The Chinese Zodiac consists of twelve signs and is decided by the Chinese lunar calendar.It is based on the cycles of the moon，u（1）nlikenlike the western calendar which is based on the sun cycle.
In Chinese astrology（占星學(xué)），there are 12 Chinese Zodiac signs.Because the moon's cycle repeats itself e（2）veryvery 12 years，there are 12 animals in the Chinese horoscope-one for each year of the lunar cycle.
The origins（起源）of the Chinese Zodiac go back a few thousand years.According to the myths，long time ago，Buddha decided to call all the animals on earth.But only t（3）welvewelvecame.Buddha wanted to thank them.
In r（4）eturneturn，he gave each of these animals a year on the cycle saying that children b（5）ornorn in that year would have the personalities of the animal assigned to that year.
In order to decide their o（6）rderrder in the Chinese Zodiac cycle，the animals held a very exciting race.The f（7）irstirst one to cross the river would be given the first year，the second to come in would be the second animal in the cycle，and so on.
The strong，hardworking Ox was in the l（8）eadead .Suddenly，the clever Rat jumped on the Ox's back，and he did not e（9）venven feel the little thing getting a free ride.At the last second b（10）eforeefore reaching shore，the Rat Jumped on land，winning the race!The Ox came in second，the Tiger third，and so it went.The happy-go-lucky Pig took his time and came in last..and the Chinese Zodiac twelve signs were born.
【考點(diǎn)】人與社會(huì)．
【答案】nlike；very；welve；eturn；orn；rder；irst；ead；ven；efore
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Thanks for your message.Yes，I'm having a great time on my exchange program in France.I was a bit nervous before I arrived here，but there was no reason to be.My host family is really nice.They go out of their （1）wto make me feel at home.The grandmother has a teenage granddaughter （2）wis really kind.She always talks to me （3）iFrench to help me practice.My French （4）（improve） quickly since I arrived here! （5）TI still make lots of mistakes，it doesn't worry me as it used to.
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B.I hope to hear from you soon.
C.I'm very comfortable speaking French now.
D.I don't find French customs so strange anymore.
E.Another thing is that it is very impolite to say you're full
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My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table.As you can imagine，things are different from the way they are at home.（3）.You're supposed to put it on the table!I thought that was pretty strange at first，but not I'm used to it.You shouldn't eat anything with your hands except bread，not even fruit.You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork.（4）.If you don't want any more food，you should just say，"That was delicious." Also you're not supposed to put your elbows on the table.I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything，but I'm gradually getting used to it.（5）.
Dear Laura，I'll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France Hope you're having a good school year.
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