But they _______ you sincere wisdom that's intended to help you on the first step of your journey of a thousand miles.?

A. are giving  B. are given    C. are to give  D. have been given?

Unlike watching TV, reading is a highly active process (过程) _______ it requires attention as well as memory and imagination.?

A. until   B. but     C. unless D. for?

People in the United States honor their parents with 2 special days: Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May and Father's Day on the 3rd Sunday in June. These days are to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with child-care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother's Day, people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It's also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.?

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued than those bought in stores. It's not the ?value? of the gift that is important, but “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other stores do lots of business during these holidays.?

Which is not a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A. Parents bring up children.?

B. Parents give love and care to children.?

C. Parents educate children to be good persons.?

D. Parents pass away before children grow up.?

What can we learn from the passage?

A. Both festivals are in May.?

B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.?

C. Not all the children respect their parents.?

D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.?

What do you know about “carnation”??

A. It only has two kinds of color.?

B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother's Day.?

C. It's a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.?

D. People can wear them only on the second Sunday in May.?

On Mother's Day and Father's Day _______.

A. people usually have family parties

B. everyone goes to the cemetery?

C. children always go to parents' home

D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts?

Dear Flowermouse,?

Thank you for your comments on how Americans and Chinese view each other. This is an important subject. Modern technology has given many nations the chance of destroying other nations. This is a cruel picture but it is a realistic one. It means that every nation should make sure that these weapons of great destruction are never used. This requires greater acceptance of differences among people and nations in all parts of the planet.?

Your letter asks specially about Chinese-American relationships but I want to let you know my feelings on a global scale. Because China and America are the most powerful nations and I believe they have a special responsibility for promoting better understanding and for leading the way toward peaceful solutions to the world's problems.

You ask how Chinese and American people view each other. This is an important question. Because I know so little about China that I am not able to judge how Chinese view Americans. I am sure that the view differs according to individual experiences that persons might have. And it is not easy to describe America to foreigners. America is a vast mass of people and cultures. These people came from all parts of the world, from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Australia. Each brought a different culture and a different set of values within a single nation.

　　I believe that the vast majority of Americans like the vast majority of Chinese want peace and friendship between our two nations. Both China and America have suffered through generations from war and violence in our history. And I believe that it is the special responsibility of all Chinese and all Americans to impress this need for mutual understanding on our neighbors in other.?

So my friend, this is my response. Please know that I write to you as a private person living in America. I do feel strongly that people everywhere have more in common than they have in differences. We all share the same basic needs for existence and we all depend upon the same need for the survival of this beautiful planet earth. Maybe we can begin to encourage better communication and better understanding through my columns. I hope so.?

From the passage we can know that Flowermouse_______.?

A. loves Americans

B. has read about the writer's articles?

C. is an American

D. knows little about Americans?

It is likely that the writer_______.?

A. disagrees with Flowermouse?

B. thinks it possible for nations to be destroyed due to modern technology?

C. thinks American government share the same opinions with its people?

D. believes the weapons of great destruction are never used?

The letter that Flowermouse wrote to the writer, maybe have referred to .?

A. American culture     

B. American society?

C. Chinese-American relationships

D. Chinese society?

The writer's purpose to write the passage is to_______.?

A. introduce Americans to us

B. make friends with Flowermouse?

C. speak for the government of America

D. call on nations to understand each other??

下面六幅图描述了春节时你和Susan大雪后扫路受到爸爸赞赏的情况。请根据图画内容用英语写一篇日记。

 注意：1．日记应包括图中所提供的主要信息，并做适当发挥，使短文内容连贯、完整。

       2．词数：100左右。

3．参考词汇：铁锹spade  零花钱pocket money

4．日记的开头已给出，不记入总分。

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--- Lucy doesn’t seem to be what she was.

  --- No．______ so much in the war has made her more thoughtful.

A．Seen          B．Her seeing        C．Having seen         D．To have seen

They wouldn’t let us through without examining our passports very carefully,_______??

A.will you　         B.shall we

C.would they　      D.don’t we?

The sale usually takes place outside the house,with the audience __________ on benches,chairs or boxes.?

A.having seated             B.seating?

C.seated                       D.having been seated ?

Peace-loving people don’t want _________ another war in Iraq.?

A.there could be　 B.there be?

C.there being         D.there to be ?

—Which side can I sit on the boat??

—If you sit still,you can sit on ________.?

A.neither side　     B.every side

C.both sides           D.either side?