It is a common ____ to have a cake with candles to celebrate a holiday ，birthday or any other occasion.

A．law

B．rule

C．tip

D．custom

The teacher kept his _______ and took his students to the cinema，where they had _______.

A．word；fun

B．words；fun

C．word；funs

D．words；funs

The cultures of the East and the West really disting­uish from each other a lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____.
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：China and India.Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___.In China，the mother river is the Yellow River ___ the Indian one is the Hindu River.These two cultures were ____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles.Then in the Tang Dynasty of China，the Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan，____ into the Japanese society and ___ the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese one，it ____ to the same system.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture，another famous culture was ____ on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不達(dá)米亞平原)—the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are well­known as the ____ of the European culture.____ the Chinese culture，the European one also ____ waters.When the colonists of England ____ in America，their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn’t ___ from the European one a lot.
At the same time，the ____ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.In the East，most languages belong to the pictographic(象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin system，for example，the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference ____ as well.However，___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West，the two cultures seldom ___ until recent centuries.____ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference(干擾) from the other.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)bove all B．on the whole C．in all D．in no case

小題2:	A．mountains B．plains C．lakes D．rivers

小題3:	A．or B．for C．while D．when

小題4:	A．developed B．improved C．created D．protected

小題5:．

A．suddenly	B．quietly
C．gradually	D．naturally

小題6:	A．mixed B．changed C．decided D．forced

小題7:	A．expanded B．interrupted C．influenced D．shaped

小題8:	A．comes B．belongs C．a(chǎn)mounts D．a(chǎn)dds

小題9:	A．brought up B．carried out C．given out D．picked up

小題10:

A．result B．sign C．base D．content

小題11:

A．Via B．Except C．With D．Like

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)ffected B．spread C．crossed D．formed

小題13:

A．joined up B．went up C．broke down D．settled down

小題14:

A．come B．suffer C．result D．differ

小題15:．

A．difference	B．development
C．a(chǎn)ppearance	D．feature

小題16:

A．properly B．partly C．simply D．mostly

小題17:

A．last B．count C．reduce D．change

小題18:

A．in terms of B．due to C．a(chǎn)s to D．in case of

小題19:

A．transform B．display C．communicate D．distinguish

小題20:

A．Furthermore B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．However

There was once a man who met with a shipwreck(船只失事) and landed on a deserted island.Every day he prayed，____ someone could pass and rescue him，but to his ____，no one ever came.
Months went by and this man learned to ___ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut(棚屋)  that he constructed，which helped him ____ on the deserted island.One day when he ____ his hut after hunting for food，____，he saw his hut was on fire，along with everything else he had!
All of his ____ were going up in smoke！The only thing ____ was the clothes on his back.At first he was ___，frozen there and then he was filled with ____！He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfair！How could this ____ to me？I’ve been praying every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire！”
Later the man grew so ____ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ____ a ship coming in his direction.The man was ____.As they were heading back to civilization，the man asked the captain, “How were you able to ____ me？” The captain ____，“We were voyaging across the ocean when a cloud of ____ going up caught our attention.We ____ to go check it out and that’s when we found you！”
In life we will always be ___ with challenges，problems，and disasters.Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ____ in disguise(掩蓋)．

小題1:	A．realizing B．imagining C．hoping D．doubting

小題2:	A．excitement B．disappointment C．a(chǎn)mazement D．embarrassment

小題3:	A．collect B．receive C．order D．share

小題4:	A．survive B．suffer C．a(chǎn)dapt D．develop

小題5:	A．visited B．put up C．returned to D．passed

小題6:	A．naturally B．unexpectedly C．instead D．a(chǎn)nyway

小題7:	A．preparations B．preferences C．feelings D．possessions

小題8:	A．left B．valued C．lost D．moved

小題9:	A．touched B．shocked C．bored D．confused

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)nger B．pain C．fear D．shame

小題11:

A．open B．object C．happen D．a(chǎn)ppeal

小題12:

A．unreasonable B．tired C．weak D．desperate

小題13:

A．spotted B．sought C．caught D．searched

小題14:

A．rescued B．protected C．rewarded D．welcomed

小題15:

A．trust B．keep C．seize D．find

小題16:

A．declared B．explained C．a(chǎn)nalysed D．a(chǎn)dded

小題17:

A．light B．smoke C．water D．sound

小題18:

A．forgot B．continued C．pretended D．decided

小題19:

A．supplied B．satisfied C．faced D．equipped

小題20:

A．experience B．luck C．information D．progress

There is a large lake near my house , which ______ as far as the foot of the hill . I can get a good ______ of the beautiful lake from the window .

A．extends; scene

B．expands; scene

C．extends ; view

D．expands; view

I haven’t seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond ________.

A．hearing

B．strength

C．recognition

D．measure

There are still many problems ahead of us, but by this time next year we can see light at the end of the ________.

A．battle

B．day

C．road

D．tunnel

Don’t try to persuade my parents；they won’t have the    of forgiving me．

A．intention

B．a(chǎn)ttention

C．sense

D．a(chǎn)ttraction

She expressed ________to the teachers for helping her pass the College Entrance Examination.

A．passion

B．a(chǎn)ffection

C．devotion

D．gratitude

Although dishonesty seems so common in recent years, people still believe that honesty will not go out of       ．

A．style

B．order

C．balance

D．shape