C ______ (连接)the following two short sentences to make a new sentence

—What did he say to you just now?

—He told me that he would leave for Jinan        .

A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word came from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.

Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal (法定的)holidays , as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington’s birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrated special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.

In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine’s Day and Halloween.

1.From the passage we know that China’s National Day is _______

A．January1                              B．May 1

C．October1                             D．December25

2.In the sentence “China observes New Year’s Day (January 1)’’, observe means ______

A．praises           B．spends            C．celebrates         D．cares

3.From the passage we can infer that _______

A．Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival

B．students don’t have to go to school on any holiday

C．Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday

D．Americans can easily draw money from banks on legal days.

4.Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?

A．China’s National Day                    B．Valentine’s Day

C．Italy’s liberation Day                    D．Independence Day

5.If a legal holiday falls on Sunday in the USA, people usually celebrate on ______.

A．Sunday                               B．the following

C．the following Monday                    D．the following Tuesday.

One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She 1  immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so   2  that this good woman was herself hurt for the   3  she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her  4 , and asked for advice.

Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must   5  her. She also knew she could never  6  her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only  7  the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight,   8  your best feather pillowsand put a single feather on the   9  of each house in town before the sun rises.”

The young woman hurried home to prepare for it,  10  the feather pillows were very dear to her.  11 , she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting   12 . She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she   13  to the older woman.

“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and   14  your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.   15  everything will be as it was before.”

“You know that’s impossible! The wind   16  away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.

“That’s  17 ,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your   18  is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of   19 , no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your   20 . Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”

1.                A．replied         B．forgot          C．laughed   D．regretted

2.                A．deeply         B．slightly          C．little D．straight

3.                A．blank          B．intention        C．pain D．mess

4.                A．lecture         B．situation        C．shortcomings D．position

5.                A．help           B．scold           C．praise    D．punish

6.                A．feel           B．resist           C．remove   D．find

7.                A．contribute to    B．focus on        C．depend on    D．recover from

8.                A．show          B．hide           C．throw    D．take

9.                A．roof           B．step           C．wall  D．mailbox

10.               A．as though       B．even though     C．in case    D．so long as

11.               A．Worse still      B．As a matter of fact C．The following day    D．All night long

12.               A．light           B．dark           C．snowy D．cloudy

13.               A．appealed       B．returned       C．waved D．nodded

14.               A．sew           B．decorate       C．refill  D．preserve

15.               A．Besides        B．Or            C．Instead    D．Then

16.               A．blew           B．gave           C．put   D．drove

17.               A．awesome       B．elegant         C．wonderful D．true

18.               A．words          B．friends         C．promises  D．expectations

19.               A．appetite        B．effort          C．idea  D．joke

20.               A．ears           B．eyes           C．mouth D．face