Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __1__ through which I learned __2__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __3__ have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __4__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very _5__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to _6__ with my father and to be in deep thought __7__ develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me _8__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __9__. I wanted to __10_ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __11__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his __12__. But later after that, I __13__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __14__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as _15_ as crystal.

1.                A．conversations    B．emotions        C．conclusions    D．expressions

2.                A．classes         B．tests           C．lessons   D．news

3.                A．can            B．may            C．would    D．should

4.                A．spent          B．enjoyed        C．hoped    D．kept

5.                A．busy           B．lazy            C．weak D．free

6.                A．play           B．work           C．talk  D．study

7.                A．as much as      B．as soon as       C．as long as D．as well as

8.                A．though         B．because        C．and  D．but

9.                A．legs           B．ears           C．eyes D．fingers

10.               A．put up         B．take up         C．get up D．give up

11.               A．after           B．when          C．before    D．since

12.               A．stories         B．words          C．pictures   D．lessons

13.               A．wanted to       B．tried to         C．got to D．hoped to

14.               A．myself         B．himself         C．yourself   D．ourselves

15.               A．blue           B．white          C．clean D．clear

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Have you ever studied abroad? Maybe it is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an foreign high school student. You can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays.

There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas. Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.

Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines “Good Friday” and “Easter Monday”. Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.

The Chinese New Year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties.

Information about Australia

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Dragon –Boat Festival is also called the DuanWu Festival. (1)It is celebrated on the _____day of _____ according to the Chinese calendar．Here is something about Dragon-Boat Festival.

For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats .People hold the dragon-boat races in order to remember Qu Yuan , one of the greatest poets(诗人)in China．

Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago．Qu Yuan was an honest minister(大臣)of the State of Chu，during the Warring States Period(475-22 l BC)(战国时期)．He was upright and wise. He wanted to bring his country peace and make the country stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad officials，he failed．At last，he was very discouraged. He ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It was said that people jumped from boats into the river and tried to save him. But it was too late. They were very sad. They threw rice into the water to feed Qu Yuan’s spirit.

(2)Now we read his poem Li Sao which was full of deep love for his country．We can see the dragon-boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zong Zi to eat during the Dragon-boat Festival．

1.在（1）句的空白处填入合适的词，使上下文完整。_____  _____

2.Why do we hold the dragon-boat races? _________________________________.

3.把(2) 处划线部分译成汉语。

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4.在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子：He jumped into the Miluo River and died.  ________________________________________

5.找出或写出文章中最能表达该文中心的句子。

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— Can you come and play football with me?

?? —______. I have a lot of homework to do.

A. Excuse me ????????????? B. I’d like to? ????????????? C. I’m afraid not ????????????? D. It’s a pleasure