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　　兵团二中2015级2015-2016学年第二学期期中考试英语试卷
　　第一部分单项选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
　　1. I’d appreciate ______ the chance to worr company last year.
　　A. giving      B. to give      C. being given     D. to be given
　　2.They have already succeeded ______ saving many endangered animals .
　　A. in       B. for      C. to       D. on
　　3. To be great, you must be smart, confident, and, _______,honest.
　　A. therefore    B. above all     C. however     D. after all
　　4. The college student lost his life trying to save the drowning child, ______ he will always be remembered.
　　A. in which     B. about which    C. by which    D. for which
　　5.--- Finally I got to my grandmother’s home on foot.  --- Really? You ______ a ride there.
　　A. could have taken      B. could take      C. shouldn’t have taken     D. must have taken
　　6. Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony before they ______ on their life journey.
　　A. give up      B. settle down      C. get through      D. set off
　　7. To ______ Jane on having passed the examination, we held a party to ______ it.
　　A. celebrate; congratulate    B. congratulate ; celebrate    C. celebrate; celebrate  D. congratulate; congratulate
　　8. The old man was walking in the park, with his dog _____ him.
　　A. following       B. followed       C. follows       D. follow
　　9. ----Must I return the book today?  ----No, you __________
　　A. mustn’t        B. can’t       C. needn’t       D. may not
　　10. We don’t permit _____ in the hospital, so you aren’t permitted _____ here, either.
　　A. to smoke; to smoke    B. smoking; to smoke    C. smoking; smoking     D. to smoke; smoking
　　第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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　　In Vietnam, Tet-Trung-Thu, or the Mid-Autumn Festival, is one of the most popular family holidays. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
　　Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on this special day. In a Vietnamese folk story, parents were working so hard to prepare for the harvest that they left the children playing by themselves. To map for that time, the parents would use the Mid-Autumn Festival as a chance to show their love and thanks for their children.
　　As a result, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Children’s Festival. In the United States, this tradition continues in many Vietnamese-American families. Activities are often centered on children and education. Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can take part in a candle and lantern parade at dawn. Lanterns mean brightness, while the parade means success in school. Vietnamese markets sell a variety of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities include arts and crafts in which children make face masks and lanterns. Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dances for adults and take part in contests for prizes. Unicorn (麒麟) dancers are also very popular.
　　Like Chinese people, Vietnamese parents tell their children folk stories and serve moon cakes and other special treats under the bright moon. A favorite folk story is about a carp (鲤鱼) that wanted to become a dragon. The carp worked and worked and finally changed itself into a dragon. Parents use this story to encourage their children to work hard so that they can become whatever they want to be.