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What is Boxing Day(节礼日)

Boxing Day is on December 26.It is a (1)   holiday in the U.K. and Ireland. On this day, people spend time with their family members and friends.

Why is it(2)   Boxing Day?First,it has nothing to do with sport of boxing(拳击).Boxing Day (3)   back to the Victorian era(维多利亚时代).At that time,many churches put a box in front of their gates, and people would have their donations(捐赠物)in the box.What's more,on the day after Christmas Day, domestic servant(家仆)were given time to visit their families because they (4)   work on Christmas Day. Each servant would be given a box to take home. There were (5)   ,money and sometimes food inside the box.

Until 2004, Boxing Day hunts(狩猎)were a (6)   part of the special day, but the ban(禁令)on fox hunting has put an end to it.However,another "sport",shopping, has appeared in recent years. Boxing Day has now become a day for people to buy things at lower price, which sounds like the Double 11 shopping day in China.

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阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每空一词).

Cooking was once regarded as a necessary part of education in England. But in recent years, it has become less important in schools. As a result, (1)  (基础的) cooking and food preparation skills are being lost. It is also making more children overweight, as parents use too much fast food that is(2)  (有害的) to their health.

The government is worried and is looking for ways to (3)   (解决) the problem. A new law has been passed. All secondary schools should offer cooking (4)  (课程 ) to students aged from 11 to 14 years old. They hope that this will encourage people to cook instead of eating (5)   (准备好的) meals, fast food and snacks.

Students will learn to cook for one hour a (6)  (星期) for one term. They will learn to use simple and fresh ingredients(原料) to prepare healthy, tasty food, following (7)  (说明). These cooking skills will be helpful in their future life. Schools are also setting up cooking clubs all over the country. The clubs will (8)  (提供) more children with the chance to learn to cook.

There are still difficulties. Head teachers are worried about the things they will need for the cooking. And about 15% of schools do not have (9)  (厨房) and there are not enough teachers.

The speaker from the government (10)  (允诺) to train 800 teachers and to give schools million pounds a year to help children from poorer families to pay for ingredients.

用所给词语的适当形式填空,每词仅用一次.

nine, ours, beside, punish, after all

(1)Don't lose heart. You are new to the work  

(2)According to the present law, drunk driving must   seriously.

(3)I always keep a dictionary   me when I'm doing crosswords.

(4)Last Sunday the whole family celebrated my sister's   birthday.

(5)The main difference between our brains and those of monkeys is that   are bigger.

Last summer my son,Eric, left for university in another country. Our once lively house became quiet and (1)  . I missed him so much that I started sending him messages on the phone, mainly to say(2)  or to give him a word of warning.

One of my messages says, "So you told me you(3)  your credit card(信用卡).If you don't try hard to mend your careless ways, one day you'll (4)   and find your brain missing."

I did get Eric's messages, but most of them were about(5)  .They were no different from the notes he used to leave (6)   the white board when he was at home.

"I bought a new pair of shoes. They cost me ﹩90. Please help!"

"Money is running short(7)  I've bought some books for my research paper. Help me please!"

(8)  , however, Eric begins to send me all kinds of articles: some funny, some touching and some worth(9)  . He says they will help me understand young men better and keep up with the times.

I read the articles slowly, like a(10)  student,with mixed feelings as well﹣my kid, who followed me around not long ago, has now become my(11)  !

So I write back, "I've read all those articles. I'll take(12)  as a loving son's expectations towards his mother. He must be thinking that his mother is still (13)  enough to accept new things. That makes me feel proud. What we parents lack(缺乏) most is the ability to learn and(14)  ,in both body and mind.Thank you, my son."

In this way we share ideas and(15)  each other, with a gentle and beautiful language we seldom use. Every time I read those messages, I feel my heart filled with warmth.

(1)A.dark

B. clean

C. lonely

D.comfortable

(2)A.hello

B. sorry

C. thanks

D.goodbye

(3)A.lost

B. lent

C. designed

D.received

(4)A.give up

B. wake up

C. set off

D.take off

(5)A.health

B. music

C. money

D.safety

(6)A.on

B. across

C. behind

D.opposite

(7)A.if

B. until

C. though

D.because

(8)A.Luckily

B. Actually

C. Recently

D.Immediately

(9)A.copying

B. writing

C. thinking

D.correcting

(10)A.crazy

B. popular

C. nervous

D.careful

(11)A.doctor

B. teacher

C. customer

D.classmate

(12)A.us

B. you

C. him

D.them

(13)A.young

B. pretty

C. friendly

D.honest

(14)A.fight

B. change

C. exercise

D.remember

(15)A.watch

B. invite

C. protect

D.encourage

Lydia runs,and picks up rubbish along the way.What she does is called "logging",an activity combining collecting rubbish with running. Last (1)   (六月) she first learned the idea of plogging on the Internet and decided to plog.

Lydia runs four or (2)  (五)times a week and takes a daily walk with her two dogs.She often wears her gloves and takes several(3)  (袋子) when she goes out.Sometimes she spends(4)  (一半;半数)an hour collecting rubbish.She says she (5)  (浪费)the last few years of her running life.Now she feels(6)  (更好的) to do plogging than just running by the litter.

"It just takes a moment to stop and pick something up off the ground.(7)   (然而),it makes a big difference to my community.Now my husband also(8)  (加入)me," Lydia says(9)  (自豪地)."It doesn't matter how much rubbish I pick up.It's a good way to protect our (10)  (星球)."

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(2)I usually play with my little sister at home on  days.

(3)Adam has been working in the hospital  he left school.

(4)One hundred trees  along the riverside yesterday afternoon.

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