I took the Harvard Summer School program during my summer vacation. I really  (1)  the chance to learn there, which  (2)  my horizons greatly. As all   (3)  I took were humanities-related, I  (4)  much time to reading in Harvard’s libraries. I enjoyed myself  (5)   I was there, either doing research for my papers or enjoying special edition books that had been  (6)   over time.

When the library first came into   (7)  , I looked at it with respect and was deeply   (8)  by its neoclassical design. The design is inspiring. It occurred to me that   (9)   as Greek temples were houses of gods, the library was a temple of   (10)  .

On opening a pair of heavy elegant metal doors, I was   (11)   in warm light. Fascinated(入迷的)，I wandered around the   (12)   library, finding one treasure after another. One that   (13)   caught my interest is the donor Widener. He was crazy about  (14)   rare old books, and one of his most precious collections immediately got my   (15)  . A 500-year-old book quietly   (16)   its golden letters. This book represents Harvard’s   (17)  as a guardian of, and contributor to, the long history of thought.

Harvard’s library is rather   (18)  . One can hear the rustling (沙沙声)of pens on paper as countless students study   (19)   inside it. For me, the library, as well as the courses,  (20)  Harvard’s place as the home of committed scholars.

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What should we do to stay healthy?

One important rule is to exercise   41  The Lee’s family try to exercise every day. Lee Fang   42   exercise in the morning because he must be at his job at exactly seven o’clock. But he runs every evening. He would rather run than watch TV. He walks a lot,   43 .He walks to school every day, and after school he   44   different sports with his friends. Lee Fang goes to a yoga(瑜伽) class   45  

But it wasn’t   46   this way. Last year Mr. and Mrs. Lee used to   47  everywhere, even to the drugstore(药店) two blocks(街区) away. They thought they had to use the car all the time. They wouldn’t walk. The Lee’s all   48   better now. And they believe you mustn’t be lazy. You   49  exercise every day. But you should   50   to get in shape and stay in shape(身体健康).

With the age of information developing, English is fast becoming the world-wide language of science. But what is its future among everyday speakers？One expert __36__ that the percentage of __37__ English speakers is declining globally while the languages of __38__ rapidly growing regions are being spoken by__39__ numbers of people. But English will continue to remain __40__ and important.

__41__，British language scholar David Graddol says __42__ will probably drop in dominance(主导) by the middle of this century to __43__，after Chinese，about equally with Arabic，Hindi，and Urdu.“The number of people speaking English as a  __44__ language continues to __45__，but it isnˈt rising nearly as fast as the __46__ of many other languages around the world，simply __47__ the main population group has been largely in the __48__ developed countries __49__ languages other than English have been spoken，”he says.

In a recent article in the journal Science，Mr. Graddol noted that __50__ languages that are not near the top of the list of the most widely spoken now  __51__ be there soon. These are Bengali，Tamil and Malay，spoken in south and southeast Asia.

David Crystal，the author of The Cambridge Encyclopedia (百科全书) of the English Language，says about 1.5 billion of the worldˈs six __52__ people speak it as a second tongue __53__ the 400 million native speakers. But another expert on the English language says Mr. Graddol underestimates (低估) the __54__ of its dominance.“All the evidence suggests that the English language snowball is rolling down a hill and is getting faster，but nobody quite knows whatˈs going to happen because no language has been in this __55__ before，” he said.

Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all !It speaks   (1)  than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more  (2)  than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication（非言语交际） takes up about 50% of what we really  (3)  , And body language is particularly  (4)  when we attempt to communicate across cultures（文化）. what is called body language is so  (5)  ，a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed。And misunderstandings occur as a result of it   (6)  , different societies treat the  (7)  , between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having  (8)  , contact（接触）

　　even with friends, certainly not with  (9)  . People from Latin American countries  (10)  , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in  (11)  . it may look like a Latino is  (12)  a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving  (13)  . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep  (14)  which the Latino will in return regard as  (15)  .

　　Clearly, a great deal is going on when people  (16)  And only a part of it is in the wards themselves. And when parties are from   (17)  cultures, there's a strong possibility of   (18)  . But whatever the situation, the best  (19)  is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be  (20)  .

The most unforgettable thing during my long summer holiday last year, of course was my trip   (1)   England. This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me   (2)  .

There are quite a lot of interesting places in England,   (3)   Oxford. When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of ancient buildings on   (4)   sides of the streets. One of the most famous tourist   (5)   in Oxford is Christ(基督) Church, and it’s   (6)   one of Oxford University’s 29 colleges. There is a huge hall in Christ Church,   (7)   was used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter   (8)  .

I felt really excited when I heard this.

  (9)   place that impressed me   (10)   during my trip was a place called Stratford-upon-Avon. It is a small town. Maybe you haven’t   (11)   it, but I’m sure

you have heard about William Shakespeare and it’s the great man’s   (12)  . In Stratford-upon-Avon, I could   (13)   Shakespeare’s birthplace, Shakespeare Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are connected with   (14)  . 

I went to Shakespeare’s birthplace. It was the house   (15)   Shakespeare was born and   (16)   his early years.  (17)   sitting room, hallway(走廊), bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished(布置) in sixteenth-century   (18)  . I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It illustrated(以图解说明) Shakespeare’s life and career in both Stratford and London.

I really enjoyed this nice trip to England,   (19)   I learnt a lot. I’m very happy that I could visit such an interesting   (20)  . I want to go there again in the future.

　　When was the last time you picked something up to read？ You can        41        your answer on your lack of time if you must， but you are missing a lot of wonderful        42        of reading.

　　Reading can        43        people’s lives in some of the following ways：        44        and spiritually. Also， you can acquire        45       information and enrich your knowledge.

　　Firstly， the activity of reading helps exercise your mind，        46        your mind begins to bend and flex (伸缩) mentally when reading. Just like taking physical exercise helps you keep slim，        47       reading routine ensures that the reading muscle stays in good        48       . Keep on reading， and what you need is a        49        to make reading a part of your life.

　　Secondly， reading can also improve your        50        to focus. Burying your head in a book can free you from your everyday troubles and        51        for a while. When the mind is trained， it begins to focus on what you are doing        ​52        you can forget those unpleasant things. That’s why reading keeps you in good spirits. Thirdly， there is no greater        53        to getting information than through reading. You can        54        your mind greatly if you insist on reading. You can        55        the knowledge left by those who came before you， which has        56        changed your lives. Nearly all successful people will tell you that they have learned        57        things by reading and there is at least one book that has greatly changed their lives.

　　In short， reading can help you to        58        a solid basis for your future， which will allow you to        59       many goals you have for your life. Reading        60        your success in the future. Start reading right now and you’ll make it.

The ability to forgive (原谅) others is a great thing that can certainly help to make life happier for everyone. However, some people think that it is very   (1)   to do, and they don’t know how to forgive others, especially their family and friends. This is   (2)   they don’t understand the meaning of “forgiveness”.

In the dictionary, “to forgive” means “to   (3)   feeling angry with somebody that has done something bad to you.” I’m happy to   (4)   that many people around me have succeeded in doing this. I have succeeded, too, and I know how hard it is.

I lived with a friend for two years. During that time, he caused me many   (5)  . I easily got angry when speaking to him. But we talked about our problems in the end. When he   (6)   that I wasn’t treating him like a friend, I was   (7)  . I never knew that I also needed to be forgiven for doing something wrong. Though I might get very angry, I did love my friend deep in my   (8)  . Then I understood the saying, “To love is to forgive.” And   (9)   we forgave each other, we felt great. After that long talk, we both forgot those bad moments and our friendship became fresh again.

Now I understand what forgiveness means to me   (10)  , I think.

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got. I’ve always tried to keep my   41   from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we   42_  become tied to people who might not have our best   43   at heart.

Last summer, I became involved with a(n)   44  coworker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of   45   for him and decided to help him   46   this tough time, so I tried my best to    47    his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I reached out and tried to   48    him. His rudeness gradually was out of   49  . One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He   50   my shift in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was   51   and that I was very hurt by the way he had treated me, he was   52    . He could not understand his actions had   53  influenced me. He told me he didn’t have anything against me that there was no need for me to    54   it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the   55  that the same things also made me    56   . I said, “I always treat you with compassion, patience and understanding, but you haven’t treated me with   57   respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might   58   him.

People only change if they want to change. I didn’t know whether he would change his    59   or not in the future, but I would continue to   60    him through my patience, understanding and kindness.

People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring and are less likely to fall ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census(人口统计) data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, __36__ at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was _37__ to life expectancy（平均寿命）over the age of 50. __38__ differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy（怀孕）, and __39__ occurring at different times of the year could both have an _40_ on the health of a new-born baby and could __41__ its life expectancy in older age. "A mother giving birth in spring spends the _42_ phase (阶段)of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer," said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who _43_ the research. "When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby __44__ food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are likely to be exposed to infections of the digestive system（消化系统）." In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months _45__ than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere（半球）, the picture was __46_. Adults born in the Australian autumn - the European ___47__ - lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study __48__ people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates（证书）and census data. Although ___49__ at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern _50__, Doblhammer said.

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