horse        the year of dog. ( 2 ) And this year is the year of dragon.
   Before New Year's Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner. All the

families stay up late to welcome the New Year after dinner. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year and good luck.” and some other greetings（祝福）to each other. People usually

have a good time during Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival.
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      Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. Besides his famous stories, he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people.

Born in 1881 to a wealthy family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior government official, was put into prison for taking money. At the same time, his father became seriously ill. From that time on, his family were no longer accepted by their relatives and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.

By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and become modern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There, he began writing articles for several Chinese student magazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money.

Chris Jones 刚刚结束了一次不同寻常的印度之旅，记者就此对他进行了采访。以下是采访的部分内容。请根据Chris Jones的回答，从A, B, C, D四个选项中选择恰当的问题填入下面小题的空格处。并完成第（2）小题

    Reporter:    ① 

    Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was having a trip to India. I visited a photographic exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.

    Reporter: What did you do next?

    Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

    Reporter:   ② 

    Chris: Not too long. I bought an elephant called Tara for about USD 6,000.

    Reporter:  ③ 

    Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

    Reporter:  ④ 

    Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

    It's a rainy Saturday. Mary and her family are spending the afternoon at home. Her uncle and aunt are visiting them.

    Mary's father, Mr Harris, and her uncle and aunt are in the living room. Her father is drawing a picture and her uncle and aunt are watching the news on TV. They are also talking.

    Mary's elder brother, Peter, is in his bedroom playing computer games. He is a computer fan and he spends much time playing on the computer. His younger brother, Jim, is also in the living room. He is playing with his model cars.

    Mary's mother, Mrs Harris, is in the kitchen preparing food for all of them. She is making some hamburgers and orange juice.

    Mary is talking to her friends, Lucy and Tom. They are from another town and want to draw pictures and play with Mary.

    Fluffy, the family cat, is sleeping on the kitchen's sofa. He is a lazy cat. Fluffy eats a lot, and he is a really fat cat.

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过8个词。

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{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Mary is an American girl. She likes going shopping. She is planning to travel to a city where she can find a job.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Frank is from Canada. He is interested in swimming in the sea. But he lives far from the sea. He wishes to go to a place where he can swim and eat bananas and pineapples(菠萝).

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Helen comes from England. She doesn't like hot weather. She likes to go somewhere cool, clean and beautiful.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Nick is a Japanese(日本人). He likes taking photos. He would like to stay close to nature(自然). He even wishes to take a boat when taking photos. But he doesn't like hot food.

Frank正在向大家介绍他家的新客厅，请根据他的介绍，把所给物品的图片放在适当的位置上。

    Hello! I'm Frank. This is my new living room. It's quite big. There is a chair and two big sofas. There are some flowers beside the sofa. Between the sofas, there is a lovely cat. There aren't any pictures but a clock on the wall. There is a computer on the desk next to the sofa. There is a TV set on the TV stand(电视柜) under the window. I often watch TV in my living room. What a nice living room!

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