Slowly he stooped down, grasped the handles on each side of the box, and g ______ all his strength to lift it. 50. 在他的书房人们发现了这封他写给他唯一女儿的亲笔信，信封里还有一张他们 30 年前的合影。 In his study, they found a h ______ letter he had written to his only daughter, along with a photo of them taken 30 years ago.
51. 我最早的童年记忆之一是母亲在炉火旁给我读故事。
One of my earliest childhood m ______ is of my mother reading stories to me by the fire. 52. 我以为这药会让他入睡，但效果去截然相反。
I thought the medicine would make him sleep, but it had the o ______ effect. 53. 这并非他唯一的选择。他可以选择离开。 It's not his only o ______. He can choose to leave.
54. 民谣这种音乐形式经过了二十几年的沉寂又重新受到年轻人的喜爱。
After more than twenty years of silence, folk music has returned to p ______ with young people again. 55. 多亏了一个新的防洪项目，这些洪水现在可以成为历史了。
These floods could now be a thing of the past thanks to a new flood p ______ project.
VI.
综合填空
At one time, experts were against raising children in a bilingual home. They thought their brains would become confused, which would result in their development delays and poor p ___56___ in studies. But we now understand that the exact o ___57___ is true.
Children can easily learn extra languages because of the higher ability of their brain to form new neural(神经的) connections and new brain cells throughout life. W ___58___ some studies suggest that learning two languages can l ___59___ to delays, these delays are short-lived. In addition, the brain of the children who learn two languages can benefit unexpectedly early. B ___60___ using a fun game with a disappearing puppet, researchers found that babies as young as 7 months old who are raised in bilingual homes got cognitive benefits! A study used a memory game and found that bilingual 5-year-olds answered questions faster and were more exact than their partners only learning one language.
According to a report given by the National Education Association, children who study a second language receive a r ___61___ in general development, do better in tests, are more creative, and have a better sense of achievement in school. Second language studies help kids do better in other areas of study, including i ___62___
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their reading skills and social studies. Research shows that students who are a ___63___ to speak a second language have better listening skills and sharper memories, and are better at solving difficult problems. From primary school to college, they score higher in tests than those who c ___64___. And results from the Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT) also show that students who have studied another language for four or more years did better in both the spoken and maths problems of the test
In a word, learning more than one language contributes to the brain development in babies and the excellent school performance of students of all ages. Therefore, it is clear that it’s n ___65___ too early to learn a second language for children.
VII. 书面表达（15%）
66.假定你是李华，你的留学生同学 Smith 对中国传统文化很感兴趣，想要了解端午节。请你写信向他介绍中国的传统节日——端午节。包括以下要点： 1. 端午节的时间及起源（农历五月初五）； 2. 端午节的习俗；
3. 邀请他端午节那天和你一起过节。 Dear Smith,
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Yours, Lihua
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