Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise in2008. Its p__(1) ___ is to make sure all children can have education. Now the non-profit organization is  b___(2)___ a new school somewhere every 90 hours.It has helped more than 22,000 children in Africa, Asia and Latin America. 

It all started when Adam Braun was a college student. He was visiting India when a boy  s__(3) ___ him and asked for money on the street. Mr. Braun asked the boy w__(4) ___ he would want, if he could have anything in the world.

“I thought the answer was going to be ‘a house’ or ‘a car’ or ‘a boat’. His answer was ‘a pencil’. So I gave him my pencil and he was just happy and e__(5) ___. I realized he had never been to  s__(6) ___ before ,and that was the reality(现实) for 57 million children around the world.” Braun said.

Adam Braun started working in finance(金融) after he graduated from college, but he  n__(7) ___ forgot the boy and the problem he realized.

“We live in a world in which every child can have a c__(8) ___ to get a good education, because we have everything necessary already. We are able to educate every child. So I promised to help  c__(9) ___that world .”  Braun said.

Mr Braun  r__(10) ___ money for his project. He paid for building the first Pencils of Promise schoolin Laos five years ago. Since then, his organization has helped pay for more than 200 schools in the countryside of Laos and Ghana.

(1)______________

In modern society the competition is so enough, but team spirit can lead us to success. Team spirit means the willingness of people to work t  (1)  and help each other as part of a team. With this spirit, people try hard to make their team the best of all. E  (2)  has experienced team spirit one way or another, w  (3)   they were part of a team or saw a group of people cheer for their favourite player. There are different kinds of team spirit. One kind is the connection between a team of people because their efforts and cooperation(合作) are needed in reaching a particular goal. Another kind is when a group of people s  (4)  a person or a team. Another is people’s natural love for and pride in their country, w  (5)  all the people of the nation cheer for their country in competitions.

Team spirit creates various good effects. It creates friendship and trust(信任) between people who may not get along well when they don’t have such team spirit. There may also be bad effects. Too great team spirit may c  (6)  fights or quarrels with other team members.

Some people don’t u  (7)  team spirit properly. They think team spirit means having to become a m  (8)  of a team or a fan club. In fact, team spirit can be built anywhere---between friends, coworkers or e  (9)  between two people sitting next to each other. You don’t h  (10)  to wear the team spirit clothes. Anyone can show team spirit just by showing support for the goal.

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    Are you the first or the last child in your family? Or are you a middle or an only child? Some people think it matters about the birth order in the family. But there are different    (1)    (idea) about what birth order means. Some people say that the oldest children   (2)   (be) smart and strong-willed. They are very likely    (3)    (succeed). The reason for this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child   (4)    give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for   (5)    same reason. What happens to the other children in the family? Middle children don't get so much attention, so they don't feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost  in the crowd. The youngest child, however, often gets special attention. Often this child grows up to be happy.

    But a recent study saw things quite differently. The study found that the first children believed in family rules. They didn't take many chances in their life. They usually followed orders. But rules didn't mean as much to the other children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.

(1)________

The Chongyang Festival is a Chinese traditional festival.  It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It’s also  (1)  (call) the Double Ninth Festival.

The festival started as  e  (2)   as the Warring States Period (475—221 BC) . It has a history of more than 1,700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the   (3)   (high) odd number (奇数). People believe that two “nines” meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special holiday   (4)   Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They hold many   (5)  (kind) of activities in honor of old people, wishing them good  h  (6)   and a long Life.

The festival comes during the golden time of  f  (7)  . On the day, people traditionally drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes   (8)   climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant named dogwood. People in ancient times believed that   (9)   plant could drive away evil (邪恶的) spirits and prevent them from   (10)   (catch) an illness in winter.

It's difficult to make cycling any greener,but the Dutch(荷兰人)have done just that with a special road for bikes.____  (1)  ____The world's first solar—powered bike lane(太阳能自行车道) opened to the public last November in a town in the Netherlands.

    ____  (2)  ____It can provide enough electricity to power two or three households(家庭)each day.The electricity can be used to power traffic lights and street lights.____  (3)  ____It can reduce traffic jams.

    The head of the program said,"Although more and more electric cars on the road,they are not a good way to save energy unless the electricity they use is produced in a sustainable (可持续的)way.

    _____  (4)  ____It is really expensive to build and manage the road. So it is reasonable for the Dutch government to start with a small project for bikes.

    ____  (5)  ____It hopes to change more than 20% of the roads in the country to solar—powered roads in the near future to power anything from houses to electric cars.

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Can music help you concentrate on work?    (1)  

    The study from the University of Wales Institute examined the ability of 25 students.

        (2)  In one task they had to remember a list of eight consonant letters (辅音字母).

    The students in the study were tested under three different conditions: in a quiet environment, while listening to music they liked, and while listening to music they didn't like.     (3)  The background music seemed to make memorization more difficult. However, scientists also found that listening to music before doing the tests seemed to help improve concentration.

    "Although they listened to their self-selected music, their performance was poor, just as it was when they listened to music they disliked," explained one of the researchers.     (4)  

    As a part of this research, the students were asked about their study habits.     (5)  

    So, if you are studying for an exam, turn off your music!