Chapter 18a

Question 1

日期

Answer 1

rì qī
date

Question 2

国旗

Answer 2

guó qí
flag

Question 3

第一次

Answer 3

dì yī cì
first

Question 4

庆祝

Answer 4

qìng zhù
celebrate

Question 5

举手

Answer 5

jǔ shǒu
Raise hand

Question 6

同欢共庆

Answer 6

tóng huān gòng qìng
Celebrate together

Question 7

电视节目

Answer 7

diàn shì jié mù
tv show

Question 8

表现

Answer 8

biǎo xiàn
Performance

Question 9

妈妈养了九只小鸡。

Answer 9

mā ma yǎng le jiǔ zhǐ xiǎo jī 。
My mother raised nine chicks.

Question 10

八月三十一日是我国的国庆。

Answer 10

bā yuè sān shí yī rì shì wǒ guó de guó qìng 。
August 31st is our country’s National Day.

Question 11

学校将于三月二十日举行大扫除。

Answer 11

xué xiào jiàng yú sān yuè èr shí rì jǔ xíng dà sǎo chú 。
The school will hold a general cleaning on March 20th.

Question 12

周会上，随着国旗慢慢地升起，我们立正唱国歌。

Answer 12

zhōu huì shàng ， suí zhe guó qí màn màn dì shēng qǐ ， wǒ men lì zhèng chàng guó gē 。
At the weekly meeting, as the national flag slowly rose, we stood and sang the national anthem.

Question 13

这是我第一次上台演讲，心里有点儿紧张。

Answer 13

zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng ， xīn li yǒu diǎn r jǐn zhāng 。
This was my first time speaking on stage, so I was a little nervous.

Question 14

国庆当天，大街小巷都挂满了国旗。

Answer 14

guó qìng dàng tiān ， dà jiē xiǎo xiàng dū guà mǎn le guó qí 。
On National Day, the streets and alleys were filled with national flags.

Question 15

今天下午，全体同学到学校医务室做健康检查。

Answer 15

jīn tiān xià wǔ ， quán tǐ tóng xué dào xué xiào yī wù shì zuò jiàn kāng jiǎn chá 。
This afternoon, all the students went to the school clinic for a health check-up.

Question 16

当羽毛球国手李宗伟得到胜利的时候，举国上下一片欢呼声。

Answer 16

dāng yǔ máo qiú guó shǒu lǐ zōng wěi dé dào shèng lì de shí hou ， jǔ guó shàng xià yī piàn huān hū shēng 。
When national badminton player Lee Chong Wei won, the whole country cheered.

Question 17

新年到了，各族人民同欢共庆。

Answer 17

xīn nián dào le ， gè zú rén mín tóng huān gòng qìng 。
The New Year is here, and people of all races celebrate together.

Question 18

迪士尼动画片是弟弟最爱看的电视节目。

Answer 18

dí shì ní dòng huà piàn shì dì di zuì ài kàn de diàn shì jié mù 。
Disney cartoons are my brother’s favorite TV show.

Question 19

他在学校的表现很好，所以常常受到老师的表扬。

Answer 19

tā zài xué xiào de biǎo xiàn hěn hǎo ， suǒ yǐ cháng cháng shòu dào lǎo shī de biǎo yáng 。
He does very well in school and is often praised by his teachers.

Question 20

村长待人亲切而且乐于助人，村里的男女老少都敬爱他。

Answer 20

cūn zhǎng dài rén qīn qiè ér qiě lè yú zhù rén ， cūn lǐ de nán nǚ lǎo shào dū jìng ài tā 。
The village chief is kind and helpful, and all the men, women, and children in the village respect and love him.