2 . 英文报21st Century正在庆祝创刊二十周年。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 读报的经历；
2. 喜爱的栏目；
3. 期望和祝福。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。

21st Century and Me

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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。

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the     1     (important) festivals in China. It is an evening celebration when families gather together     2     (merry) to light lanterns, eat moon cakes and appreciate the round moon.     3     that special night, the moon is the roundest and brightest thing in the sky. The full moon is a symbol for family reunion,     4     is the reason why that day is also known as the Festival of Reunion.

The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations date back to more than 2, 000 years ago. In the Tang Dynasty, people began to enjoy     5     admire the full moon as a custom. In the Southern Song Dynasty, however, people sent round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of     6     (they) best wishes for family reunion. After it turned dark, they looked up at the fall silver moon or went sightseeing by lakes     7     (celebrate) the festival. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration     8     (become) even more popular. Together with the celebration appeared some special     9     (custom) in different parts of the country, such as     10     (burn) incense (香), planting Mid-Autumn tees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances, etc.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How old is Mary’s mother?

A．Fifty years old.

B．Fifty-five years old.

C．Forty-five years old.

2. Where will Mary’s family have a special dinner?

A．At a Chinese restaurant.

B．At a fast-food restaurant.

C．At home.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who organizes the Winter Festival?

A．The government.

B．A team of volunteers.

C．The businessmen around the town.

2. What is special about the art exhibition?

A．It will be held in a school.

B．There are three opening nights.

C．The painters of the pictures are local students.

3. What will take place in the Main Exhibition Hall?

A．A music talent show.

B．An art exhibition.

C．A fancy-dress party.

4. Why is the talk given?

A．To raise money for the festival.

B．To inform people of the festival.

C．To compare the events of the festival.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did the second Mud Festival take place?

A．In 1997.

B．In 1998.

C．In 1999.

2. What’s the difference between this year’s festival and the past ones?

A．It was held both online and offline.

B．Visitors could swim in the mud pool.

C．There was a music party on the beach.

3. Why is the mud here special?

A．It has plenty of minerals.

B．It is from the eastern coast.

C．It helps stop skin disease.

4. Which aspect of the festival is the speaker talking about in the end?

A．Its origin.

B．Its purpose.

C．Its future.