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The Lunar Calendar（阳历）

　　Modem Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do. But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the chicken, the dog and the pig. This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.

　　Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.

　　The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elders.

(1) If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year?

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A．It was the year of tiger.

B．It was the year of the hare.

C．It was the year of snake.

D．It was the year of the ox.

(2) Suppose that next Chinese New Year's Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner?

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A．On February 15.	B．On February 16.
C．On February 14.	D．On February 17.

(3) The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of ________.

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A．the married son	B．the married daughter
C．the unmarried son	D．the parents

(4) People celebrate the New Year ________.

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A．for 15 days

B．from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C．from January 21 to February 20

D．both A and B

(5) From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by ________.

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A．the sun's revolutions（旋转）

B．the moon's revolutions

C．the earth's revolutions

D．both the earth's and moon's revolutions

Mr.Wu asks some students to write a short composition for the school newsletter. Complete Steven's composition. Use the words from the box and other words you have learned in the unit.

About Steven

My name ⁽¹⁾ 　　　　 Steven. I ⁽²⁾ __________ 12 years old.

My birthday is on 1st October and I was born in Shanghai. I ⁽³⁾ __________ with my family in Beijing. I ⁽⁴⁾__________ a twin sister but I ⁽⁵⁾ __________ any brothers.

I ⁽⁶⁾ __________ slim and I wear ⁽⁷⁾ __________.

I ⁽⁸⁾__________ good at Maths. I ⁽⁹⁾ __________ playing football.

I ⁽¹⁰⁾ __________ football on the ⁽¹¹⁾ __________. I also love computer games.

In the evening. I ⁽¹²⁾__________ my homework. My father⁽¹³⁾

__________newspapers. My mother⁽¹⁴⁾ __________ dinner for us.

My sister ⁽¹⁵⁾ __________ English books every day.

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　　Gail and her dog, Sam, are standing at the street corner. They're waiting for the cars to go by. They want to go 1 the street. She is waiting for Sam to decide when should cross.

　　 2 blind people use special trained (受过训练的) dogs to help them tell when and where they would go. But not every dog can do 3 . A dog for the blind must be clever. The dog must be 4 at a special school. He is taught to walk 5 the trainer's legs. He is taught to walk 6 his trainer does.

　　The blind 7 goes to the school, too. He practices with the dog. He holds the leather belt (皮带) around the dog's neck tightly (紧紧地). 8 he feels the dog's movements and knows when and where to 9 .

　　At the street corner Sam doesn't watch the 10 . It's not because he's careless. It's just because dogs can't 11 red lights from green ones. He is trained to watch the cars, and tell 12 the time is for him and Gail to cross.

　　Sam is 13 to Gail. He does her seeing for her. He keeps her 14 danger. So Sam is not only Gail's 15 , he's also her best friend.

　　The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published（发行）to mark（标志）the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule（规定）.

　　During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared（出现）on the stamps of the White Olympics.

　　In the 1950's, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries（东道国）as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

　　Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise（筹集）money for this sports meet.

　　Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

(1）The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics ________.

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A．are the same thing	B．are different games
C．are not held in winter	D．are held in summer

(2）The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games ________.

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A．after the year 1936

B．after the 3rd White Olympics

C．before the 3rd White Olympics

D．before the year 1932

(3）The Winter Olympics is held once ________.

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A．every two years	B．every three years
C．every four years	D．every five years

(4）Which of the following is true?

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A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

B．Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

C．All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

D．Japan can't publish stamps to mark those Games.

(5）What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

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A．Basketball	B．Table tennis
C．Football	D．Skating

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　　Roger Crawford wanted to play tennis, but he had everything he needed except two hands and a leg. When he was a baby, be cause of a terrible illness, his arms and legs were shortened and his left leg was cut off. The doctor said Roger would probably never be able to walk or (1) himself. Luckily Roger's parents didn't (2) the doctor.“My parents always taught me that I was0nly (3) handicapped as I wanted to be,”said Roger,“They never let me feel sorry for (4) or be lazy because of my handicap (残疾).”“Once I got into trouble, my school papers were continually late,”explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both hands to write (5) .“I asked Dad to write a note to my teacher, (6) for a two-day extension (延期) on my home work. (7) , Dad made me start writing my paper two days earlier!”Roger's father always (8) him to take part in sports, teaching Roger to catch and throw a volleyball, and play football after school. At the age of 12, Roger managed (设法) to (9) a place on the school football team. Roger' s love of sports (10) and so did his self-confidence (自信). Roger went on to play college tennis, finishing his tennis career (生涯) with 22 wins and 11 losing. He later became the first physically (身体上) handicapped tennis player and took a job as a qualified (合格的) tennis teacher. Roger now travels around the country, speaking to groups about what it takes to be a winner.“The only difference (11) you and me is that you can see my handicap, but I can' t see (12) . We'll have them. When people ask me how I've been able to overcome (克服) my physical handicap, I tell them that I haven' t overcome (13) .I've simply learned (14) I can' t do--such as playing the piano or eating with chopsticks(筷子)--but more 15 , I've learned what I can do. Then I try my best to do what I can,”said Roger in the end.

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