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　　(2016•黑龙江哈尔滨六中质检)
　　Festivals and celebrations of all kinds 1.________(hold) everywhere since ancient times.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather，2.________ (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find，especially during the cold winter months.
　　Today’s festivals have many 3.________(original)，some religious，some seasonal，and some for special people or events.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors，who might return either to help or to do harm.For example，the Japanese festival Obon is honored in 4.________(memorize) of their ancestors.People then should go to clean graves，light lamps and play music 5.________ they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico，people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.6.________ this important feast day，people eat food in 7.________ shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.They offer food，flowers and gifts to the dead.The Western holiday Halloween also had 8.________(it) origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.It is now a children’s festival,9.________ they can dress up and go to their neighbors’ homes to ask for sweets.The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet Qu Yuan.India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi，the leader who helped gain India’s 10.________(depend) from Britain.
　　(2016•甘肃重点中学协作体质检)
　　“Mirror，mirror，which clothes suit me best？” Now，there is a magic mirror in the shopping center 1.________ can answer the question.
　　A shopping center in England is selling a magic dressing mirror.You needn’t enter a fitting room and put the clothes 2.________ by yourself.All you need to do is stand in front of the mirror.The magic mirror can tell you 3.________ the clothing you have chosen suits you or not.
　　3D technology 4.________(use) for the magic mirror for you to choose and try on all kinds of clothes from different stores.When you stand in front of the mirror，it will use the technology to make its own 5.________(judge) of your body type.Then you can see 6.________(you) wearing the dress you have chosen in the mirror.
　　It’s very convenient for you to find the most 7.________(suit) dress.You do not have to spend a lot of time 8.________(walnd in different stores.9.________ do you need to shut yourself into a small dressing room.
　　“The mirror has worch better with women’s clothing than 10.________(expect)，so we are now developing the software for men’s and kid’s clothing，” said the marketing manager of the shopping center.
　　(2016•四川营山回龙中学检测)
　　Tom: Sandy.It seems that only half of the students passed the final exam.
　　Sandy: Really? The exam 1.________ have been very difficult this time.
　　Tom: Well，I’m really 2.________(surprise) too.There are many students who definitely didn’t fail.According to Jack，there are eight boys in his class who failed,3.________(include) himself and Scott.
　　Sandy: Oh! Scott is 4.________ of the top students in the college.What about his sister，Kate? Did she pass?
　　Tom: Oh，yes.It seems she 5.________(get) good marks.
　　Sandy: That’s 6.________(absolute) unbelievable! Scott was 7.________ much better student than his sister，and has been working so hard for the last few months.
　　Tom: It seems 8.________(fair)，doesn’t it? But，from  9.________I’ve heard，perhaps he worked too hard.He was ill during the week of the exam.
　　Sandy: Oh，I see.These things happen，sometimes.I suppose the teacher will take his illness into account and give him a pass.
　　Tom: Well，there is a rumor going around 10.________the Head of the Department is leaving.
　　Sandy：Because of the bad result，you mean?
　　Tom：Well，I suppose so.I’m not sure.Maybe Mr.Smith is going to be the new Department Head.
　　(2016•福建上杭一中质检)
　　Many inventions have helped improved our day-to-day lives and are well remembered，for example，Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone and Thomas Alva Edison for the light bulb.
　　However，many other inventors’ names have been forgotten 1.________ their outstanding accomplishments.For example，who was Ezra J．Warner? Back in 1858，he was the first person 2.________ (get) a patent for a can opener.Although it was effective，it was also dangerous to use and didn’t make it into households until 1870,3.________William Lyman introduced an effective but much 4.________(safe) model.For another inventor，Suan Hibbard，her invention didn’t transform the world，but it did make 5.________difference for other women inventions.She toorkey feathers and bound 6.________together to make the first feather duster.When she went to patent it in 1876，however，she had to battle in court to prove it was her idea.Eventually，Hibbard won the patent for her invention.Her fight helped other women gain 7.________(confident) in their ideas，and thei