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did you go ? Twice a month. A. How many times。shopping long。shopping soon。on 。by 。OK 。Of course 。intersting B. In。the most interesting D. In。grow 。grow ?!?6 37 wanted to have a pair of shoes for his birthday. He walked away sadly and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck. The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (裝飾) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck. The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out. Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival? A. Family members gather for a big meal. B. Friends eat dumplings together.C. They borrow money from friends.D. They give each other hong bao.( )47.Which of the following things is not good 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.( )49. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.The best title for this passage is ____. B. Snowflake BoyC. Long and Hard WintersWe can tell from the story that Bentley’s father was ____.A. a farmer D. a school teacher( )53.What kind of person do you think Bentley was?A. He was outgoing. The underlined phrase “ice crystals” in the fourth paragraph refers to “____”. D. snowflakes(C)Many people think country music and western music are nearly the same. In fact, they are two different kinds of music in America.They e from different parts of America. Country music es from the southeast of America. But western music es from the southwest of America.Another difference is the ways of playing them. Country music has a simple (簡單的) way of playing. It uses fewer instruments like guitars and ha