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Pigs teach us about life

China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals,but when it comes to pigs,People think that pigs are ugly,lazy and stupid.

Just look at the idioms（习语）and phrases in our languages. In Chinese, we have the idioms like ”Boiling a dead pig”, and “A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig”. And in English, there are expressions 1. “eating like a pig” and “to teach a pig to play on a flute（笛子）” .2.of them actually have anything to do with admiration or praise.

However, that doesn’t tell the 3..In fact, pigs do have some fine qualities（品质）.And there’s probably no better time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of the Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival in 2019.

First of all, science long ago showed that pigs aren’t 4. at all.In fact,pigs are “intelligently and socially similar to dogs.”They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they know the difference5. those who treat them well and those who don’t.

There are lovely pig characters in cartoons too. Peppa Pig（小猪佩奇） has now become one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries and regions. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family6. children from all around the world about love, friendship, and the value of family.

“People are 7.too much attention to high speed and quick results, but McDull is slow and patient, and he will keep on fighting,8. difficult the road to success is.” said the creator of McDull（麦兜）, a little pig who always works hard his dreams even though he keeps failing ”He has a heart of gold.”

书面表达

你看过中央电视台董卿主持的节目《朗读者》吗？这是一档非常受欢迎的节目，让我们看到生活中读书的美好、读书的重要。请根据下面表格中所列的要点，以“Growing Up with Reading”为题写一篇短文。

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Growing Up With Reading

Have you watched the program The Reader hosted by Dong Qing on CCTV?The program is very popular,

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She doesn’t agree _______ you and she doesn’t agree _______ get an X-ray.

A. to; with B. with; to C. to; to D. with; with

The boy is used to ______ showers after playing basketball.

A. take B. takes C. took D. taking

________ her husband, she became a famous star.

A. Thanks for B. Thanks to C. Because D. Thanks of

I ________ some clothes to charity because they are too small for me.

A. take after B. hang out C. give away D. put off

Bill ________, so he ________ eat anything in 24 hours.

A. has stomachache, shouldn’t B. has a stomachache, shouldn’t

C. have a stomach, shouldn’t D. has a stomach, should

That thing gave me a lesson. I didn’t do it ________.

A. much B. more C. any more D. no more

________of them like to play basketball.

A. Every B. Everyone C. Each D. Both

Jack can’t play the piano. _______.

A. So can I B. So I can C. Neither can I D. Neither I can