1 . How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be ____to follow trends in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about____as you do.
A recent survey among high school _____in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that ____teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were____ about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their looks. They were ____by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.
“The different results show ____of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different ____of beauty, so teens are more ____to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the ____ About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.
What’s ____, US students showed more individuality, with 88 percent_____ that “people should follow their own interests rather than____of others”. This is much ____ than South Korea’s 69 percent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 percent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and____most dissatisfied.
“____to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference. ____ Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different ____ backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much _____among most of the teens ____for the survey.1.

A．absorbed

B．willing

C．careless

D．unhappy

2.

A．hairstyle

B．dresses

C．fashion

D．culture

3.

A．teachers

B．students

C．citizens

D．colleagues

4.

A．Asian

B．American

C．African

D．Western

5.

A．answered

B．requested

C．persuaded

D．questioned

6.

A．followed

B．decreased

C．reduced

D．compared

7.

A．relations

B．barriers

C．customs

D．differences

8.

A．awareness

B．standards

C．consciences

D．expenses

9.

A．admirable

B．confused

C．likely

D．unbelievable

10.

A．survey

B．setting

C．reference

D．paper

11.

A．worse

B．better

C．less

D．more

12.

A．disagreeing

B．observing

C．agreeing

D．puzzling

13.

A．those

B．that

C．it

D．one

14.

A．lower

B．larger

C．smaller

D．higher

15.

A．first

B．third

C．fourth

D．last

16.

A．leading

B．devoting

C．appealing

D．According

17.

A．But

B．And

C．So

D．Or

18.

A．political

B．cultural

C．economical

D．commercial

19.

A．expectation

B．hesitation

C．concern

D．ambition

20.

A．interviewed

B．advised

C．overlooked

D．invested

2 . 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack来信询问中国人是如何庆祝国庆的。请根据以下提示，给他回一封电子邮件。
1. 普天同庆：大街小巷及各大商店焕然一新，悬挂中国国旗，有些出租车和私家车也悬挂国旗。
2. 庆祝活动：各地电视台推出国庆专题文艺节目，普通社区自发举行各种形式的庆祝活动。
3. 休闲度假：国庆期间，人们可以外出旅游，也可以回家与家人团聚等。
注意：1. 不要逐字逐句翻译。
2. 词数：100词左右（开头结尾已给出，不计入词数）
Jack，
You asked me in your letter how people in China celebrate National Day. Let me tell you.
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In China, National Day is happy time for all the people.
Yours,
Li Hua