8．[1]The year 2008 has one extra day in it-February 29th．Well，it actually takes the planet Earth a little more than 365 days to revolve completely around the sun．After four years an extra 24 hours have accumulated so an extra day is added to the calendar．
[2]It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England，the extra day wasn't legally recognized．The British just leapt over that day．Therefore a year with 29 days in February is consequently called a leap year and that 29th day is sometimes called Leap Day．If you are born on 29th February in a leap year，there are difficulties in celebrating your birthday．So people tend to celebrate on either 28th February or 1st March every year．
[3]There is a well-known tradition in the UK associated with 29th February，introduced many centuries ago．Women are allowed to break with tradition and propose （求婚）to their boyfriends on this day．This all started back in the 5th Century，when a famous Irish saint，Bridget，complained to Saint Patrick，another famous Irish saint，that women had to wait too long for men to propose．
According to the legend，Saint Patrick said any female longing for a proposal could ask their boyfriend to marry them on this additional day in February．
[4]Now in 2008，there are calls for 29th February to become a public holiday．Some people believe that it should be an official day off，because no one gets paid for working in a leap day．For the moment though，the British still have to go to work on this day．

76．How long does it take the planet Earth to revolve completely around the sun？（no more than 9 words）365 days and 6 hours
77．What does the word"them"（Line 6，Paragraph 3）probably refer to？（no more than 3 words）females/women/girlfriends
78．Should a leap day be a day on or off？Give your reason．（no more than 18 words）
I think it should be officially off because no pay is given for that day's work
79．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words．（no more than 6 words）You may wonder why．/Why does this happen（come about）
80．What is the main idea of the text？（no more than 8 words）The year 2008 has one extra/more day．．

分析 本文主要講述2月29號是2月多出的一天，在這特殊的一天，可以做什么有意義的事，以及是否應(yīng)該放假．

解答 76.365 days and 6 hours  
77．females/women/girlfriends
78．I think it should be officially off because no pay is given for that day's work
79．You may wonder why．/Why does this happen（come about）
80．The year 2008 has one extra/more day．
76.365days and 6 hours 根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容，每四年一個(gè)周期可以推算出地球繞太陽一圈的準(zhǔn)確時(shí)間是365days and 6 hours小時(shí)．
77．females/women/girlfriends  根據(jù)文章第三段Saint Patrick said any female longing for a proposal could ask their boyfriend to marry them on this additional day in February．可知任何渴望求婚的女士可以在二月的這個(gè)特殊的日子要求男朋友向她們求婚，them應(yīng)該指的是女性．
78．I think it should be officially off because no pay is given for that day's work  根據(jù)文章最后一段Some people believe that it should be an official day off，because no one gets paid for working in a leap day．For the moment though，the British still have to go to work on this day．可知一些人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該放假一天，因?yàn)樵谶@一天雖然工作但是不可能被支付工資．
79．You may wonder why．/Why does this happen（come about）根據(jù)第一段After four years an extra 24 hours have accumulated so an extra day is added to the calendar．可知四年后另外一個(gè)24小時(shí)會(huì)增加到日歷上，告訴了我們?yōu)槭裁磿?huì)發(fā)生這樣的事情，因此此處應(yīng)填You may wonder why．/Why does this happen（come about）
80．the year 2008 has one extra．/why does the year 2008 have one more day？據(jù)全文．本文主要講述2月29號是2月多出的一天，在這特殊的一天，可以做什么有意義的事，以及是否應(yīng)該放假．

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18．It's impossible for all the people to get jobs because ________of them are not fit for them．（　�。�
A．noneB．allC．not allD．every one

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