What do you think of your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think you are good at Chinese, you can _____ the competition named The Chinese Characters Dictation Competition(《汉字听写大赛》)．The competition became popular _____ the teenagers. Let's know something about it.

More and more computers and smart phones are used by teenagers. They spend _____ time on the Internet in playing or chatting. They are used to _____ messages by computers and smart phones. Some of them forget how to write Chinese characters _____. The teachers and parents are very _____ it. What can they do?

Not long ago, they found an interesting game called The Chinese Characters Dictation. The program modeled _____ after the American show National Spelling Bee, where middle school students stand on the stage to write down Chinese via(通过) dictation. Over two hundred competitors who are from forty?six schools took part in it. The audience(观众) are interested in this _____ kind of competition, too. They would like to write down the characters _____ the competitors were writing them. But they found it was also difficult for them to write down all the characters.

Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the ______？

1.A.take part in B.work together in C.join up with D.come up with

2.A.between B.in C.among D.for

3.A.too many B.too much C.much too D.many too

4.A.sending B.send C.sent D.sends

5.A.at hand B.by hand C.in hand D.for hand

6.A.crazy about B.worried about C.busy with D.satisfied with

7.A.it B.this C.itself D.its

8.A.usual B.old C.new D.easy

9.A.as for B.while C.as though D.even if

10.A.winner B.worker C.teacher D.student

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On December 24, kids around the world waited for Santa Claus(圣诞老人). They thought that the fat, white?bearded man would bring them gifts. But do you know that some people would rather keep Santa out of the door?

Last month, 10 doctoral(博士的) students from Tsinghua, Peking and Renmin Universities said Santa Claus wasn't welcome in China.

“Foreign holidays like Christmas are now very popular in China, while fewer and fewer people celebrate traditional Chinese festivals like the Dragon Boat Festival,” said the students in a public letter.

They asked people to stop sending Christmas cards and giving gifts to their children. Instead, they said, Chinese should spend more time on traditional festivals.

They have lots of support. In Hunan, several people went out on the street on Christmas Day. They made poems and wrote Chinese calligraphy(书法) .

“Rather than spending money on Christmas, we should care more about our own culture,” said one of them.

But others have different ideas. “Celebrations of foreign holidays help us know more about foreign cultures. It is good for us to make friends,” said Liu Yang, a 14-?year-?old boy from Shanghai.

Sun Long, 13, from Beijing, sees the celebration as a way to make people happier and closer. “My school held a big party on Christmas Day. We played games and shared gifts with each other. I think we have got closer,” he said.

1.Why did some people not like Santa Claus? Because ________．

A.he was fat and white bearded

B.he was kind

C.he stopped some Chinese from caring more about their own cultures

D.he had lots of presents but usually stayed out of the door

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Some college students wanted Chinese people to pay more attention to traditional Chinese festivals.

B.All students are interested in foreign holidays.

C.More students want to stop spending more time on Chinese cultures.

D.Fewer people like the Dragon Boat Festival.

3.What did people do in China after the 10 students' letter came out?

A.They stopped sending Christmas cards and giving gifts to their children.

B.They made poems and wrote Chinese calligraphy.

C.Few of them cared more about their own culture.

D.Many of them supported the students' idea.

4.What did a student called Sun Long think of foreign holidays?

A.It was good to make friends. B.It was helpful to know more about cultures.

C.It was a happy time to relax and get closer. D.It was a good time to get gifts.

5.The best title for this passage is ________．

A.Santa Claus B.A Public Letter

C.Foreign Holidays D.Celebration of Christmas

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1.做实验__________________

2.涌出__________________

3.科学方法__________________

4.数十亿计的；大量__________________

5.用光；用完 __________________

6.由……组成__________________

7.多达__________________

8.属于__________________

9.即使；纵然__________________

10.在夜间，在晚上__________________

11.除……之外__________________

12.吸引某人的注意__________________

13.一般而言__________________

14.与……相关__________________

15.向上推__________________

16.原地；在适当的位置__________________

17.把……翻转；倒过来__________________

18.五分之一__________________

Mom won't let Dick go out________ he promises to be back by 10：00 tonight.

A.if B.when C.since D.unless

As the story ________, the secret of the castle is discovered littleby little.

A.ends B.begins C.develops D.happens

—Wow，an iPhone 7，what a big surprise! Thanks，darling!

—It's your birthday present.But please read the ________ carefully before you use it.

A. information B. instruction

C. invitation D. instrument

（四川达州）________of the land in that town _______ covered with trees and grass.

A.Two fifth; is B.Two fifth; are C.Two fifths; is D.Two fifths; are

—What do you think of the movie The Fate of the Furious 8?

—It is ________! I enjoy it very much.

A.friendly B.fantastic C.awful D.noisy

Sorry, Mr. Liu, I didn't understand what you said just now, could you please repeat it?

A.read it again B.listen to it again C.say it again D.write it again

一Would you mind going to the park with us this Sunday?

一 . I haven't been outdoors these days. I can't wait!

A.Sorry, I can't B.Sure, I'd love to

C.Certainly not D.My pleasure