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o on the eve of the Spring Festival ?A. Family members gather(get together) for a big meal. B. Friends eat dumplings together.C. They borrow money from friends. D. They give each other “hongbao”.17. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?A. Because they enjoy being clean. B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money. 18. Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?A. Returning money before the Spring Festival. B. Saying words that have to do with death.C. Wearing red clothes. D. Decorating houses with red paper.19. The underlined phrase “running out” may means ________.A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗盡 D. 離開20. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ________.A. a time of harvest and fun B. Celebrated for one whole month C. only celebrated in China D. a time for families to get togetherBLinda was a sixteenyearold girl in Canada. She was feeling bad for several days. Her mother took her to a hospital and the doctors found out that she had cancer(癌).Linda’s life changed. She began to go to the hospital often for treatment(治療) and she also became depressed.The hospital and the doctors were good, but Linda did not have hope herself. Linda’s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital. “I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter. She is a teen girl with cancer.” She told the shop owner.Later, the flowers arrived. Then Linda saw something unusual. It was a card. It read:Linda, I own this flower shop. I had cancer when I was fifteen years old. I am 24 years old now. Good luck. My heart goes out to you. Yours, AliceLinda smiled. She finally felt some real hope. She found the will(意愿) to live.Little things make a big difference. All of us can give little things like kindness, encouragement(鼓勵) and hope to others. 21. Why was Linda feeling bad for several days?A. Because she was seriously ill B. Because she had no friend. C. Because her life changed D. Because she had a cold22. What does the underlined word “depressed” mean?A. Safe. B. Serious. C. Sad. D. Happy.23. Who sent Linda a card?A. Her mother. B. A doctor. C. A flower shop owner. D. The hospital.24. What happened to Linda after she read the card?A. She became hopeful about life. B. She wanted to work with Alice. C. She thanked her mother a lot. D. She was still unhappy.25. Which of the follow can be the best title for the passage?A. Be kind to yourself B. Little things make a big differenceC. Try something different D. The patient and the doctorCDear Mrs. Smith,I was a students of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I’m writing this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me.It made a big contribution to my life.I know I was very quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. But you did something that made a big difference in my life. You see, all through my first year in school, I hated to read. Books were just words that had very little to do with me, and I was bored by them. I’ll never forget the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick book and began to read th