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A: Jenny, would you like to go to my home after school?
B: Certainly.     11    
A: Today is Start of Winter. My mom will cook a big dinner.
B:     12    
A: Well, let me explain. Do you remember the 24 solar terms we’ve learnt in class? Start of Winter is the 19th one.
B:     13     Just tell me more about Start of Winter.
A: Start of Winter is the first solar term of winter. It means winter is coming.
B: Do you Chinese people cook special food to celebrate it?
A: Yes.     14     There is a saying that goes, “Eat jiaozi on Start of Winter, or your ears will be frostbitten.”
B: Sounds interesting!     15    
A: Don’t mention it.

A．But why?

B．What’s Start of Winter?

C．Thanks for inviting me.

D．I just remember some of them.

E．In North China, jiaozi is a must for it.

Zhang Qian was a great diplomat (外交官) and explorer (探险家) in the Han Dynasty. Through his ________ journeys to the West Regions (西域), he opened up the Silk Road and made cultural exchanges become possible.

In 139 BC, Emperor Wu sent Zhang to Dayuezhi to ask for ________, hoping the Dayuezhi people could fight against powerful Xiongnu together. Zhang started his trip from Chang’an. ________, he was caught by Xiongnu on the way. Over 10 years later, Zhang managed to run away and finally found Dayuezhi. However, people there didn’t want any war. Though Zhang didn’t complete his ________ on that trip, he learned a lot about the West Regions. The emperor was ________ Zhang’s work, so he didn’t punish Zhang. Instead, he encouraged Zhang to begin the other of his journeys years later.

16.

A．two

B．three

C．four

17.

A．help

B．advice

C．directions

18.

A．Nearly

B．Smoothly

C．Unluckily

19.

A．study

B．task

C．journey

20.

A．strict about

B．disappointed at

C．satisfied with

Henry’s mother often instructed him, “Haste makes waste (欲速则不达).” But Henry thought ________. “Being quick is good,” he replied.

One day, Henry read a storybook as soon as he got it. It was about a man selling coconuts (椰子) for a living. One day, to ________ more coconuts for the business, he went to a village far from his home.

Soon, his wagon (货车) was ________. There was no room for more, so he decided to go home. Unluckily, he got lost.

Just then, a boy passed by. The man asked him for ________.

“Boy.” he asked, “can you tell me the way to my home and how long it will take?”

The boy looked at the man’s wagon and replied, “If you go ________, you’ll be home soon. If not, it will take long.”

Hearing the ________ answer, the man felt angry because he thought he had been fooled.

The man didn’t listen to the boy and drove the wagon quickly. But soon, coconuts began falling from the wagon. The man had to ________ to put them back. Then he drove faster to make up for the time he had wasted ________ coconuts. But the faster he drove, the more coconuts fell. He didn’t get home until the next morning.

“If I do things ________, I may waste more time,” thought Henry. He ________ his mother then.

21.

A．secretly

B．carelessly

C．differently

22.

A．sell

B．collect

C．plant

23.

A．full

B．broken

C．small

24.

A．directions

B．reasons

C．methods

25.

A．quickly

B．quietly

C．slowly

26.

A．useful

B．strange

C．correct

27.

A．stop

B．wait

C．agree

28.

A．paying for

B．looking for

C．picking up

29.

A．in a hurry

B．step by step

C．once in a while

30.

A．doubted

B．overcame

C．understood