In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back to as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient people’s daily lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation,   (1)  (music) instruments and even weapons.

The   (2)  (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan,   (3)  (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played   (4)   important role. The world’s oldest water pipe was also   (5)  (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan   (6)  (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe   (7)   the 19^th century, and it was by using the technology   (8)   the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as   (9)   of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging people to hold on when   (10)  (face) tough situations.

The boss knew Tom worked very hard these years. So he said, “Thank you,   3   I have a request. I hope you’ll do one more thing for our company   4   you leave. Perhaps you’ll change your mind.”

Tom agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Tom went and returned soon, and said he had found   5  . The boss asked how much per kg. Tom   6   (shake) his head, went back to the market and returned   7   (inform) the boss $1.2 per kg.

The boss told Tom to wait a second. He called Bob to come to his office and asked Bob to do the same. Bob went, returned and said   8   (gentle), “Boss, only one person is selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, and $10   9   10 kg. He has 320 melons in all, 58 of   10   are on the table. Fresh and red, each weighs about 2 kg. ”

Tom was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bob. He decided to stay to learn from Bob.
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After graduating from college, Tom and Bob joined a company together. Both worked very hard. Several years later, the boss promoted Bob to manager, but Tom remained as 61       worker. Tom couldn’t take it. He handed his resignation(辞职信)to the boss,62        （complain）that the boss didn’t value hard-working workers, but only promoted those pleasedguys.

   The boss knew Tom worked very hard these years. So he said, “ Thank you, 63         I have a request. I hope you’ll do one more thing for our company 64        you leave. Perhaps you’ll change your mind.”

   Tom agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Tom went and return soon, and said he had found 65      . The boss asked how much per kg? Tom 66        (shake) his head, went back to the market and returned 67           (inform) the boss $1.2 per kg.

   The boss told Tom to wait a second. He called Bob to come to his office and asked Bob to do the same. Bob went, returned and said 68             (gentle), “ Boss, only one person is selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, and $10 69          10 kg. he has 320 melons in all. Fresh and red, each weighs about 2 kg. Bob’s words and action，70       made Tom very surprised .

Long, long ago, a Frenchman traveled to a small Italian town. He was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for   61   walk alone. It was very late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man   62   quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight   63   the Frenchman suddenly found his watch   64  (go). He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to get back the watch.

   Soon the Frenchman caught up   65   the Italian, but   66   of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist   67  (point) to the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.

   As soon as he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife   68   had happened. He was greatly   69  (surprise) when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that he   70  (rob) the Italian’s watch by mistake.

Table manners vary from culture to culture.  61   is acceptable in one country may be considered very rude in another.Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners   62      the modern table manners in Korea.  63    (tradition),it was the woman’s job     64    (cook)food and set the table. The woman would sit    65    her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant meal. Only    66     the husband finished would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot.   67      of the family members eat together at the same time.It is common to see everyone help with the meal,

     68     (include) the husband.One tradition, however, has not changed.It is the oldest person that starts the meal.     69  (stay) until the oldest person is finished is considered to be    70     basic tradition of Korean table manners.

Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed．When a person does a certain thing again, he 76  (drive)by some unseen force to do the same thing  77  (repeat), then a habit is formed．Once  78  habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes  79  (possible) to get rid of．It is therefore so important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits．

Children often form bad habits, some of  80  remain with them as long as they live． 81  (lazy), lying, stealing and so on are all easily formed bad habits．However，There are many other habits formed in early life that are  82  great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has  83  to do with certain habits in early life, like early   84    （rise）and honesty. We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits  85  will be good for ourselves and others．

第五节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。

Youth is a kind of wealth. It will gradually disappear 　86　 time going by.What can we do to fulfill our youth? In my opinion, for one thing, it is to realize our value, our idea 　　　                    87  matters a lot. 

No matter what our ideas are, we must try hard to achieve them. When we are young we are full of energy. We have the 　88　 (good)conditions in our lives. Good memories, good understandings and so on. We should make full 　89　 of these conditions to study more. 

For　 90　,we should do as many things as possible we want to do. Of course, they must enrich our lives, 　91　 can make it possible for us to gather many different experiences that are worth 　92　 (remember) when we are old. 

Then when we are really old, when we cannot move any 　93　,we can be proud of our  94　 (achieve) that we have ever experienced in happiness　　95　　 we can say we have no regret in our lives. 

Driving along a normal road in Europe, you could be forgiven for thinking that things were getting smaller.You wouldn’t be far (61)________ the truth. More and more drivers are now opting(选择) for smaller mini cars to get around. London’s busy streets make smaller cars even(62)________ (attract) to drivers.

    A major reason (63)_______ people chose to buy a small car was to be able to park more easily in London.According to MSNBC, 35 percent of all car(64) (sell) across Europe are mini cars.There are plenty of reasons for this.

    (65)______  the financial crisis deepens, smaller cars provide a cheaper option for people unwilling to give up(66) ______(drive) completely. Smaller cars, such as the Smart Car, are available in Europe from around 85,000yuan.

    And the price of the car is not the only thing to consider. In London, a ongestion charge is levied(征收)against people (67) _________(want) to drive through the center of the city. Some smaller cars are charged (68) _______ lower rate. They also pay less road tax.

    Gas prices are (69) _________thing to consider. In Europe, where gas prices are typically a lot higher than in the US, a smaller car can save a lot of money.This is especially the case when (70) _______ (compare)to larger gas guzzling(高耗油的)models.

    Small cars are also more environmentally friendly, and by driving one you’re showing that you’ re aware of these issues.

　　For many teachers，it is the students who are truly responsible for learning．When a reading assigmnent____61____（give），teachers initially design their students，even though they don’t discuss it in class or take any examination，to be familiar with the____62____（inform） in it．The ideal student is considered to be____63____who is motivated to learn，not the one____64____（interest） only in getting high grades．Sometimes homework is returned with brief written comments but____65____a grade．Even so，the students are responsible for learning the material assigned．After assigning research work，the professor desires their students to take it____66____（active） and to complete it with minimum guidance．It is the students’duty to consult books，magazines，and articles in the library．Professors don’t have the time to explain____67____a university library works；they expect students to be able to exhaust the reference resources in the library．Professors will help the students who need it，but prefer that their students should not be too____68____（depend） on them．Meanwhile，professors may have many other duties besides teaching．____69____，the time a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited．If a student has some problems，he／she should____70____approach the professor during office hours or make an appointment earlier．