DuringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod-优题课

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Hongbao, a red envelope with small amounts of money in, is a gift that is guaranteed to be warmly received, not just because of the cash, but also because of its (tradition) symbolism and best wishes for the future. This is true throughout China, but(especial) in the south where people regard receiving hongbao an auspicious（吉祥的）beginning to the New Year.
Legend in the south has it that a devil used to appear to harm children and the elderlyloud noise would frighten devil away, as did the color red.
Firecrackers took care of the noise and during Spring Festival couplets(对联) also helped keep him away. But firecrackers couldn't go off all day so childrenn and the elderly also got hongbao, red envelopes (contain) money.
The tradition (survive) millennia and giving hongbao to children and the elderly remains popular among Chinese people all over the world. It has also made its way into workplaces where bosses often give(employ) hongbao and most recently, companies have adopted online marketing strategies hongbao are distributed, hoping companies and staff members have a good start.
Giving hongbao at the beginning of the Lunar New Year indicates best wishes for the future.

Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think ___ matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, ____ are smart and strongwilled , are very likely ____ (succeed). The reason ____ this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for ____ same reason.
What happens to the ____ children in the family? Middle children don't get so much attention, so they don't feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, ____， often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite ____ (differ). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn't take many chances in ____ lives. They usually ____ (follow) orders. Rules didn't mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.

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However, the attitudes of scientists this rise are completely different. On the one hand, Dr. Foster thinks that any in which the temperature increases by 5 degrees would lead to a catastrophe. She says, “We can’t predict the climate well enough to know to expect, but it could be very serious.” Others agree with her think there may be a rise of several metres in the sea level, or predict severe storms, floods, (dry), famines, the spread of diseases and the disappearance of species. On the hand, there are those, like George Hambley, who are to this view and believe that we should not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air. They predict that any warming will be mild with few bad _(environment) consequences. In fact, Hambley , “More carbon dioxide is a positive thing. It will make plants grow quicker; crops will produce more; it will encourage a greater of animals---all of which will make life for human beings better.

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M: I'm so relieved. I just finished the story I was working on for our creative writing course.
W: I haven’t finished mine . I had trouble (get) past the beginning.
M: How come?
W: I was really happy to be writing a detective story. But after the first few pages, I just ____ write any more.
M: The same thing (happen) to me. You can talk to Mrs. Wilson about it.
W: Actually, I went to ask for more time to finish the writing. But instead she gave me some good advice. She said the first thing I should do is just write anything that comes into my mind even if it doesn’t make any _ _.
M: That's interesting. When I got (stick), I stopped to do else, you know, do some for one of my other courses.
W: Her methods seem to have worked for me. I have written most of the story, and I should be able to hand it on time, but I still need to go to the jewelry store.
M: You are going shopping?
W: I’m going there for my story. My detective story involves jewelry store robbery, so I want to go there in order to take a look at the cases are arranged and where the security cameras are placed.

Nowadays, millions _____ lonely singles are now going online instead. ______World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker(媒人).
Singles are flocking(涌向) to the Internet_____(main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant(重要的) other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene ______(just lead) them from one bad experience to ______ and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make ____ easy to avoid someone ____ you are not interested in. In the real world, ______, ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.
Despite(尽管) all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare(声称) to be in their online___(describe). Safety is another concern. You are just ____(like) to find a criminal(罪犯) online.