Family Traditions
What are your family traditions？The following information comes from several readers：
JARED：（31） We take turns picking a movie to watch together．It's fun because I watch something my parents like，and they watch something I like．My mother likes old black and white movies，so I see a lot of them!We also make pizza and eat it in front of the TV．
WINNIE：（32） My favorite meal is spaghetti and meatballs．My mom usually cooks，but my dad and sister help．On my sister's birthday，we eat pizza．On my mom's birthday，we have chicken，and on my dad's birthday we have steak．Of course，we always have a birthday cake，too．What are your family tradition？The following information comes from several readers：
DANNI：（33） My family is really busy．We have a large family，and it's not easy for everyone to get together at the same time．On that day，we go to a nice restaurant and we talk and talk and talk．
SUZIE：（34） After dinner，we go to the living room and play a board game，such as Scrabble or Monopoly．We have about seven different ones we play，but we only play one game a night．I plan to keep this tradition after I start my own family．
ROB：（35） I get up early and make something special，such as a mushroom omelet with fruit salad．Then I put it on a tray with a newspaper and a flower，and bring it to my mother for breakfast in bed．She always acts surprised，but I do it every year．
A．Every Friday night we have games night．
B．On our birthdays we get our favorite meal．
C．Once a month we have movie and pizza night．
D．Every year，on Mother's Day，I make breakfast for my mother．
E．On Friday nights my parents watch movies while I play games．
F．On the first Saturday of every month we go out to eat together．
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案．
The Communist Party of China （中国共产党） has vowed（郑重宣告） to satisfy the people's desire for "a better life" and（1） the idea into a key political document． The Chinese phrase "mei hao sheng huo"， which can be translated as "a happy life" or "a better life"， appeared 14times，（2） both in the opening section and the last paragraph， in the report given by Xi Jinping in October， 2017at the opening of the 19th CPC National Congress． The report at the five﹣yearly congress（3） the most important political speech in China． This year's report said socialism with Chinese characteristics （特色） has entered a new era， and it draws up a two﹣stage development（4） to build China into a "great modern socialist country" by mid﹣21st century． By the end of the second stage， the Chinese people will "enjoy happier， safer， and（5） lives．"
| （1）A． wrote |
B． put |
C． written |
D． planted |
| （2）A． included |
B． including |
C． besides |
D． except |
| （3）A． considers |
B． is regarded |
C． regards |
D． is considered |
| （4）A． plan |
B． idea |
C． way |
D． thought |
| （5）A． healthy |
B． unhealthier |
C． healthier |
D． sweet |
Today almost everyone has a smart phone．So street phone booths are out of date and seem to be useless． But cities like Shanghai are trying to bring the old phone booths to life．
Shanghai will make changes to 263 phone booths in Xuhui District． The Library Booth is one of the six new kinds of booths， offering 60 booths for people to borrow and read． Another kind allows users to listen to audiobooks（ 有声书）and even record their own voices．
Shanghai is not the only city trying to save the old phone booths． London cares about them even more， because the red booths have long been a special scene in London since the 1930s when they were painted all red． In recent years London has come up with many ideas to help phone booths stay useful． The UK company British Telecom has added screens and free WiFi to some booths． Users can use them to surf online and search for maps and weather reports． The company also allows people to rent（租）some booths to change them as they want to． Since 2009， more than 1，500 phone booths have been turned into flower shops， mini﹣cafes， art museums and even shower rooms．
In New York City， three phone booths in Time Square are turned into places for immigrant（移民） voices． When visitors pick up the phone， they can listen to oral（口述） histories of immigration from the newest New Yorkers． They can also open the books inside the booth to know more about the storytellers． Or they can share a part of their own stories if they wish．
Brazil made phone booths works of art． Sao Paulo paired 100 artists with 100 phone booths． Some artists painted on the booths， others made them sculptures﹣ one was shaped like a brain and another wore a pair of shoes．
Phone booths are finding creative ways to live on． Will they succeed？ Only time will tell．
| Condition of old phone booths： Seem useless |
Reason for being out of date： （2） of smart phones |
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six new kinds of booths |
60 library booths： Users can borrow&read books． |
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London tried（3） than Shanghai to keep the old phone booths（3） because the red booths are a special scene in the city |
Users can search for maps and weather reports online& use （4） in the booths． |
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Three phone booths in Time Square |
Visitors can： • listen to oral histories of immigration& read books about these immigrants • share their own stories |
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（5） the 100 artists changed the appearance of one phone booth |
Some artists painted on the booths |
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Have you ever tried to hide your emotions （情感）from someone during a conversation？ （1）
Scientists from the Ohio State University have found that people are able to tell other people's emotions according to changes in the color of their faces．
Scientists studied pictures of people's facial expressions． （2） For example， happiness makes our faces red around the cheeks and a little blue around the chin． Disgust（厌恶）creates not only a blue﹣yellow color around the lips， but also a red﹣ green color around the nose and forehead．
"We believe these color patterns are the result of small changes in blood flow triggered（触发） by the central nervous（神经） system．" Lead researcher Alex Martinez said．
（3） Does the color alone or also facial expressions help people tell other's emotions？
To figure this out， scientists added color patterns to pictures of faces that showed no facial expressions． （4） They were able to tell the emotions 75 percent of the time without any difficulty．
（5） For example， when two people are heatedly arguing over something， we say they are red in the face． When a person is very angry， we'd say he or she is blue in the face．
A． But this raises a question．
B． It is shown that human emotions are influenced by colors on the face．
C． They found that every facial expression is connected to a certain color．
D． It's not always easy， because the color on your face may tell the truth．
E． Then， volunteers were asked to tell what emotions the faces were showing．
F． This is why there are some Chinese sayings that connect emotions to the color of one's face．
（but choice color direct fly high important instead it many quick slow）
One day， a father and his son went to a kite ﹣ flying festival． When they arrived， there were already many adults and their children playing in the park． When the son saw the sky filled with（1） kites in different shapes， he was excited and wanted to get one too． His father agreed to buy one for him． So they went to a kite shop and （2） a beautiful one．
With the string（线）in hand， the son started （3） the kite． Soon， the kite was high up in the sky． After a while， the son said， "Father， it seems that the string is stopping the kite from flying higher． If we cut it， it will be free and fly even higher． Can we cut it？" The father didn't reply， but just cut the string off the reel（线轴）． Suddenly， the kite began to go（4） ， which made the son much happier．
However， to his surprise， the kite was coming down． They waited for quite some time． （5） ， it fell onto the grass． The son felt upset and asked， "I thought that after cutting the string， the kite would fly higher． Why did it fall down？"
The father smiled and said， "The role of the string was not stopping the kite from flying higher， （6） helping it stay in the sky， because the kite（7） can' t fly up． By using the string you help the kite go up in the right （8） ． When you cut the string， it could not support the kite．
In our life， we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing． But in fact， these might be the things that support us（9） ． We can really grow up and become stronger by realizing the（10） of these things．
A： Johnny， do you know the young man named Frank？
B：Yes． He's an engineer． Why do you（1） him？
A： I feel strange． Wherever I go， I see people greet him warmly． How long has he been in George Town？
B： He's been here for only one year， less than half of the time I've stayed here．
A： That's amazing．Why is he so （2） in such a big town？
B： Maybe it's because of his（3） ． He's fun． To our surprise， he can always （4） ___ find humorous points in what seems rather usual． And he helps anyone in trouble if he can （5） to． He values the friendship with others．
A： That would（6） it． What about you， my friend？ Why do you have so few friends in the town？
B： It's probably because I'm the （7） to Frank． And my work is busy， so I have no chance to meet （8） people．
A： I think I can introduce some of my friends to you．
B： Well， thanks， but actually I have many friends on the Internet． I often chat with them online．
A： （9） you can share something with them， you should know that they can never be（10） with the friends around you．
B： You' re so kind． Thank you for your advice．
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