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Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.What I want to tell you is the deep love and respect (尊敬) I have for my parents.
2.He is the ideal person to represent (代表) our class to attend the meeting.
3.They changed their minds at the last moment (时刻) and refused to go.
4.The talks will focus on economic development of the region (地区).
5.Today the organization has branches (分支) in 90 countries in all five continents.
6.Mr.Smith was pleased (高兴的) that his father was being taken care of in the Home of the Aged.
7.His success was a long story,but in brief (简单的),he succeeded after many failures.
8.The audience clapped (鼓掌) and cheered when she stood up to speak.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.There is absolutely (absolute) no difference between them!
2.It has been raining (rain) for a week so far, which makes all of us bored.
3.The reason why he was late for the meeting is that his car broke down on the way that afternoon.
4.His movements were so graceful(grace) that they seemed effortless.
5.I hate travelling by air because I get horribly (horrible) airsick.
6.I set off for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the New Year.
7.When he at last managed to get a copy of the book,it looked as if he had found (find) a priceless treasure.
8.The old man treats the boy as if he were (be) his own son.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
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There is an old saying in China that goes,“The days of the Sanjiu period are the coldest days.” “Sanjiu period”,which is in Minor Cold,refers to the third nineday period (the 19th to the 27th day) after the day of the Winter Solstice (冬至).There are many different customs related to Minor Cold in China.
Eat hotpot.During Minor Cold people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend against the cold weather.Winter is the best time to have hotpot and braised mutton with soy sauce.But it is important to notice that too much spicy food may cause health problems.
Eat huangyacai.In Tianjin,there is a custom to have huangyacai,a kind of Chinese cabbage,during Minor Cold.There are large amounts of vit