1 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内的单词的正确形式。

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. The Spring Equinox (春分),     1     the fourth term of the year, starts on March 20 and ends on April this year.

The Spring Equinox signals the equal     2     (long) of the day and night time. The day of the Spring Equinox is     3     the sun is directly above the equator. After the equinox, the sun moves northwards, resulting in     4     (gradual) longer day time in the Northern Hemisphere and longer night in the Southern Hemisphere.

Standing an egg upright is a popular game across the country during the Spring Equinox. It is an old custom that     5     (date) back to 4,000 years ago. People     6     (practice) this tradition to celebrate the coming of spring since ancient times. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the future.

The Spring Equinox is     7     good time to fly kites. In ancient times, people did not have good medical resources. So     8     (pray) for good health, they wrote their medical issues on a paper kite. When the kite     9     (fly) in the air, people would cut off the string to let the paper kite float away,     10     (symbolize) the flying away of diseases.

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。

Around twenty years ago, I was going through hard times. I couldn’t find a    1    (satisfy) job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus    2    (make) ends meet. One afternoon, while    3    (drive) through a suburban neighborhood, I was so sad that I kept asking    4    (I), “Why has my life become so hard?

What’s wrong with the world?” Then I pulled over the bus to drop off a little girl. As she passed, she    5    (hand) me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor and I should keep it in case the owner came to look for it. In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring.

When I gave it to her, she got excited and said    6    (excited), “Thanks, you are a real gentleman.” I told her that she should thank the little girl    7    had found it. She said, “Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world    8    is!” Then she left with satisfaction. I    9    (touch) by her words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condition. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude    10    life.

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

The use of chopsticks has been     1     big part of Chinese food culture for centuries. When cooking food or picking it up, a pair of chopsticks always comes for use.

So how did chopsticks come into being? It’s said that Dayu, a legendary ruler of ancient China    2     helped his people fight floods, invented them. In those days, people    3     (eat) only with their hands. But Dayu was busy preparing for flood control work and often had his meals in the wild. Mostly, he hurried to deal    4     unexpected accidents and didn’t want to wait to eat. The meat    5     (cook) in the pot was too hot to pick up with his hands. So one day Dayu picked up some twigs(细枝)     6     (help) him hold the meat. Later, the twigs    7     (gradual) became the chopsticks we know today.

But of course, this is just a story. The    8     (early) chopsticks archaeologists(考古学家) have found so far are more than 3,000 years,     9     (date) back to the Shang Dynasty. The six bronze chopsticks were found in Yinxu, one of China’s oldest archaeological    10     (site) in Anyang, Henan Province.

5 . A successful swap depends on the selection of clothes, the organization of the event, and ________ (obvious), how much fun is had. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . All ________ (apply) must have a driver’s license and access to a car. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . At this point, it is not clear why dogs seem to be equipped with the ability to recognize different facial________ (expression) in humans. (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . 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。

Grandfather and Father are playing chess     1     Son comes in. The son tells his father that he doesn’t want to go to university, which surprises his father. Father is a lawyer, and intends his son to choose the career as well, because it     2     (pay) well.

However, the son is     3     (interest) in playing music. Father doesn’t understand his son and has    4     argument with him. Grandfather has no     5     (choose) but to calm both of them down. He reminds Father of his decision when Father was his son’s age. At that time, Father chose a career     6     (suit) his own talents. Grandfather didn’t force Father     7     (follow) his will and was even proud of Father. Finally, Grandfather asks Son to take his advice     8     (serious) that he should go to university and play music at the same time.     9     his opinion, Son can make lots of new friends at university. Father accepts it,     10    (say) “You can make lots of new lawyer friends.”