One night ___________ Christmas, the McAlister family meet at their house. They are planning to ___________ to Paris for the holiday and are busy getting ready. Eight-year-old Kevin is the youngest child and is fighting with his brothers, sisters and cousins. When he goes to bed, he is so angry that he wishes all his family would ___________. In the morning, everyone wakes up very __________. They are all in a hurry to get to the airport, so they forget Kevin and he is left alone at home by accident.

Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first. His terrible family have gone—his ___________ has come true. He watches TV, eats lots of fast food and plays games. He has a good time. But later on, he goes out and hears two___________ men called Harry and Mary planning to steal from his house. He goes home and plans some very funny ways to___________ Harry and Mary. Many things in the house get broken as Kevin tries to stop them. Finally, the __________ come and the men are taken away.

The house is now in a mess, ___________ Kevin tidies it up and waits for his parents. They get back from Paris and are very happy to find that Kevin is ___________.

【1】A. at B. in C. before

【2】A. drive B. fly C. ride

【3】A. go away B. wake up C. have fun

【4】A. early B. late C. quickly

【5】A. wish B. plan C. promise

【6】A. honest B. brave C. bad

【7】A. kill B. catch C. meet

【8】A. friends B. parents C. police

【9】A. so B. although C. because

【10】A. active B. safe C. clever

【1】A. its B. it’s C. It

【2】A. From then on B. At that time C. So far

【3】A. African B. European C. Asian

【4】A. attractive B. familiar C. popular

【5】A. explain B. express C. promises

It’s Friday evening. My daughters, 3 and 9, sigh (嘆息) when I gently take the iPads away from their laps. 【1】 We light the candles and sit down to have a big meal.

Most people in our lives know they will not be able to connect with my family by using computer or mobile phones for 24 hours. 【2】 We call it our “Technology Shabbat (科技安息日)” which lasts from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.

I first understood the importance of disconnecting in 2008, when my father was told that he had got brain cancer(癌). Some days he would have only one good hour, and I wasn’t willing to be disturbed when I was with him, so I’d turn off my mobile phone.

Soon after, encouraged by National Day of Unplugging (全國斷網(wǎng)斷電日) on March 1st, my husband and I decided to unplug for one full day every week.

【3】 Our Saturdays now feel like mini-vacations. We drive our car or ride our bike. We with our kids, work in the garden, play board games and cook meals. I feel more balanced. I feel like a better mother, wife and person.

Keeping a balance between the good and the bad of technology is my lasting state.【4】 and take in carious ideas all over the world. But the technology also take something away from us. When we stay up late at night linking (連接) from website to website or sending messages or 3-mailing, we click again, and again, and again until we’ve overloaded (超負(fù)荷的).

【5】 it’s necessary for us to pay attention to what we are doing online and when we should go off.

I will always remember the most important thing in my family: “Technology Shabbat”.

A.One by one, our screens are tuned off.

B.During our “Technology Shabbats”, time slows.

C.And so it has gone, every week for three years.

D.When we rush into the time full of high technology.

E.The technology we’ve created makes it possible for us to share knowledge.

F.Some days we will spend only one good hour communicating heart to heart.

A: Good afternoon, Tim. Would you like to go to the bookstore with me?

B: 【1】 Let’s go.

A: Do you know Jeffery has published his third detective novel?

B: Yes. 【2】 I know you want to buy it. But I’m not interested in detective novels.

A: 【3】

B: Magazines about fashions.

A: Great! You must have quite a few such magazines. 【4】

B: Of course not. You can borrow any one you like.

A: 【5】

B: You are welcome.

A.Thank you very much.

B.It sounds like a good idea.

C.Do you mind lending me some magazines?

D.I have heard about that.

E.So what are you interested in?

A: Hi, Jimmy. What are you doing right now?

B: Nothing but studying Chinese.

A: You are excellent.

B: In face, I really feel 【1】out from time to time.

A: But for some people, learning Chinese is a way to relax. These days there’s a popular competition which some students take part in.

B: You mean the Chinese Conference (《中國詩詞大會(huì)》) on CCTV?

A: Yes. Have you watched it?

B: I have heard of it, but I haven’t watched it myself. I only know that a girl has become famous around China.

A: Yes, the girl is named Wu Yishu. She won the competition with her rich 【2】 of our country’s ancient culture and works.

B: Tell me more about her.

A: As early as February 1st in 2017, Wu recited an ancient Chinese poem about the months of the year, some people guessed Wu must have remembered at 【3】 2,000 Chinese ancient works. She is a legend.

B: She must have an excellent 【4】

A: Yes. She beat other competitors in the second season of the Chinese Poetry Conference.

B: No wonder she is so famous. She must be proud of herself.

A: However, she said she paid little attention to the competition 【5】. She loved poetry, and it was enough as long as she enjoyed the happiness 【6】 by the poetry.

B: She is an 【7】 to us students in junior high school. Her achievement encourages more young people to study Chinese hard. What about the final?

A: In the final, Wu performed strongly in many sections, such as competitors recalling poems by looking at sand paintings and reciting poems as many as they could think of relating to the Chinese character “Jiu” meaning liquor.

B: The poets in history enjoyed drinking liquor when they were creating poems.

A: Yes. And Wu is also good at creating poems 【8】 that, she is known among her classmates and teachers since she loves reading poetry and wearing ancient Chinese clothes.

B: She must look classical in these clothes.

A: The first time I saw her wearing traditional Han clothing on TV, I was really 【9】 by her classical appearance. It will be hard for me to forget her. She fulfills all my fantasies for the classic Chinese women’s talents. What’s more, she always appears so calm throughout the show, which is very 【10】 for her age.

B: In my opinion, everyone in our country should enjoy the artistry and fun of poetry like her.

A: Yes, I think so.

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Dogs are friendly and they love humans to be with them. Your dog will always wait for you by the door, face smiling, mouth open and tail wagging, ready to play with you, his best friend in the world.

It seems that there’s a good reason why dogs 【1】 as man’s best friend. Scientists have found that dogs are the only animals 【2】 can read emotion (情感) in faces much like humans. The finding suggests that like an understanding friend, dogs can see you are happy, sad, 【3】 or angry. When you’re feeling blue, your dog will remain by your side 【4】 comforting you. When you’re happy and excited, your dog will leap around you and share in your joy.

When humans look at a new face, their eyes usually look 【5】 the left, falling on the right hand side of the person’s face first. A possible reason for this is that the right side of the human face is 【6】 at expressing feelings.

Scientists have now shown that pet dogs also have “l(fā)eft gaze bias (左視偏好)”, but only when looking at human faces. No 【7】 animal has been known to do like this before. Dr. Kun Guo with his team showed 17 dogs the pictures of human, dog and monkey faces as well as something else. The dogs’ eyes and heads show a strong left gaze bias when the animals see human faces. But this did not happen when they were shown other pictures, 【8】 those of dogs.

Guo guess that over thousands of years living with humans, dogs may 【9】 the left gaze bias as a way to guess our emotions.

“【10】 studies show that the right side of our faces can show feelings better than the left. If true, then it makes sense to see the right side of a face first.”

【1】The shy speaker felt so n_________ that his hands couldn’t stop shaking when he stood in front of us.

【2】None of us want to watch the show Day Day Up because we are all busy p_________ for the most important exam.

【3】It’s said that the new film d_________ by Feng Xiaogang will come out in two months.

【4】Although the task is very dangerous, he finished it p_________. He did a good job.

【5】Thousands of tourists enjoy staying in the hotel because it provides a high level of s_________.

–Yes, it is 142,000,000 miles away.

A. how far Mars is away from the Sun

B. how long it takes to travel to Mar

C. how far is it from Mars to the Sun

–Yes, she is an unusual student, because she comes top in every exam.

A. a B. an C. the

A. looks after B. is similar to C. is different