I seldom thought I had a passion. I would sit before the TV all day, thinking    61    nothing but the next shadow. It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.

One day I went with Mum to drop my sister off at the gym. Then,     62   Mum stopped at a red light, someone on the roadside caught my eyes. It was a man      63    (dress) in rags, homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I      64       (see) many like him before.

But the man wasn’t sitting down with a sad      65     (express). He had a radio in his hand and was dancing      66      (merry) to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing ____67_    he had.

“Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he’s homeless?” I asked.

“He bought     68    ,” she replied.

“But if he’s homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn’t need.”

“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t     69   only important things. We need happiness, too.”

“I see.” The man must care too much about music, so he bought a radio instead of food and clothes. I realized that happiness is the key to life.    70    it, there’s nothing to look forward to. A passion gives a person the happiness they need to keep going!

When you read a story in English, do you read it for the story 61       for the English? This is a question that is not so62       (fool) as it may seem, for I find that many students of English pay far more attention to the story 63       to the English. For instance, they care for how the mystery in the story64       (solve), but do not remember a single sentence in the story and cannot tell what preposition(介词) is used before a certain word in the speech of a certain character.  

Of course, if you want to know the 65      only, you need not bother about the language. But a student of English is different 66        a student of stories or what is called the general reader. As you may also have learned from the above, you ought to read not only very67__  (careful) but also aloud68      you learn the passage by heart and can recite it as if it were your own. On 69       hand, this will teach you many useful words and phrases; on the other hand, it70       (help) you to avoid many mistakes and faults in expression.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案完整地写在下面相对应的横线上。

It was a normal Sunday. I 61(play) with my two younger kids while the elder three were watching TV. Suddenly, I felt62 ( comfortable). Before I could do anything, I passes out (晕倒）. My eldest son Tom immediately called 911. Two policemen came soon and took me to the nearest hospital. After examination, I 63(tell) that I couldn’t leave the hospital that day. I was64(real) worried. Who would take care of my kids? But it was not something within my65(able) to think about that.

After 66 (know) there was no one to look after the kids, the two policemen volunteered 67 (help). They returned to my house and told the kids that I wouldn’t68 that day. Then they cooked some food for the kids. They ate with them and then they did the dishes. The two policemen didn’t leave 69 my husband David returned from work in the evening.

    David was really thankful to them.  When I knew what they had done. I was really surprised.70 the same time, I was greatly touched.

Peter: Good news. I contacted the Green Hotel Restaurant and they can fit us in. Their Christmas menu sounds great.

Joan: What is it?

Peter: French onion soup or fruit juice. Roast dinner sounds ordinary 61. ________ my friend said it was really 62________ (taste).

Joan: That’s OK.

Peter: Then 63 ________ dessert, there’s traditional Christmas pudding or apple pie, plus coffee.

Joan: Did you book it?

Peter: Well, I said I 64 ________ (check) with the staff first. They will hold the booking until next Wednesday anyway. And if we go ahead, they’d like

65 ________￡50 deposit (定金).

Joan: 50 is normal. That’s fine.

Peter: And they say with such large numbers we have to choose the menu

66 ________ advance.

Joan: That won’t be a problem. I’ll put up a notice with details of the restaurant and the menu. When did you say they wanted confirmation?

Peter: 67 ________ was the 4th of November.

Joan: 68 ________ do you think I should put up the notice? We must allow everybody 69 ________ (see) it.

Peter: On the cafe notice board.

Joan: Good idea. I will go and do that 70 ________ (immediate). 

This morning when I got in my car to go to work I made a promise. I promised that I would try my best   66   (become) a better person. However, as soon as I got on the freeway I found that people on the road were driving so crazily,   67   made me mad and impatient. A car in front of me stopped   68   (sudden) , so I had to brake to avoid crashing into it.

At that moment a string of angry words entered my mind.   69   of my hands rose in preparation for sounding my horn(喇叭)! My other hand prepared to make   70   rude gesture at the driver.

But something kept me   71   behaving that way. I remembered my promise. So I asked   72   , “Would all the things I am going to do help me become a better person?” The answer was “no”. On the other hand, I knew that   73   (practice) patience and self-control would help, so I managed to keep calm.

I   74   (cut) off by three more cars before I arrived at my company,   

   75   each time I smiled instead of complaining as usual. I’m already feeling like a better man.

Educated people in the twenty-first century may find it hard to believe that two hundred years ago people did not link illness   61   environmental problems. We all know that in London drinking  62   (pollute) water caused many deaths from cholera. So many thousands of people became  63   (terrify) every time there was an outbreak. John Snow was interested in its cause. First he marked on a map the exact places   64   all the dead people had lived. John’s investigation proved the dirtier the water,    65   (severe) the illness. He drew a  66   (conclude) that many of the deaths were near the water pump in Broad Street and cholera wasn’t spread in   67   cloud of gas . He   68   (immediate) told people to remove the handle from the pump. To prevent this from   69   (happen) again, John Snow suggested that the source of all water supplies be examined. Thus cholera   70   (defeat) in the end.

Once there were two mice, a city mouse and a country mouse. They were distant relatives. One day the city mouse,   61  lived in a big house wrote a letter to the country mouse inviting him for a visit.

Delighted, the country mouse accepted the     62     (invite) and came to the city mouse’s house. He was greeted by the city mouse cheerfully. The country mouse was surprised    63  big the house was. The city mouse was pleased    64   led the country mouse to the kitchen. When      65    climbed up the table, there were a large piece of bread, fruit and cheese  66    it. But just as they began to eat, they heard   67  great noise. The city mouse cried, “Run! Run! The cat   68  (come)!” They ran away quickly and hid.  69   (breath) heavily after hiding in the mouse-hole, the country mouse said to the city mouse, “I should go back to my house in the country. Even if I eat nothing but beans, I can live  70 (peace). Why don’t you come with me to the country? It is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid.”