I'd like to give my thanks to Alice for （share） her exciting experiences in Africa．
When I was in Grade 5， I had a fight with a boy named Tony in my class． I have forgotten what the fight was about， but I have never forgotten the（1） I learned that day．
I thought that I was right and he was wrong﹣ and Tony just thought that I was wrong and he was right．The teacher， Mrs． Green， decided to teach us a very（2） lesson．
Mrs． Green asked us to stand on each side of her desk． In the middle of her desk was a large，round object． I could（3） see that it was black． She asked Tony what（4） the object was． "White，" Tony answered． I couldn't（5） Tony said the object was white， when it was black! Another fight started（6） us， this time about the color of the object．
The teacher told me to go and stand where Tony was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been．（7） changed places， and now she asked me what the color of the object was， I had to answer，" （8） "It was an object with（9） differently colored sides． From Tony's side it was white，（10） from my side it was black．
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（1）A． fight |
B． lesson |
C． teacher |
D． classmate |
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（2）A． difficult |
B． boring |
C． safe |
D． important |
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（3）A． loudly |
B． widely |
C． clearly |
D． heavily |
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（4）A． color |
B． size |
C． shape |
D． time |
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（5）A． decide |
B． believe |
C． doubt |
D． promise |
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（6）A． under |
B． behind |
C． between |
D． beside |
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（7）A． She |
B．He |
C． They |
D． We |
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（8）A． White |
B． Black |
C． Brown |
D． Purple |
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（9）A． one |
B． two |
C． three |
D． four |
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（10）A． or |
B． nor |
C． but |
D． since |
A： Amy， you've learned English for half a year．（1） ？
B： I think it's so hard． I can't learn it well．（2） ？
A： With pleasure． What's your problem？
B： My biggest problem is that I can't get the pronunciation right．
A： Well， listening can help．（3） ．
B： OK． Then I'm also a slow reader and I want to improve it．
A： Try not to read word by word． Read word groups．
B： Sounds helpful． I will try my best， Anything else？
A： Nothing much．（4） ．
B： I hope so．（5） ．
A： You are welcome．
Where I'm from， we're pretty relaxed about time． We don't like to rush around，so we（1） （mind） if people are a little late sometimes． If you tell a friend you're going to their house for dinner，it's OK for you arrive a bit late．We（2） （real） enjoy our time slowly．We（3） （valuable）the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives．We often just drop by our friends' homes if we have time． （4） （besides）， we don't usually have to make plans to meet our friends． We often just walk around the town center， seeing as many of our friends as we can!
In Switzerland， it's very important（5） （is） on time． We're the capital of clocks and watches， after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon，then you （6） （expect）to be there at noon． If you're even 15 minutes late， （7） （you） friend may get mad．So I make an（8） （effort） to be on time when I meet my friends． I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it's impolite to keep others （9） （wait）． Also， we never visit a friend's house without calling（10） （one）． We almost always make plans to see friends． We usually plan to do something interesting，or go somewhere together．
（1） You may have already forgotten the days when you had to learn how to use chopsticks．Every Chinese kid struggles with them for some time．（2） They come with their own special rules and traditions．
（3） Playing with chopsticks is seen as bad manners， just as making noise with forks and knives in a Western country would be rude．
There are also some superstitions （迷信） related to chopsticks． For example， some people believe that chopsticks should not be left standing upright in a bowl． It looks like the incense （香）that Chinese use to honor the dead．（4）
You should not tap chopsticks on the edge of the bowl either， as beggars do this to ask for food． Parents may get mad if children do this as they don't want their children to be as poor as beggars in the future．
Apart from being tableware， chopsticks can also be a great gift．（5） Newlyweds （新婚夫妇） sometimes receive chopsticks as a wedding gift． Skilled craftsmen paint beautiful images on chopsticks to make them look like fine artworks．
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．
A． How Chinese kids learn to use chopsticks
B． People should not make noise with chopsticks．
C． Learn the rules and traditions behind chopsticks
D． Doing it at the dinner table is believed to bring bad luck．
E． But chopsticks are not just simple tools to pick up food．
F． We should learn the traditional culture behind forks and knives well．
G． In Chinese，"chopsticks" reads "kuaizi"， which means to have babies soon．
Do you know what "paying it forward" means？ It's not paying for something before you buy it． "Paying it forward" is to do something nice for another person for no（1） ． Then that person does something nice for someone else．
You may think this doesn't seem like much． But this nice act can spread quite（2） ．
One day in December 2015， a woman was buying a meal at McDonald's in Florida， US， She also（3） a meal for the person standing in line behind her． That person did the same thing， and the next person did it，（4） ． Soon， 250 people had done another person the act of （5） ！
But you（6） spend money to pay for it forward． There are examples of paying it forward every day like volunteering， giving food to（7） or doing something nice for someone around you．
Try it out for（8） All you have to do is to look for（9） things that you could do to make someone happy． Then， ask them to spread the word and do three kind things for someone else．And when someone does something nice for you， don't （10） to do the same!
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（1）A． space |
B． action |
C． reason |
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（2）A． fast |
B． slowly |
C． hardly |
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（3）A． made |
B． bought |
C． sold |
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（4）A． too |
B． either |
C． also |
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（5）A． madness |
B． politeness |
C． kindness |
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（6）A． would like to |
B． are supposed to |
C． don't need to |
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（7）A． the rich |
B． the homeless |
C． the missing |
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（8）A． myself |
B． yourself |
C． itself |
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（9）A． small |
B． awful |
C． strange |
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（10）A． agree |
B． forget |
C． decide |