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    1    (get) young people to take part in activities to save their national heritage is a good way to introduce them to their country’s history.    2     they learn about where they come from, they will    3     (hopeful) be proud to tell others about their country and culture. Of course, teachers must keep a balance between teaching the good and bad parts of a country’s history. Learning only the good parts can lead     4     narrow thinking. Learning the bad parts may help stop those kinds of things from    5     (happen) again. Students    6    know their history and culture are more likely to make sure that their cultural heritage    7    (preserve) well. Besides, teachers can motivate students by asking them to come up with    8    (they) own ideas. One possible idea is for students to raise money to an organization or group    9    protects their country’s cultural heritage. Teachers may also turn to their local museums or historical    10    (society) for help in getting students more interested in this important field.

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The Tradition of Making New Year’s Resolutions

There are so many ways to celebrate New Year and especially New Year’s Eve. Traditions of the season include the making of New Year’s resolutions. That tradition     1     (date) back to the early Babylonians. While popular modern resolutions may include the promise to lose weight or quit smoking, the early Babylonian’s     2     (popular) resolution was to return borrowed farm     3     (equip).

The tradition of using a baby     4     (signify) the New Year began in Greece around 600 BC. It was their tradition at that time to celebrate their god of wine, Dionysus, by parading a baby in a basket,     5     (represent) the annual rebirth of that god as     6     spirit of fertility (多产). Early Egyptians also used a baby as a symbol of rebirth.

    7     the early Christians criticized the practice as pagan (异教徒), the popularity of the baby as a symbol of rebirth forced the Church to rc-evaluate its position. The Church finally allowed     8     (it) members to celebrate the New Year with a baby,     9     was to symbolize the birth of the baby Jesus.

The practice that an image of a baby with a New Year’s banner (横幅) is used as a symbolic representation of the New Year     10     (bring) to early America by the Germans. They had used it since the fourteenth century.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Cold Food Festival is a     1       (tradition) Chinese holiday celebrated before Qingming Festival, which usually falls on April 4 or 5.

Legend has     2     that Chong'er, a prince of Jin, experienced many hardships while he moved around the warring states. Once, when the prince suffered from     3     (starve), Jie Zitui, offered him food. Later, when Chong'er became the duke of Jin, he ordered a search for Jie who had gone into hiding in the remote mountains with his mother. The duke wanted Jie to serve     4     one of his ministers. Contrary to     5    many people might assume, Jie, who preferred living a simple life in the Mianshan Mountain to     6     (become) a politician, refused the duke's invitation. Chong'er ordered the mountain to be burned down to force Jie out of hiding.     7     (fortune), Jie did not give in and the fire ended up killing him and his mother. Feeling extremely sorry, Chong'er required that the setting of fire     8     (forbid) on the anniversary of Jie's death. This meant all food was eaten cold. Therefore the festival is thus named.

Mianshan Mountain,     9    the tragedy happened, is now a famous tourist destination in Shanxi province. In many areas of Shanxi, locals still remember this tradition.     10    cold food is not the only choice for people during the celebration, the practices of making typical cold dishes for the event have been preserved.

4 . Directions: After reading the passage below, 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.

This weekend many families in America will celebrate Mother’s Day. The event dates back to   May 9, 1914,     1     America’s President Wilson   established the official     holiday. Some people had begun campaigning for the holiday a few years     2     (early).   Finally in 1914, the president made it official. He declared that each second Sunday in May     3     (dedicate) to thanking the nation’s mothers. He also ordered all government     buildings     4     (display) the national flag on that day. According to President Wilson, this was done “as a public expression of …love …for the mothers of our country.”

Before long, people in other   countries     5     (begin) asking for a similar   holiday to celebrate their mothers. Mexico celebrated its first official Mother’s Day on May 10, 1922. May 10th became their annual holiday because the country preferred a fixed date to     6     that changed.

Other countries are happy to share the day with the United States. Some on the list include Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan and Turkey.

Oddly enough, the U.S. Congress rejected a Mother’s Day resolution at first. Today, though, Mother’s Day is a highly popular holiday. It’s also very successful commercially. Along with giving cards,   candy   and flowers,     7     (take) moms out for brunch is a very popular gesture. America’s National Restaurant Association says Mother’s Day is the year’s most popular day for eating out.

But why do we honor our mothers? Many moms lovingly dedicate their lives to their children. Moms sacrifice time, sleep and often their own dreams. Moms try to provide a strong foundation     8     children   can   build   their   lives. With     9     (love)   care,   mothers guide their children toward adulthood.

When we consider everything our mothers have done for us, how can we not honor them? There’s no need to wait for a national holiday, though. Every day is a great opportunity to tell our mothers     10     they mean to us.

5 . Be cautious of Friday the 13^th！Many people think the day is unlucky.    1    （fortune）, there's only one Friday the 13^th this year. As the legend goes，you should try not     2    （break）any mirrors，walk under a ladder，or even spill any salt. Why？Researchers say    3     is tough to find out how the tradition came into being. Many believe it has     4    （religion）origins. In the Christian faith，there were 13 guests at table for the Last Supper，which was held the day before the Friday    5    Jesus died. Now，Friday the 13h has become a cultural wonder. Many Americans avoid the number 13 all together，    6    （include）hotel rooms and airplane seat assignments. It even costs couples less to get married on the day. There are many other    7    （explain）behind the luckless day. Simon Bronner，a professor of American studies at Pennsylvania State. University，    8    （believe）Friday the 13h is a way for people to pin their bad luck to a certain cause:. The fact should be    9    there's nothing special about the number itself. After all，the number 13     10    （consider）to be lucky in some countries，like Italy

6 . In order to understand the role and function of belief in our society, one way is to compare the     1     (different) between a society with belief and a society without it. And through this process of comparison, it might be easier for us to understand     2     important belief really is.

Without belief, we do not know what we are fighting     3    . This is the fundamental difference between someone who has     4     belief system and someone who does not. A parent who is working so hard for the benefits and financial security of the children tend to give more and complain     5    . A man or a woman in love, who is trying to maintain or change their situation in the belief that they could one day be with their beloved ones, would not even feel the burden of work. A student, who     6     (strong) believes that a brighter future is available, would not mind a few extra hours to be better academically. And a public servant, who makes the interest of the general public as priority, would not mind     7     (burn) some late night oil so that the required work could     8    (finish) in high quality. For all the examples mentioned above, we can easily imagine how the situation would change dramatically when they do not have the belief system of their own.

It’s a given fact     9     life is hard but whatever difficulties occur, those     10     belief is stronger are more likely to overcome them successfully.

7 . Colorful lanterns are lighting up China’s night sky, as activities begin across the country to celebrate Lantern Festival today.

    1     (date) back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), the Lantern Festival is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month    2    (mark) the first full moon of the lunar new year.

You Guoqing,     3    folk custom expert in Tianjin, said the Lantern Festival was about going out for a colorful celebration rather than a family get-together.     4    watching lanterns,     5     is also a day to appreciate the full moon, solve lantern riddles, watch art     6    (performance) and eat tang yuan.

The festival was once also a time for romantic encounters. In feudal times, young women were not allowed to go out    7    (free), but Lantern Festival was an exception,     8     young men and women could meet up.

Some aspects of the festival, such as its romantic atmosphere,     9     (fade), but people     10     see the Lantern Festival as a day to rejoice and a chance to wish for happiness.