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。

The Mid-Autumn Festival,     1     is an important traditional festival in China, usually falls in September or October. It is on the 15th day of the     2     (eight) month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Festival Celebration between New Zealand and China     3     (hold) with high quality performances at the New Zealand National Museum last Sunday night. Artists from southwestern China’s Chongqing     4     (present) the Wellington audience with Sichuan Opera Performance. The performances perfectly showed the charm of Chinese culture and art     5     the audience.

Guo Zongguang, who is the     6     (direct) of the China Cultural Center in New Zealand, stressed that this show was one of    7     most important events in this year’s culture exchanges between China and New Zealand.

Brett Hudson, a member of Parliament, acknowledged that China, now New Zealand’s largest trading partner, provided New Zealanders with thousands and thousands of     8     (job). Our relationship with China is     9     (extreme) important. Our two-way trade now tops 28 billion New Zealand dollars in 2018,     10     (help)New Zealanders improve life styles for families. And it is strengthening even further through cultural exchange and better understanding of one another.

2 . If you are a fruit grower — or would like to become one — take advantage of Apple Day to see what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.

Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly(多疙瘩的) Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.

There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.

At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.

Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards(果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.

1. What can people do at the apple events?

A．Attend experts’ lectures.

B．Visit fruit-loving families.

C．Plant fruit trees in an orchard.

D．Taste many kinds of apples.

2. What can we learn about Decio?

A．It is a new variety.

B．It has a strange look.

C．It is rarely seen now.

D．It has a special taste.

3. What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．A practical idea.

B．A vain hope.

C．A brilliant plan.

D．A selfish desire.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To show how to grow apples.

B．To introduce an apple festival.

C．To help people select apples.

D．To promote apple research.

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。并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。

Chinese-American community groups are preparing to hold their second annual International Confucius Cultural Festival（孔子文化节）on Sept, 28 in Flushing Queens, New York City's easternmost borough.

The event serves not only    1    a spectacular ceremony to memorize the world-famous Chinese philosopher, but a chance    2    (celebrate) Chinese culture together with other local communities, said Wang Lizhi, president of America East Shandong Association( AESA). Co-sponsored by AESA, America East Shandong Chamber of Commerce and Confucius Education Foundation Inc, the festival    3    (feature) recitation of the“Di Zi Gui，”literally translated as "Standards for being a Good Pupil and Child," a book    4    (write) based on Confucius' teachings that emphasize the    5    (base) necessities for being a good person and guidelines for    6    (live)in harmony with others, as well as Chinese traditional dances, Shan-dong folk music and photo exhibitions.

The groups hosted the    7    (one) International Confucius Cultural Festival in flushing on Sept. 28 Last year to celebrate the 2,568th anniversary of the birth of Confucius (551 BC -479 BC). Confucius was    8    extraordinary educator and philosopher, and founded Confucianism. It was he     9    first set up private schools and received students from every walk of life without    10    (consider) of their social status.

4 . USA TODAY 10Best's Readers Choice Awards are currently on hold.We asked our readers to vote for the top events across six categories:music,general food,specialty food,film,cultural and emerging industries(founded in the past five years).These are some of the winners:

Kutztown Folk Festival

The nine-day Kutztown Folk Festival is the nation's oldest continuously operated folk life festival,drawing visitors from around the globe.A celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and heritage,the event includes America's largest quilt sale,200 craftsmen and folk artists,local food and family friendly entertainment.

Water Lantern Festival

The Water Lantern Festival is all about connections.Magical nights in cities across the US include food,live music and the beauty of thousands of lanterns decorated with letters of love, hope and dreams floating on the water.

Carnaval of Quebec

The Quebec Carnaval is a 10-day festival of winter,the world's largest,complete with nighl parades(庆祝游行），ice skating,snow sculptures and a towering ice palace.Other highlighls include ice canoe racing,a sugar shack and iconic Caribou drinks.

San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade

San Francisco has celebrated its Chinese heritage during its annual Chinese New Year Festival&Parade since just after the Gold Rush.The parade ranks among the best in the world, with 100 units,fancy costumes,fireworks and a 268-foot Golden Dragon,which takes a team of 100 men and women to march through the streets.It has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world,drawing some three million spectators and television viewers.

1. What can you see during Kutztown Folk Festival?

A．Modern arts.

B．Quilts for sale.

C．Traditional weddings.

D．Shows on stage.

2. Which festival is meant to promote interpersonal relationships?

A．Kutztown Folk Festival.

B．Carnaval of Quebec.

C．Water Lantern Festival.

D．San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade.

3. Carnaval of Quebec and San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade both...

A．include special food

B．relate to parades

C．take place only at nights

D．have sculpture exhibitions

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⒈ 时间：周五晚8点至9点
⒉ 地点：学生俱乐部
⒊ 内容：生日歌、蛋糕、游戏等
⒋ 要求：备小礼物
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Hi, Susan,
We’re throwing a surprise party for Xiaoming’s birthday.

6 . Whether it’s one day off or a week, you don’t need to be surrounded by people to have a great holiday.     1    . You can use your holiday to do all the things you never have time for in your everyday routine.

Go out and do something

Don’t feel like you have to stay in your house because you’re spending your holiday alone. Going shopping is a good choice.     2    , you can take your time perusing stores,and treat yourself to something small that you’ve been wanting. Going to see a movie or showing alone can be also a fun experience.

Be productive

    3     Your project might be anything from weeding your garden or organizing a messy closet. While you work on your project you can make it fun. You can keep snacks around or listen to some music.

Read a book

Setting aside long periods of time to read can help you get around to finishing that book you’ve been wanting to read and feel a sense of achievement.     4    . It’s still a relaxing activity, but you won’t feel like a zombie(僵尸)in front of your computer or television.

Do some exercise

    5    ,and it can improve relaxation afterwards. Set aside thirty minutes or an hour to do a cardio workout. Holiday is a great time to exercise because you won’t be rushed or feel like you need to be somewhere else. You’ll feel better and fresher after you are wet with sweat.

A．Even if you don’t want to spend a lot of money

B．Make a schedule for your study

C．Being alone can also be relaxing and enjoyable

D．Reading can also help you free from technology

E．It really makes sense to read a book alone on your holiday

F．A holiday can be a great time to get around to your home project

G．Exercise has many long-term benefits

7 . Get out your shovels, your seeds, and your soil-it's almost April 22. Here are four fun ways to celebrate Earth Day with your kids.

Plant a tree.

Since the first Earth Day in 1970, planting trees has been a traditional way of celebrating the holiday. Try planting one in your own backyard, or attending a local tree-planting event. In its lifetime, that single tree will absorb approximately one ton of carbon dioxide.    1    .

Spend the day without a car.

    2    . Yet, challenge yourself to make your way through the day without hopping in the car. Walking, biking, or catching the bus will keep your carbon dioxide emissions down and show the kids there are other fun ways of traveling.

Take a walk in nature.

Perhaps the most obvious Earth Day activity is a nature walk. Make a list of things you'd like to find and check them off on your walk.    3    . Go through the colors of the rainbow and try and find an object in that color on your walk.

Attend a community activity.

Show your kids it's not just Mom and Dad who care about Earth Day. Tons of people will show up for local events as well!    4    . We guarantee you will find some activities like park cleanup, recycling demos, or tree-planting ceremony.

    5    .

When it comes to taking care of Earth, we all need to do our share. Take your kids to the local playground and give them each a pair of gloves and a small garbage bag. Task them with picking of scraps of trash as fast as they can-whoever fills up their bag first, wins. Once you get back home, enjoy some Earth Day movies.

A．Play the clean-up game

B．Remember that every day can be Earth Day

C．If you don't feel like making a list, try a color search

D．Check out your newspaper the week leading up to the holiday

E．On Earth Day, we realize what we can do to preserve our natural resources

F．And there are a lot more surprising facts about trees you can share with your kids

G．Depending on where you live, this will bring varying degrees of problem to travel

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It is expected     1     over 100,000 people will take part in a massive parade at Beijing’s Tian’an men Square on the morning of Oct 1, National Day,     2     (celebrate) the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

“    3    (participate) from all walks of life and ethnic groups will attend     4    ceremony, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots(同胞), overseas Chinese and foreigners     5     (include)”, said Du Feijin, head of the publicity department of the Beijing Committee of the Communist Party of China. “Tian’anmen Square will feature red decorations representing the     6     (glory) history of the Party as it led the Chinese revolution to victory”, he said,     7     (add) that 70 red lanterns would be hung parallel     8     the east and west sides of the square. Starting next month, a series of activities like raising the national flag, singing the national anthem and commemorating revolutionary martyrs(烈士) will be held nationwide to let    9     (many) people take part in celebrating the birthday of the motherland. Besides, a documentary which features highlights during the 70-year journey    10    (broadcast) on TV.

9 . The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by the locals.   

During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs. On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.   

The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in front of the cheering people.   

Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All the riders run very fast on horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles（马鞍）. Some even ride upside down—their legs and feet straight up in the air—all at full speed. Others rush down the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. So fast and so wonderful!

1. The Sahara Festival is a festival which _____.

A．has a very long history in North Africa

B．is held in the same place on the same day

C．is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara

D．is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries

2. Before the races begin, _____ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.

A．musicians, dancers, horses and hares

B．camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares

C．horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs

D．musicians, officials, camels and horses

3. The underlined word “finale” in the fourth paragraph most probably means the _____ of the opening day.

A．first part

B．last part

C．middle

D．whole

4. This passage mainly tells readers _____.

A．how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival

B．how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival

C．what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival

D．what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Sara going to do?

A．Buy John a gift

B．Give John a surprise

C．Invite John to France

2. What does the man think of Sara’s plan?

A．Funny.

B．Exciting.

C．Strange.