阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置。

    Everyone seems____(have) his or her own holiday. Dad has Father's Day. Mom has Mother's Day. Children have Children's Day. ____(lover)have Valentine's Day. But is there a special day____older people?

Of course. The Chongyang Festival is the holiday when Chinese people show love for their____（old）. Celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the festival is also known as the Double Ninth Festival. Nine is the____(high) digit(数字), so it____(regard)that the two together mean a long life.

The festival comes ____the golden time of autumn. The clear weather and the joy of harvest make for a happy atmosphere. On the day, people____(traditional)climb a mountain and carry dogwood(茱萸). People in ancient times believed____the plant could drive away evil____(spirit) and prevent people against cold in winter.

2017年2月21日午后，德州迎来了我市今春首场降雪，以下表述不正确的是（　　）

世界上种族成分最复杂、号称“世界人种大熔炉”的大洲是（    ）

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    越不肯努力便越自怜。以前他什么也不怕，现在他会找安闲自在：刮风下雨，他都不出车；身上有点酸痛，也一歇就是两三天。自怜便自私，他那点钱不肯借给别人一块，专为留着风天雨天自己垫着用。烟酒可以让人，钱不能借出去，自己比一切人都娇贵可怜。越闲越懒，无事可做又闷得慌，所以时时需要些娱乐，或吃口好东西。及至想到不该这样浪费光阴与金钱，他心里永远有句现成的话，由多少经验给他铸成的一句话：“当初咱倒是要强过呢，有一丁点好处没有？”这句话没人能驳倒，没人能把它解释开；那么，谁能拦着祥子不往低处去呢？