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Dear Dr Know,

I’m not  1., I have too many rules in my house, I have to get  2. at six o’clock every morning. I can’t meet my 3. after school because I have to do  4.homework. I can’t watch TV on school nights. And I have to be in bed by ten o’clock. 5. weekends, I have to  6. my room and wash my clothes. Then I   7.to help my mom make  8. . Later I have to go to

 9. Children’s Palace to learn piano. I never have any fun. What  10. I do ?

Zhao Pei

Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. 

On the festival eve(晚)all the family members? come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.

1.Which is the most important festival in China?           .

A. Mid-autumn Festival        B. Spring Festival  ???  C. Children’s Day      D. May Day

2. The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in         . 

A. January or February           B. February or March   

C. September or October         D. December or January 

3. What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?   . 

A. Pork        B. Fish         C. Dumplings      D. Noodles  

4.The food “dumplings” mean “           ”. 

A. be delicious  ? B. be hungry     C. come together    D. come back 

5. When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the Chinese       .

A. sing, dance and play cards      B. buy each other presents 

C. never drinks                 ????? D. give each other the best wishes  

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important(重要的) festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things, and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means “come together”. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival eve(除夕), all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes(祝愿) for the coming year. They all have a good time.
【小题1】Which is the most important festival in China?

Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go. But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers (乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said, “I never drink when I’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”
He normally goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to give it to you. ”
London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! There rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
【小题1】London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because __________.