袁素萍

一、根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

There are all kinds of festivals and 1. ________ （celebrate） around the world， which are held for different reasons. Most ancient festivals were 2. ________ （main） held to celebrate the end of cold weather， planting in spring and harvest in autumn.

Today's festivals have many origins. Some festivals are held to honor the dead 3. ________ to satisfy the ancestors in case they might do harm， 4. ________ other festivals are held to honor famous people， such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy 5. ________ （event） because the food 6. ________ （gather） for the winter and a season of 7. ________ （agriculture） work is over， which mid-autumn festivals belong to.

The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and the 8. ________ （come） of spring， such as 9. ________ Spring Festival in China， at which people like to get together 10. ________ （eat）， drink and have fun with each other.

二、課文短文改錯(cuò)。

Zhinu， whom was the granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven， visited the earth secret. While

in earth she fall in love with the herd boy Niulang. After the Goddess of Heaven knew that her

granddaughter was married with a human， she became very angry and made the weaving girl to

return to Heaven. Finding that Zhinu was heart-broken， her grandmother final decided to let the

couple across the Milky Way to meet once a year. People in China hope that the weather will fine

on that day， because whether it is raining， it means that Zhinu is weeping and the couple wont be

able to meet.

Suffering is the most powerful teacher of life. 苦難是人生最偉大的老師。

Great hopes make great men. 偉大的希望造就偉大的人物。

You make the failure complete when you stop trying. 當(dāng)你停止嘗試的時(shí)候，你就完全敗了。