2 . 根据语篇内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，并用其正确形式填空，每个单词只能用一次 。

language; family; came; died; go; like; try; many; interesting; moved

Hans Christian Andersen was a famous writer of stories for children. He was born into a poor     1     in Denmark in 1805. His father     2     when the boy was eleven. Hans     3     a few jobs. Finally, at the age of fourteen, he     4     to the capital of Denmark to work in the theatre. Then he     5     on to study and later he travelled around Europe.

His first book     6     out in 1822. He wrote     7     stories for children, but older people also found them     8    . Many of his stories very became famous, like The Ugly Duckling and The Little Match Girl. People still     9     to read them today and they can read them in many     10    .

3 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或词组并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每项限用一次。

asleep     point     be     see     piece

Goldilocks tried the three chairs and liked the small chair, but she was very heavy and soon the small chair was in     1    . Then she walked into the bedroom. There were three beds. She tried the middle bed and the big bed, but they     2     comfortable. So she tried the small bed. It was very comfortable and she was     3     in it very soon.

Then the Three Bears returned to their house. They walked up to their bedroom. Baby Bear     4     at Goldilocks, “That’s her! She finished my food and... look at my chair!” Goldilocks opened her eyes. She     5     the Three Bears were all around her, so she jumped up and hurried out of the house without her basket.

4 . 选用方框内所给词的适当形式，完成短文。（每词只能用一次）

he; one; good; sing; customer

A man works in a restaurant in America. He isn’t a waiter. He plays the piano for     1     there. And he plays it very     2    , so many people come to listen to his music.

One night, a customer says to the man, “I don’t want to listen to the music. I want you     3     a song.”

“Sorry, I can’t sing, ” answers the man.

The customer is very angry (生气的) and tells the boss (老板) of the restaurant about it. Then the boss tells the man angrily, “If you want to work here, you must sing a song!”

The man has to sing. This is his     4     time to sing in public (公共场合), but the customers find he sings really well. So many people come to listen to     5    . After some years, people in the world know him and like his songs. He is the great black singer—Nat King Cole.

5 . 根据短文内容，用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，使短文内容完整。（每词限用一次）。

personal, fact, touch, polite, move

People from foreign countries have different body languages. In Britain, people don’t like to     1     other people, but in South America people like to hold on to you so you can’t     2     away. Remember to give someone from North America lots of     3     space. In some countries, it isn’t     4     to look at people when you talk. And it isn’t polite to wave goodbye in Greece. In     5    , it’s quite rude!

6 . 根据短文内容，用方框中的单词或其适当的形式填空。（每词只用一次）

another       important     front     hands   he   over     kill   remember   some   lucky

Chinese people have the Dragon Boat Festival for     1     2, 000 years. We started it     2     the great poet Qu Yuan. His country lost in the war, so he jumped into the Miluo River in Hunan and     3     himself on that day. People threw zongzi into the river so that the fish wouldn’t eat     4     body. Since then the Chinese have been making zongzi. Eating zongzi is an     5     part on that day. In the past, nearly every family made zongzi with     6    . But now people don't make zongzi at home. Most of them buy cooked zongzi in markets. It has become a kind of fast food you can get     7     time you want. There are also     8     customs (习俗) on that day.

People go to race dragon boats, drink realgar (雄黄) wine and put felon herb (艾) on the     9     door. In the old days, women couldn't race dragon boats because people thought it was bad     10    . Today women can race boats just like men. They can even make teams to compete in dragon boat racing.

9 .

wish        long        luck        candle        bring

What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.

In many countries, people have birthday cakes with     1    . The number of candles is the person’s age. The birthday person must make a     2     and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is     3    .

In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the     4     noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.

All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They     5     good luck to the birthday person.

10 . 将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次

A. think of          B. happen            C. pay for            D. finished            E. gave

Many people dream of going on a great travel adventure. Most of us keep dreaming; others make it     1    . Gregg Beakney’s dream was to travel the Americas from top to bottom. He got the idea after he     2     a 1,600-kilometer bike ride. Gregg’s friend, Brooks Allen, was also a cyclist. The two friends talked and set their goal: they would travel from Alaska to Argentina by bike.

To     3     the journey, Gregg and Brooks worked and saved money for years. When they were on the road, they often camped outdoors or stayed in hotels. In many places along their route, local people opened their homes to the two friends and     4     them food.

A. polite             B. worry about            C. adventures             D. talk about          E. modern

During their trip, Gregg and Brooks cycled through deserts (沙漠), rain-forests and mountains. They visited     5     cities and explored ancient ruins (遗迹). In many places, they met other cyclists from all over the world. Gregg and Brooks kept a record of their     6     in an online blog. The trip taught both men a lot about travelling. Here is some of Gregg’s advice.

 Travel light. The less luggage (行李) you have, the less you’ll     7    .
 Be flexible (灵活的). Don’t plan everything. Then you’ll be more relaxed and happier, even when there are challenges along the way.
 Be     8    . As one traveller told Gregg, “Always remember that nobody wants to fight or cheat a nice guy.”