though, be, something, fill, many, get, sports, try, hang, climb, call big, of, they, travel Christmas Day, the 25th of December, is the 1___ festival in the Christian countries of the world. Christmas Day is particularly enjoyed by children, who get very excited because 2__ the presents they know they are going to receive. Small children believe that 3___ presents are brought by Father Christmas. Father Christmas is a kind old man who, the children are told, lives at the North Pole. He 4___ through the sky on a sledge(雪橇) which is pulled by deer and loaded with presents. Stopping on the roofs the houses, he enters by 5___ down the chimney（烟囱）。 When small children go to bed on Christmas Eve, they 6___ a stocking at the end of their beds. Their parents order them not 7_ to look at Father Christmas or he will not leave them _8_ . When they wake up, they find their stockings ____9__with presents. Children __10___ very excited on Christmas morning and always wake up early.
Christmas is a family celebration. As 11___ of the family as possible gather together to eat, play party games and, these days, watch the special Christmas programmes on TV.
Everyone 12__ two or three days off work for Christmas. In Britain the day after Christmas is __13 Boxing Day. This is a great day for ___14 , and many go out to watch football matches, etc. 15__ most people stay at home and have a lazy day.
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Slow, yet, group, many, go, mother, have, sing, make, kill, if, they, talk, be, hear, Whales live in the sea, but they 1_________ fish. They are mammals. The baby whales drink milk from the 2________body. Every spring 3_________of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places to have their babies. Each mother whales 4_________to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of 5_______. The whales 6_______ to each other with a high noise, it sounds like 7______. This “talking” can 8_________ for 9_________ than 300 kilometres.
10_____ people kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them 11_____ many things. 12_______ them is a modern business. The whales dies very 13________ in great pain. More and more whales are killed by people , even the mothers and babies. 14___________ the things goes on like this, there will be no young whales to grow up and no mother whales to 15________ more babies.
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用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。 Job live if clean they neighbor be hour have which favor as owner However part-time Many American youngsters earn their allowance by doing odd jobs for their neighbors. Babysitting is one of the common of these . Most couples do not have maids or relatives with them, and they need
someone watch the children they want to go out.
Another way is by mowing lawn in summer and snow from side walks and driveways in winter. Many people mow their lawns, but often people prefer to give the job to a child. In winter, snow clearing from streets and highways the government’s responsibility. Homeowners or tenants, , must clear sidewalks and driveways. Since clearing snow is very tiring, many people prefer to hire teenagers for this job rather than do it .
Besides, many American teenagers usually work two or three after school and all day Saturday or Sunday at the local supermarket. They work cashiers or stockroom clerks, or they help customers carry things in to their cars. Other jobs are waiting on tables in restaurants or working at stores or gas stations.
By earning their allowance, teenagers acquire a feeling of independence and a sense of responsibility, prepares them for a productive life in society.
stay piece decide do or ride child succeed want comfortable improve manage made late bottles When Liu Dong graduated from Fuzhou University a few years ago, two thirds of his classmates could not find jobs. Liu Dong ____56____ at home for half a year before he got a ____57___ of news that a well-known nutrition liquid（营养饮料）company would need some salesmen.
Having nothing to do, Liu Dong ____58_____ to go to the headmaster of
the company downtown to try his hand at it. During the interview, the boss said, “We need salesmen who could promote（促销）our products from door to door.”
“OK “.Liu Dong replied.
Being a salesman, Liu Dong ____59_____ a good job. Rain ____60____ shine .He went to work very early every morning and come back home ____61_____ at night.
At first Liu Dong ___62 ___ his bicycle from one household to another day in and day out. In summer he changed the way he worked. After accepting the task from his boss each time, he would first visit each neighborhood committee（居民委员会）to get to know how many patients, elder people and little _____63_____ there were. Then he raked all the households. In this way, he ____64____in the most. Besides, he took time out to get a good knowledge of sales.
Once an elder woman in hospital ______65_____the nutrition liquid, Liu Dong put down his chopsticks and went to the hospital with a box of the nutrition liquid. Another time, a customer called Liu Dong to tell him that he felt _____66______ after taking two bottles of the nutrition liquid. Liu Dong hurried to the customer’s home. He listened and explained and gave the money back for another two ___67___. After that, he reported the case to the company right away in order to _____68_____ the products.
Liu Dong _____69_____ to settle problems one after another. When his former university classmates were surprised at what he had achieved and wondered how he had _____70____ it, he would say “Never think yourself above your business”.
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late, one, hurt, ride, luck, die, take, be, they, when, visit, on, pass, name, drive People like to talk about “first”. They like to remember their first love or 1________first car. But not all firsts are happy 2__________. Few people enjoy the firsts that 3_____________ bad.
One of history’s bad but important firsts was the first car accident. Cars were still young 4____________it happened. It 5__________place in New York in May 1896. A man from Massachusetts was 6___________the city in his new car. At that time, bicycle 7_____________ were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road. No one was sure who was at fault（过错）. Any way, a bike and the car collided（相撞）. The man on the bike was 8__________. The driver of the car had to stay in prison（监狱） and wait for the hospital report 9___________ the bike rider. It was 10___________that the bike rider was not killed.
Three years 11_______, another car accident took place. It was again in New York City. A man 12_________Henry Bliss got off a street car. He was hit by a 13___________car. Again no one was sure just how it happened or who was at fault. The 14 __________ of the car was put in prison. Poor Mr Bliss became the first person 15____________in a car accident. 答案
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riders 8.hurt 9.on 10lucky 11.later 12.named 13.pas
sing 14.driver 15 to die
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