【推荐1】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.   For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

The family who eats together

What’s the price of a family meal? For many families in the world’s wealthiest countries, the answer seems to be, ‘too much’. For instance, in the United States,     1     is often a trendsetter in such things, the majority of families report eating a single meal together fewer than five days a week. In fact, the frequency of shared meals     2     (decrease) in American families by 33 per cent over the last twenty years. The meals     3     have shortened too: from an average of 90 minutes to just 12 minutes.

So perhaps we’re better off asking ourselves     4     the cost of not eating together is. Once again, we could turn to the figures. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has found that 15-year-olds who reported not regularly     5     (share) family meals were twice as likely to be absent from school. In Europe, research has suggested that children who don’t eat dinner with their parents at least twice a week face a 40 per cent higher risk of fatness. Another study,     6     (conduct) by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (滥用) at Columbia University, found that kids who eat dinner with their parents five or more times a week are     7     (likely) to have problems with drugs and alcohol.

But those numbers, impressive     8     they seem, may be beside the point. After all, having a meal together is more than just a preventive measure     9     future misfortune. The primary cost of the family meal is also the very thing that makes it important: time.

The time spent together over food leads to all the positive outcomes that are measured in the studies. That time spent together has less noticeable—but no less real—effects too. So often,     10     is at the family meal that the family as such—the family as an organic unit with shared memories and feelings and ambitions—is made.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The family who eats together

What’s the price of a family meal? For many families in the world’s wealthiest countries, the answer seems to be, ‘too much’. For instance, in the United States,    1    is often a trendsetter in such things, the majority of families report eating a single meal together fewer than five days a week. In fact, the frequency of shared meals    2     (decrease) in American families by 33 per cent over the last twenty years. The meals    3     (they) have shortened too: from an average of 90 minutes to just 12 minutes.

So perhaps we’re better off asking ourselves    4    the cost of not eating together is. Once again, we could turn to the figures. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has found that 15-year-olds who reported not regularly    5    (share) family meals were twice as likely to be absent from school. In Europe, research has suggested that children who don’t eat dinner with their parents at least twice a week face a 40 per cent higher risk of fatness.Another study,    6     (conduct) by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (滥用) at Columbia University, found that kids who eat dinner with their parents five or more times a week are    7     (likely) to have problems with drugs and alcohol.

But those numbers, impressive    8    they seem, may be beside the point. After all, having a meal together is more than just a preventive measure    9    future misfortune. The primary cost of the family meal is also the very thing that makes it important: time.

The time spent together over food leads to all the positive outcomes that are measured in the studies.That time spent together has less noticeable — but no less real — effects too. So often,     10    is at the family meal that the family as such — the family as an organic unit with shared memories and feelings and ambitions — is made.

【推荐3】Coffee is the smell of childhood at my grandma’s house, and the    1     (pleasure) smell spreading the house every time she gave me a vivid     2     (describe) of being a migrant from Europe after the war—she always said she found not having real coffee     3     (hard) than learning English. Coffee is my dad mum    4    (watch) ABC News after dinner every night.

Coffee is travelling from Adelaide to Hobart with my brother in his car, camping as we    5     (run) out of money, and spend the money we just earned     6     a bottle of beer at    7     start of our trip. Coffee is me on a Sunday morning, as a little girl,     8     (comfortable) lying in bed with my kitties and reading the newspapers. And now coffee is me going to work in a coffee bar     9     (base) in Tasmania and making people’s days a bit better with my job.     10     is also related to coffee is a saying: First cup you are a visitor, second cup you are a friend and by the third cup you are family.

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Taboos(禁忌) can be   various   across the world. A taboo is a social action     1    is not allowed in some culture. Often taboos are connected with religion. And usually they can include eating certain foods, relations between people, body language and gestures. The     2     (break) of a taboo is usually upsetting and embarrassing for the person     3     (concern) and the people around him or her.

When     4     (meet) with people from different cultures, it is important to know what you can and cannot do. Not knowing these differences, you might well make yourself     5     (embarrass) on some occasions. For example, if your guest is from India, it is considered bad manners to offer a handshake     6    to give him something with your left hand. In North America and the UK, people greet one another     7     shaking hands. In Thailand and other parts of South-East Asia, the normal greeting is a slight bow with the hands     8     (press) together. Japanese people may bow and even give out their business cards to greet others. They     9     (like) it when people do not look at the cards, so remember not to just put them in your pocket without looking.

Strange as these different forms of greetings and customs might seem to you, remember that what you consider normal     10     (probable) seems unusual to others.

【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。

There are many different taboos (禁忌) around the world. A taboo is a social action that is not     1     (allow). Almost every culture in the world has     2     (it) own taboos. When you meet people from different cultures, it is important     3     (understand) what you can and cannot do. If we are not aware     4     these differences, some unusual     5     (thing) might happen. For instance, in China, it     6     (be) rude to put the chopsticks into a bowl of rice straight as it is often done for the dead. If you visit Nepal, you will find Nepalese often greet each other with the hands pressed together instead of shaking hands, while in North America and the UK, people greet one another by     7     (shake) hands. If you will do business with a South American, it seems     8     (impolitely) to be dressed in the light colors. What about Japanese? They     9    (like)   the lotus and do not give it as a gift to Japanese because they regard it as the mourning flower. While these different customs might seem strange to you, remember that     10     you consider normal probably seems just as unusual to others.

【推荐3】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。

I experienced the Naadam Festival in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the first time this year. The festival falls on the     1    (four) day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, usually     2    (last) for three days. Naadam means "games" in Mongolian and it is represented by three events: horse racing, wrestling, and archery,     3     are all so     4    (excite) to watch.

On the first day, I set off to the games early with my friend Burin. I saw a lot of people     5    (wear) fancy Mongolian robes. Mongolians travel every year from near and far     6    (attend) the festival, just    7     their ancestors had done for centuries.

After the opening ceremony and some     8    (amaze) performances, the wrestling competition     9    (begin). Mongolian wrestling is different     10     the wrestling in the Olympic Games. There are no rounds, and wrestlers are not separated by    11    (weigh). The wrestler loses if any part of his body above his knee touches the ground. After     12    (sing) some songs, the     13    (compete) danced onto the green field     14    ( wave) their arms in the air as if they were eagles. I was quite     15    (move) by their show of strength and grace.

I     16    (absolute) enjoyed the archery, too, but the horse races were my favourite part. However, I was surprised to see that the riders were boys and girls! I heard it is because children are     17    (light) and the horses can run faster and farther. At first, I was a little worried about the children's     18    (safe), but Burin said, " Don't worry. They've been riding horses all their lives. They'll be just fine. " That was the moment I started to understand     19    people say Horses are at the heart of Mongolian culture.

I' m finally back home now,     20    (feel) really tired, but celebrating Naadam with my friend was totally worth it. He invited me back for the winter to stay in a traditional Mongolian tent and eat hot pot. I can't wait!