In different countries and cultures around the world，free time is spent in different ways.
Several years（1） （以前），researchers made a couple of surveys on how people spent their free time.The results（2） （显示）that reading was the most popular activity in the United States，followed by watching TV.In UK，watching TV and videos was the most popular，and listening to the（3） （收音机）came second.For Japanese，eating out was their favourite activity in their free time.And they also like（4） （驾驶）around.
There were also differences in what people liked to do outdoors（5） （在……之中）the three countries.The most popular outdoor activity for（6） （美国人）was gardening while in Japan it only came（7） （第九）.For British people，going to the pub was their first choice，followed by visiting the cinema.
（8） （虽然）people around the world may enjoy doing some similar things in their free time，their interests are changing.In the US，for example，the interest in（9） （电脑）activities is increasing.More people are spending their free time going online，or playing video games.As reading becomes much（10） （更容易的）on the Internet，online reading will be as popular as other online activities.
Most American families are smaller t__________ the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each. Children
i__________ the USA will leave their parents' home when they
g____________up. They usually live far from their parents
b____________ they want to find good jobs. They often
w_____________ to their parents or telephone them . And they often go to visit their parents
o_____________ holidays.
Parents usually let their children c____________ their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by
t_______________.
Parents ask c___________ to do some work around their house. And in many families , parents pay children for doing some housework so that they learn
h_______________to make money for their own use.
A：My father has bought some young trees.
B：Certainly! But why are you going to plant trees?
A：Why?
B：Oh, yes. I remember.
A：We must plant trees and flowers to make our world more beautiful.
B：
A：At my home. You can help me take the trees.
B：All right. When shall we come?
A：At seven o’clock.
B：OK,
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）。
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My teachers thought I was the worse student. My family also had the same as my teachers.
When I was going to give up my studying, a new teacher, Miss White came to our school. She was young, beautiful and . 21*cnjy*com
One day I was sitting alone in my classroom, Miss White came up to me and talked to me happily. Soon her smile swept away my.
“Do you think I can go to college?” I didn’t know I asked such a question. I thought she must say “no”, because
else said so. But she said, “Dear, you can do anything you want. Just try, and you’ll get
to success. I believe you are the best!”
I was touched by her words. I decided to study hard. From then on, we
good friends. She often helped me with my study in her free time.
In the end I did well my studies and went to a good college. Miss White is an angel. Her
have kept me going forward. She helped me to see that I am special and can be successful in life.
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PEOPLE are saying he's the next Yao Ming. But Yi Jianlian, the latest Chinese player to join the NBA, thinks differently. Back in June he said, "I am not going to be the next any one. I am who I am." He also said it doesn't make any sense. He and Yao "play different positions and we are totally different players."
The 2.12-meter forward (前锋) from Shenzhen played his second game for the Milwaukee Bucks (密尔沃基雄鹿队) last Wednesday. His 12 points helped Milwaukee to a 93-88 win over Utah Jazz. In his first outing for Milwaukee he hadn't played well. This time he did much better.
Both Yi and his team agree that he has to get used to life in the NBA. Yi said he had "a lot of bad habits to overcome". But the support the 19-year-old is getting from Milwaukee fans will encourage the young man. Club manager Larry Harris says he's surprised at the excitement Yi's arrival has caused.
It's all a matter of practice. Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak says Yi is not the typical NBA beginner: "He's played a lot of basketball. He's mature (成熟的)."
将下面A——F 五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使短文意思通顺完整。
Have you ever done something silly that made you feel so embarrassed(尴尬的)? Well, I had a really bad Saturday morning last week.
I went to town to do some shopping. While I was walking home, it began to rain. , because I didn’t have an umbrella. It was raining hard and I decided to stay in the phone box until it stopped.
A few minutes later, I saw a young man walk up to the phone box, wearing a yellow raincoat and holdinga tool box. , so I pick up the phone and act to talk to someone. I thought the man would go away, but he didn’t. He just waited in the heavy rain, watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.
Luckily, the rain stopped after about ten minutes. “OK. Mum,” I said loudly into the phone, “I’ll see you later. Bye!” .
“I’m sorry to keep you waitingfor so long.” I said to the man.
“Oh, ,” he answered. “I’ve just come to mend it. It doesn’t work, you see.”
, and I quickly ran off with my head down. That was certainly the most embarrassed of my life.
What does Britain make you think of? Its royal (王室) family or fish and chips? In fact, Britain is f for forming queues as well. From the supermarket to the underground, queues are everywhere.
I used to think people s queue in China. But I was wrong. You can also see queues everywhere. It is a part of
d life. People queue most of the time. They queue to buy tickets in the cinema or when waiting at a restaurant. Most Chinese are
u to waiting in a queue.
But sometimes you’ll find y in the middle of a rush, for example, getting onto the underground. Even away from the busy underground platform (站台), queues are different. One day I remembered standing in line at the supermarket. I left a small
s in front of me. Within seconds, a girl walked by and took her place in front of me.
I was a b surprised at first, and then a bit angry. And later I smiled. I found these
e were very interesting. These small differences help me learn about a new
c . Sometimes Chinese are less polite because they are less
p . And there are usually more people in cities. And of course, queue jumpers are always unpopular.
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Betty is a middle school student. She often gets up early every day. She makes the bed and washes her face________(快速地). She often has milk and bread for breakfast. She says they’re good
______(对) her health. She
__________(通常) goes to school by bike. But yesterday she
______(乘)the bus there, because her bike was broken. She is
______(从不)late for school. She studies really hard. She wants to be an
________(工程师) when she grows up. So she spends most of her time
________(学习) science and math. And she also has a big
________(梦想). What’s it? Oh, she would like to have a robot at home and would be
____(能够) to make it move and think like people in the
_________(将来). She hopes it will come true one day.
Nowadays we often work as a team.But leading a group of people can be difficult.People want team leaders they can trust.Would you like to be a good leader？Here's some（1） for you.
Ask to know your team
Learn about each person on your team.You can't be a successful leader（2） you know your team.Be a "learner" instead of a "knower" as you don't have all of the answers.Try to get close to them by（3） questions.For example，as you pass someone，you can ask，"Hi!Do you enjoy doing these projects？" or "Do you have any ideas about how to do it better？"
Talk to your team
Be as active as you can when you stay with your team.It's a good practice to talk
（4） with everyone on your team.Tell them what you're thinking about and what new projects you're considering，The more you talk to them，the more comfortable they will feel when they give you their opinions.
（5） to your team
Let your team feel you're a good listener.Whenever they have problems at work or at home，listen to what they want to say.Be patient and（6） trying to interrupt（打断）them.Make your team feel they can talk to you.
Care about your team
Show your team you care about them as （7） are friends.People will work harder for their leaders if they feel they are really cared about.If someone comes to you（8） a problem，always be ready to help.That will make your team trust and respect you more.
Trees play an important role in our environment.For a start，they make air（1） （更干净的）for us to breathe.The older a tree is，the more important it is to us.Why not look at ancient trees（2） （仔 细地）around you and find out more？
For the past （3） （十五）years，a charity called the Woodland Trust has been recording ancient trees in the country.It has created a database （数据库）about these tree.
Since the database was set up，the Woodland Trust has（4） （添加）over 180，000 trees，but it believes there are many more to be found.It's hoped that all（5） （成员）of the public will help to locate them ﹣ including you.
You can take an（6） （积极 的）part in the Woodland Trust's project.Perhaps when you next go for a walk with your family，you can examine the trees you pass to see
（7） （它的）age.If you find one that you think could be very old，record（8） （确切地）where it is using an online map.If you want to record the tree，you should take a photo.Don't（9） （忘记）to make sure you are allowed to examine it closely if the tree isn't on public land.
"Ancient trees are as much a part of our heritage （遗产）as works of（10） （艺术），"explains Jeremy Evans of the Woodland Trust. "But they don't get the same protection.The good news is，you don't have to be a tree expert to take part".
The top Chinese scientist Yuan Longping，famous for his "Super Rice"，died of illness at the age of 91（1） May 22th，2021.
Yuan Longping（2） （be）born in Beijing in 1930.For almost 60 years，he had given most of his time and energy to rice research.So far，the hybrid rice（杂交水稻）he developed（3） （pull）millions of people out of hunger all over the world.His achievements were so great（4） he was called "The Father of Hybrid Rice" and won World Food Prize.
During his lifetime，Yuan Longping spent（5） （much）time in the farm field than in his office.He was often seen watching plants（6） （close）and thinking of ways to improve them，just as many Chinese（7） （farmer）do.
Yuan once said he had（8） dream-to "enjoy the cool under the rice plants taller than men".（9） a pity it is that he can't continue his dream now!But surely，people believe，his dream（10） （come）true in the near future.
阅读下面短文，选择方框里A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使内容完整、正确。
“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. . Then I can change my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling excited.
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is ill in bed. . The family is poor. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll need in the work place.
The story makes me think of another story. It goes like this: Long ago, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was lucky to catch lots of fish every day. , so he always shared his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be great if he taught them how to fish. So he drove his neighbors together and showed them how to fish.
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At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only food to them. Instead, we should give them a chance to learn new skills. , and they will learn the ability to makemoney. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
| A. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main support of the family B. A technical training is very important to people in need C. Everybody was very happy that they could catch the fish themselves D. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills E. The man was a kind-hearted person |
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Do you have trouble taking a taxi? Have you ever heard ______ Dididache? Dididache(滴滴打车),a taxi-hailing smartphone app(应用程序) which is believed to be created by Tencent, has recently___
__(appear) in Xiamen, and more than 700 taxi drivers in the city have used the app.
The app shows the real-time locations of taxis on a map using the GPS technology and make________ possible for users to hail(招呼)a taxi on their smartphones. The___
___(use) request(要求)will be sent to the n___
___ taxi drivers who will decide___
___ to accept the order or not.
Taxi-hailing apps are very p_____ in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, having gained tens of thousands of users.___
____, the city’s taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may not be suitable for Xiamen.
The app has been criticized(指责) for disturbing market order, and creating_______(difficult) for passengers who do not use the app to hire a taxi. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle(空驶),and hiring a taxi can still be challenging bad weather and rush hours. Can this app be in use for long? Technology might make a great d___
____ to our life. Let’s wait and see.
A: Hello, Peter. You look unhappy. What’s wrong?
B: I have tried my best. But I find it’s really
difficult for me. I’ve decided to drop it.
A:
B: I don’t really want to, but I don’t know what to do, Ann.
A:
B: She is very busy. She has a lot of work to do.
A: Don’t worry. I have a good idea. You are good at math, and I do well in Chinese and Science.
B: Great!
A: I go to the art club and do volunteer work on the
weekends, but I don’t have classes on Thursday afternoons.
B: I don’t have classes on Thursday afternoons, either.
A: OK!
B:
A: I hope so. Maybe you’ll find it easy and interesting, too.
B: You can come to my home at two o’clock.
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Once a little official (官员) __________ to work in the capital. Before he left, he went to his teacher, a big official, to say goodbye. The big official told him. “When you
_________ there in the capital, you must be careful in everything you do, and never offend (得罪) other officials.”
“Don’t worry,” the cleverer official said, “I have prepared one hundred tall hats and I’m sure I ____________ everybody happy.”
The teacher ___________very angry, “We are men of learning(有学问的人). How can you do such things?”
“Because most people except you , of course, like to have tall hats on their heads.”
“Well, yes ,” the big official smiled and nodded. “What you say is quite right.”
The clever official went back and told some of his friends. “Well, now I have only ninety-nine tall hats, because I___________ one to my teacher.”
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