1 . 课本原文填空

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.

2 . 根据课文内容填空

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.

3 . 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).

4 . (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.

5 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

On Februry 14, men around the world take out their wives or girlfriends     1     (have) dinner, buying them flowers and gifts. However, people in Japan do it     2     (different). On that day, a woman usually     3     (give) gifts to the man in her life. This gift comes in the form of chocolate or cookies. One month later, on March 14, they celebrate White Day, when men present gifts to women. Instead of chocolates, they may give handbags, flowers or clothes.     4     if a girl wants to receive more gifts on White Day, she should give gifts generously to her loved ones on Valentine's Day.

6 . 原文填空（每空只写一词）

In Britain and the USA, the managing directors     1     presidents of big companies are often     2     of being ‘fat cats’, i.e. bosses     3     salaries are often twenty-five times more than the company’s     4     worker. When times are hard and workers are     5     off, they receive very little. Departing directors, on the other hand, get big golden    6    .     7     contrast, in Japan the ratio between the     8     and lowest paid is normally a more modest seven or eight to one. In     9    , large Japanese companies have the     10    of taking care of all their employees, and the concept of a ‘job for life’ is still, by and large, true.

7 . Recitation

In western cultures,     1     eye contact in conversation is necessary. As a matter of fact, a westerner might consider a lack of eye contact as a lack of interest. In Spain, Italy and Greece, where people stand close together talking to each other, eye contact is more frequent and lasts longer.

In many Asian cultures, people avoid eye contact to show respect. It is done when talking with anyone in     2     or with anyone older.

Habits like this can cause problems when people do not understand them. For example, an Asian person might close his or her eyes in     3     or look down while listening to a speaker. A Western speaker might thing the person is not interested.

Eye contact is a     4     thing. A lack of eye contact may be considered impolite. But if you stare at others, it is also considered rude and should be avoided.

8 . Fill in the blanks with words and phrases that are taken from your textbooks.
1. Fast food restaurants are now _________rapidly all over the country in the United States. Speed is a very important __________. People usually have a short ________ ________because they just do not want to _______ ______ ______ ______. Fast food restaurant are places that _________ ______ ______ hundreds of people in a short time. There is usually very _____ ______ and the food is always very cheap.
2. In Japan, ______ ______ ______is often held while people are drinking tea. The ceremony, usually held in a teahouse, ______ ______ ______ the sixteen century. Guests ______ ______ ________ set up then and the tea ______ is a powdered green tea. Though still ______ today, the tea ceremony may not be ______ ______ ______ it used to be. Young people tend to ______ other drinks.
3. In the seventeenth ______, Rives, blown heavily . ______ ______. His hands dropped helplessly. Danny thought it was his chance ---the boy was ______ ______ ______, he decided to _____ the deadly blow. But before he could do that, Rivera caught him off his ______ and hit him ______ ______ ______. Danny went down. When he ______ Rivera gave him another blow on the neck and jaw.

9 . Complete the two paragraphs taken from Eye Contact in the More Reading section of Unit one.

In many Asian cultures,     1     shows respect. It is done when talking with anyone     2     or with anyone older.

Habits like this can     3     when people do not understand them.     4    , an Asian might close his eyes     5     or look down while listening to a speaker. A Western speaker might think the man is not interested.

10 . 根据上下文及首字母提示填入适当的单词。
注意：每个空格只写1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。

Landscaped Gardens — Suzhou Gardens in east China’s Suzhou City, attracting a c    1     flow of visitors from both home and abroad, have been suffering much damage for some reasons in the long history. Fortunately, thanks to the c    2     effort of the locals and the Chinese government, they manage to survive and are officially r    3     as the World Heritage.

Such heritage sites are not only the w    4     to the historical development of the city but also an important basis for historical research. Therefore, we can not lay too much stress on the s    5    of protecting and p    6    them. Our government should strive to launch c    7    to raise people’s awareness of the preservation. Besides, every Chinese citizen is supposed to behave a    8     and respectfully at tourist destinations. C    9     to the conservation of heritage sites, we are sure to make great achievements. Otherwise, we will suffer the c    10    .