When many people reach Wuzhen, they usually get the ________ (impress) that the famous town is beautiful but commercialized in some way.(所给词的适当形式填空)

Listening to loud music at rock concerts ________ (have) caused hearing loss in some teenagers. (所给词的适当形式填空)

Cars should be tested ________ (annual) to be kept in good condition, otherwise they would be an invitation to accidents. (所给词的适当形式填空)

Actually, the garden, as well as the trees around it, ________ (belong) to a man living across the street. (所给词的适当形式填空)

Many of the scientists and ________ (engine) are judged in terms of how great their achievements are.(所给词的适当形式填空)

Nobody but those invited by Dr Li________(allow) to enter the patient’s room. (所给词的适当形式填空)

While my job is ________ (occasion) dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. (所给词的适当形式填空)

With the popularity of smartphones, people gradually lose interest in watching television, which makes TV a ________ (decorate) of the house. (所给词的适当形式填空)

Amy, as well as her brothers, ________ (give) a warm welcome when returning to the village last week. (所给词的适当形式填空)

It is important to remember that success ________ (be)the sum of small efforts made each day and often ________ (take) years to achieve. (所给词的适当形式填空)

Wine and beaches, fireworks and music...our readers recommend some fantastic festivals.

Festa delTUva e del Vino, Italy

Set on the beautiful shores of Lake Garda, this grapes and wine festival takes over the small town of Bardolino for four days every October. With local wines, food, art projections, fireworks and live music. people come from miles around to celebrate. First and foremost, it’s about great wine, but it’s worth visiting to soak up the great atmosphere.

Free,1-5 October

Quest festival, Vietnam

This is a weekend camping festival held just a 40-minute drive from Hanoi, bringing together locals and visitors in a celebration of underground live and electronic music culture. Held in the beautiful Son Tinh campsite, there are usually about 30 local and international DJs and 10 bands. There are also workshops, pop-up cafes, ire performances, dancing and much more.

Weekend tickets about ￡25,6-8 November

Estival, Switzerland

This is a free festival of jazz which takes place in the first weekend in July in the pretty squares and lakeside beaches and parks around the southern Swiss town of Lugano. People will enjoy the palm trees and summer air see some of Europe’s up and coming jazz bands.

Free, every July

Irish Redhead Convention, Ireland

A friendly gathering for all red-haired people is held in the small seaside village of Crosshaven where redheads from all over the world take part in light hearted events. There’s live music, art exhibitions, lectures and of course the traditional Parade of Redheads through the village led by the newly crowned Redhead King and Queen.

Free, every August

1. Jennifer, a girl with red hair, may be interested in        .

A．Estival

B．Quest festival

C．Festa deirtlva e del Vino

D．Irish Redhead Convention

2. What do these four festivals have in common?

A．They offer local food.

B．They have fireworks.

C．They are free of charge.

D．They have music activities.

3. Where can you probably find the text?

A．In a textbook.

B．In a magazine.

C．In a news report.

D．In a research paper.

“The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence (篱笆).” That’s an old saying in English. It means that other places often look better, more interesting than the place where you live. “Let’s go to KFC for dinner and then watch some Japanese cartoons!” We all know it: more and more Chinese kids love American and Japanese food and movies. Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring Chinese culture and, instead, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating western holidays.

Foreign books and soap operas are good, but Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with the Mid-Autumn Festival. China has lots of cool things in its culture: calligraphy, Beijing Opera, kung fu, and even Jay Chou! And let’s not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as warm as China.

It’s good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they can never replace your own culture. It’s good to look on the other side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn’t always greener.

Although some people become worried about that, I don’t think they should. Will we get more powerful without learning from other countries? Will Chinese people live more happily without American fast food? Besides, it’s fun to learn about different cultures. Chinese kids can learn about other cultures and have fun, but they also need to learn more about their own culture. Be proud of Chinese culture and of being Chinese!

1. The author thinks young Chinese        .

A．are ignoring our own culture

B．are foolish in learning our own culture

C．are interested in our own culture

D．are hating our own culture

2. In some young Chinese’s eyes, which of the following is not the “greener grass”?

A．Japanese cartoon books.

B．Korean soap operas.

C．The Mid-Autumn Festival.

D．Christmas.

3. In the author’s opinion, what is the best feature of Chinese culture?

A．Working hard.	B．Friendliness.
C．Bravery.	D．Honesty.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Chinese culture and western culture

B．Simple young Chinese

C．Interesting western culture

D．That grass is not always greener

Once a year in the town of Wuzhen all the tourists can be audience members.

Picture an entire town turned into one grand immersive (沉浸式)_________: huge marionettes walking through a narrow, flagstone-paved lane, mother and daughter sitting_________in a paper boat that_________along a river, young couples whispering under a night sky_________up by bloomed kites.

No matter where you go in the town of Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, during its_________ theater festival you are likely to_________performances——and some in the unlikeliest of places, such as at the_________of an otherwise quiet square, under the roofs of a moss-carpeted dock, and even on rowing boats.

Even tourists_________of the festival will find themselves_________in plays, dance and music, everybody being____________to wander the 1,300-year-old town’s alleys, riverbanks and theater venues.

They can, for example, step into the “home” of the Italian director Eugenio Barba as he throws a ”dinner party”. “This is a very____________way of thinking theater, that the audience are my____________to share a dinner, and food are sounds,____________, words, poetry,” said Barba pleasingly, founder of the Odin Teatret of Denmark.

But those who wanted to watch The Tree were____________ to hand in their phones before performances. When the show began they sat____________one another quietly, professionals and____________alike, not knowing what the evening would bring.

What gradually____________were various stories with a tree at their center. The performance immersed its audience in an overwhelming auditory (听觉的) and____________head trip, or,____________one viewer commented on the____________site Douban, “the best nightmare I have ever had”.

1.

A．platform

B．theater

C．gallery

D．passage

2.

A．deliberately

B．slowly

C．swiftly

D．lazily

3.

A．stations

B．parks

C．floats

D．walks

4.

A．lit

B．burned

C．stuck

D．set

5.

A．annual

B．monthly

C．weekly

D．daily

6.

A．look into

B．come up with

C．run into

D．put up with

7.

A．center

B．comer

C．point

D．spot

8.

A．tired

B．fond

C．unconscious

D．convinced

9.

A．approved

B．affected

C．accused

D．absorbed

10.

A．arranged

B．praised

C．invited

D．supported

11.

A．creative

B．obvious

C．reasonable

D．abrupt

12.

A．colleagues

B．guests

C．fans

D．hosts

13.

A．studios

B．paintings

C．images

D．cartoons

14.

A．suggested

B．required

C．appreciated

D．referred

15.

A．meeting

B．comforting

C．recognizing

D．facing

16.

A．clerks

B．amateurs

C．experts

D．reporters

17.

A．presented

B．changed

C．held

D．mattered

18.

A．hearing

B．smelling

C．visual

D．facial

19.

A．as

B．when

C．since

D．if

20.

A．introduction

B．interview

C．debate

D．review