1 . Have you ever worked on holidays?I spent my last Christmas Day working the whole day!

Due to the nature of my job,I had to go back to my________ and spent my whole Christmas Day there.Of course,it felt no good!Surely you will get ________ when almost all of your friends are either resting at home,watching TV,listening to music,or watching movies in the cinema,and you are the only one that is not ________.The feeling is really bad.And I really did not feel like getting up and going to work in the morning.But I ________ went to work.I am a responsible guy.Since the arrangement was like that,I accepted it.

Of course,there is something ________ about working on Christmas Day and most public holidays.First of all,since I had no plan to go out,or do any ________ activities on that day,I most likely would ________ the day at home playing computer games,so why not go to work and ________ some extra money?It makes sense to me.Besides,it is a holiday for ________ the whole world.It ________ most of my company’s offices in other ________ would probably not be working,_________ those in China and Japan as Christmas is not a holiday for people there.Less users,less problems,meaning less ________ for me to do.And the best part is,the office is mine!I can ________ my laptop to the office,watch movies,play games,and at the same time,get my extra ________!Well,what do you think of working on holidays then?

1.

A．boss

B．school

C．office

D．home

2.

A．sad

B．excited

C．stupid

D．strange

3.

A．working

B．employed

C．watching

D．included

4.

A．also

B．always

C．even

D．still

5.

A．important

B．good

C．different

D．fanny

6.

A．other

B．dangerous

C．useless

D．simple

7.

A．start

B．value

C．spend

D．afford

8.

A．pay

B．steal

C．save

D．make

9.

A．almost

B．hardly

C．only

D．exactly

10.

A．explains

B．means

C．reads

D．reminds

11.

A．buildings

B．countries

C．cities

D．villages

12.

A．after

B．with

C．except

D．beyond

13.

A．work

B．talk

C．homework

D．cleaning

14.

A．use

B．throw

C．bring

D．pull

15.

A．service

B．space

C．pleasure

D．pay

2 . Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift,______a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and______.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts______some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too______. For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very________.

Gift giving is different in different______. Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone______, because many people have enough things and don’t want______gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a______. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to_______too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things______, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,_______money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that______. When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift______has some thought behind it.”

Different people have very different thoughts______this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?

1.

A．usually

B．especially

C．commonly

D．generally

2.

A．dislikes

B．unlike

C．disadvantages

D．disagreements

3.

A．whether

B．when

C．if

D．while

4.

A．same

B．similar

C．small

D．big

5.

A．lonely

B．happy

C．angry

D．good

6.

A．cities

B．towns

C．counties

D．countries

7.

A．else

B．other

C．else’ s

D．another

8.

A．many too

B．much too

C．too many

D．too much

9.

A．child

B．person

C．guide

D．teacher

10.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．have

11.

A．more difficult

B．easily

C．easier

D．more easily

12.

A．using

B．giving

C．receiving

D．lending

13.

A．counts

B．invents

C．finds

D．knows

14.

A．who

B．what

C．it

D．that

15.

A．in

B．on

C．before

D．after

3 . Nine 1700-­year-­old brick tombs have been discovered in northwest China’s Xinjiang. Experts say that they can_______valuable clues for the research of exchanges(交换；交流) between the central Chinese government at that time and_________Western Regions.
It is the_______time ancient tombs with typical characteristics of China’s main Han nationality have been found in the Uygur ethnic region(自治区).
_________from Beijing, Shanxi and Xinjiang concluded that the tombs were_________between the middle and late third century and fourth century.
The tombs were unearthed during the_______of a road earlier this year in Kuqa county, 740 km from Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi and part of the_______Qiuci State. Qiuci State, which_______between the second century BC and 860 AD, was one of the 36 states in the Western Regions.
The tombs would help archaeologists with research into the political, economic and cultural _______between the Central Plains government and states in the west, and on the cultural________of the Central Plains on the Western Regions.
Archaeologists from the Xinjiang institute have dug nine tombs since August 22, __________bodies of more than 30 people, some ancient________and more than 60 pottery(陶器) jars. It is thought there are another three tombs to be________.
The people buried in the tombs were________either people from the western regions deeply influenced by the Han culture or the Han residents(居民)in the __________.1.

A．tell

B．provide

C．show

D．represent

2.

A．nearby

B．middle

C．faraway

D．few

3.

A．second

B．last

C．first

D．near

4.

A．Scientists

B．People

C．Officials

D．Archaeologists

5.

A．built

B．found

C．buried

D．studied

6.

A．construction

B．destruction

C．digging

D．repair

7.

A．ancient

B．big

C．far

D．near

8.

A．appeared

B．disappeared

C．lies

D．existed

9.

A．exchanges

B．businesses

C．development

D．studies

10.

A．model

B．atmosphere

C．influence

D．change

11.

A．finding

B．destroying

C．studying

D．protecting

12.

A．paper

B．silk

C．pearls

D．coins

13.

A．moved

B．dug

C．studied

D．picked

14.

A．surely

B．probably

C．certainly

D．nearly

15.

A．west

B．country

C．region

D．tomb