Welcome Unit寒假作业 一、语法填空 1.It is a good idea to have a dictionary on hand for easy _____ (refer). 2.Chopsticks play _____important role in Chinese food culture. 3.Whatever background you come from, you can be _____ (equal) successful with your hard work like many others. 4.To tell the truth, we had no choice but to wait for the problems _____(solve) then. 5.When we describe someone who is always working or busy _____(do) something, we can say they are "as busy as a bee". 6.As a teenager, I also met the same problem _____ you talked about in your letter. 7.The employees show that they accept a smaller pay increase in exchange _____ improved working conditions. 8.He denied that he was anxious _____ the outcome of the interview. 9.Th e_____(visit) minister expressed his satisfaction with the talk, adding that he had enjoyed his stay here. 10.The project is designed _____(help) those in need to get rid of poverty as soon as possible. 11.He was beginning to get very _____(annoy) with me about my carelessness. 12.A marriage without _____(register) is not recognized by law. 13.I spent the whole weekend _____(revise) for my coming exam. 二、阅读理解 In June 2020, a minute-long video with a young ballet student dancing in the rain began popular on the Internet. The popularity of the video has attracted people’s attention on the unlikely story of a ballet school in a poor small town of Lagos, Nigeria: the Leap of Dance School. Set up in 2017, the school has changed the lives of its students, providing them a place to dance and to dream. And in the last few months, it has inspired influential people in ballet to lend a hand. Seemingly overnight, a world of chances has opened up. The students have received invitations to attend famous schools and companies overseas, and the school has received lots of donations, which will help them build a proper space and a real dance floor. For now, the Leap of Dance School is housed at the home of its founder, Daniel Owoseni Ajala. Every day after school, Mr. Ajala’s 12 students walk to his apartment, where he pushes aside his furniture to leave a space to dance. When Mr. Ajala, 29, set up Leap of Dance three years ago, he had only a dream: to open a ballet school for students who were serious about learning the art form and possibly pursuing (追求) it professionally one day. As a child, Mr. Ajala became crazy about ballet after watching Save the Last Dance. The 2001 movie tells about a young ballet dancer who overcomes all kinds of difficulties and finally achieves her dream. Mr. Ajala taught himself by watching lessons and professional companies on YouTube; he also signed up for a few crash courses in ballet which take a very short period at a local dance center. And so the Leap of Dance school was born. 14. What do we know about the Leap of Dance School A. It was established in 2020. B. It has a great influence on its students. C. It was set up by influential people in ballet. D. It had real dance floors wh ... ...
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