阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。
China is a large country. It has special cultures with a very long history.
Chinese food plays ____（1）____ important role for Chinese families. Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods ____（2）____ (be) rice. Tea is a favorite drink.
Chinese calendar is different from the one in ____（3）____ (west) countries. New Year’s Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. And it also has some special ____（4）____ (tradition) cultures. For example, sweeping the floor ____（5）____ New year’s Day sweeps away all the old year’s bad ____（6）____ (lucky).
The Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve-year cycle. Each year is ____（7）____ (name) after an animal. For example, the year that begins in 2022 is the year of the tiger.
Chinese is a little difficult language. Chinese writing ____（8）____ (develop) for over 4,000 years. It has thousands of characters. A character stands for a word and also a ____（9）____ (mean). Besides Putonghua, Chinese people speak some other ____（10）____ (form) of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects (方言).
It is useful to learn how to make small talk．It is an important social skill．It helps to make people feel（1） （放松的） and start a conversation when they meet for the（2） （第一） time．
The topics for small talk are different in different countries． But usually the topics are general rather than personal． In the UK， people sometimes talk about the （3） （天气） when they make a small talk"It's a nice day， isn't it？" This （4） （种类） of questions helps you begin a conversation because they are general questions that anyone can （5） （答复）to．Next time when you want to make small talk， turn a statement to a question． You are sure to get answer and start a conversation．
Li Wen is a 15﹣year﹣old boy． He works hard and（1） （do） well in school， It is hard to believe， that he used to have （2） （difficulty） in school． When he was a little boy， he seldom caused any problems， and his family（3） （spend） a lot of time together．
（4） ，things began to change a few years ago． His parents moved to the city to work，and they could not be at home to look （5） him． So he became less interested in （6） （study） and was absent from classes．Then his parents were so worried（7） they decided to send him to a boarding school． He found life there difficult． One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school． His teacher advised his parents to talk with （8） （they） son in person． This conversation changed his life． He realized that his parents would always love him，and they would be （9） （pride） of everything good that he did． Now he is much （10） （happy） and more outgoing than he used to be．
阅读短文，从下面方框中选择正确的单词，并用其适当形式完成下面的短文．
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To get a doctorate （博士） degree is not an easy thing． It's even （1） for a person who has cerebral palsy （脑瘫）． But Zhang Dakui made it．
Zhang， 32， was born in a poor family in Henan． When he was little， a fever gave him cerebral palsy． At the age of 6， he could no longer stand up． His parents tied two bamboo sticks between two trees． Day after day， he held the sticks to practice（2） ． No matter heavy snow， tears or pains， he stuck to doing that．（3） could stop him． At 9， he was able to walk with the help of a walking stick． He overcame all the difficulties at school． In 2006， he became a graduate student． His dreams （4） him further． He hoped to get a doctorate degree， but most professors （教授） turned him down after hearing about his illness． Finally， Professor Fan Xiaozhong from Beijing Institute of Technology opened a door for Zhang． "I won't treat you （5） ． If you can pass the exams all by （6） ， you can study with me for your doctor's courses， Fan said． Zhang passed all the exams． "I'm not as strong as you think． I just work hard on what I should do and what I can do． Only great efforts can change our （7） ，" Zhang said．
Bert： Hi， Carl! （1） was your April Fool's Day？
Carl： It was terrible． One of my friends （2） me to a costume party．
Bert： That sounds good． Why do you say it was terrible？
Carl： Well， after I received the invitation， I went to the party on time． But by the time I got there， I realized I had been fooled because I was the only one that was （3） a costume．
Bert： Oh， I see． That was really terrible． I was so tired on April Fool's Day
Carl： What was wrong with you？
Bert： My friends told me that we were going to have a math test the next day． I studied the （4） night and was tired out．
Carl： What happened next？
Bert： Then the next day I found they had fooled me． We didn't have a test．
Carl： Haha! We （5） had a real April Fool's Day!
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A． Yes． It's reported that some companies plan to sell the flying cars． B． So the driver can park it like a car． C． How fast it is! D． Have you heard of flying cars？ E． But anyway， it's worth the price． F． Actually， it is not a new idea． G． Can they fly high？ |
Becky：（1）
David： What？ Flying cars？ That's impossible!
Becky： （2） Many companies （公司） have been trying to make safer ones．
David： Really？
Becky： （3）
David： Sounds great! What's it like？
Becky： It is nearly 6 meters long and seats two people． It has wings that can fold． （4） And it can change into an airplane in just seconds．
David： Is it very expensive？
Becky： Yes， around one million yuan．
Linda： Wow! （5）