A: What do people usually do on Chinese New Year, Lingling?

B: Well, most people buy (1)　　　　　 and give them to others.

A: That’s great. I love getting presents. Can I (2)　　　　 the present I receive right at the time?

B: I’m afraid you must wait! In China, you are not (3)　　　　　 to open the present at once. You must wait and open it (4)　　　　　. And you must receive it with both hands.

A: Really? That’s interesting. (5)　　　　　 in Britain, we can use one hand to receive the present. Thanks for telling me so much.

B: My pleasure.

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My pen friend is a kind and friendly girl. She is in England. Her   1  is Connie. I meet Connie   2   the Internet, and we are both twelve years  3 .

First, I  4  a letter to her and introduce my hobbies, my school and my daily life. A few days later, I receive Connie’s   5 . She   6  me a lot about herself. I learn that she loves languages, sports and movies. She likes China and Chinese food very much. She tells me something about England, too. Connie is good at English, French（法语）and Spanish（西班牙语）, so I ask her to   7  me a little of them. Connie wants to  learn some   8 , but it’s very difficult for her.

Through Connie, I know   9   about the world outside. I would like to   10  Connie some day in England.

1.                A．hobby          B．name           C．age  D．job

2.                A．on            B．for            C．at   D．in

3.                A．young          B．big             C．small     D．old

4.                A．read           B．sing            C．write     D．draw

5.                A．book           B．letter           C．call D．photo

6.                A．asks           B．says            C．talks D．tells

7.                A．teach          B．help           C．give D．answer

8.                A．English         B．French         C．Chinese  D．Spanish

9.                A．more          B．less            C．few  D．little

10.               A．call            B．write           C．visit D．help

Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __36__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __37__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __38__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __39__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __40__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __41__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__42__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __43__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __44__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__45__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__46__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __47__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __48__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __49__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 50 .”