1、2d Role-play the conversation. Clara: Guess what? Im going to Chiang Mai_ two weeks. Ben: Wow, _(sound) like fun! But I believe that April is the_( hot) month of the year there. Clara: Yes, thats true. But theres a water festival there from April 13th to 15th. Ben: I wonder_its similar to the Water
2、Festival_the Dai people in Yunnan Province. Clara: Yes, I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets _(throw) water _each other. Ben: Cool! But why do they do that? Clara: Because the new year is a time_cleaning and washing_ bad things. Then youll have good luck in the
3、 new year. KEY: in; sounds; hottest; if; of; to throw; at; for; away Full Moon, Full Feelings Chinese people_(celebrate) the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes _ centuries. Mooncakes have the shape_ a full moon _Mid-autumn night. They carry peoples wishes to the families they love and miss.
4、There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story _ Change is the most _(touch). Change was Hou Yis beautiful wife. After Hou Yi _(shoot) down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine_( thank) him. Whoever took this could live forever, and
5、 Hou Yi _(plan) to take it with Change. _, a bad man, Feng Meng, tried to steal the medicine _ Hou Yi was not home. Change refused to give it to him and took it all. She became very light and flew _ to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name _ the moon every night. One night, he foun
6、d that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He _(quick) laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. _ he wished that Change could come back! After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and _(share) mooncakes with their families. KEY: have
7、been celebrating; for; of; on; of; touching; shot; to thank; planned; However; when; up; to; quickly; How; sharing The Spirit of Christmas Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we _(probable) think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But _ all these things_(lie) the true meaning o
8、f Christmas: the _(important) of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this. A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel _(write) by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man _(name) Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is me
9、an and only thinks about himself. He doesnt treat others nicely. He just cares about _he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost_ Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scr
10、ooge _(change) his ways _ he doesnt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge _ his happier days as a child. Then the second spiri
11、t, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how_(other) are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning- Chr
12、istmas Day! He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He _(happy) celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone _ kindness and _(warm), spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas
13、! KEY: probably; behind; lies; importance; written; named; whether; of; to change; if; of; others; happily; with; warmth 单词拼写单词拼写 1. However, a bad man, Feng Meng, tried to s_ the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. 2. He quickly l_out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. 3. After this, pe
14、ople started the tradition of a_ the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. 4. But behind all these things l_ the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. 5. He doesnt t_ others nicely. 6. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he wa
15、s p_ after he died. 7. He w_ Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. 8. He happily celebrates Christmas with his r_. 9. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. 10. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his d_ business partner. KEY: steal; laid; admiring; lies; treat; punished; warns; relatives; warmth; dead
