Different countries have different customs in giving presents. In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for “clock” is similar to the sound of “death”. Also, don't wrap(用……包裹) a present in white, black or blue paper, because they are the colours for funerals(葬礼). Don't give a knife, because something sharp can cut a friendship.

In Russia if you give flowers as presents, you have to give an odd number of them (one, three, five, etc.) because even numbers of flowers are for funerals.

In Germany if you are invited to dinner, flowers are good presents to take to your dinner hostess (女主人), but don't take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don't take thirteen of anything because it's an unlucky number. Don't take an even number of anything, either. Don't wrap your presents in white, brown, or black paper.

第1、2小题题完成句子；第3小题简略回答问题；第4小题找出并写下全文的主题句；第5小题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.You can take ________ except red roses to your dinner hostess in Germany.

2.You shouldn't give a knife as a present, because something sharp can

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3.What colour paper can't be used to wrap presents in both China and Germany?

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4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________

连词成句。

1.kid, chopsticks, well, the, use, can

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2.his, for, praised, he, courage, was

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3.place, is, it, noisy, a, what

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4.get, can, where, some, you, chalk

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5.customs, about, here, much, you, do, how, know

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书面表达

假如你是Tom，请向你的朋友介绍一下元宵节。80词左右。

内容提示：元宵节是中国的传统节日。每年正月十五，人们都要举办许多活动，比如吃汤圆、赏花灯、猜灯谜、踩高跷、舞狮等。

参考词汇： 元宵节 the Lantern Festival；赏花灯 enjoy the bright and colourful lanterns；猜灯谜guess riddles；踩高跷walk on stilts；舞狮do lion dancing

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Yesterday I invited my friends _________ to our house?

A.to come B.come C.coming

They didn’t go to bed _________they finished the homework .

A.when B.after C.until

I am ________ taller than my sister.

A.very B.more C.a little

This cinema has the __________ seats in our town

A.most comfortable B.most comfortably C.more comfortable

—Can you come to my party?

—__________. I have to prepare for the English exam.

A.I’d love to B.Sorry, I can’t. C.I’m afraid not.

The news is really boring. I can’t ________it.

A.like B.mind C.stand

He’s going to _____ an engineer when he _____ up.

A.do;grow B.do;grows C.be;grows