2021年江苏中考英语卷试题真题及答案汇总（徐州盐城镇江）

2021年徐州中考英语试题

英语

（满分120分，考试用时100分钟）

一、选择填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.Inthepicture,thestudentsare.

A.swimmingp'

R...芭EI•押’

B.playingballgames

C.flyingkites

D.doingmorningexercises

2.Ihavemyownadvantagesandmyfriends3have.

A.hisB.hersC.theirsD.ours

3.MissListudiedatacollegeinBeijingfrom20162020.

A.toBofC.inD.with

4.Whichcolourdoyoulike,purple,orangeorpink?

A.wellB.goodC.betterD.best

5.Inmyschooldays,IalotofreadinginEnglisheveryday.ThatwashowIlearnedEnglishatthattime.

A.doB.didC.havedoneD.willdo

6.Ifyoudon'tthinksomethingwillhappenandthenithappens,youwillfeel.

A.surprisedB.stressedC.scaredD.satisfied

7.1wasfull,theicecreamlookedsogoodthatIcouldn'thelptryingit.

A.andB.butC.soD.or

8.youraiseyourfeetoffthefloor?I'dliketoseeifmypenisunderthedesk.

A.MustB.CanC.ShouldD.May

9.Mary,putonthetokeepyourhandswarm.

A.glovesB.glassesC.socksD.jeans

10.1learnedtoskatequickly.Atfirst,Ifelldownafewtimes,butnowIfalldown.

A.alwaysB.oftenC.sometimesD.seldom

11.The19thAsianGamesinHangzhouinSeptember2022.Ican*twait!

A.wereheldB.willbeheldC.haveheldD.areheld

12.AgathaChristiewasafemalewriterisconsideredthequeenofcrimenovels.

A.whatB.whoseC.whoD.which

13.—Amyhadsomanyphonecallstoday.

—Yes.Assoonasonecallwasover,anothercall.

A.tookupB.showedoffC.handedoutD.camein

14.—Howmanymembersarethereinyourclub?

-Eightthisterm,buttherewillbetwentynextterm.

A.atleastB.atpresentC.atallD.atonce

15.—WillyoubeabletofinishthereportbeforeThursday?

一Yeah,,buddy.

A.that'srightB.don'tmentionitC.noworriesD.forgetit

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面的对话，从对话后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

（InanEnglishclass）

MrWu:Boysandgirls,yesterdayIaskedyoutocollectsome

informationaboutChina'sTianwen1probe.Let'sseewhatyou've_

16.

LiPing:Idownloadedsomething.MayIusethePPT,MrWu?

MrWu:Sure.17

LiPing:Lookatthispicture.OnMay15,China'sTianwen1probe

madeahistoriclandingonMars!FollowingtheUS,Chinaisnowthe18countryintheworldto19

landaprobeonMars.ItwillgiveChinese20theirfirstchancetostudytheRedPlanetclosely.

GuYue:21wasTianwen1probesent?

LiPing:InJuly2O2O.TheprobeenteredMarsorbit（轨道）inFebruary2021.Expertssaidthe22of

sendingtheprobeintoorbitwasequaltohittingasmallballfromParisandlandingitinaholeinTokyo.Andthe

final23wasevenmoredifficult.

HeMei:Ihearit's24calledthe“nineminutesofterror”.

LiPing:Yes.Innineminutes,theprobehadtoreduceits25from20,000kmperhourtozero,landing

from125kmaboveMars.26theprobeis320millionkmawayfromEarth,thereisasignaldelay（延迟）

ofover10minutesiftheresearchteamtriestocontrolitfromEarth.Sotheprobehadto27thelandingon

itsown!

GuYue:That'samazing!

LiPing:Indeed.Whentheprobefinallysloweddown.at100metersaboveMars.itstayedintheairand28

thelandingarea.Ithadtomoveawayfromtheobjectsinitswaysuchasrocks,29finallytouchingdown.

MrWu:Welldone,LiPing!Thankyouforshowingour30Tianwen1probe.Let'sseewhohas

somethingelsetoshare...

16.A.realizedB.foundC.understoodD.met

17.A.BetternotB.NotatallC.GoaheadD.Withpleasure

18.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

19.A.successfullyB.carefullyC.speciallyD.peacefully

20.A.inventorsB.fighterC.passengersD.scientists

21.A.WhenB.WhereC.HowD.Why

22.A.possibilityBgravityC.difficultyD.safety

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23.A.kickingBhittingC.sendingD.landing

24.A.stillB.insteadC.everD.also.

25.A.speedB.heightC.weightD.length

26.A.ThoughB.UntilC.UnlessD.As

27.A.putoutB.carryoutC.runoutD.lookout

28.A.checkedB.coveredC.protectedD.avoided

29.A.whileB.onceC.beforeD.after

30.A.luckyB.comfortableC.fantasticD.energetic

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面四篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

Sunshinenews,com

Mainsections:TopNewsWebsitesearch:

Nation

ThreechildpolicyInternetsearch:

World

COVID-19vaccines

Business

Belt-roadtradesgoup

Sports

VbHeybanNationsAdvertisement:

League

Othersections:Entertainment

ZhangYmou'shot

newmovie

Freee-mail

Chatroom

MeetingRoom

Lin、Fruit

Orderonline!

31.Howmanymainsectionsarethereinthewebsite?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

32.Whatcanvisitorstothewebsitedo?

A.Writenews.B.Talkwithotherpeople.

C.Getfreefruit.D.Makeshortmovies.

33.Whereistheadvertisement?

A.Atthetopofthepage.B.Inthecenterofthepage.

C.Ononesideofthepage.D.Nexttothefamilypicture.

B

Ilivebytheseasideinastonehouse.Myfatherisafisherman.SometimesIgofishingwith

himattheweekends.Itisgreatfun!Afterdinner,Iusuallytakeawalkonthebeachwithmy

parents.Italkaboutmyschoollifewiththemandenjoythebeautifulsunset.Weswiminthesea

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Minminwhentheweatherisfine.Ilovemyhomeandmylifehere.

15

Iliveinahousemadeofbamboo.Ithastwofloors.Thegroundfloorhasnowalls.Wekeep

襄animalslikepigs,cattleandchickensonthegroundfloor.Ourfamilylivesonthefirstfloor.Itis

agoodwaytokeepdry.35Thetablesandchairsinmyhousearemadeofbamboo.We

Yanyanalsoeatwithbambooplatesandbowls.Sometimeswecookriceinbamboo.Itisverydelicious.

13Comeandhaveatry!

Iliveonthegrassland.Myhomeislikeabigtent.Wecanmoveitfromoneplaceto

M

another.Myfamilyhas100sheepand60cattle.SometimesIhelpmyparentslookafterthem.

Weusuallyeatmuttonandbeef.Theyareverydelicious.Duringthesummerholiday,Ioftengo

Leileiridingonthegrasslandwithmybrother.It'ssoexciting.Pleasecomeandvisitmyhomeit'svery

14beautifulhere!

34.WhichsentenceisWRONGaboutMinmin?

A.Hisfathermakesalivingbyfishing.B.Hisfamilyoftenrideonthegrassland.

C.Helikeswatchingthebeautifulsunset.D.Heusuallygoeswalkingonthebeach.

35.Whichsentenceshouldbeputhere?

A.Bamboolookssobeautiful.B.Bamboocanliveaverylonglife.

C.Bambooisusedalotinartists*works.D.Bambooisveryimportantinourdailylife.

36.WhatdoweknowaboutMinmin,YanyanandLeilei?

A.Theyareallteenagers.B.Theyliveinthesamestylehouse.

C.Theykeepanimalsathome.D.Theyenjoythesamekindoffood.

37.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

C.Eastorwest,homeisbest.D.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

C

Lisastoodnexttohertallsilentgrandfatherandwatchedherparentsdriveoff,leavingherbehind.Shelooked

upathergrandfather.Helookeddownather.Hisskinwasalittledarkerthanhers.Hishairwasblackandwhite,as

ifitcouldn'tdecidewhichcoloritshouldbe.

“Youdon*ttalkmuch,Grandpa,Lisasaid.

“Youdon'tvisitmuch,Lisa,“hergrandfatherreplied.

Theystoodlookingateachother.4€Comewithme,Lisa,^^saidGrandpa.Hestartedwalkingwithoutlooking

back.

Lisafollowedhimtoalargestorehouse.

LisarememberedherlastvisittoGrandpa's.Shehadplayedhide-and-seekwithherbrotherJackinthe

storehouse.ButnowJackneededanoperation.Lisahadtostayherealoneforafewdays.

“Youcoming?,,Grandpa'svoicesoundedmuffled.Hiswordswerecomingfrominsidethestorehouse.

Lisawentinside.Thestorehousewasfullofallkindsofthings.Shecouldseehiminthefarcomer.Lisa

walkedoverandstoodnexttohim.Hepointedtoasmallwoodenboxwith"Lisa”paintedonitinbrightgreen

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letters.

“Yours,“hesaid.

Lisabentdownandopenedit.Initweresomeoldthings——abrightbluefeather,atinyV-shapeleafandsome

dolls.ShelookedupatGrandpa,withtearsinhereyes.

“Theboxstayshere,butitbelongedtoyou.Nooneelse."Thenheclosedhiseyesandsmiled.Hissmile

remindedLisaofherfather.Grandpanolongerseemedstrangeandsilent.

“Imaybesoovercapitalized（过乘lj）Lisaanswered,carefullypronouncingthefamiliarword.

Grandpalaughedoutloud.utHowdidthateightyear-oldbrainofyoursfinditswayaroundabigwordlike

overcapitalized'?”

“It'smydad*sfavouriteword,“Lisareplied.

GrandpalookeddownatLisaandsmiled.HissmileagainremindedLisaofherfather.Withoutthinking,she

reachedupandtookGrandpa'shand.Lisa'shandfeltsmallandsafeinsidehergrandfathers.

“Imightneedmorethanonevisittomybox,“Lisasaidseriously.

“Iexpect,MGrandpasaid.

38.WhydidLisastaywithGrandpaaloneforafewdays?

A.Shewasonhersummervacation.

B.Shemissedhergrandfatherverymuch.

C.Hergrandfatherneededanoperationsoon.

D.Herparentshadtolookafterhersickbrother.

39.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprobablymean?

A.Strange.B.Loud.C.Unclear.D.Beautiful.

40.ThepassagetellsaboutGrandpaEXCEPTthat.

A.helikeddoingDIYB.hewasamanoffewwords

C.hehadblackandwhitehairD.hekeptawoodenboxforLisa

41.WhatdidLisapromisetodoattheendofthestory?

A.Takecareofherbrother.B.Writetoherparents.

C.Usebigwordssometimes.D.VisitGrandpaoften.

D

Languageshowstheenvironmentwherewelive.Wenamethethingsaround.Usually,theimportantthings

ownmanyspecificnames,whilethelessimportantthingsonlyhavesomegeneralnames.Soinoneculturepeople

mayhavealargevocabularytodescribeacertainobject,whileinanotherculture,suchvocabularyissmall.

Forinstance,theChinesehavemanywordsfor"rice"andfor''familymembers^^.TheBritishusemany

differentexpressionsfbr“rain”.Kidsgrowinguponafarmmaybeabletooffertendifferentwordsforplow,a

farmingtool.

Insomecultures,thereisanamazinglylargevocabularytodescribeacertainthing.Eskimoshaveabout100

wordsforsnow.Forthem,snowissoimportanttolifethateachofitsformsandconditionshastoownaname,

Theydividesnowintofourmaincategories,suchassnowlyingontheground,snowfloatinginthesky.snow

pilingup,andsnowpiles.Thesedifferentkindsofsnowwilltellthemdifferentweatherconditions.It'sthesame

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withtheArabians,whoselifedependsmuchoncamels.IntheArabiclanguage,accordingtocamels'appearance,

characters,drinkingbehaviours,andtherolestheyplay,therearehundredsofdifferentwordsforthecamelandall

ofitsparts.SnowandcamelarefarlessimportantinEnglish-speakingcultures,andthesinglewords"snow"and

“camel"canusuallysatisfytheirneeds.Whentheneedsbecomemorespecific,however,theycanmakeuplonger

phrasestomeettheneeds:"comsnow",“flyingsnow","bigcamel"，“funnycamel"，etc.

Aswecansee,thereisa45betweenthewordsandtheideasofthatculture.Soit'snothardto

understandthateachculturepassesonitsideasandthoughtsthroughword.

42.WhatdoesParagraph2serveas?

A.Opinions.B.Examples.C.Conclusions.D.Reasons.

43.Fromthepassage,weknowthattheEskimosliveinveryplaces.

A.coldB.dryC.hotD.wet

44.InEnglish-speakingcultures,howdopeopleshowmorespecificmeaningsofsinglewordslike"snow"and

“camel”？

A.Byinventingnewwords.B.Byusingothersentences.

C.Bymakinguplongerphrases.D.Bytranslatingfromanotherlanguage.

45.Whichwordisthemostsuitablehere?

A.differenceB.connectionC.changeD.distance

四、词语运用(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

A)选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。

sweetpositiontrueknockpassedawaysize

46.I'mcrazyaboutfoodlikecakes.

47.Chancesdidn*tuntilIbuiltadoor.

48.Tonyhasjustgotainabigcompany.

49.1don'tknowwhetherthestoryis,butittellsmetheimportanceoffriendship.

50.ThewholeworldfeltverysadwhenYuanLongping—FatherofHybridRiceonMay22,2021.

B)用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。

Hello,Lingling!

Mymusiclessonlastweek51(be)amazing!We'vegotaChineseexchangestudentatourschool,and

hejoined52(we)inthebandpractice.HehadanamazinginstrumentfromChina.Ican'trememberwhat

it53(name),butithastwostrings,andisabitlikeaviolin.Itsoundedamazing!Doyouknowwhatit

couldbe?

Ialsowant54(know)whyChinesemusicalwayssoundsso55(relax)andcalmtome.Do

youhaveanyrecommendationsfordifferenttypesofChinesemusicIcanlistento?Theschoolholidays56

(come)soon.Perhaps,overtheholidays,Icanlearnalot57(much)aboutChinesemusic.

I58(start)lessonsinPhysicsandChemistryalready.I'm59(real)excitedbecauseIlove

these60(subject).

Ilookforwardtohearingbackfromyou!

Sandy

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51.52.53.54.55.

56.57.58.59.60.

五、任务型阅读(共10小题，6L65题每小题1分，66.67题每小题2分，满分15分)

A)根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。

WhenHelenwaslittle,Saturdaynightwasherfamilygamenight.Aftersupper,thewholefamilywouldplay

Chinesechessinthesittingroom.Asac61、Helenlovedtowatchcartoons.Butnomatterhowmanytimes

sheaskedtowatchthem,herparentswouldr62her.TheysaidthatplayingChinesechesswouldhelp

exerciseherbrain.StillHelenwasn'tw63toplayitwiththemsometimes.Helendidn'trealizehoww64

herparentswereuntilsheenteredhighschool.Thegamesthatherparentstaughtherwhenshewasalittlegirl

turnedouttobeveryuseful165inherlife.

61.62.64.65.

B)阅读短文，回答下面五个问题。

TheChinesehavealongtraditionofart,andpaintingisoneofthemajorartforms.Itisstillpopular

nowadays.

Figurepainting

StartingfromtheHandynasty,artistsmadepeopleasthemainsubjectoftheirpainting.Thesepaintingsare

calledfigurepaintings.

GuKaizhi(345——409)becamefamousforhisfigurepaintingsduringtheJindynasty.Heusedfinebrushesto

outlinethepeopleinblack.Thenhefilledthemwithcolour.Thisdetailed,realisticstyleofpaintingwasknownas

gongbi.Theuseofgongbistyleresultedinmorelifelikefigurepaintings.

WuDaozi(680—759)wasknownastheSageofPaintingforhisuniquepaintingstyle.Hewasverygoodat

paintinghumanfiguresandcreatedspecialtechniquesforpaintingclothesthatseemedtoflowwiththelightwind.

Landscapepainting

BetweentheTangandSongdynasties,landscapepaintingbecamepopular.Artistsdidinkwashpaintingwitha

brushandink.Manylandscapepainterswerescholarartists.Theylikedtoexpressthemselvesthroughpainting.

Insteadofpaintingwhattheysaw,theypaintedthelandscapesfromtheirimagination.Theyalsoaddedpoemsto

theirpaintings.

ModernChinesepaintershaveinherited(继承)thelongtraditionofChinesepaintingandbroughtthisformof

arttotheworld.ZhangDaqian(189911983)isregardedas"thePicassoofChina^^andWuGuanzhong(1919一

2010)wasthefirstChinesepainterwhoseworkswereshownattheBritishMuseum.

注：每题答案不超过5个词。

66.Whatisthemainsubjectinafigurepainting?

67.What'sthecharacteristicofgongbistyle?

68.Whichdidlandscapepaintersprefer,paintingwhattheysaworpaintingfromtheirimagination?

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69.HowmanyfamousChinesepaintersarementionedinthispassage?

70.Pleasewriteapropertitleforthispassage.

六、书面表达（满分20分）

去年暑假，我市一名小学生给钟南山院士写了一封信，表达了对钟爷爷

的感激之情、敬重之意和美好祝福。不久，钟南山院士给他回了一封既

华司片夕年.品云丸，

暖心又励志的信。请你写一篇90词左右的英语短文，叙述这期儿》左认.义qquj.件事，并谈

谈自己的感想。**

注意：

I.短文需包括所给提示内容，但不要逐字翻译。

2.短文已给出的部分不计入总词数。

3.短文中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名。

参考词汇：抗击疫情anti-epidemic

2021年徐州中考英语试题

英语答案

一、选择填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1-5DCADB6-10CBBAD11-15BCDAC

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

16-20BCBAD21-25ACDDA26-30DBACC

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A）31-33DBCB）34-37BDACQ38-41DCADD）42-45BACA

四、词语运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A）选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。

46.sweet47.knock48.position49.true50.passedaway

B）用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。

51.was52.ourselves53.isnamed54.toknow55.relaxing

56.willcome57.more58.havestarted59.really60.subjects

五、任务型阅读（共10小题，61-65题每小题1分，66-67题每小题2分，满分15分）

A）根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。

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61.child62.refuse63.willing64.wrong65.later

B）阅读短文，回答下面五个问题。

66.People.

67.Detailedandrealistic.

68.Paintingfromtheirimagination.

69.Four.

70.Chinesepaintings.

六、书面表达（满分20分）

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绝密☆启用前

盐城市二O二一年初中毕业与升学考试

英语试题

注意事项：

1.本试卷包含第I卷选择题（第1-45题）、第H卷非选择题（第46-81题）两部分。

本次考试时间为100分钟，卷面总分为120分。考试形式为闭卷.

2.本试卷共8页，在检查是否有漏印、重印或错印后在开始答题。

3.所有试卷必须作答在答题卡上规定的区域内，注意题号必须对应，否则不给分。

4.答题前，务必将姓名、准考证号用0.5毫米黑丝签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡上。

一、单项选择（共15小题。每小题1分，计15分

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

1.Asanoldsayinggoes,"HewhohasneverbeentoGreatWallisnotatrueman."

A.aB.anC.theD./

2.ChinasuccessfullylandedaspacecraftMarsinMay,2021

A.inB.onC.atD.for

3.ReadthebookCutePets,youwillknowhowtotakecareofyourcat.

A.orB.soC.andD.but

4.Nooneis.Thekeyistolearnfrommistakesandneverstop.

A.carefulB.generousC.famousD.perfect

5.DuringDrMar'slastvisit,heon150patientsontheORBISplane.

A.operatesB.isoperatingC.willoperateD.operated

6.一Whyareyoulaughing,Daniel?

一Thereisfunnyinthenewspaper.Comeandsee.

A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing

7.YuanLongpingandhisteamhavesolvedtheproblemofformanypeople.

A.hungerB.healthC.pollutionD.population

8.Thebiggestchallengeweallfaceistopreventfurtherenvironmentaldisasters.Wetakeactionbefore

itistoolate.

A.canB.mustC.mayD.might

9.AliceoftenthefunofdoingDIYwithus.Sheissocreative!

A.sharesB.providesC.makesD.gives

10.Rainbowswhensunlightpassesthroughsmalldropsofwaterinthesky.

A.produceB.producedC.areproducedD.wereproduced

11.ClothshoesbecamepopularduringtheMingDynasty,inSichuanprovince.

A.hardlyB.nearlyC.reallyD.especially

12.LastSeptember,ThunderstormwasshownCaoYu,oneofChina'sgreatestplaywrights.

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A.rememberB.rememberingC.rememberedD.toremember

13.一Hello!I'dliketospeaktotheCustomerServiceDepartment.

一Pleaseandrilputyouthrough.

A.holdonB.carryonC.comeonD.goon

14.一JimisplanningatriptoShanghaithisweekend,butstilldoesn'tdecide.

一Whynottakethehigh-speedrailway?Itsfastandcomfortable.

A.whowillhevisitB.whathewilldo

C.howhe'sgoingthereD.whomishegoingwith

15.一Chinahasdoneagreatjobofdealingwithpoverty.（贫困）

—.We'resoproudofbeingChinese.

A.Fantastic.B.Don'tmentionitC.IhavenoideaD.Goodluck

二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题I分，计15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

RedPacketsinChineseCulture

GivingHongbao（redpackets）isatraditioninChina.Traditionalredpocketsareoftendecoratedwithgold

Chinesecharacters（汉字）,suchas16andwealth.

Howredpacketsareused

DuringChineseNewYear,17is（are）putinsideredpacketswhicharethenhandedouttoyounger

generationsbytheirparents,grandparents,relatives,andevencloseneighbourandfriends.

The18

RedrepresentsluckandgoodfortuneinChineseculture.Thatis19redpacketsareusedduringChinese

NewYearandothercelebrations.

Howtogiveandreceive

Givingandreceivingredpacketsisa20act.Therefore,redpacketsarealways21andreceivedwith

bothhands.

SomeonewhoreceivesaredpacketatChineseNewYearoronhisorherbirthdayshouldnot22itinfront

ofthegiver.23.thingsaredifferentataChinesewedding,wheretheguestsusuallygivetheredpacketstothe

attendantsandsign24namesonalargescroll（longpieceofpaper）.Theattendantswillopenthepacketsat

once,25themoneyinside,andrecorditonaregister（登记簿）nexttotheguests*names.

Theamount（数量）

Theamountofmoneyisrelativetoyourrelationshiptothepersonwhoreceivesthe_26__yourrelationship

is,themoremoneyisexpected.Anyway,itisnottheamountofthemoneythatmatters,butthecareandloveyou

holdforothers.

Whatnottogift

Certainamountsofmoneyaretobe27.Anythingwithafourisnotgodbecausefoursoundssimilarto28

inChinese.Evennumbers（偶数），exceptfour,arebetterthanodd-asgoodthingsarebelievedtocomein29.For

example,gifting$20isbetterthan$21.

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Themoneyinsidearedpacketshould30benew.Foldingthemoneyorgivingdirtyorwrinkledbillsisin

badtaste.

Hongbaoisasymboloflovefromothers,aswellasasignofgoodluck.

16.A.praiseB.dreamC.happinessD.advice

17.A.paperB.moneyC.lettersD.notes

18.A.colourB.sizeC.shapeD.history

19.A.whenB.whyC.howD.where

20.A.strangeB.simpleC.smartD.serious

21.A.presentedB.filledC.coveredD.gathered

22.A.watchB.hideCopenD.accept

23.A.MoreoverB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Besides

24.A.hisB.theirC.yourD.our

25.A.countB.changeC.chooseD.collect

26.A.worseB.harderC.closerD.wider

27.A.avoidedB.increasedC.affordedD.returned

28.A.birthB.fearC.deathD.envy

29.A.groupsB.rows