【推荐1】阅读理解填词。

Eve was having a party! She i    1     all her friends over for a singing competition. The best singer would win a p    2     —a big box of delicious homemade cakes.

But Peter looked a bit shy. “Don’t worry, Peter! It’s just for fun! I’m c    3     no pop singer, either!” Eve smiled.

Jane sang first and her song was really nice. Then the other girls took turns singing. Though there were a few m    4     now and then, everyone had a wonderful time.

“Come on, Peter! It’s your turn now!”called the girls.

But Peters s    5     his head. “I can’t do it!”

“ Don’t be afraid! I    6     you like, we can sing together. ” said Eve.

Finally, he and Eve s    7     the microphone and began an exciting rock song. At first, they could h    8     hear Peter’s voice. But later, he was singing his heart out—he got everyone to sing along loudly as he danced around like a real rock star!

At the end of the song, Eve stepped forward and handed Peter the box of homemade cakes. “Peter, we all a    9     that you’ve won the competition, ” she said, “for you really know how to put on a show!”

Everyone l    10     as happy Peter passed the cakes around all his friends.

【推荐2】词语运用。
Dear Cindy,

How are you? We had a     1     (tradition) Chinese festival last Monday. It is called the Dragon Boat Festival.

This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the     2    (great) Chinese poets. He killed     3     (he) by jumping into the Miluo River on May 5th of the lunar calendar, 278 BC. People there tried to save him,     4     it was too late. They were very sad and then they     5     (throw) rice into the river to feed the fish so that they would stay away from his body.

From then on, every year on this day, people enjoyed     6     (make) zongzi which is made of rice with meat, eggs and so on. Now we regard it as our daily food. We can have it at any time we like.

Have you ever watched the dragon boat races on TV? It is another important     7     (act) of this festival. Several teams row their dragon-shaped boats as     8     (quick) as they can.     9     first team to reach the finishing line wins.

If you have a plan to visit China next year, would you like to spend this festival     10     us?

Best wishes!

Yours,

Tim

【推荐3】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。

Surprise parties are very popular because many people would like to give     1     (they) family and friends a great surprise when a big day comes. However, do you know what a surprise party is like? Let me give you     2     example. It was half past six     3     Sunday evening. Bob invited his father Mr. Green     4     (play) chess. When Mr. Green     5     (open) the door, he found the room was dark. He couldn’t see     6     (clear). Suddenly, a lion caught him. He was a little afraid. Then the light was on. He found the lion was Bob! Behind Bob, Mr. Green saw his wife and a few     7     (guest). All of them said to Mr. Green, “Happy birthday!” Mr. Green smiled happily.

You think a gift is good, but in fact, to your family, a surprise party is much     8     (good). We hope that a surprise party     9     (make) them feel they are the happiest people in the world. Finally, if the party     10     (be) successful, you will feel glad.

【推荐2】根据课文内容，填写所缺的单词，每空一词。

In most countries, people usually eat    1    food on special holidays. A    2    day in North America is Thanksgiving. In the United States, this festival is always on the    3    Thursday in    4    , but in Canada it falls on the second Monday in October.

Thanksgiving is a time    5    give thanks for food in the    6    and other good things people enjoy in life. Families see Thanksgiving as a time to    7    together and usually    8    it with a big family meal. The main dish of this meal    9    almost always turkey, a large bird. To    10    with the turkey, people often prepare other things, such as gravy, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin or apple pie.