Hello Kitty，one of the most famous imaginary (character)in the world，greets us everywhere．Since she was born，she
(gain)impressive popularity—she is
international fashion queen．
2014 was the character's 40th birthday．Fans from around the world gathered (cheerful)to celebrate their love of Hello Kitty．
Hello Kitty was (design)as a character to attract pre-teenage girls．The designers could not
(dream)that she would become such a
(globe)star as she is today·
Helen McCarthy，an author and expert on Japanese cartoons，explained the character is so popular．“Because Hello Kitty is all about happiness and friendship and fun．
Women and girls all over the world are happy (buy)into the image of the trusting，loving childhood represented by Hello Kitty．”
And the imaginary character does not only appeal females．There are also Hello Kitty products for boys and men，such as neckties and golf bags．
根据上下文的语法结构及所给提示填空，使短文连贯通顺。
People ____ (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred __
_(language) in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four _
__five hundred thousand words. But we do not need _
_ these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. __
__ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary __
__ (big). Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books _
__ (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet __
__ new word, look it __
__ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your __
(much) useful book.
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将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
According to Zheng Jun, Qinqiang opera is similar rock’ n ’roll in many ways, and the latter is therefore the modern day Qinqiang. Rock concerts,
star the common people, take place by the city wall on a daily basis.
Qinqiang opera (call) the “living fossil” of Chinese opera, the forefather of several operas in China.
(Spread) to Henan, it developed into Yu opera. Judging even by today’s standards, Qinqiang opera counts as the
(early) Chinese rock music. The spirit of modern rock’ n ’roll
(seem) to come from it.
The number of Qinqiang opera amateur (club) in Xi’an is uncertain. At places like the City Wall Park and the South gate, you can spot groups of people enjoying the opera. Known or unknown to the group, any Qinqiang lover is welcome to sing a piece
just sit down and listen. The singer presents excellent voice and emotions while the audiences get
(excite) by the tunes. Standing among
(they), you could feel the cultural pulse of this city.
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American English has its own idioms. Let’s say you buy something in a shop. And you pay for it, you say: this cost
an arm and a leg! What do you really mean by
(say) so? Do you have to give them an arm and a leg? I hope not. Let’s listen to an American English conversation
(see) if we can find out what this means.
A: Did you buy that new computer?
B: Yeah, I did. But I (buy) it.
A: Why do you say so? Is there anything wrong with it?
B: Not exactly, but , as a matter of fact, it cost the way more than I (expect) it to be.
A: did you pay for it?
B: Let me just tell you it cost an arm and a leg.
When you say in American English that something costs an arm and a leg, it actually means that price is very, very high, much
(high)than we can expect. If you use this idiom in the United States, everyone will understand you. But this is a(n)
phrase, so don’t use it in a formal business setting.
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Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone
(consider) in danger.
Why should people care? we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.
(destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed
rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖)
(quick).
Luckily, some people are working (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about
problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few
(country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger
(be) growing.
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Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think___matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, __
are smart and strong-willed, are very likely_
___(succeed). The reason
_this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for_
same reason.
What happens to the _ children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, _
_ , often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite
_(difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in_
__lives. They usually
_(follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.
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