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There is a saying in England which goes; ‘the rain in Spain(西班牙. falls mainly on the plain’. I can tell you now that it is a        . The rain in Spain seems to fall mostly on me. I am spending a year in Galicia and, although it is certainly a beautiful part of the world, I think it rains more than in England.

There are no plains here. It is a coastal area, and clouds and storms directly get pushed in from over the ocean with force. As I write, there is a heavy rain outside. I have three umbrellas. Two big ones and a little one which I keep on me          ,  just in case. Believe me what I tell you is all true.

The problem is that very often, umbrellas offer no help at all. The wind is so strong that even the best umbrella in the world becomes useless.        , I often arrive at work with a dry head and shoulders (protected by my umbrella., but with wet feet and legs. The rain falls hard and fast, and there is no escaping it.

When people from England think of Spain, they imagine beaches and sunshine. Those things are a world away from my experiences here in Galicia. But I’m not        . It is because of all this rain that the countryside here is so green and beautiful. In the town a very nice white wine is made. And there are beautiful beaches here in Galicia, although there probably is         on them at the moment.

And most important of all is the people. They are very friendly here. Most people I have spoken to are helpful. So I think that’s worth having a bit of         for. Anyway, I love my life here in Galicia.

1.A. story                    B. warning                       C. lie                              D. tradition

2.A. at all times          B. in the future          C. for the time being D. in time

3.A. In addition          B. After all                            C. In all                                  D. As a result

4.A. studying              B. complaining           C. dreaming                         D. questioning

5.A. somebody           B. anybody                           C. everybody                       D. nobody

6.A. money                          B. wine                                  C. rain                                   D. work

Mrs. Brown is from London in England, but she likes       in China. She says her students all work very      and they are very friendly. She loves      very much.

Mrs. Brown       a son and a daughter. Her son’s name is Jack. He is ten. Her daughter’s name is Sue. She is seven       old. They study in China. They don’t have classes        weekends. They         their school very much.

After school, they often       shopping or play sports. They help their mother     some housework sometimes. They have a happy         .

1.A. works           B. studies              C. working            D. work

2.A. good           B. easy                 C. hard                        D. fast

3.A. them           B. they                C. their                        D. his

4.A. have          B. has                  C. there is           D. there are

5.A. years           B. year                 C. a year             D. young

6.A. to              B. on                  C. in                           D. of

7.A. see           B. like                  C. want              D. wants

8.A. goes            B. going               C. go                 D. to go

9.A. with            B. by                   C. at                 D. to

10.A. home        B. families             C. family             D. homes

6 bananas

1 package (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate pieces

1 cup chopped(磨碎的) peanuts(花生)

12 wooden popsicle(冰棒) sticks

　　Peel(剥皮) the bananas. Cut them in half the long way. Put a wooden stick in an end of each banana half . Put the bananas in a low pan. Freeze them for 2 to 3 hours.

　　Melt(熔化) the chocolate pieces slowly in a pot over hot water. Use a knife to spread the melted chocolate over all the bananas. Sprinkle(撒) with the nuts quickly, before the chocolate gets hard.

　　Wrap(裹) each pop in foil or plastic wrap. Keep them in the freezer. Serves 12.

1．The foods you need are in a list at the top so you can ________ .

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2．The wooden stick in the banana is for ________ .

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3．The reason you melt the chocolate is to ________ .

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4．What will happen if the chocolate gets hard too fast?

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5．Six bananas can make 12 pops because ________ .

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A．the bananas are cut in small pieces

B．the bananas are large

C．each pop is made of half a banana

D．the chocolate makes the bananas bigger