《2025年新课程新教材导航学七年级英语上册外研版》

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Murray Fang is 9 years old. He was born and raised(被养育) in the US. He and his family live in the town called College Park. Murray and his 7-year-old sister go to the same primary school. Both of their parents work at a university. His father 1. ______ (teach) chemistry and his mother is an actress.
During our interview with Murray, he speaks fluent (流利的) Chinese. His family 2. ______ (member) like to call him by his Chinese childhood name. His parents encourage him and his sister 3. ______ (speak) Chinese at home. “I can’t read the Chinese characters (汉字) well. But I can read books with Pinyin. I’m reading 4. ______ interesting picture book about Chinese history,” Murray says.
Murray’s parents find different ways to teach him something about Chinese culture. They take him and his sister back to China for the Spring Festival. They go to the countryside near Xi’an, getting together with 5. ______ (they) relatives (亲戚). “I set off firecrackers. My dad tells me that he did it when he was a kid. We also go to enjoy the lanterns(灯笼). These experiences are so amazing!” Murray says.

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