The world-famous director，three of _________ movies won Oscar Awards，is reported to have retired.

We may be very _1_____(please) with the rapid progress we have made in every field of study, but we have almost done nothing to improve our present _2____(exam) systems which focus _3___ testing the students’ memory instead of their_4___ (able). As soon as a child begins school, he enters a world of examination,_5____will decide his future of job. In fact a good examination system should encourage students to think for themselves. But the examination now does anything but that. It forces the students to remember _6____is taught to get high marks. Thus the students who come out first in the examination often may be the _7___(good) in their studies. In addition, such an examination system often _8__ （drive） teachers to cram all the time and forces them to train students what to do with the _9_____(come) examination.
    There must be _10_____  better way to test a student’s true ability as well.

Great inventions change the way we live ,The first great invention was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made  36  easy for men to carry heavy things and to travel long distances, for  37 （century）after that,there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel.Then in the early 1800’s, the world started to change  38   （great）. In the second half of the 19th century, many great inventions  39  （make）.  Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio, all of  40  have become a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw many great inventions,  41  （include）the helicopter, movies with sound and the computer. It was also  42  time when a new world was made. Men began looking for ways to go into space. Russia and the US made the first step,  43  （follow）by Europe and Japan. China has also made great contributions to  44    （explore）outer space these years, but we still have a long way to go. New inventions are being made all the time. Who  45  （know）what the world will be like in the future?

John Snow was a well--known physician in London in the 19^th century and wanted to help ordinary people  51  (expose) to cholera which was the deadly disease of its day.It was believed that cholera was commonly caused by the bacteria in the air or people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals.   52  (suspect) that the second theory was correct, he made further investigations and discovered that it was the water that was   53  (blame). Next, John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two streets  54   all the dead people had lived. Fortunately   55   he found that it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London, he told the   56  (astonish) people in Broad Street immediately to remove the handle from the pump so that   57   could not be used. In another part of London, supporting evidence from two other   58  (die) that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak was found by him, too.

  59  this extra evidence, John Snow was able to announce with   60  (certain) that polluted water carried the virus. Finally “King Cholera” was defeated.

Iˈve become hopelessly addicted to Wildlife SOS,61       television series based on the work of Wildlife Aid，a UK charity 62        (start)more than two decades ago by Simon Conwell. The program follows the charityˈs volunteers and wildlife specialists as they rescue injured wildlife and set 63       free into the wild. Each rescue includes64      endangered animals as doves trapped in chimneys(烟囱)，swans 65       are caught in fishing line，injured deer，and orphaned fox cubs（幼兽）.It is an insightful series，66         (provide)a realistic view of the impact man has 67      the animals and wildlife. The narrator(解说员)always takes care to educate viewers on the best way to deal with injured wildlife 68        they are found.

“All the animals that come into our care 69       (treat) completely free of charge. Our aim is to return every animal that is capable of surviving back into its 70__         (nature) environment. ”said the President of Wildlife Aid.

One of the most frightening natural 61. ________ （disaster）is a violent earthquake. In 1976, there was a great earthquake 62. ________ (occur) in Tangshan, China. More than 240,000 people were killed and another 164,000 people were injured. About 90% of houses and buildings in Tangshan 63. ________ (destroy) as a result of it.

Drop to your hands and knees. Cover your head and neck with your arms. This position protects you 67. ________ falling and provides some protection for important organs (器官). If you can move 68. ________ (safe), search for cover under a strong desk or table. Hold on to any strong shelter until the shaking stops. Stay away from glass, windows, and things 69. ________ could fall.

Do not go out of 70. ________ building during the shaking. Research has shown that most injuries occur when people inside buildings try to leave.

Do not use the elevators.