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The most     1     and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.     2     the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may     3    children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year     4     .Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals,    5     take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades,     6     in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful     7     of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for     8    around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival     9     a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though     10    is covered with pink snow.

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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and     1     in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after     2     had caught animals. At that time people would     3     if food was difficult to find,     4     during the cold winter months. Today's festivals have many     5    , some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events．

The most     6     and important festivals are the ones     7     look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.     8     the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals,     9     take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and     10    , loud music and colourful     11     of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the     12     of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks     13     though it is covered with pink snow.

People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun     14     each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our     15     and forget our work for a little while.

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In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive     1     instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have     2     reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish       3     cars because they like having       4     communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and     5     dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

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Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us. In the past, the presents would     1    , taking over the living room.

On Christmas morning, we     2     waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We     3     the living room and let     4    . We     5    and watch while other family members opened their presents, but     6    ，we lost our self-control.

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The Amber Room, made of several tons of amber and  decorated    1    gold and jewels, has a(n)     2     history. At first, it    3    for the palace of Frederick I. Then in 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great, and later, the Czar made it serve as a small    4    hall.

6 . 下面是介绍 Lantern Festival celebrations的短文, 根据首字母或中文提示, 用本单元出现的单词或短语的正确形式填空。

The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival   c    1    on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. It marks the final day of the t    2    Chinese New Year celebrations. During the festival, we   d    3     our windows with balloons and posters. We will     4    (举办)lantern riddles   c    5     and firework displays with thousands of people taking part in these celebrations. However, it is the busiest times for the traffic police because the lantern     6    (展览会) and the p    7    attract a lot of people.During this time，families     8    (聚会) to enjoy a big dinner. Rice balls are my favourite.This year, I gave some flowers and a scarf to my mother. In return, she gave me a     9    (红包).

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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would    1    the end of cold weather, planting in spring and    2    in autumn.   Sometimes   celebrations would be   held after    3    had caught animals. Today’s festivals have many origins, some     4    , some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to     5    the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The most    6     and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.       7    the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children       8    money in red paper. People love to get together to eat, drink and have     9     with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our     10    and forget our work for a little while.

8 . Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

“Melting pot” means a place where people from many different ethnic groups or cultures form a united society. The idea comes from     1     (heat) metals in a container. When they melt, the metals unite and become       2     new and stronger. This term has been used to describe the United States as a nation created from people who came here from many different countries.

A Frenchman who was living in America expressed the idea more than 200 years ago. J. Hector de Crevecoeur     3     (publish) a book called Letters From an American Farmer in 1782. He wrote that America had people from many different countries. He said that they would become a new people     4     work would one day change the world.

For many years, Americans generally accept the idea     5     their country is a melting pot. They welcome immigrants from many nations. Yet some of those immigrants criticize the melting pot idea. They feel they are forced to lose their culture and language     6     (accept) in America. Other people also criticize the idea. They say the aim of the melting pot is to make different cultures disappear into the one     7     (represent) the largest group.

New groups of immigrants from Asia and Latin America are changing the United States today. Some are resisting learning American culture and language. Reports say some Americans fear that the nation is separating into many groups that have no     8     (share) purpose. Others say the melting pot is no longer changing the nation’s immigrants, but the immigrants are changing America.

Some experts who study immigration say they now compare American society     9     a salad bowl. A salad is made of many different foods. They each keep their own taste     10    being part of a successful product. In this way, cultural groups keep their customs and language and are still part of American society.

9 . 阅读下面课文原文，在空白处填入课文原文内容。

Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since     1     times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and     2    in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would     3     if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festivals have many     4    , some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

The most     5     and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.     6    the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and     7    celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals,     8    take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might     9     parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important     10     and social festival for Christians around the world.

10 . (一) Not that Charlie’s own life was easy! He was born in a poor family     1     1889. His parents were both music hall     2     (perform). You may find     3     astonishing that Charlie       4     (teach) to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially     5     the family income was often uncertain.     6     (luck), his father died,     7     (leave) the family even     8     (bad) off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking     9     his mother and his brother. By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the     10     (popular) child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him – his subtle acting made everything entertaining.

       (二) As I get to know more about international friends, I learn more about this     11     (culture) “body language”. Not all cultures greet each other the same way,     12     are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance     13     people. In the same way that people communicate with spoken language, they also express their feelings using     14     (speak) “language” through physical distance, actions or posture. English people, for example, do not usually stand very close to       15     or touch strangers as soon as they meet. However, people from places     16     Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others     17     (close) and are more likely to touch them. Most people around the world now greet each other     18     shaking hands,     19     some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese,     20     prefer to bow.