2 . 阅读下面一篇短文，根据其内容填空。

Why do some Chinese people balance eggs during the Spring Equinox, the most lively days of spring? This year, the Spring Equinox, the fourth of the 24 solar terms, falls on March 20. It marks the point when daytime and night equally(平等地) divide the whole day. After this day, daytime will last longer than night. Therefore, it is not only important in China, but also in many other countries around the world. Spring Equinox Day is a public holiday in Japan. In Iran, it is called “Nowruz”, also known as the Iranian New Year.

Spring Equinox is the best time for going outside, admiring flowers and flying kites in China. There are also activities that have been kept over centuries, such as balancing eggs. The idea is that on Spring Equinox, Earth’s axis (轴) is perpendicular (垂直的) to the sun. So Earth is supposed to be more balanced on this day. It’s usually very difficult to balance an egg because the yolk(蛋黄) is off-center. But on Spring Equinox, it is believed that there are some special forces that can help.

However, balancing an egg only on that day isn’t true. If you focus long enough, you can actually balance an egg on its end any day of the year. All you need is a lot of patience.

But balancing eggs is still traditional for people in China. It’s very fun. In some places, people paint the eggs in many colors and hold egg-balancing competitions. Do you want to give it a try?

1. When daytime and night equally divide the whole day, the point ______________ the Spring Equinox in China.
2. According to the passage, we know that the Iranian New Year is usually on ______________.
3. It is believed that some special forces can help people balance an egg more ______________ on Spring Equinox.
4. According to the passage, to balance an egg, you need to ______________.
5. The passage mainly talks about a _______________, balancing eggs on Spring Equinox in China.

3 . A: Hi, Molly. Where’s your brother Larry? I thought he was joining us.
B: Hi, Kathy. I’m sorry.    1    He is working late tonight.
A: Oh, Larry’s working late again?
B: Yeah, he is.
A:I see...I really don’t think sixteen-olds should be allowed to work at night.    2    
B: Oh, I disagree with you. Teenage boys never get tired.
A: Well, maybe.    3    
B: That’s true. He needs time to do homework.
A: And you know, Molly...he should really cut his hair.
B: Oh, I don’t know.    4    
A: Yes, I do. It doesn’t look clean. And I think he should stop wearing that silly earring.
B:Hmm...I disagree. I kind of like it. It looks cool!
A: You know another thing that worries me?    5    
B: Yeah, I know. I think he shouldn’t work on weekends.
A: That’s right. He needs to spend time with friends.

A．Do you think it's too long?

B．Larry can't join us after all.

C．I think teenagers should go out.

D．Young people need to sleep.

E．Larry doesn't seem to have many friends.

F．But Larry shouldn't work every night.