Dear Anne,

How are you? I had great fun last Wednesday,__1.__12^th,2013. It was a traditional Chinese festival called Dragon Boat Festival that day.

This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of __2.__greatest Chinese poets. He killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River on May 5^th of the lunar calendar(阴历) ，278 BC. People there rowed the boats to ___3.___him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then threw rice into the ___4.__to feed the fishes so that they would stay away from his body.

___5.___ then on, every year on this day, people enjoy ___6.___ Zongzi which is made of rice with meat, eggs and so on. In the past we ate it only ___7.___a year, but now we regarded it as our daily food. We can have it any time we like.

Have you ever ___8.___the dragon boat race on TV? It is another important part of this festival. Several teams row their dragon-shaped boats as ___9.___as they can. The first team to reach the finish line wins.

If you have a plan to visit China next year, would ___10.___like to spend this festival with us?

                                                         Best wishes,

                                                         Xiao Qiang

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2.星座----，以及所代表的性格特征。
3 .有许多个人特质：自信、勤奋、好学，成绩好。
4.乐于助人，常为我们讲解难题。
5.为人善良，不自私，能注意每个细节。
6.聪明、富于创意和想象力。
23^rd May
Dear Mr. Lu
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Yours sincerely
Kitty

 All of us should _______our teachers as well as our parents.

A. respect    B. repeat   C. reply     D. review

1阅读下列短文，然后根据其内容从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Who is the superstar of the cat world? It has to be Uncle Cat. Uncle Cat is a fat white cat living in the countryside of Japan. He is already nine years old, as old as our 50-year-old uncle in cat years. That’s why he gets the nickname(绰号) Uncle Cat.

Uncle Cat is a lazy cat. He often half shuts his eyes and lies in the sun. It makes him look relaxed and peaceful. He also enjoys himself in a basket, so he has another name: Basket Cat.

Uncle Cat is clever. He knows exactly how to make himself look cool—to wear a pair of sunglasses. From hats to flowers, Uncle Cat likes everything that makes him a different cat.

Uncle Cat’s owner likes to take pictures of Uncle Cat. To his surprise, these photos are very popular on the internet. They make people from all over the world to know and love this cute cat.

Recently, a big earthquake happened in Uncle Cat’s hometown. But don’t worry. Uncle Cat is also a lucky cat. He is safe and sound. That means there will be more photos of Uncle Cat on time and he will soon bring us more fun!

1.What do you know about Uncle Cat’s looks?

A. He is a fat white cat.

b. He is already nine years old.

C. He is a lonely cat.

D. He lives in the country of Japan.

2.The main reason why Uncle Cat is called Basket Cat is that           .

A. He often half shuts his eyes.

b. He always lies in the sun.

C. He enjoys himself in a basket.

D. He looks relaxed and peaceful.

3.People from all over the world get to know and love Uncle Cat            .

A. during a big earthquake.

b. on the Internet.

C. from photo collections.

D. in the newspaper.

4.Which of the following can best explain “Uncle Cat knows exactly how to make himself look cool”?