1 . 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。

Yokohama Chinatown is the largest among Japan's three Chinatowns,     1     is located in downtown Yokohama. A large number of Chinese stores and restaurants can be found in the narrow and     2    (color) streets of the Chinatown.

From this month, the Yokohama Chinatown Development Association(YCDA) will be busy     3    (start) the "Yokohama Chinatown Tour" all year round. Visitors will find it         4     (extreme) necessary to make use       5    the chance to enjoy lunch while learning Chinese food culture and traditional arts.

The first event with the theme of "Meeting to enjoy Chinese tea"     6    (hold) next week. A Chinese store has been set up     7     (allow) people to first learn about tea ceremony and different     8    (type) of tea, and then enjoy lunch at a Chinese restaurant.

According to the organizers, in September, the theme will be "Mid-Autumn Festival moon cake making experience", when visitors will make moon cakes by     9    (they).

"It will be     10     unforgettable tour to experience traditional Chinese culture. Let's enjoy it together," an official of YCDA said.

3 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chrysanthemum（菊花） comes from China and was recorded in some Chinese books as early as the 5th century BC. The flower     1    (introduce) to Japan during the Tang Dynasty. I usually begins to bloom（开花） in the 9th lunar month, lending a festive atmosphere （气氛） to Double Ninth Day. That's why the month is also regarded     2    "the month of chrysanthemum".

The flower has been favored by     3    (poet) through the ages, because it is one of the only flowers that bloom in late autumn. DuFu, a great Tang Dynasty poet, wrote more than ten poems singing the praises of the flower.

Chinese people     4     (be) fond of enjoying chrysanthemum on Double Ninth Day long ago. Chrysanthemum displays were usually held immediately after     5     day in some regions of China in the Qing Dynasty. People in Beijing began to stick chrysanthemums on doors and windows     6     (get) rid of the bad luck and bring in the good ones,     7     was a change of the custom of     8     (wear) chrysanthemum on people's heads. At these displays family members accompany     9     (they) elders to have a relaxing day in a     10     (nature) atmosphere while wishing for good health and happiness for them. The displays are often lively with a sea of visitors.

4 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A material can be really special when it was named after the place where it     1     (create) originally. That's certainly the cane with "china". And     2     all types of china, white porcelain（瓷）is among the mot famous.

Nowadays, the     3     (tradition) material has taken on a modern look in the     4     (hand) of four Chinese artists in the Modern White Porcelain Exhibition. And the key word here is "modern". One of the works     5     (be) a porcelain boat. But look     6     (attentive) and you will see that the boat     7     (build) with porcelain looks like a takeout box. Inside the boat is a statue of a baby. The baby stands for humans and the boat is     8     supports life. It suggests we may have done some damage to     9     environment and that we're treating life like fast food.

All the four artists gave white porcelain a model style, each in     10     (they)own way. And this is what the exhibition's theme comes from. It's a dialogue between the past and the present.

5 . 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。

Father's Day, which falls on June 16 this year, is a day just for dads. It was     1     (original) the idea of a woman called Sonora Smart Dodd,     2     came up with it in 1909. She wanted a special day     3     (honor) her father, Willian, whose wife died while     4     (give) birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the new born and his other five children by     5     (he) on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. It was for Mrs Dodd became an adult     6     she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in rising his children     7     a single parent. He father was born on June 19 so she     8     (choose) to hold the first Father's Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally, in 1966, the     9    (three) Sunday in June was declared Father's Day in the US. Our fathers certainly deserve (值得) our love and     10       (appreciate), so do something special for your dad this Father's Day.

6 . Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

Special Days Around the World

Teachers’ Day

    1     people in many countries celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5^th October, in Argentina it is on 11^th September — the anniversary of the death of former president, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento in 1888. What Sarmiento believed passionately in was the importance of education: He wrote ‘Schools are the very basis of civilization’. Children traditionally write poems for their teachers and give them an apple, make a cake or buy flowers. In Vietnam, Educator’s Day is in November. Many students visit their former teachers in their homes     2    (give) them presents, or give news about themselves. And at some schools in India, senior students become teachers, and teachers become students for the day!

World Book Day

In many countries, Book Day     3    (fall) on 23^rd April every year. It originated in Catalonia in 1923 when booksellers decided to honour the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, who died on that day in 1616. In 1995, World Book Day became an international event,     4    (celebrate) reading and books. People exchange presents — usually a book and a rose. There are also events such as writing competitions, and in Madrid there is a public reading of Cervantes’s     5    (great) work — Don Quijote — which lasts 48 hours! In the UK and Ireland, all schoolchildren receive a £1 book token (礼品券), and many children now dress up as     6     favourite character from fiction!

Respect for the Aged Day

Grandparents’ Day is popular in many countries, but in Japan, a country where nearly 30 percent of the population are over 60, older people     7    (treat) with special respect. The third Monday of September is ‘Respect for the Aged Day’,     8     became a national holiday in 1966. Everyone has a day     9     school or work and people organize celebrations for the older people of the village or community where they live. Young people dress up in traditional clothes. They sing and dance and there will be a meal specially     10    (prepare) for the older people. Nowadays, people also visit relatives and the older people in their families, for a three-day weekend.

7 . 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。

Sending gifts varies greatly from country to country. In Australia, Canada, the United States    1     European countries, sending gifts     2     (be) rarely expected. While seen as a nice gesture, it is more important to avoid    3     (give) highly personal gifts such as clothing. When visiting the home of a colleague from one of these    4     (country), it is normally appropriate to bring a gift to the hostess.

In America, expensive gifts are    5     (definite) out. A good choice is to take the deserving person to dinner, or to an entertainment or a sporting event.     6    the contrary, gift giving is a traditional custom in Japan. In Japan the proper gift is thought    7     (express) the giver’s true friendship, gratitude and respect far    8    (well) than words can. So if you plan to visit Japan or to have any Japanese visit you here, be prepared.

Australia is known for     9    (it) friendliness and informality. So modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might be presented to a friend. But when visiting a German home, gifts    10     reflect your home country are popular, and you might want to bring small gifts for the children of the family you are visiting.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

China is a big old country,     1    has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of     2     (it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world     3     (great), for example, the thought of Confucius(孔子). As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays     4    important role in the world, more and more     5     (foreign) learn Mandarin(普通话) in Confucius institutions.

The Chinese traditional culture can     6     (test) by the time. It unites the whole nation and no matter what kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the country’s future. Today, many young people lose faith in traditional culture and they are crazy     7    the western culture. They follow the western fashion,     8     (think) we are old style. But some day, they     9     (realize) it is wrong     10    them to ignore traditional culture.

10 . 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。

The Mid­Autumn Festival     1     (celebrate) by the Chinese people all over the world every year. The moon is said to be its biggest and     2     (bright) on this day. The Mid­Autumn Festival is     3     special occasion for family. People eat many different kinds of mooncakes     4     (include) fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc. The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month,     5     marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. There are many stories about how the Lantern Festival     6     (start). Nowadays, most lanterns come in many     7     (shape). People often eat sweet dumplings boiled and     8     (serve) in hot water on this day. The Dragon Boat Festival, which started more than 2,000 years ago, marks the     9     (begin) of the hottest season of the year. There is a special food called zongzi     10     the festival.