Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and .
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very .
Gift giving is different in different . Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be away to someone else, because many people have enough things and don’t want too gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a . In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best . People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things , some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that . When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?
A．especially B．usually C．commonly D．specially
A．disagreements B．dislikes C．displays D．disadvantages
A．as B．if C．while D．when
A．huge B．similar C．same D．small
A．lonely B．happy C．sad D．angry
A．cities B．towns C．provinces D．countries
A．kept B．thrown C．put D．given
A．small B．expensive C．many D．cheap
A．guide B．person C．child D．chef
A．gift B．reply C．reward D．behavior
A．funnier B．harder C．better D．easier
A．receiving B．giving C．using D．fetching
A．counts B．invents C．finds D．discovers
A．who B．what C．where D．that
A．in B．to C．on D．up
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The terrible story of the whale(鲸鱼)
As soon as he finished his homework, Eric jumped on his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was ______ along, he thought about the whales. He hoped he would see them again today. After he got to the beach, Eric ______ his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road. Then he ran down to the beach. _____ it was only four in the afternoon, the sky was already getting dark. Eric Frowned(皱眉). If it ______, he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water. He hurried along the beach ______ the rocks. They were the best places to watch the whales because of their ______. Before Eric reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head. “Oh no!” he thought. “Now the whales will stay in the deep water and I won’t be able to ______ them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale was too close to the shore(海岸) and got stuck(搁浅) on the ______! At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was ______! Then he saw its tail move weakly. Eric turned and ran in the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle. He had to get ______! If they didn’t get the whale back in the water soon, it would die and Eric couldn’t let that happen.
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John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a student when he was young. He was often late for and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes , he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, he always thought he understand everything. One day the teacher the student a question, “When Jack was ten years old, brother Bob was twenty. Jack is fifteen now, is his brother Bob?”
John said , “That’s easy, Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the in a science class asked, “During thunderstorms(雷雨), do we always see the light before we the sound?”
“But, miss,” said John quickly, “ don’t you our eyes are in front of our ears?”
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Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows the answers ____ these questions. But we know that music is important in almost everyone’s life.
Babies and young children love to hear people sing for them. When they are ____ older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their ____ of music grows . In middle school, students take music lessons. And they become interested in pop music. It will make them happy. That's because that music can help people relax after ____ hard work.
Music is heard everywhere now, in shops and buses and in the houses, we shall try to find out more about how music works.
The following is a radio broadcast.
Good morning. Today’s broadcast brings together music from different corners of the world. The ____ we have chosen for you are American music. Indian music, pop music and so on.
In this broadcast we shall study the ____ of music. We shall try to ____ what music says and how people feel. I shall explain ____ they are all good music.
The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It’s like a spoken language, but it ____ different.
We couldn't imagine that without music ____ our life would be like
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My name is Grace. Look！This is a picture of ____ family. A boy is in it.____ is my brother，Tommy. Tommy is ____ the sofa. A woman(妇女)is in the picture，too. She is my____.She is at the table. My father____ in the picture. He is at____with his students. A plant and a schoolbag ____on the table. The schoolbag is my brother's.Two____are under the chair. They are also my ____.You can see some____.They are in the bookcase.
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My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my ________ of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents' support, that dream seemed impossible to reach.
One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I quickly asked ________ parents to allow me to take her to the lessons. What a _______ chance to learn dancing!
One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked ________. “What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped ________.
“Dennis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”
“What is it?” I wondered.
“There’ll be a dancing performance in my school, ________ all the boys think I'm slow, and ________ of them wants to be my partner. Could you dance with me for it?” She looked at me hopefully.
“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let's show those people that they have been _______ all along.”
In the following months, we ________ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and________ Maggie improved a lot.
Finally came the big day. I became ________ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the ________ began, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had ________. My heart was beating wildly when I saw my________ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, Son. Though it is hard for me to admit(承认) it, it seemed that you really ________ this stage(舞台). Go for it and make us proud.”
I'd been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy, but I wouldn't give up. I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.
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