In most countries, people usually eat   (1)   food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth   (2)    in November, and is a time to give   (3)   for food in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first   (4)   from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next   (5)  , they thanked life and food in their new home.  

These days, most Americans still   (1)   this idea of giving thanks by having a big   (2)   with their friends and family. But do you know Canada has Thanksgiving Day? In Canada, people have Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. Why is Thanksgiving Day   (3)   in Canada than in America? This is   (4)   Canada is north of the United States, and is colder. The harvest (收获) comes earlier in the year. On that day, many Canadians put flowers, vegetables and fruit around their homes. Like in America, the main dish of this meal is   (5)   always turkey, at a Thanksgiving Day dinner. They are saying "Thank you" for the life and food every year.

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To many people, the word Hollywood has two meanings.   (1)   Second, Hollywood also stands for the US movie industry.

Hollywood was just a farmland at the beginning of this century. Early American movies were made in other places; for example, in New York and Chicago.

In 1917 a director was making a movie in Chicago. Because of cold weather, he couldn’t finish the movie.   (2)    And there he found just the weather and scenery he needed to finish his movie. The director realized that southern California was the perfect place for making movies. The next year his company built a movie studio in Hollywood.   (3)   Before long nearly all important American movie studios were in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

The next thirty years were Hollywood’s greatest years. Thousands of movies were made, most by a few large and powerful studios.   (4)   

Hollywood also reached its high point in these years. Many famous movie stars, like Bette Davis and Clark Gable, lived in Hollywood.

  (5)   More movies are made outside of Hollywood. Many studios have moved. The movie stars have also moved to areas like Beverly Hills and Malibu.

But visitors to Hollywood today can go to the famous Chinese Theatre and see the footprints and autographs (亲笔签名) of movie stars. They can go down the Walk of Fame, on Hollywood Boulevard, and see the golden stars in the sidewalk.

Hi, everyone! Welcome to No.6 Middle school.   (1)   All the things here are new. The life here is a little different. I think you must know what you can do and what you can’t do. It can help you study well and live happily.   (2)  

You have to come to school from Monday to Friday. You have to wear our school uniforms on weekdays. You can learn some important subjects, such as Chinese, math, English, geography, history and so on. Classes begin at 7:30.   (3)   Then you have to have lunch in the school dining hall. You can’t eat in the classroom. Classes are over at 4:30 in the afternoon and then you can join your favorite clubs to have fun.   (4)   You can do sports on the playground, but you can’t play balls or run in the classroom and hallways. You must follow these rules.   (5)  Thank you.

Paris -- a dream city for many people!   (1)   And from this summer, it will become a city of bicycles.

On July 15 when Paris people wake up, they will find thousands of bikes are for rental (租赁).

       (2)   If you want to use longer, you should pay a little money.

The stations work day and night, seven days a week.   (3)   

Encouraging people to ride bikes is good for the environment.   (4)   A Paris official (官员) said, “We think riding bikes may make Paris greener and quieter. With cleaner air, people can live better lives.”

  (5)   Lyon, France’s third largest city, started it two years ago. Other European cities like Stockholm and Brussels do the same.

A: Hello, Lucy! I haven’t seen you for a long time．

B: Hello, Mike!  (1)  

A: How long did you stay there?

B:    (2)  

A: How do you feel about staying in London?

B: Everything was strange at first．  (3)  

A: Oh, I think your English must have improved a lot．

B: Of course．  (4)  

A: Who did you live with there?

B:    (5)  

A: That’s great! Oh, my mom is calling me．I’d better go．

B: See you later．

Children like to copy what they hear. They copy their parents, their friends and even the TV.   (1)   Copying is also a good way for students to learn a second language.   (2)  

    Children don’t practise grammar, but use the language to talk about things that they are interested in.   (3)   They find ways to express themselves，and they do it successfully.

Students of English schools also pay attention to communication. Look for chances to talk with people in English.   (4)  Start an English discussion group and talk about music, movies or anything that interests you.

  (5)  What you want to learn is how to communicate easily. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with small mistakes.

B: OK. Where would you like to go?

A: Some new films are on this week. Shall we go to the cinema?

B:   (1)  _Which film would you like to see?

B: Yeah, I′ve heard of it. It′s so moving!   (2)  

A: Cross is a little far. Let′s go to UME.

B: Good. But look at the sky!  (3)  

A: Yes. The newspaper says it will rainy tonight.

B:  (4)  

A: The film will begin in two hours. We can go there after supper.

B: All right.