一、根据中文或首字母提示写出单词。
1. — How far does he live from here? — Three ____ (街区) away.
2. The two girls at the fashion show look like ____ (淑女) in the new evening dresses.
3. John is so strong that he can ____ (搬) the heavy box by himself.
4. Some desert plants grow deep ____ (到……里面) the earth to get water.
5. He is so kind to everyone, s____ love and joy wherever he goes.

1. blocks 2. ladies 3. carry 4. into 5. spreading

二、用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空(其中有一个多余)。
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1. Lily wants to be a ____________ in the future.
2. — Look at that painting. How does it stay there?
— It ____________ on the wall with a nail(钉子).
3. You should say sorry to your brother for not being able to ____________.
4. The people in the village have strong family ____________. They can't escape(逃避) them.
5. Listen! Something is ____________ on the window. Let's go out and have a look.

1. traveller 2. hangs 3. see him off 4. traditions 5. striking

1. — What's your favourite vegetable? — Well, I like ____ best.
A. oranges
B. dumplings
C. onions
D. bananas

C

2. More and more people are coming here in the ____ of finding an easy way of life.
A. habit
B. hope
C. face
D. name

B

3. — What's the noise, Sam? — My little brother ____ with his toy car now.
A. play
B. plays
C. is playing
D. will play

C

4. — Jenny! ____ those animals! They may hurt(伤害) you. — OK, I will.
A. Keep from
B. Stay with
C. Learn from
D. Get over

A

5. It's ____ today. Let's enjoy the moon while eating moon cakes tonight.
A. the Lantern Festival
B. the Mid-Autumn Festival
C. the Dragon Boat Festival
D. the Spring Festival

B

6. — May I use your computer? — ____ I will use my brother's instead.
A. Go ahead.
B. Thank you.
C. Sorry, you can't.
D. Yes, I think so.

A

四、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Chinese people usually give money in red envelopes as gifts. This is one of the most important New Year's traditions in China. In fact, there 1. ____ (be) similar traditions in some other Asian countries 2. ____ Japan, the R. O. K. and Malaysia.
On New Year's Day, kids in Japan usually receive "otoshidama" that means lucky money in Japanese. Similar to 3. ____ Chinese tradition, Japanese people place the money in decorative envelopes(装饰性信封), but they come in many 4. ____ (colour) rather than just red.
Unit 8 Let's celebrate!
In the R. O. K. , parents and grandparents give 5. ____ (child) lucky money. However, they don't use envelopes. Instead, they 6. ____ (put) the money in lucky bags.
In Malaysia, there is a special local holiday in spring. People usually give money in green envelopes to the guests when they come 7. ____ (visit) them during the holiday. They also give money to the elders to wish them good health 8. ____ a long life.
Whether(无论) through envelopes of different colours or lucky bags, these traditions show people's 9. ____ (wish) to spread joy and good luck to their loved ones. As we celebrate the Chinese New Year 10. ____ (happy), keep in mind that the true value of lucky money lies not in the money but in the act of giving.

1. are 2. like 3. the 4. colours 5. children 6. put 7. to visit 8. and 9. wishes 10. happily