People all over the world celebrate the new year．However，not all countries celebrate in the same way，and in some countries，the new year doesn’t begin on the________date every year．
In many countries，the new year begins on 1st January，but people start celebrating on 31st December，New Year’s Eve．In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square．________they’re waiting for the New Year，they listen to music，sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o’clock，everyone________down from 10:10，9，8…As soon as it’s 12 o’clock，everyone shouts very_______，“Happy New Year！”
New Year’s Day is often a family day．Some families get together for a special meal．When the weather is fine，many families go out for a________．
On New Year’s Day，many people make resolutions for the new year．They________a list of things，such as“I will help out more with housework．I will work________at school than others．”or“I won’t spend so much time playing video games．”When they have made________list，they read it to their family or friends and promise to________their resolutions．
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate，______people in countries all over the world，it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year，and to welcome the new．
A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal
A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before
A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely
A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment
A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after
A．quickl B．hard C．harder D．hardly
A．its B．his C．her D．their
A．follow B．make C．do D．give
A．by B．for C．with D．from
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Life in the 22nd century will be from life in the 21th century, because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?
The population is fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live than before. will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of subjects at .
People will work hours than they did in the 21th century, and they will have more free time sports, TV and travelling. Traveling will be more . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
More land will be used for building, new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be than before.
Work in the future will be , too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots（机器人）, of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
A．same B．the same C．different D．difference
A．making B．growing C．running D．doing
A．longest B．shorter C．faster D．taller
A．trains B．cars C．computers D．houses
A．the most important B．most important C．the more important D．more important
A．factory B．hospital C．farm D．school
A．less B．fewer C．least D．fewest
A．for B．to C．with D．at
A．watching B．seeing C．looking D．buying
A．interesting B．convenient（主便的） C．expensive D．difficult
A．fruit B．milk C．meat D．bread
A．instead B．sometimes C．still D．however
A．more healthy B．healthy C．the most healthy D．healthier
A．dangerons B．difficult C．heavy D．different
A．Because B．One C．Some D．All
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very year students in many countries learn English. of these students are children, the other students are young people. Why do all these people want to learn ? It is to answer this question. There are different kinds of reasons. Many boys and girls learn English at school. It is one of their . Many people learn English because it is 5__ for their work. Some young people learn English their higher studies because some of their books are English. Other people learn English because they want to 8 newspapers in English. Some people learn English because they want to in the USA, England or Australia. English is very in our life.
A．Eac B．Lot C．Some D．Much
A．English B．Chinese C．maths D．Japanese
A．hard B．easy C．good D．nice
A．books B．classes C．schools D．subjects
A．useful B．fine C．bad D．happy
A．for B．of C．to D．from
A．in B．with C．at D．of
A．look B．see C．look at D．read
A．go B．work C．like D．come
A．help B．helping C．helpful D．helps
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You may know the song Happy Birthday very well . But do you know about its writer? It ＿＿＿＿ by an American girl . And now she has become one of the richest ＿＿＿＿. When she was a child, she was poor. Once some of her friends invited her to＿＿＿＿their birthday party . she was very pleased＿＿＿＿ sad because she had not enough money＿＿＿＿. presents for them .
“ The party＿＿＿＿soon .Now I have＿＿＿＿money. ” Tears ran down her＿＿＿.
Late that night she was in bed, thinking about the presents when the door opened and in came her grandma. “what happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry！＿＿＿＿me help you. ＿＿＿＿ singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”＿＿＿＿beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream ! She decided to ＿＿＿＿at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day , her little friends were very happy. “How ＿＿＿＿you are singing ! We haven’t heard＿＿＿＿ song before. Thank you for＿＿＿＿us the special present.” Said one of them. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.
A．is written B．wrote C．was written D．writes
A．women B．womans C．woman D．men
A．join B．take part in C．enter D．join in
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．buy B．to buy C．bought D．buying
A．is coming B．was coming C．has come D．came
A．much B．few C．many D．little
A．mouth B．nose C．face D．eyes
A．Ask B．Tell C．Let D．Want
A．Try to B．Why not C．You’d better D．How about
A．What a B．What C．How a D．How
A．write down it B．write down them C．write it down D．write them down
A．wonderful B．wonderfully C．careful D．carefully
A．so a B．so C．such a D．such
A．give B．gave C．given D．giving
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As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his . I was moved and was another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr. Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even .
Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.
A．replies B．reasons C．rewards D．results
A．moon B．earth C．star D．sun
A．advised B．announced C．added D．answered
A．distance B．weight C．size D．height
A．very B．too C．really D．so
A．at present B．at once C．at times D．at first
A．with B．to C．in D．for
A．away B．together C．angry D．along
A．thinking B．caring C．considering D．supposing
A．money B．blood C．clothes D．time
A．taught B．given C．taken D．had
A．remembers B．represents C．warns D．reminds
A．just B．never C．ever D．yet
A．able B．about C．allowed D．available
A．well B．good C．better D．best
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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。
There was once a rich man who loved money than anything else in the world. He didn’t ___exactly how much he had, so he asked a little girl to count all his money___ him.
It ____ the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the rich man that he had forty-two dollars, he was ____ and asked, “How much do you want?” He thought that ___ she was only a child, he could pay her only a little money.
The girl said, “well, I worked for six days, so I think you ____ pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, just give me the *amount you give me the day before, *multiplied by itself.
The _____ was happy to hear that, because he thought that in this ___ he would only have to give her a _____ dollars. What a ___ little girl! But he was afraid that she would change her mind, so he asked his lawyer to write that down and made the girl *sign her ___.
On the ____ day the rich man paid her two pennies, and on the second day, two pennies *times two pennies, or four pennies
Each day after that, he gave ____ the number of pennies he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And by the sixth day, the *foolish rich man __ give the smart little girl all his 42 million dollars!
A．work B．know C．have D．think
A．for B．to C．with D．of
A．cost B．paid C．took D．spent
A．million B．hundred C．thousand D．quarter
A．relaxed B．angry C．sad D．happy
A．because B．if C．though D．but
A．could B．would C．might D．should
A．girl B．rich man C．people D．two
A．point B．road C．hand D．way
A．many B．much C．few D．little
A．clever B．silly C．hardworking D．kind
A．address B．money C．number D．name
A．first B．second C．third D．sixth
A．him B．her C．them D．us
A．could B．was able to C．had to D．stopped to