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A．celebrate    B．presents    C．hospital    D．birthday   E．holiday F．Christmas   G．tell        H．love       I．give       J．was born

Why do people 1．________ Christmas? In western countries, it is the biggest 2．________ of the year. People enjoy parties, decorations, music and fun. When many people think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and 3．_shen_______. But Christmas is much more than that. It celebrates a very special person’s 4．________.
A long time ago, a baby boy 5．________. His name was Jesus. He wasn’t born in a nice 6．________. He was born in a stable（马槽）! Jesus was a special baby. He came to the world to bring 7．________, peace and joy. He came to 8．________ people about God. At his birth, angels sang. Later, wise men brought him gifts. Today we 9．________ gifts to each other at 10．________ because of the wise men.

The Korean lunar(阴历) New Year falls on a day in late January or February. ____66_____

Before the New Year people have an overall(全部地) cleaning. When the New Year comes, nobody should sleep. They think that if someone slept on that night, the eyebrows would turn white. ____67_____

Have you ever heard of “bokjori”? It is actually a sieve(筛子). It is a tool to clean the rice from small stones. In the morning of New Year’s Day, the hang it up on the wall. ____68____

Offering to ancestor(拜祭祖先) is a common thing in Korean holidays. Women get busy making the food from the day before. They make “ttokuk”, a kind of soup, and dumplings and fried meats. Very early in the morning of the New Year’s Day, Korean people take a bath and put new clothes on. ___69____ Family members drink a glass of a liquor(烧酒). The drink can help people hear clearly all year long.

“Say hay boke-mahn he pah du say oh!” _____70____ But more and more Koreans, especially the young people, have started to say it in English, “Make a lot of blessings(祝福) this year.”

A．Korean people believe it brings good luck.

B．So the light is on in every room.

C．It is the biggest holiday in Korea.

D．Usually it is the traditional costume (装束).

E. It is the New Year’s greeting in Korea.

 

Walt Disney was born in the USA in 1901. Wall lived a poor life
 
when he was young. To have fun, Walt began drawing. In 1928, Mickey \ Mouse was created and became world-famous at once. He soon drew other cartoon characters like Donald Duck.
Then Walt decided to open theme parks. In 1955, Walt Disney himself opened the first Disney park in California, USA. Later, another Disney World opened in Florida, USA in 1971. Tokyo Disneyland opened in Japan in 1983, and Euro Disney opened in France in 1992. In 2005, the world’s fifth Disneyland opened in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest of all Disneylands, but the Adventureland in it is the biggest one of all.
On April 8th, 2011, Shanghai Disneyland project started in Pudong New Area.
It’s 12 kilometers from Pudong International Airport. The planned castle for the
Shanghai Disneyland is going to be the biggest and tallest of all the world’s Disney
theme parks. "Visitors will say ’wow, look at that big castle’ when they first see
it," said Robert Iger, President and CEO of the Walt Disney Company. The theme
park will be the world’s sixth Disney park and the first one on the Chinese mainland, It will also be the third of its kind in Asia. The park will be built in about five years and will possibly open in 2014, at the earliest. It may attract 7.3 million visitors in its first year.
【小题1】Which may be the best title of the passage?

A．Father of Mickey Mouse	B．Disneyland in the USA
C．Walt Disney and his cartoon characters	D．Disneylands all over the world

【小题2】How many Disneyland parks are there in the world now?

A．Six.

B．Five.

C．Three.

D．Two.

【小题3】Which of the following about the Shanghai Disneyland is NOT true?

A．Shanghai Disneyland will be the first Disney theme park in China.

B．About 7.3 visitors may come to Shanghai Disneyland in its first year.

C．It will take about five years to finish building the Shanghai Disneyland.

D．Shanghai Disneyland will have the biggest castle of all the Disney parks.

Are you a crazy chocolate fan? Have you heard about Hershey's Kisses? Do you love the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? If your answer was, "yes", to any of the questions, then my experience will make you jealous (妒忌的). I just went to the famous Hershey Chocolate Factory!
The other day we drove from Washington DC to the small town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. When we arrived at the factory, we realized that this was much more than just a factory. The whole town is a chocolate-themed amusement park. The sweet smell of chocolate is on every street corner. There are even road signs that say things like, "Chocolate Ave(大道)" and "Cake St.".
As we were walking towards the park, Jason, our tour guide, began telling us about this quiet little town. Hershey chocolate has been a brand in the world over the past hundred years. It is the biggest company that makes and sells chocolate in America," he started. "I guess you get the chocolate in China, don't you?"
I nodded(点头) without thinking. How could I possibly not know those lovely little candies when I've been eating them all these years? 
Jason went on, "The factory first started on a small farm. It developed very fast. So they built this town for factory workers to live in. Then they built hotels, hospitals, stadiums(体育馆), theaters and even museums with the theme of chocolate. Isn't that cool?"
"Yes, a hundred times yes!" I yelled (叫喊 )with delight.
【小题1】 What did the writer mainly talk about?

A．Her wonderful trip to a chocolate factory.	B．What kind of chocolate she likes best.
C．How chocolate is produced in the factory.	D．Why she likes chocolate so much.

【小题2】 What was the small town of Hershey like?

A．It was very beautiful.	B．It was like a big city.
C．It was very colorful.	D．It was a theme park.

【小题3】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Hershey Chocolate has not been introduced to China yet.

B．Hershey was a German company.

C．Hershey Chocolate developed very fast.

D．Hershey Chocolate first started on a big farm.

【小题4】 What does the underlined word mean? ______.

A．乐队

B．品牌

C．一种

D．帮派

【小题5】 What can we know from the writer’s answer to the guide?

A．The writer had never heard about Hershey Chocolate.

B．The writer didn’t want to visit the factory any more.

C．The writer had visited the factory before.

D．The writer couldn’t wait to visit the factory.

The Korean lunar(阴历) New Year falls on a day in late January or February. ____66_____
Before the New Year people have an overall(全部地) cleaning. When the New Year comes, nobody should sleep. They think that if someone slept on that night, the eyebrows would turn white. ____67_____
Have you ever heard of “bokjori”? It is actually a sieve(筛子). It is a tool to clean the rice from small stones. In the morning of New Year’s Day, the hang it up on the wall. ____68____
Offering to ancestor(拜祭祖先) is a common thing in Korean holidays. Women get busy making the food from the day before. They make “ttokuk”, a kind of soup, and dumplings and fried meats. Very early in the morning of the New Year’s Day, Korean people take a bath and put new clothes on. ___69____ Family members drink a glass of a liquor(烧酒). The drink can help people hear clearly all year long.
“Say hay boke-mahn he pah du say oh!” _____70____ But more and more Koreans, especially the young people, have started to say it in English, “Make a lot of blessings(祝福) this year.”

A．Korean people believe it brings good luck.

B．So the light is on in every room.

C．It is the biggest holiday in Korea.

D．Usually it is the traditional costume (装束).

E. It is the New Year’s greeting in Korea.