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重庆市长寿区2023-2024学年七年级下学期期末英语考试试卷
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A DIY COURSE—MAKE YOUR OWEN ICE CREAM | |
Make some ice cream and find out how to make things freeze without putting them in the freezer. | |
Step 1. Mix one spoon of chocolate, two spoons of milk, and one spoon of cream in the glass. | |
Step 2. Put some ice in a large bowl and a lot of salt over the ice. Place the glass of ice-cream mixture into the bowl, on the top of the salty ice. | |
Step 3. Put more ice and salt around glass to build up more layers (层) of ice and salt around the glass. | |
Step 4. Place the towel over the bowl so that the ice cream can be ready faster. Leave the ice-cream mixture to set for an hour. Stir (搅拌) it every few minutes. | |
Now, enjoy your own homemade chocolate ice cream. Have you got to know what the secret of success in making the ice cream without a freezer is? |
high return this look but stay poem hold same performance traditional |
In ancient China, when friends or relatives were separating, they would pick a willow twig(柳条) and give it to the person who was leaving and wished for him {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. In Chinese, the word for "willow" has the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} pronunciation as the word for "stay".
Many Chinese poets liked writing about willows in their works. One of the most famous {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is A Farewell Song(《送元二使安西》)by Wang Wei. It reads,
No dust is raised on the road met with morning rain,
The willows by the hotel{#blank#}4{#/blank#} so fresh and green.
I invite you to drink a cup of wine again,
West of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen.
Nowadays, willow twigs can also be seen in modern art. There was an amazing {#blank#}5{#/blank#} about willow twigs. 365 people were {#blank#}6{#/blank#} willow twigs in their hands on the green stage. At the same time, an ancient painting of weeping willows appeared on the LED screen. The setting of 365 people stood for 365 days, and the colour green meant the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of spring. The performance was{#blank#}8{#/blank#} praised by the audience. " I was totally attracted by {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Chinese culture, " one of them said.
In short, giving a willow twig to a person is not saying goodbye {#blank#}10{#/blank#} asking him to stay. {#blank#}11{#/blank#} is the beauty of Chinese culture.
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