In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __61__ (disappoint), it was the same score.

    Later that evening, I tearfully told Frank __62__ I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our son much __63__ (good) than the IQ test. We decided that Michael's score must have been a mistake and we should treat him naturally __64__ usual.

    We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got good __65__ (grade) in the school, especially __66__ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

    Michael entered Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him __67__ (take) more courses than require D. In 1968, he __68__ (accept) by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

    Interestingly, Michael then asked for another IQ test. We went to the same clinic, __69__ he had received __70__ test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be impossible.

 According to the old stories of Iceland and Norway, Eric the Red was ____61____ to leave Iceland because he had ______62______ a murder for which he got into trouble. Eric reached Greenland and ___63____that people could live in the place where he landed. He returned to Iceland and told people to go ______64____ with him to Greenland. Eric set sail once again, this time with 25 ships, of ______65___ only 14 made it to Greenland.

    Not long _____66____ Eric the red had landed in Greenland, a man called Biarni set sail from Iceland ___67_____ search of Eric’s party. Biarni was hoping to join his father who was with Eric, but was _____68______off course and found _____69_____ in an unkown land, from _____70____ he eventually reached Greenland.

Marco Polo travelled across Europe and Asia with his father, ________71 wanted to do trade with the Chinese. Eventually, they arrived in Beijing. At that time, China ___________ (rule) 72  by the Yuan Dynasty Emperor,Kublai Khan. Marco was amazed  __________(find) 73  how beautiful and powerful China was and how__________ (impress)74 Beijing and the Emperor’s Palace were. It also surprised and even __________(confuse) 75 him to see paper money ______76 (use) in the markets and black stones serve as fuel.

In 1291, after 17 years of service_______77 the Emperor, Marco returned to Italy as a very wealthy man. Unfortunately, a local war broke out and he was caught and put into prison. _________78, Marco was lucky enough to meet _________79  prisoner who enjoyed listening to his _______80  (story) about China and wrote a book called The Description of the World.

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  When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home，Cuddles ____61____(be) never far away．When he wants to go outside，he doesn’t take Cuddles out for a walk—Cuddles takes him for a walk．Cuddles is ____62____(clear)no ordinary family pet．It is ____63____ two－foot－high small horse and serves as the guiding eyes of Shaw，____64____ is blind．

    When Shaw lost his sight，he heard of a program about the tiny guide horses．He learned that the horses possess many qualities that make them an excellent choice for ____65____(guide) people．They are clean，friendly，smart and have great memories．They can be trained to remain calm in noisy and crowded places．____66____ (good)of all，they live for 25－35 years，which would enable Shaw to have the same guide ____67____ (company)for most or all of his life．

  Shaw immediately applied to be and was accepted as the first person ____68____ (receive)a guide horse．The instant he met Cuddles，he knew he was making the right choice．Then he began his training．

  Through training，Shaw and Cuddles learned to find their way on busy streets，step over curbs(便道沿儿) and find elevator buttons．They got along ____69____ any difficulties．Now Shaw is ____70____ (confidence) that Cuddles will change his life for the better．

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　　When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home，Cuddles____61____（be）never far away．When he wants to go outside，he doesn’t take Cuddles out for a walk—Cuddles takes him for a walk．Cuddles is____62____（clear） no ordinary family pet．It is____63____two—foot—high small horse and serves as the guiding eyes of Shaw，____64____is blind．

　　When Shaw lost his sight，he heard of a program about the tiny guide horses．He learned that the horses possess many qualities that make them an excellent choice for____65____（guide） people．They are clean，friendly，smart and have great memories．They can be trained to remain calm in noisy and crowded places．____66____（good） of all，they live for 25-35 years，which would enable Shaw to have the same guide____67____（company） for most or all of his life．

　　Shaw immediately applied to be and was accepted as the first person____68____（receive） a guide horse．The instant he met Cuddles，he knew he was making the right choice．Then he began his training．

　　Through training，Shaw and Cuddles learned to find their way on busy streets，step over curbs（便道沿儿） and find elevator buttons．They got along_____69___any difficulties．Now Shaw is____70____（confidence） that Cuddles will change his life for the better．

We have neighbors whose adult son has been living with them since   (1)  (lose) his job over 5 years ago. He is the 5^th child of 6 and he has struggled throughout his life.

His dog died in early July and the loss has affected him   (2)  (deep). He built his daily life around the do walks and made relationships in the neighborhood with other dog   (3)  (walk).

His parents do not want him to get another dog because they want his schedule to be more flexible    (4)  (find) a job and want him not to worry about walking the dog. It is    (5)   hard situation. I can see he is depressed and lonely without his dog.  

First I tried to help by including him with my family for walks with our dogs. Then I   (6)   (think) maybe something else would help.

So I drove him to the local humane society,  (7)   is a direct and fairly short bus ride from his place, and he agreed ___  (8)   (volunteer) to help walk and love the animals there. He refused at first but after only one week he has already told us about   (9)   much they need his help. He seems to have a purpose. I am pleased that he got himself out and I am more pleased that he feels    (10)  (use) and valued. That is so important for all of us.

   Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their own microblog(微博) on the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a colorful platform to show their talent. For  (1)  it is a  useful way to release theire__  (2)  _(press) . And all these make it more and more popular with high students.  (3)  many parents and teachers hold a different view. They think that managing a microblog will take a lot of time and energy,   64  could be used to study.

   In my view, I am greatly in favor   (4)  his activity. Today the Internet   (5)  (play) an important role in our life. Therefore, as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this  (6)  （mean）tool to communicate and display ourselves. What’s more, opening and organizing microblogs need various abilities such as writing, designing, being good at computer skills and so on. Only if we master those abilities ca we make a successful microblog. As a result, we improve ourselves while   (7)  (organize) our microblogs.

   In fact, the microblog   (8)  (oneself) is of little harm, It is your attitude towards it  (9)   matters. We should take advantage of it and avoid some bad effects

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Alex: Kelly, Iˈ 11 go back home to visit my family for several weeks.

Kelly: Thatˈ s great. Itˈ s been quite a long time since you   (1)  (see) them, hasnˈt it?

Alex: Yes, but Iˈm thinking about  (2)  I should bring back from China for everyone---my little brother, my sister and my parents.

Kelly: You want to bring back some   (3)  (attract) things, donˈt you? How about a Weifang-style kite? You once mentioned that your brother is fond   (4)  collecting kites.

Alex: Hey, thatˈ s a good idea! You and I had a lot of fun   (5)  (fly) kites together. Iˈ m sure my brother would like a Weifang-style kite, too.

Kelly: You could also bring back some embroidery (绣品) from Suzhou,   (6)  is very famous.

Alex: Kelly, youˈre a genius(天才)! Not only is Su embroidery very colorful,   (7)  it represents Chinese traditions(传统) too! My parents will really like it. Okay, now 1 have to decide what   (8)  (buy) for my sister. Thatˈ s really  (9)   difficult decision!

Kelly: Donˈt be so upset, Alex. Does she like drinking teaˈ? What about a Chinese teapot?

Alex: Sure, sheˈ d love that. Another great idea! How do you think up these ideas so   (10)  

(easy), Kellyˈ?

Kelly: Geniuses always do that!
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Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends?” Are you puzzled, wondering   (1)   it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.

Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar with many Chinese people that they often play jokes   (2)   each other when chatting about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new   (3)   (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily.

  (4)  (amaze), the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC produced a program to introduce “tuhao”,   (5)   can be considered as “new money (暴发户)” in English.

Besides, The Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin   (6)   (describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women   (7)   (call) “a force in the global gold market”.   (8)   (expert) say the Chinese language’s influence on English will continue during   (9)   entire 21st century,   (10)   it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.