Every country has its own culture. People in the UK, especially British people, don’t like to say “no” ______ they think it is rude. But this can be a problem for people from other countries. When you learn ______, you learn to say things like “Yes, please” and “No, thank you” when somebody asks you if you want something. But real life is not always so ______. It’s more complex than you think. ______ you offer something to British people, they often say, “I’m all right, thanks.” When they say this, they mean that they already have everything they ______, so it is a way to say no. Unluckily, saying “all right” is also a way to say ______. The same phrase (短语) can be used in ______ ways to mean both yes and no!

Manjit works in a tourist shop. “British people are ______ customers.” he said. “If you offer something to them, they say, ‘Maybe later’, even when they plan ______ to buy it.”

“Saying yes is not much ______,” said Manjit, “When they want to buy something, they sometimes don’t say yes. They say, ‘Sure’ or ‘Why not?’ It’s so confusing (令人困惑的)!”

How do you keep cool during summer? Air conditioning (空调) or electric fans are good tools in modern society. But before that, people could only use fans.

Over 3, 000 years ago, fans began to be used. They were made of feathers (羽毛), bamboo or silk. They came in different shapes, including round and square.

Later, with the invention of paper, folding (可折叠的) paper fans became popular during the Song Dynasty. There are usually beautiful pictures on fans. Some are landscapes (风景). Others are flowers and animals. Moreover, many great people including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Yin, scholar and painter of the Ming Dynasty, once painted their masterpieces (杰作) on fans. This made fans not only useful tools in daily life but also great artworks.

Therefore, with its value of beauty, people take fans as a symbol of status (地位). That’s why in old China, emperors (皇帝) and scholars (学者) often held fans.

Today, fans are also great collectors’ items and gifts. On the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials of other countries, as well as other audience. While they were waving fans to get cool, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.

Most schools have cooking lessons for children between the ages of seven and fourteen in England. It is part of a plan to get children to study more life skills. We want to know what you think.     46    

Emily thinks that the teacher should teach every child how to cook as it is a life skill.     47     It could also help stop being too heavy if they cook instead of getting a takeaway（外卖）.

Catherine says having cooking lessons at school is a good idea.     48     Not only can it teach children to be healthy but it can also show them how to be safe when cooking at home. It can also help children to take care of themselves when they are older.

Ruby says they shouldn’t let little kids make their own meals because they may hurt themselves.     49     Kids from 10 or older should start learning how to cook.

    50     Anna thinks children should learn to cook because they will learn what healthy food is and they could also help their parents in the kitchen.

In my heart, Easter is always the holiday of egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, spring time and new life.

I     61     /ju:zd/ to live in the city of Irvine, California. During the days before Easter, there are many festivals in parks around the city.     62     a small child, I would enjoy art shows, roller coasters (过山车) and happy people with face paint.

The     63     (good) part was always egg hunting! My friends and I would also set up an Easter egg hunt of our own. Instead of     64     /trəˈdɪʃənl/ chocolate eggs, we would buy colorful plastic (塑料的) eggs and lots of candy. Everyone would also choose an egg-hunting basket. We took everything to Mushroom Park and     65     (fill) the eggs with candy. Then, our parents hid the eggs around the park. Some eggs were scattered (分散) across a field,     66     were put behind leafy (叶茂的) plants; a few were even hidden in bushes (灌木丛)!

    67     it started, we ran through the gardens, collecting eggs at top speed. We grabbed (抓) them and threw them into our baskets. We also worked together to get the hard ones.

After collecting all of the eggs, we sat in a     68     /ˈsɜːkl/ on the grassy field and counted (数) them. We also opened them. The     69     (sweet) inside were different, from jelly beans to gummy bears. The older kids     70     (usual) had more than the younger ones, so we shared. It was fun!

71. 提示：请根据图表信息写一篇短文，介绍自己的购物习惯与喜好。

I’m a junior high school student from Guangzhou. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________