【推荐1】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Kite flying dated from China and became popular around the country. With a long history, it is considered as the     1    (early) aircraft we have ever know. Kites were used for military(军事的) purposes in the very beginning, such as measurement and signaling. Later kite flying gradually became     2     outdoor activity for both recreation and art.

In the past, people fastened bamboo – made whistles onto a kite. While     3    (fly) through the wind, it produced sound like the music produced by gu – zheng,     4     is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. Therefore, kite has     5    (it) modern name as fengzheng.

In the 7th century, kite     6    (introduce) to neighboring countries including Korea and Japan. Around the 13th century, Marco Polo introduced it to Europe and Arab countries.

Around the Qingming Festival,     7    (usual) on early April, many people fly kites in public squares. The sky is dotted with kites of different     8    (design), such as dancing butterflies, bounding dragons, and swimming fish. When people look at those kites, they feel as if they are flying away with the kites     9    (escape) the noisy world and step into the nature with their body and soul. It is a way for people to pray for blessings and good luck.

The traditional Chinese kite expresses     10    (harmonious) between human and nature, a long – held belief treasured by the Chinese people.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays many students enjoy     1    (spend) their free time on phones. I encourage     2    (they) to pick up a small hobby to kill time, instead     3    wasting time on the Internet.

Crocheting (钩针编织) is     4    fun hobby and it's pretty simple to pick up, with many instructional     5    (video) online for beginners.

Crocheting is a good hobby. It allows you     6    (get) your mind off schoolwork.     7    is also very meaningful to make something with your own hands,     8    (especial) after putting much time and effort into it

One of the most fun things about crocheting is that you can make gifts for friends and family.

A homemade gift     9    (be) always more thoughtful. For example, making a simple scarf for my grandmother     10    (take) me about 45 minutes. It was both cheaper and more appreciated than something I could buy at the store.

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A few weeks ago, I was on vacation with my family in Malaysia. We visited lots of places. One of the hotels we     1     (stay) in was near a China Town.

Everything was cheap there     2     we did a lot of shopping. I was looking for a watch for     3     (I) and one for my girlfriend. There were many shops that were selling     4     same watch — but for different prices. I finally found the best price when it was time     5     (pay), I realized I was 10 dollars short, so I suggested    6     (return) one of the watches. The     7     (own) of the shop asked why and I explained I didn’t have enough money with me. She smiled and said, “You can take it, but promise me you’ll pay tomorrow!” So I asked her what time she     8     (be) there the next day and said, “OK, I promise.”

       Unfortunately we changed our hotel and the new one was much     9     (far) away from China Town, but I still walked all the way to her shop and gave her the money. She smiled and said, “You’re a good person.” It’s so beautiful when people     10     you don’t know trust you.

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I used to like to go to our local cinema. It was old and rather uncomfortable，but it was special. Now they’ve stopped     1     (show) films there. The owner would like to go on     2     (run) the cinema，but he can’t afford     3     (make) a lot of improvements，which would mean     4     (spend) tens of thousands of pounds. I still remember     5     (watch) the last film at the cinema. It was a murder mystery. It was five minutes before the end，and we were trying     6     (work) out who was the murderer when suddenly all the lights went out and the film stopped. We sat in the dark for a few minutes，and then the owner appeared with a torch.“I regret     7     (tell) you”，he said，“that our electricity has failed.I don’t mean     8     (disappoint) you，but I’m afraid we can’t show you the end of the film. We’ve tried     9     (phone) the electricity company，but they say they can’t help.” He went on to explain to the audience how the film ended.I didn’t understand the story. But I don’t regret     10     (go) to the cinema on that last evening.