In only fifty years, English   61    (develop) into the language most   62  

(wide)  spoken and used in the world.  English is the working language of most international organizations,  international trade and tourism.  Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak   63        . Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of  64  (globe) culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs  65 the radio  66   use English to communicate  67             

people around the world through the Internet. With so many people     68     (communicate) in English every day, 69    will become more and more important to have  70   good knowledge of English.

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Henry: I heard you've been painting for a long time.

Claire: Yes. Though I'm not a very good painter, I attempt 1. ________ (paint) as well as I can.

Henry: I love painting too. There is an art gallery around the corner. A collection of Canadian arts is on 2. ________ (exhibit) there. Do you feel like going to see it?

Claire: Sure.

Henry: Is 3. ________ okay to look at the works of the Group of Seven first?

Claire: OK. But who or what is the Group of Seven?

Henry: The Group of Seven is a group of seven Canadian painters4. ________ painted Canadian landscapes in the 1920s and 1930s.

Claire: Look at these 5. ________ (wonder) paintings of the outdoors. They must have been painted by the Group of Seven.

Henry: Right. These artists loved to paint the wilderness.

Claire: To tell the truth, I can't stop looking at them.Iwishmypaintings6.________ (be) as good as theirs.

Henry: I believe they will be in the future. It seems 7. ________ you like them very much. Actually, one of their works is in my house.

Claire: 8. ________ did you get it? Did you buy it?

Henry: No. Mr. Smith from Toronto University gave it to me as a present. He had taught there 9. ________ (faith) for 40 years.

Claire: What 10. ________ coincidence! He was also my father's teacher

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.

Most volunteers spend a couple of hourseach week in (1)________ (volunteer) at oneof the localcommunity centers. Here is whyvolunteering is important.

New experience and insight

Volunteering is one way through (2)_________ people including students candevelop academic,technical and social skillsthat otherwisecould not  (3)_ ________ (learn)in a classroom environment. Most of us feel thatwe lack time because ofthe career or studieswe are pursuing. However,  (4)_________ isimportant to take some time off from ourbusy schedule and volunteer for something inour community, which will help us gainexperience andinsight into various issues.

Helping others

There are millions of people in theworld whose lives are (5)________ (hard)than ours. Humans are asocial animal andone of  (6)_________ best ways for mankindto advance is by helping those who are (7)_________ (able) to help themselves. Wehave a responsibility to care for people (8)________ need, andhelp those who areless fortunate than ourselves. Having somespare cash, time or goods is an opportunity (9)_________ (help) others out.

A sense of (10)_________ (satisfy)

Volunteering is also one of the thingsyou can do to help you feel good and build upyourself-confidence.

The weather was terrible that night. The summer thunderstorm had knocked out the power. Luckily, there was enough candle light flickering(闪烁）on the kitchen table. With the candle light, I could see the card I was writing to my husband's    61   (cousin) in Finland.

Dear Heli and Rislo,

You are on my mind tonight because we are using the candles you gave us when you visited us two years ago. There was a horrible summer thunderstorm this evening and the power went   62   , and your candles were just    63   we needed. They have lit our dinnertime, the bedrooms and now I    64   （sit）by one in the kitchen ...

What I didn't say to Heli and Risto is that we never burned the candles before because they, well, smell like a campfire. And so they stood in iron candlesticks until we needed them.

I'm so    65    (thank) that we had candles on hand that dark night. And I'm equally as thankful that I had a beautiful card on hand, too, or I would    66   （let）the opportunity to keep in touch with faraway family escape. It would have turned into another one of those moments    67   the thought of sending a card crossed my mind but never actually happened.

The candle burned slowly. After I finished my card to Finland, I enjoyed    68   （look）through the rest of my ‘‘Someone Cares" greeting cards. The air was fresh and cool, and I had cards and enough light to write. I    69   (find) a birthday card for my nephew's 10th birthday, a thinking-of-you card for my aunt, and a fun greeting card for an old friend and I began writing. Candles and cards were two things that made a thunderstorm    70   the perfect storm.

Mr. Brown was tired of living in the big city

&; “That `s exactly ___65____ I need,” Mr. Brown said to himself. So he called the house agency and arranged to go by train the next day ____66__ (have) a look at the house.

   The house agency met him at the station and they started walking. It ____67____ (take) them at least 15 minutes to get to the house. When they finally arrived, Mr. Brown said ____68___ (angry), “I should be very ____69___ (interest) to meet the man who threw the stone you mentioned in ____70__ newspaper.

Two little children were sitting by the fire one cold winter’s night. Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. “Who can it be?” they wondered. One ran   61   (curious) to open it. There, outside in the cold and the darkness, stood a child   62   no shoes on his feet and dressed in old thin garments. He was trembling with cold,   63   he asked to come in and warm himself.

“Yes, come,” cried both the children. They drew the little stranger to their warm seat,

  64  (share) their supper with him, and gave him their bed, and they slept on a hard bench.

On the night, they   65   (awake) by sweet music,   66  was played by a band of children in shining garments. Suddenly the stranger child stood in front of   67  : no longer cold and ragged, but dressed in silvery light. He said, “I am the Christ Child,   68   (wander)

through the world to bring peace and   69   (happy) to good children as you. As you have helped me so much, this tree will give rich fruit to you every year.”

When he was saying that, he broke   70   branch from the tree that grew near the door, planted it in the ground and disappeared. Later the branch grew into a great tree, and every year it bore wonderful golden fruit for the kind children.

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