One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   (1)   at the answer. Thinking he had not made   (2)   understood or the girl had not   (3)   him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”

Do you know about Australia? Australia is  the largest    (1)    in the world. It is a little    (2)  than China. It is    (3)    (4)    the south of the Earth. Australia is big, but its   (5)   is not large. It is nearly (几乎) as large as    (6)   of Shanghai. The climate 'there is comfortable. It is never very hot in summer   (7)   very cold in winter. The cities in Australia have little air or  water pollution (污染). The sky is blue and the water is    (8)  . You can see the fish     (9)    in the rivers. The plants(植物) grow very   (10)  , and in Australia there are kangaroos. Many visitors like to travel there to see them. Sheep is famous in Australia,     (11)    . On the low hill or grassland, you can find lots of white sheep.

My father is going on a holiday next week. He is going to London   (1)   plane. London is a beautiful city. There   (2)   lots of parks and museums. He’s going to   (3)   on foot in the city. He likes English   (4)  . He’s going to   (5)   Big Ben and the Thames River. British Museum is a   (6)   place to go. It can   (7)   you many stories about England.

He’s also going to the   (8)  . He wants to   (9)   seeing a movie in a foreign city. My father always buys   (10)   a present when he has a holiday. I’m looking forward to the present.

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Do you know what an “open house” is? It is a kind of   (1)   to celebrate students’ finishing of school. Open houses are very popular   (2)   Americans. In some areas many students    (3)   it with a dinner at home with their parents. They usually   (4)   open houses in May, June and July. Sometimes people take part in   (5)  one a day. Guests at an open house are usually the family’s friends or relatives. Open houses are also good  (6)   for students to get some money for their studies. Guests traditionally   (7)   small presents or cards with money.

But not   (8)   open houses are taking place at home. Town halls, restaurants, parks etc. are also good choices. There is usually an area    (9)    tables and chairs, and people can eat, drink and chat there. There may also be an area for   (10)   to play games.

Different countries have different manners. In_ 36  Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your_ 37  before you go into a house. In European countries, even if they _38   become very dirty, this is not done. A visitor in a Chinese house usually do not  39  a drink. He often leaves a little to show that he has had enough. But in EnglanD. a visitor always finishes a drink to show that he has _40  it. We must know the custom of other countries, so that they will not think _41_ ill-mannered. _42_ people all over the world _43_  that a well-mannered person should be kind and _44_ to others. If you _45_ this, at least you will not go very far wrong.

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In most countries,people usually eat traditional food 46_____special holidays.A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving.It is always on the fourth47______ in November,and is a time 48_____ thanks for food in the autumn.At this time ,people 49_____remember the first travelers from England 50______came to live in America about 400 ago.These travelers had a long ,hard winter,and many of them died.In the next autumn ,they gave thanks for life and food in their new home.These days,most Americans still celebrate this  idea of giving thanks by 51_____ a big meal at home with their family.The 52______ dish of this meal is almost always turkey,a large bird.

  Making a turkey dinner

Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

   First,mix together some bread pieces,onions,salt and pepper.

   Next,fill in the turkey with this bread mix.

   Then ,put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.

   When it is ready ,place the turkey on a large plate and 53_____ it with gravy.

  54_____,cut the turkey into55_____and eat the meat vegetables like carrots and     potatoes.

Do you know who invented tea? In fact,tea, the most popular drink in the world, was invented by accident. According to an Chinese legend(传说），the emperor(皇帝）Shen Nong ___46__ tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush(灌木丛）fell into the water and remained there for __47____. The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a __48_____ smell. Later he decided ___49___ the hot mixture(混合物). It was delicious. And __50____, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

  China is the home of tea.  ___51____ has more than 4,000 years of history. People in China drink tea every day. There___52___  three major drinks---- tea, coffee and cocoa. Tea is 53   by a lot of people in the world.  China is famous ___54__  tea,silk and porcelain(丝绸和瓷器）. They began to be known by the world. Many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are ___55___ the ones who best understand the nature of tea. We are proud of it.

Do you like watching movies? Do you watch movies31._______ television or in the cinema? Watching movies is a good way 32.__________ after a day’s hard work or study.

  There are many 33._________ of movies, such as comedies, scary movies and action movies. Some people like watching comedies, 34.__________ they are very funny. Some people enjoy watching scary movies, but I can’t 35.__________ them. I’m afraid to watch them. My favorite movies are action movies. My favorite action star is Jackie Chan. He is 36.__________ as a kung fu superstar. He 37.__________ acted in many comedies, for example, ROB - B - HOOD《宝贝计划》.

  Yesterday I watched his movie CZ12《十二生肖》.In the movie, he 38._________ the role of a treasure hunter(寻宝者). Hetried to 39._______ 4 bronze(铜)heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac(十二生肖), which were taken from Beijing during the Opium Wars(鸦片战争). I thought the movie was very 40._________and Jackie Chan played very well in it. I liked it very much.

  Today was a very important day.  France played      (1)  Senegal(塞内加尔)in the opening match of the World Cup. Soccer fans were very     (2)  watching the match on TV. To our great surprise , France was    (3)  . Today football has become very     (4)  in China after a 44-year    (5)  . “China is in the World Cup for the first time,     (6)  we should support them!” Said some people . In our school many students enjoy     (7)  it. My     (8)  and I often go to the football field after class.

    This afternoon there was a     (9)  football match in our school.    (10)  team played against No.1 Middle School .  (11)  they were all very big and strong, it was a    (12)  game between the two teams with the result 0-0 last time. Today our school played much    (13)  . 

In the first half of the match    (14)  team kicked a goal, but in the second, Li Ming from our school kicked a goal. We won 1-0, at last.  I’m so    (15)  . I can’t get to sleep tonight.