Do you think that the population problem is the greatest one of the world today? 2000 years ago, the world’s population was very   (1)  . For several thousand years it grew quite slowly.   (2)  during the last three or four hundred years, it has grown very   (3)  . Today it is growing faster than   (4)  before.

In one minute,   (5)  250 babies will be born in the world. Just think how many more   (6)   will be born in a year!

A UN report said that the population of the more   (7)   countries has been 1,214 million by 1990. It is said that by the end of the   (8)   2010, the world’s population was about 7 billion. This means much more food   (9)  be produced. We must have smaller families with   (10)   but healthier children. If we don’t do something like this, there will not be enough space for anybody else to stand on the earth. 

Life used to be fun for teenagers in Britain. They used to have  1    to spend, and free time to while away (消磨) and meet in teenage coffee bars. But for many young people, life is  2   now. 3   are difficult to find. There’s not so much money around. Things are more 4    , and it’s hard to find a place to live in. Teachers say that students work harder than they used to. They are more interested  5           

exams. They know that good exam 6    may bring them better jobs.

Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago. They try to spend less and 7    more. They want to be 8    to get homes of their own one day.

For some, the answer to unemployment (失业) is to leave home and look for jobs in one of Britain’s big   9     . Every day hundreds of young people10      in Londonfrom other parts of Britain, looking for jobs. Some find jobs and stay. 11    don’t, and go home again, or join the unemployed (失业者) in London.

When you read the newspapers and watch the news on TV, it’s 12    to get the idea that British young people are all unemployed, angry and in trouble. But that’s not true. They do their13    at school, find some kinds of jobs in the 14     , and get married in their early twenties. They 15    well with their parents, and enjoy their family life. If they don’t, they won’t be British, will they?

The seasons in Australia    (1)    the opposite(相反的) of ours. When it is winter here, it is    (2)   there. Australia is in the    (3)   of the world. The north of the country is    (4)   than the south.

Australia’s main(主要的) problem is water. A very large part of the country has no   (5)   at all. But the east coast(海岸) rains   (6)   all the year round(全年).There   (7)    no dry months there.

 But    (8)     April 1982, there was a terrible drought(干旱) in Australia. The rains didn’t fall, and the grass didn’t    (9)  . The farmers had to sell their    (10)    . Many people died of hunger(饥饿). It was a disaster(灾难) for Australian farmers.

Every year many people get hurt or die in traffic accidents. People make traffic   (1)   for some reason, so we must obey them. Different countries have different traffic rules. In China, all the cars and buses keep on the   (2)   of the road.   (3)   we cross the road, we must   (4)   and look at both sides (first left then right). But in England, the traffic is on the left. When you cross the road, you should look   (5)   first or you may be in an accident.

People have to obey many traffic rules. You must walk   (6)   the sidewalk. If you like riding a bike, don’t ride in the middle of the road   (7)   run through red traffic lights（闯红灯）. When you ride a bike with a friend,   (8)   look around and talk. When you drive, you must not drive too fast and you should pay attention to(注意) the traffic   (9)  . For example (例如), when you see , you mustn’t make a U-turn. It’s good   (10)   children and old people to cross the road. Remember to(记住) think about others.

Can you cut an apple with a playing card(扑克牌)？Can you write with one hand and draw with    (1)   ？Well，some people can，and they all show their    (2)    talents on the television program，China's Got Talent.

  The TV program is getting more and more    (3)    in China. Many people watch it every week    (4)    they wonder how talented one can be.

  Talent shows    (5)    in Britain. And now there are similar shows in lots of countries   (6)    the world. China's Got Talent is the newest，but it    (7)    others. When people show their special talents, they also    (8)    their most touching or funniest stories. Most of them don't want to be famous．They   (9)    want to make their family laugh and want to make others laugh，too.

  We all have a    (10)   ．It may be big or small. What's your talent？Maybe you can be the next star on China's Got Talent!

If you go to a supermarket and find that there   (1)   cashier (收银员), would you still pay (付钱) for your things? People in our   (2)   are having a test of honesty(诚信测试) now. The supermarket here   (3)   a special area. This area sells   (4)   things like pens and knives. People need to scan (扫描) their things, and put the   (5)   into the cash desk all by themselves.   (6)   watches them. By now, the supermarket runs very   (7)  . People say they enjoy the feeling of   (8)   honest.

Once (一次) I go to the supermarket to   (9)   a note book. When I am ready to pay, I find I have no   (10)   on me. I am just going to put the note book   (11)   when a neighbour of mine   (12)   me. He knows what my   (13)   is. And he says he will be glad to   (14)   me five yuan. I thank him and pay the note book   (15)   the money.

Do you think the supermarket is doing a great job? And will you be glad to pay when you are in such a supermarket?

Most students are  (1)  in fashion. They know about fashion  (2)  TV, magazines or other persons.   (3)  do they think of fashion? We did a  (4)   last week. We  (5)  thirty students six things  (6)  asked them some questions.   (7)   student answered .Do you want  (8)   how they like?

Paul and Barry like the belt. Mary and Linda   (9)   mind the key ring. Ten of   (10)   like the glasses. They think they look   (11)   with glasses. Most girls like the scarf. But many boys can’t   (12)   it. “It’s for girls!” They   (13)   . Fifteen students love the   (14)   because it can tell them the time. Everyone likes the mobile phone(手机)。 They think it can really help them   (15)   in life.

   “Thanks for our government. Thanks for providing us with such a good training program. The training program will help us live well. I will study hard and learn different skills. After that I can  (1)  my family difficulties and do good to others.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling  (2)  

The learner’s father is disabled, and his mother is   (3)   in bed. The family is very poor. So he has to find a job to make money. The learner graduated from high school and didn’t have the    (4)   to go to the college. The job training program can help him to learn the skills that he’ll need in the work place.

The story makes me think of another  (5)  It goes like this: Long long ago, there was a man who liked fishing a lot, and he was  (6)  to catch a lot of fish every day. He was a kind-hearted man, he always   (7)   his fish with his neighbors because they didn’t know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be great if he taught them how to fish. So he called them together to show them how to fish. Everyone was happy as they could    (8)   the fish they caught by themselves.

Now, there are still many poor people in the world. But it’s not good if we give only    (9)  to them. Instead, we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, technical training is very important to people in need and they will learn the skills to    (10)   money. People can learn lots of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them find jobs.

Do you know about traffic rules (交通规则) in England? When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets,   (1)   the traffic drives   (2)   the left in England.   (3)   you cross a street, you must look at the   (4)   first and then left.

When people go to work in the morning or go home in the evening, the streets are very   (5)  . When you go by bus in England, you have to be   (6)  , too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. Have a look   (7)  , or you will go the wrong way. In many cities in England, there are big buses   (8)   two floors. You can sit on   (9)   floor. From there you can see the city very   (10)  . It’s very interesting.