unit 1 festivals around the world 1tom celebrated thearrival (arrive) of the new year with a party for his friends.2now that youre eighteen years old, you should learn to be independent (independence)3the central government has made a series of agricultural (agriculture) policies to encourage farmers to work on the land.4what he did was stupidbeyond belief. he stole my cellphone and still used my telephone number. 5no one is to see the document without thepermission (permit) of the writer of the report.6while/though/although im willing to help you out of trouble, you know, i dont have much time available.7to get the job done, one should be energetic (energy) and hardworking.8she had to make a formal publicapology (apologize) for her remarks, which she made at her speech yesterday. 9he had made a few notes to remind himself of what he wanted to say. but he still forgot some important details. 10his devotion to the work earned him respect and admiration (admire).單句改錯(含本單元的詞匯和語法)1with the reforming and opening to the outside world, great changes have been taken place in china. 2im looking forward to you and highly appreciate what youve done for us.3im writing this letter to express my apology you for not writing you back in time.4my memory might be playing / on me but i seem to remember reading once that hungarian(匈牙利語) is the hardest european language to learn.5when we met again, he apologized to me for not having kept his and asked me to forgive him. 6every time i saw the straw hat, it reminded me the tour i had made years before.7many people starved to in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.8i had booked two seats in the theater, but my companion failed to turn ， so i offered my spare ticket to a young lady who had not been able to get one.9when i walked into the room it was obvious helen had been talking with my wife about why i was so often delayed at the office. 10around them there was nothing but silence, as if the whole world were holding breath. .課文語法填空there are many kinds of festivals throughout the world and people hold festivals and celebrations 1for different reasons.ancient people held festivals and celebrations to celebrate the end of winter or the catching of animals. some festivals are in 2memory (memorize) of the ancestors. the western holiday halloween had its origin 3in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of the dead people. it is now a childrens festival, 4when they can go to their neighbors to ask for sweets. if neighbors do not give any sweets, the children might play tricks 5on them. in some other countries, people may light lamps and play music on an important feast day, 6offering (offer) good things to the dead.people hold festivals to honor famous people. the dragon boat festival in china honors the famous poet qu yuan. harvest and thanksgiving festivals 7are_held (hold) in many countries. people decorate churches, get together, have meals or win awards for competitions. 8on midautumn festivals in china and japan people admire the moon and in china, have mooncakes.chinese spring festival is an 9energetic (energy) and important festival. people look forward to dressing up, eating dumplings, givi