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A Spring Morning
This spring morning in bed I'm lying，
Not to awake till the birds are crying．
After one night of wind and showers，
How many are the fallen flowers!
（Translated by Xu Yuanchong）
This poem （1） （write） by Meng Haoran （689﹣740）， who lived during the Tang Dynasty． It might be one of the（2） （famous） poems about spring in China． People like to read it（3） they wake up on a spring morning．
Meng didn't directly say how much he loved spring． Instead， he wrote about the details（细节） of the season： the birds， wind， rain showers and fallen flowers． His descriptions（描述） of these things showed （4） （we） the joy he felt during springtime．
Meng chose to write about the sounds of spring． These sounds allow readers （5） （picture） spring using their own imagination．
Country music is very popular in America． It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America． At first， people played country music only at family parties． When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for jobs， they took their music with them． With country music continuing to change， it became popular throughout America． John Denver was one of the most famous country singers in America 50years ago． His song Take Me Home， Country Roods is well﹣known and people still play it today．
Pop music is another kind of musical style． Pop music can make people feel happy and comfortable． Pop music has been popular since the 1950s． In China， Jay Chou is liked by a large number of fans of all ages． He sang many songs about the world we live in． One of them is Dao Xiang， which encourages people not to give up even when life is difficult．
阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词．
（1）t being part of the customs of a country or group of people．
（2）c to keep doing something without stopping．
阅读短文，完成同义句转换，每空一词．
He sang many songs about the world we live in．
Many songs about the world we live in（3） （4） by him．
根据短文内容回答问题．
What did people play only at family parties at first？
（5） ．
Was John Denver one of the most famous country singers in America in the 19th century？
（6） ．
How can pop music make people feel？
（7） ．
阅读短文，填写表格，每空一词．
After getting some information about dinosaurs from the encyclopedia （百科全书 ） Mary got interested in these animals．She surfed the Internet and found a lot more about、
dinosaurs．Here's what she wrote in her notebook．
General information
Millions of years ago，long before there were any people．there were dinosaurs．They existed（存在） on earth for about 165million years and suddenly died out（灭绝）65million years ago．
Fun facts
Size
The largest dinosaurs were more than 30meters long and up to 15meters tall．
The smallest dinosaurs were about the size of a chicken and had very long tails．They ate insects（昆虫）．
Egg
Most dinosaurs were hatched（孵化）from eggs．
The biggest dinosaurs egg ever found was the size of a football
There were egg﹣eating dinosaurs that stole eggs from other dinosaurs'nests（巢穴）．
Brain
◆A lot of dinosaurs have big heads．but they didn't have much brain inside．
◆Most of the space was taken up with muscle（肌肉）and bones instead．
Tail
◆Dinosaurs that used their tails to beat their enemies had four feet ate plants．
◆Dinosaurs that used their tails for balance（平衡）had two small arms，and they were often meat﹣eaters．
Discovery
◆From looking at bones，scientists can figure out（弄清楚）the shape of the dinosaurs'body．
◆There were more than 800different kinds of dinosaurs．
Conclusion
We can only know about the lives of dinosaurs from the fossil（化石），eggs and footprints they left behind．But we still don't know how they sounded，how they behaved，what colors they were and so on．
Oh，my God!Dinosaurs are the most mysterious animals in the world!
| Marry's notebook |
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| General information |
Dinosaurs lived on earth for about 165million years and suddenly（91） ．existing 65million years ago． |
| Fun facts |
Size：The smallest dinosaurs were as（92） as a chicken and had long tails．They are insects． Eggs：Some dinosaurs stole and ate other dinosaurs'eggs． Brain：The dinosaur's big（93） is made up of brain，muscle and bones． Tail：Some tails were used to beat their enemies and some to（94） their balance． |
| Discovery |
Scientists can figure out the shape of the dinosaur's body from looking at the bones．（95） 800different kinds of dinosaurs existed on earth． |
| Conclusion |
There are still many things we don't know about dinosaurs． |
Three travelers，Allan，Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station．They were waiting for a train that was very late．
To pass the time，they began talking to each other．
At first，they talked about the weather and their work．Then Paul asked，"What would you most like to do if your doctor told you that you have only three months to live？"
The other two men thought about this for a while，then Carl spoke first．
He said，"Well，if I have only three months to live，I'll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend，Eric．I'd like to travel to many places in the world as possible as I can．And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food．I think I'll have a wonderful time．"
"That's very interesting．"Paul said．
With these words，he turned to the other man，saying，"And what about you，Allan？"
"I'll tell you a secret．"Allan said．"I always want to be a racing driver．So if I have only three months to live，the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house．With the money I'll buy the fastest car in the world．Maybe I can go into all the big motor races．"
"Now it's your turn．"Allan went on，"If your doctor told you the bad news，what would you most like to do？"
"Oh，"said Paul with a smile．"I'll go and see one more doctor．"
Fill in the blanks according to the passage．Only one word for each blank．
There were three travelers chatting together while waiting for a train．One of them，Paul，asked a question，"What would you most like to do if your doctor told you that you have only 3 months to live？"Carl said he would take all his money to go（71） for holidays with his best friend．And he would travel to as （72） places as possible in the world．Allan wanted to sell his house to buy the fastest car in the world to be a racing driver and perhaps he could （73） all the big motor races．But Paul's answer（74） them surprised．He said he would go to see（75） doctor．
Have you ever been to the US？Do you find anything a bit strange there？No matter how many times a European visits the US，he or she just （57） get used to the culture there．Let's take a look at what they have complained（抱怨）about most．
"How are you？"is used as a greeting（问候），not a （58） ．When a shop worker in the US says"How are you？"，it's just a way of saying"Hello．"No matter how often this happens to European，they always think that the American are asking about their health or well being．Often，they will answer it and ask right back，and （59） an answer．
In European countries，you only tip（给小费）after a meal if you are very（60） with the service，or a tip is not expected．However，Americans would like to tip anyone in the service industry，（61） waiters，drivers and hotel workers．And good service means a good trip．So for some Europeans，it is hard to find out how much they should tip and （62） should be tipped．Certainly，it brings them a lot of trouble．
I have two friends in our class， Rick and Scott． Rick has a good lifestyle． He sleeps eight or nine （1） （hour）a day． So he can get up early in the morning． He exercises every day before having breakfast． He runs three times every week and plays soccer（2） __ （one） a week． He also has good eating habits． He（3） （try） to eat all kinds of fruits． He thinks apples are the（4） （delicious） of all fruits． He believes "Having （5） ___ apple every day keeps the （6） （ill）away． "He drinks milk every day and often eats vegetables． He likes hamburgers （7） he doesn't eat too much． He looks after his health well． Good eating habits and doing exercises every day are good for him．
Scott is different （8） Rick． He is kind of （9） （health）． He doesn't like doing exercise and sleeps too late． He likes eating junk food， too． He is fat now， and he（10） （ask）to lose weight by his doctor．
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