1 . 阅读下面短文，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词。

Today is January 26th. Our class have a discussion about w     1     to stay at home or go out     2     a trip as the winter holiday is drawing near. Some of us are in favor of staying at home. They think it's     3     convenient and comfortable. What’s more, they can     4       money for other purposes.     5     they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world. However, o     6     prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase their     7     (知识) and broaden their horizons. But they will spend more money and meet many difficulties while traveling. P     8     I think it would be better to stay at home, for I can do what I like, such     9     reading books, watching TV and h     10     my parents with some housework.

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We have all kinds of festivals. Ancient people held festivals to     1     the end of winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Today’s festivals have many     2     : some are     3    , some seasonal and some for special people or events.

Some festivals are in memory of the dead or to satisfy the     4    . On the important feast day in Mexico, besides     5     food, flowers and gifts to the dead, people eat food in the shape of skull and cakes with “bones” on them

People hold festivals as an honor to famous people, like the Dragon Boat Festival which honors the famous     6     , Qu Yuan.

Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are held in many countries. In European countries, some people might win     7     for their farm produce in competitions. On Mid-Autumn festivals in China and some Asian countries, people     8     the moon and have moon cakes.

Chinese New Year is one of the most     9     and important festivals. People look forward to eating dumplings, giving lucky money in red paper and playing dragon dances.

To sum up, festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our     10     and forget our work for a little while.

3 . Lesson 26: My sister is only seven, but she always tells me     1     my pictures are good or not…She looked at it     2     for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?'

Lesson 27: Late in the afternoon, the boys put     3     their tent in the middle of a field…The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and     4     into their tent.

Lesson 28:Now he has put     5     ugly stone head over the gate． It is one of the     6     faces I have ever seen.

Lesson 29: Since then, Captain Fawcett     7     passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a     8     of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.

Lesson 30:I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in     9    ; they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized     10     had happened.

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It is hard to think of a world    1    metals. Different metals have different uses, for example, steel is used in cars, and iron is used in electrical    2    . When we use metals, it is important to know how they react with different substances, for example, water and oxygen. The    3    of metals with these substances can be    4    in order. Here is a table with the metals that react most at the top, and the metals that react    5    at the bottom.

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The English class is really     1    . The teacher is a very     2     woman called Ms Shen. We’re using a new textbook and Ms Shen’s     3     of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. She thinks that reading     4     is important, but we speak a lot in class, too. And we have fun. I don’t think I will be     5     in Ms Shen’s class.

6 . 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    .

7 . Dear Lucy,

I'm happy to receive your letter. I know you have some problems. I have some     1     that may help you. First, you should regard the problems     2     challenges. You think it is very difficult to learn English well. I think you should learn English by     3     notes because it's very important. Then you can talk with friends in English as much as you can. It can improve your speaking skills. I'm sorry to hear that you often make mistakes in     4    . I think you need to do more grammar exercises. You say you can't understand spoken English. Why not     5     the teachers for help? I think you will make great progress with the help of the teachers. As for watching TV, I think your mother is right, you should spend more time on study     6     of watching TV. If you get good grades, I'm sure your mother will     7     you to watch TV. You say you are getting heavier and heavier, what about eating more fruit and vegetables? Don't eat junk food. You should do more exercise     8     you have time.

I believe things will be better. Send you my best wishes.

Yours,

Lin Lin

8 . So as you can see from what I've said, I'm a    1    kind of person. But there's one thing I really love — I'm    2    about football. I'm    3    of the class team at school and I'm also a member of the Senior High team. Because of this, I make sure that I have a good    4    , and as I've said, this isn't a problem because my mother    5    us so well.