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   My name is Jack, a senior middle school student. The other day I happened to read a 51 (shock) piece of news. In October, 2014, a wild Asian elephant 52 (kill) without mercy in Xishuangbanna, with 53 (it) tusks(象牙) taken away. I feel 54 (terrible) sorry and ashamed of what people did to the animal.

   In my opinion, we should attach great importance 55 wildlife protection. 56 number of wildlife is decreasing every year and some 57 （endanger) species have died out. Protecting wild animals, our friends, means 58 (protect) ourselves. It helps keep the balance of nature.

   So something must be done for lovely wildlife. Anyone 59 hunts or kills wildlife should be fined and punished severely. The animal trade is never allowed as well. For when the buying stops, the killing can too. At the same time, every one of us should take the 60 (responsible) to protect the environment.

   To live in a better future, let’s work together to help wildlife.           

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In England the launch of the Christmas adverts(电视广告) seems to signal the start of the Christmas period. However, I don’t think it   61   (see) as such a big event in France. Yes, of course they celebrate Christmas here, and there are   62  (obvious) displays in shops and Christmas markets, but   63   seem to be no signs of Christmas adverts. I’m sure they exist but they don’t seem to have the same impact here,   64   they do in the UK.

Through the power of all kinds of social media, Christmas adverts in the UK are even starting to spread to other countries. Some of   65  (I) French friends seemed to know about the John Lewis Christmas adverts,   66   is undoubtedly the one people are fond of each year.

The main reason why I look forward   67   the Christmas adverts each year is that it   68   (signal) the approach of the festival period for me and is something that reminds me of home. I think it’s always nice to have something   69  (remind) you of home when living in   70    foreign country.

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Yangshuo，China

It was raining heavily when I 1       (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didnˈt care. A few hours earlier，Iˈd been at home in Hong Kong，with 2        (it) thick smog. Here，the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.

Iˈd skipped(跳过) nearby Guilin，a dream place for tourists exploring the mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River, 3       are pictured by artists in so many Chinese  4         (painting)．Instead，Iˈd headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin，itˈs only an hour away 5       car and offers all the scenery of the better－known city.

Yangshuo 6       (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers 7       (conduct) by the website Trip Advisor describes Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming 8       popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent，a travel company in Hong Kong，says it 9       (regular) provides quick getaways(短期旅行) here for people 10       (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

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Last Wednesday, about 7,400 American bankers went back to school again．This time they did not go to learn－they went to teach．_____61______1997, the American Bankers Association has sponsored Teach Children to Save Day．Every April 26, bankers across the USA teach over l．5 million primary and secondary school students how to handle_____62______ money．

   In the USA, children, especially teenagers, are often big spenders．In 2013, for example, American teenagers spent $175 billion．This is_____63______average of $104  per week per teenager,  Few teenagers have any savings．They typically spend  money as fast as they can．Nearly all will continue their_____64______（spend) habits when they grow up．             

   Itˈs necessary that children learn proper money management_____65______they are still young．The bankers show students how to budget and make smart _____66_____(decide) about money. They explain how to balance their expenses against their income．They help"/he students understand their familyˈs shopping and household expenses as well．Of course, students_____67______(teach) how to invest and save money too．

   As Benjamin Franklin said, "A penny saved is a penny earned." Moreover, money_____68______(save) at interest can increase greatly in value over  time．Children, _____69______adults, need to understand the value of saving money, This is_____70______Teach Children to Save Day is all about．

The final exam is around the corner!

    Different schools' winter holidays begin at different time. Some of my junior high school classmates study in other senior high schools have already begun to enjoy ____61____ (they) holidays. However, we ____62____ (prepare) for the final exam now. I has finished the oral English test. And tomorrow's evening, there is a test of chemistry. As a student who prefers art; it may be very ____63____ (difficulty) for me. ____64____ ,devoting myself to reviewing it is necessary.

    I have no idea whether you have the same feeling as me or not. We use most of a term to take part in various club ____65____ (activity), deal with the homework and do some things else. Only in the last time can we have the time ____66____ (review) the books and the notes we took in the classes. On ____67____ (arrive)at my senior high school, my plan is to read books more. But the ____68____ (real) always falls behind the plan. ____69____ it comes to the final exam, I want to sing, 'where is my time actually going?'

    ____70____ the proverb goes, 'A little is better than none.' I'm determined to do my best to review all subjects before the test. I hope that all efforts will pay off.

When I was young, I read many kinds of books,    61   (include) fairy tales. In those books, heroes described were handsome and heroines were beautiful. So, I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to become a great person.       

As I    62   (grow) up, I began to realize outer beauty was not so important to make someone excellent. I remember a friend of     63   . She believed that she could do everything she wanted because she was so beautiful, but she lost friends one by one. My poor friend!    64    she learned was that inner beauty is more important than outer beauty.

Whenever I see TV    65   (advertisement), I feel that they make us believe beauty is very important ---    66  (especial) physical attractiveness. Although we say that inner beauty is more valuable, we often look for plastic surgery (整容手术)    67   (make) us more beautiful. There seems to be a boom in plastic surgery. It is surprising to realize    68    number of people who try it is increasing day by day. 

We know good-looking guys usually get    69   (high) scores on job interviews than others. So, what is real beauty? I want to say that it is inner beauty that makes one look    70   ​a really beautiful person.

Policemen were called by a shop in Southland early  71__ Christmas morning. When they arrived they found that two burglars   72__  (keep) in a lift with a heavy box of money. The two men were  73__  their twenties. They broke into an office in the shop ,   74_  (take) the money box and ran into the lift.   75__  , they didn’t see the sign on the door saying that it carries no more than two people.

   “They were kept between the floors because they took a heavy box.” the police officer said, “ They were kept there for six hours,  76__ (sit) on the box that they hoped to be their Christmas present. They were doing this at a time  77__ 

people were at home for the Christmas with their families. It was the very special moment when  78__  policemen opened the door. They walked out, holding out  79__  arms. They said they were so   80__  ( please) to see policemen. The policemen said they were happy to see them too.

Everyone has ____61____ experience they would rather forget. Some are embarrassing， some are moving， and some teach us a lesson. Here is a story of ____62____(Ⅰ).

    Last Sunday l went fishing. After setting up my fishing rod (鱼竿)with bait(鱼饵)， I sat down on the bank of the lake. But two hours later， I didn't catch any fish. This made me very ____63____ (anger) and I began to pack up my stuff with the purpose of going back home.

    Just then， I saw an old man near whom I was sitting on the bank.  To my surprise， his basket wets full of fish， so I went over to him， wanting ____64____ (know) why be caught so many fish. "Excuse me，  but how long have you sat here？" I asked. "About four bouts，" he answered. " Four bouts？" I couldn't believe my ears. "Yes. So many fish ____65____ (catch) in the past hours because I am very patient(有耐心的). " He said，" Just sit there and be patient. If you have enough patience， you will catch many fish ____66____ well." Suddenly， I ____67____(understand) what he said. I followed his ____68____ (suggest). Then I sat there and fixed my eyes ____69____ my fishing rod. What the man suggested was ____70____ (extreme) useful to me. In the following six hours， I caught over 10 fish.

    On my way home， I gradually realized that the secret of success was patience.

Festivals and celebrations of all kinds   61   (hold) everywhere since ancient times . Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,    62    (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.

Todayˈs festivals have many   63_(original), some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in __64   (memorize) of their ancestors. People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music   __65   they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.   66__this important feast day, people eat food in   _67_  shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had   _68   origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a childrenˈs festival, __ 69    they can dress up and go to their neighborsˈ homes to ask for sweets. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indiaˈs  __70__（depend) from Britain.

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 61. ________ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find satisfying work.

I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had attended five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not get 62. ________ job. “Why has my life become so hard?” I thought 63. ________ (painful).

    As I pulled the bus over 64. ________ (drop) off a little girl, she handed me an earring, saying that I should keep it in case somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring 65. ________ (paint) black and said “BE HAPPY”.

    At first I got angry. Then it hit me --- I had been giving all of my attention to what was going wrong with 66. ________ life rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a list of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to add more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me 67. ________ a lady who was a director at a large hospital. She asked me 68. ________ I would give a one-day lecture on stress 69. ________ (manage) to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

    My day there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of think 70. ________ I completely changed my life.