's biggest challenge.
“You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts syou from getting your dream,” the book says.
In f, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.
Dlet it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small o
. You must also never give up your dream.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to dwhat is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will l
to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get c
to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
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A．根据句意或中文提示填上适当的单词Here are some _________（建议）about friendship, which may be of some help to you.
Mr. Bean e___________ our classroom and told us a lot of jokes.
She _________(not tell the truth) about her age when she talked with us.
He has made a lot of_________(进步) in English.
She has made two (a talk given to a group of people)about how to learn English well.
B. 用方框内所给词的适当形式填空
| energy invent success nation you |
We are proud that the Youth Olympics was held in Nanjing.
Kids, help _______________to some fruit, it's good for your health.
She is such an ________ girl.
He wants to be an _______ when he grows up.
This is a _________ newspaper, not a local one.
C．用方框内所给动词的适当形式填空
| rain put match change live |
Our hometown _________ a lot in the past few years.
— Did you watch the movie Nanjing! Nanjing! in the school hall last night?
— Yes, though it __ hard all the time.Millie __________ in Beijing with her cousin for a month last year
— Excuse me, Sir. But smoking is not allowed in school.
— Sorry, I didn’t see the sign. I out my cigarette(香烟) at once.This cap ________ your school uniform very well. Take it!
根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。I am going to ___________ (be) a doctor when I grow up.
Jack plays the violin very well. He must be a(violin) when he grows up.
What’s the (mean) of what he said?
Now the ______ (pollute) is very serious.
We should plant ______ (many)trees than before.
There are ______(hundred)of people planting trees on the hill.
Let’s (make) a banana milk soomthie together.
How much(orange) do you want?
，(final) drink the banana milk shake.
Here is a way __________(make)turkey.
根据首字母提示，补全短文中所缺单词。(10分)
An old man had a monkey. The old man liked the monkey a lot b_______the monkey was very clever. When the birds came to the garden, he drove them away. He also h__
__ the old man in many other ways.
One h_______ afternoon in summer, the old man was sleeping in his chair in the garden. A fly（苍蝇） came and sat on the t__
_____ of the old man’s nose. The monkey drove it away. Soon the fly came b__
____ again and sat on the old man’s nose again. Again the monkey drove it away. Again and again, the monkey became very a__
_____. He jumped up, ran to pick a big stone. When the fly was on the old man’s nose again, the monkey hit it hard w_
_____ that stone. The fly died, and blood（血）came out of the old man’s nose. The old man’s nose was bleeding. Well, many people, even our friends, sometimes do things just l___
___the monkey. They do things too q_
_____ but they don’t think more before they do. They want to do s_
____ good but they sometimes bring us troubles.