Fill in the blanks with information from the story:DRAGON Head-Raising Day is a traditional Chinese 1. It falls on the second day of the second 2 month. On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and deep fried pancakes. All the days foods are named after 3. In some 4 Chinese stories, dragons have power 5 the wind and rain. It was hoped that with the help of the dragon, ploughing would be 6 and the autumn bring a good 7. It is said that after that day there will be 8 rain. This is why the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. Many people get their hair 9 on that Day, because it was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought 10 to the uncles in a family.Choose the best answer: 1) DRAGON Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is on the _ day of the second lunar month. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth2) People laid paths of _ into kitchens and around water vats. A. ashes B. rice C. noodles D. dumplings3) Which kind of food has the name “dragon teeth”? A. pancakes B. noodles C. dumplings D. sugar4) According to the story, dragons in China have power over the _.A. vats and ashes B. wind and rain C. food and water D. uncles in a family5) It can be inferred that _.A. DRAGON Head-Raising Day brings many customers to the hairdressers.B. The delicious food people can enjoy are served only on that day.C. Laying ashes into kitchens and around water vats means driving the dragon out of the house.D. Dragons are said to bring snow to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.6) The best title for this passage is _.A. Dragon Whisker noodles B. Dragon Teeth C. Traditional Chinese Festivals D. Spring Dragon DayFill in the blanks with information from the story:Ashley Young is a _ for Aston Villa. He has been in great form for his club this _, already scoring seven goals. His manager will hope that his good form can help Aston Villa win some _ The club has already shown a lot of _ in him. Two years ago they paid almost 10 million _ to sign him from Watford. He has not let his _ down.His good form has taken him into the England _ team. He might be a star _ the next World Cup in South Africa.1. Choose the best answer: 1) The manager of Aston Villa is _. A. Cristiano Ronaldo B. Lionel Messi C. Martin ONeill D. Ashley Young2) Young is a _ for Aston Villa. A. winger B. forward C. fullback D. manager3) Young has already scored _ goals for his club this season. A. five B. six C. seven D. eight4) The club paid almost _ million pounds to sign Young from Watford. A. 10 B. 11 C.12 D. 135) Young is known for his_ on the football pitch. A. appearance B. speed C. skill D. ageMatch the expressions with their meanings:1. compare A. a number of people, animals, objects with each other2. praise B. a prize for winning a competition3. local C. a point4. goal D. an area of ground for sports5. trophy E. around the area where you live6. national F. show the likeness between sb/sth and sb/sth else7. pitch G. belonging to a whole nation8. together H. to express your admiration for sb or sthYou might have heard of collisions between cars, trains and ships, but satellites? It sounds like something from a movie! But sometimes life can be 1 than the movies.On February 11, a Russian military satellite, Kosmos 2251, smashed into a US communications satellite about 780km above Siberia in Russia. The 2 made more than 500 pieces of debris.The debris could be very 3 for nearby spacecraft, even a tiny piece could do great harm.The accident occurred in an orbit which many satellites and other spacecraft 4. It means that some countries may have to 5 their spacecraft into different orbits.It is the first satellite crash that has been made 6. People are worried, since they understand how 7 Earths orbit has become in recent years. Before the accident, there were already over 300,000 objects 8 the Earth. There are satellites (old and new), spacecraft, and 9 objects.The US and Russia have put the 10 number of objects in space. Both countries are 11 cutting space junk. They are asking for international cooperation to help solve the problem. 1. A. worse B. stranger C. harder D. better2. A. accident B. satellite C. spacecraft D. area3. A. important B. interesting C. dangerous D. difficult4. A. use B. produce