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The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival __________ (mark) by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said to have committed suicide(自杀) by drowning himself.
Qu was a minister of the State of Chu ______ (situate) in present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period(战国时期). He was upright, loyal and highly respected. ____
____, he was dismissed from office. ____
____ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were __
____ (able) to recover his body.
The people of Chu _______ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost ___
____ year on the day of his death. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile(爬行动物)in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised __
___ to wrap the rice and bind it _
______ throwing it into the river.
During the Duanwu Festival, zong zi is eaten to symbolize(象征,表示) the rice offerings to Qu. And the dragon-boat races symbolize _______ many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body.
A: Good morning, can I help you?
B: I’d like to make ______ complaint about my holiday in Hawaii last week.
A: I’m sorry to hear that. What ____ (exact) was the problem?
B: First of all, the bus ____ (take) us to the hotel broke down and we had to wait for over two hours in the terrible heat before a replacement arrived. Then when we got to the hotel we found our room __
___ (tidy).
A: Oh dear, did you complain to the hotel?
B: Of course, ____ we were told all the waitresses were off duty. That’s not all. The people in the room above sounded like they were having all-night parties, every night. I demanded _
___ room, but to my disappointment, the receptionist told me the hotel was full.
A: Oh, I see.
B. And ____ (bad) of all, all the food in the hotel restaurant was awful. It was so bad __
__ we had to eat out all the time despite the fact that meals
__ (include) in the price of our holiday.
A: I do apologize on behalf of our travel agency. I’d like to offer you a 20% discount(折扣) as a gesture of goodwill, that is , you can get 400 dollars ___.
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Hello Kitty,one of the most famous imaginary (character) in the world,greets us everywhere. Since she was born,she
(gain) impressive popularity — she is
international fashion queen.
2014 was the character's 40th birthday. Fans from around the world gathered (cheerful) to celebrate their love of Hello Kitty.
Hello Kitty was (design) as a character to attract pre-teenage girls. The designers could not
(dream) that she would become such a
(globe) star as she is today·
Helen McCarthy,an author and expert on Japanese cartoons,explained the character is so popular. “Because Hello Kitty is all about happiness and friendship and fun. Women and girls all over the world are happy
(buy) the image of the trusting,loving childhood represented by Hello Kitty. ”
And the imaginary character does not only appeal females. There are also Hello Kitty products for boys and men,such as neckties and golf bags.
语篇填空 (共10小题;每题1.5分;满分15分)
W: Mr. Clarkon. I wonder if you could start off by telling me a bit about .
M: Yes,er,well, I took science degree in chemistry actually but I didn’t want to stay in that field so I took a master’s in marketing.
W: That was in the States, I see. And ever since you (work)for a design company.
M:That’s right. I’ve been with Proton Designs for three years now. I think it’s time (move) on.
W. Could you say a bit more about that?
M: Well, it’s been a very interesting three years and I’ve (learn) a lot. But it’s a very small company and I’m looking for more of a competition.
W: And you think we can offer you that?
M: I hope so. Certainly the job of international marketing manager seems to beI’m looking for. And I can speak Spanish and French.
W: Yes, that could be (use) to us. Do you think you have enough experience
this post? After all, you have only three years marketing behind you.
M: I know that doesn’t seem much, I was playing a leading role with Proton.
W: That sounds exciting. Now perhaps I’ll tell you a bit (much) about the sort of person we are looking for and you can see how you might fit in...
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My 4-year-old son, Shane, (ask) for a puppy for months, but his daddy
always say: “No dogs! It will kill our rabbits. No dogs, and that’s final!” Each night, Shane prayed for a puppy, and each morning, he was
(disappoint) when there was no puppy
(wait) outside.
One evening, I was peeling potatoes for dinner when Shane sighed: “Dad will never change mind and I will never have a puppy in a million years.” Suddenly an idea hit me. So I handed him a potato and said: “Carry this
it turns into a puppy. Keep it with you
happens!” Shane faithfully carried his potato around for two days. He called it Wally and even took the pet for
walk. Besides, every time I cooked potatoes, he cried because I was “killing Wally’s family”.
the third day, I finally persuaded Dad
buying Shane a puppy. Everything was perfect until one evening, when I was cooking, Shane asked: “Mom, could I have a pony for my birthday?” I looked at his sweet little face and said: “Well, first we’ll need a watermelon…”
Mary: It’s eight o’clock now.Why did you get back so late today?
Alan: The buses were crowded during the rush hour that it took me a long time to get on a bus.And then my bus
(get) stuck in the traffic jam.
Mary: I’m sorry to hear that.
Alan: What buying a car now?
Mary: Do you really think necessary?
Alan: Yes, quite necessary.You see, every day I have to spend a long time (travel) on the road so that I can get to work on time.If I have a car, it will be much
(easy) for me.
Mary: You have a point there.But I don’t think we have enough money to buy a car yet.
Alan: not borrow some from the bank? We can pay back money every month.
Mary: But we still don’t have a parking space for parking a car if we have one.
Alan: We can just park it by the road most people do.
Mary: Oh, forget it! There are too many cars by the road and there’s no place for a new car now.
Alan: That’s really problem.
Mary: Anyhow, I suggest we (wait) some time until we have enough money for a car.
Alan: Well, we’ll have to.