When I was young I hated languages.My dad spoke several and was   (1)  (ambition) for me. It was not until mygraduation from high school   (2)   Iconsidered learning a second language—Spanish.

I was working in a school for disabledchildren in a class of six. Only two childrencould speak, but Irealized   (3)   (gradual) that every child couldcommunicate. Some of them used physicalsigns andmovements   (4)   (express)themselves. Others used their voices—theymade noises whichchanged depending   (5)   how they felt. They even“talked”to each other,   (6)   (have)arguments and friendly chats like anyoneelse. Every child in that room had likes anddislikes, desires and fears   (7)   theycommunicated every day, without saying asingle sentence.

As time went on, I learned not onlySpanish   (8)   the language ofeveryone of the children I cared for. I hadbeen making excuses for not trying all theseyears and here   (9)   (be) a group ofdisabled children showing me   (10)  important communication really is. It mademe want to challengemyself and really learnSpanish.

When you think of great teachers, art teachers aren't always the first people who come to mind. 61.________Mr. Evans isn't some ordinary art teacher. Mr. Evans showed me how to think of art less like a chore, and 62.________(much) like an expression of myself. He expressed his own love for the subject through his works. He wasn't just some person 63.________(stick) in the position; he wanted to be there. He wanted to help.

      His attitude towards his 64.________(teach) showed not only greater knowledge, but greater teaching 65.________ (able). He took everyday objects and talked about how the form and shape came to be,66.________ (put) a picture in my mind of how everything we touch has a previous art history, turning an ordinary cup 67.________an ancient African artifact. During his lunch periods he took his time off to come in and give extra help to his students,68.________isn't something you get paid extra for. He did it because he loves teaching; a quality 69.________ (know) only to the greatest of teachers.

      Mr. Evans is the only teacher I've had who is so 70.________ (interest) in what he teaches, that he takes what he knows and keeps expanding it, just to teach us more. He has an outstanding range of knowledge and pure love for the subjects he teaches, which he pas ses on to every student he has.

Long ago, children in the 1. ________ (industry) areas of Europe and America seldom left their smoky cities to see the beauty of the countryside. Thatˈs 2.________ the woods and fields were too far from the city to permit people 3. ________ (make) a round trip between morning and nightfall. Whatˈs more, factory workers 4. ________ (have) no extra money to send their children on country holidays away from home.

In 1907 a young German schoolmaster had an idea 5. ________ changed the

situation. He decided to turn his little schoolhouse 6. ________ a dormitory for the

summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking 7. ________ (equip) along could stay there for a very small amount of money. The idea was 8. ________ success. A few years later the schoolhouse became too small to hold so many young people who wanted to stay there. So, another dormitory 9. ________ (build) in an old castle nearby. This was the first youth hostel (青年旅社).

Today young students and workers of every country can meet in hostels. They spend a week 10. ________ more there, seeing the surrounding sights and meeting the people of the area.

David：You look so sad today, Lucy．What’s wrong with you?

Lucy：I quarreled with my husband this morning.

David：How come? You  61  (get) on quite well these years，right ?

Lucy：He has recently got into the bad habit of smoking，believing that smoking is  62 enjoyment．And I’m afraid his health will become worse  63  he doesn’t give it up．

David：I think you can find some ways  64 (help) him kick the bad habit．

Lucy：He always wants to quit， 65  it seems that he has been too addicted to smoking．David，can you help me?

David：Try to get his attention  66 (take)away when he wants to smoke．For example, you can let him eat some biscuits instead when he wants to smoke．You can also try electronic cigarettes   67  are said to contain no harmful chemicals．Remember,  don’t expect him to give up smoking all at once．In other  68 ．decrease the number slowly．Let him smoke  69  (little) day by day, and then he might be able to quit smoking forever．

Lucy：Sounds great! I will try it at once．

David: By the way, I know a man who has  70 (success) quit smoking. You can turn to him for advice if necessary．

It is the old man’s birthday today. Now he is sitting on a sofa alone. Maybe his wife has been   (1)  (die). On the right side is a big birthday cake  (2)  (send) by his son. And there are also some   (3)   (present)given by his daughter on the left. Yet the old man doesn’t feel happy. Instead, he   (4)   (feel) very sad because he is lonely. Our life is getting better and better  (5)   before. Some people think that old people will be 66     (satisfy  (6)  as long as they have enough to eat and drink. I think they are quite wrong. Old people   (7)  (easy) get lonely because they have no work  (8)  (do). So we should spend as much time together with them   (9)   we can and take care of them  (10)   every possible way.

Many leading companies offer“buynow, pay later”finance deals and this can bean attractive choice foranyone (1)________(look) for a more flexible way(2)________(pay) for goods. However, if you donˈtrepaythe entire amount in time, you could faceexcessive(额外的) charges.

For example, if youˈre buying somethingexpensive such as a car, you may(3)________(offer) a hirepurchase agreement by thecompany.(4)________ (typical), this can workwell if you set money asideeach month.And you must never lose sight of the fact(5)________ you do not actually own thegoods until you have made all of thepayments.

There are (6)________ (person)contract(合同) purchases too. Here, you are effectivelyhiring the car—with the choice to return it,buy it in the end,(7) ________ return it andmake another deal—but the carˈs end valueis decided in the (8)________ (begin). If thecarˈs not in good condition (9)________ theend ofthe agreement this could hit yourpocket. Besides, the finance agreement willbe for (10)________ agreedperiod of timeand itˈll be expensive if you want to end itearly.

Jerry: Susan, there are three styles of conversation  (1)  _ (mention) in your new book, bowling, rugby and basketball. What are they?

Susan: Well, in a bowling style, people hold back when an elder or senior person is speaking, and they talk only if they  (2)    (ask) for their opinion.

Jerry: Just like people take turns in bowling.

Susan:   (3)    (exact). You go and roll and I wait for you. Then itˈs my turn.

Jerry: So thatˈs the high-considerate (高度体贴的) model.

Susan: Yes. Then thereˈs the rugby style,   (4)  _ might be opposite. In this style youˈre expected to interrupt other people and they are fine with that, because they expect   (5)    (interrupt). So many voices can be heard at the same time.

Jerry: And what about the basketball model?

Susan: Suppose youˈre playing basketball, for example, you   (6)    (move) the ball forward. When you hesitate (犹豫), someone sees that as   (7)   portunity to jump in and take the ball away. Stealing the conversation away is the same thing. Not in a bad way,   (8)   just as“Oh, itˈs my turn now”.

Jerry: Which style do you think is the   (9)   (good)?

Susan: Well, itˈs hard to say. It depends   (10)    the occasion.