1. She usually walks to work, but s      by bus.

 Mother’s Day is an important holiday all over the world. InAmerica, Mother’s Day is even a national holiday today. The idea for Mother’s Day 1 an American woman named Anna Jarvis. Anna hoped there would be a day for people to show 2  to their mothers，so she wrote many letters to important people during her life.

In 1914，the second Sunday in May was made as Mother’s Day. People in Denmark，Italy，Turkey， Australia and Belgium all 3 Mother’s Day on the same day as Americans. The day gives people a good opportunity (機(jī)會(huì)）to thank mothers. People of all ages do many things to make the day special for their mothers. A typical (典型的)way is to make mothers stay  4 in bed. That means a mother doesn’t need to

5 early to make breakfast for her children and husband. 6    ，they make breakfast for her. Kids do secret things to 7 their moms. They write love letters to their moms. Some even make gifts for their moms by themselves. Anna Jarvis ’ mother 8 carnations (康乃馨），so she chose carnations as gifts for her mothers on Mother’s Day. Carnations of different 9   have different meanings. People buy red carnations if their mothers are alive. 10    ，

white ones are used to show love to dead mothers.

(    ) 1. A. came out    B. came from

      C. called out    D. depended    on

(    ) 2. A.    love    B. dish

        C. skill    D. hunger

(    ) 3. A.    remember    B. show

         C. celebrate    D. cause

(    ) 4. A.    earlier    B. shorter

          C. bigger    D. longer

(    ) 5. A.    give up    B. get up

        C. cheer up    D. clean up

(    ) 6. A.    Unless    B. Although

       C. At first    D. Instead

(    ) 7. A.    hurt    B. surprise

          C. describe    D. wonder

(    ) 8. A.    liked    B. drew

          C. hated    D. threw

(    ) 9. A.    ages    B. sizes

          C. colors    D. shapes

(    ) 10. A. In the end    B. However

           C. Whatever    D. Actually

6.我不知道公園是否是個(gè)好玩的地方。

I__the park is a good place to have fun.

5.你不需要這么早去汽車站。

You___go to the bus station so early.

4.對艾米來說，7月1日是個(gè)特別的日子。她是在那天加人中國共產(chǎn)黨的。

July 1 st is a           Amy. She joined in the Party on that day.

1.去海南過春節(jié)變得越來越流行。

It is becoming                  to spend the Chinese Spring Festival in Hainan.

2.這里有兩張票，一張是給你的，另一張是給薩 姆的。

Here are two tickets.       is    for you，and   _is  for Sam.

3.我們相信有許多幫助殘疾人的方式。

We believe that there are many      __the  disabled.

詞匯辨析。從方框中選擇合適的單詞或詞組并 用其適當(dāng)?shù)男问教羁铡?/p>

1. —How much does the ticket       from Shanghai to Beijing?

一150 yuan.

2. It      me    an  hour to repair my bike.

3. It’s very kind of you to      so much time showing me around the city.

4. To make the city clean, people here will have to       for    their    rubbish.

5. I don’t like this sweater. Would you please give me the other one      ?

6. —Would you like a cup of milk?

—Sorry. I’ll have a glass of water      milk.

6. Making word cards also helps to memorize new words.(寫出同義句）

     also      to  memorize new   words  by making word cards.