At least once a year, there are a lot of graduations. It’s a time 61. _______ a lot of people move on, from where they were, to another school or another class, or out into a real world. To graduate means 62. ________ (take) a step forward. Each of my 63. _________ (graduate) was nice. Sometimes I want to stay and have more fun. But I also want to move on.

When we hear the word graduation, we 64. _________ (nature) think of graduating from school. But I think 65. ______ is possible to graduate from different places, or stages in life. Sometimes we are thrown out into the world or to the next level, whether we are ready or not. At other times we get the truth when we want to move on. So far I have experienced both. I preferred the second 66. _______, where I have a choice, I like the truth when and how,

61.__________   62. __________   63. __________   64. _________   65. __________

66.__________   67. __________   68. __________   69. _________   70. __________

Pliny was a Roman writer wrote about a 65 （volcano）eruption which had 66  (occur) on August 24^th，79AD and it was of Mt. Vesuvius. The disaster had left a deep 67 (impress) on Pliny who had lost his uncle in the accident.  The people, towns and villages 68 (bury) under the ashes of  Mt. Vesuvius.

      By 1748, scientists had started to dig 69 the ancient city Pompeii. It is like a “time capsule” 70 (preserve) a frozen moment in history. Not 71 the buildings and authentic objects of Pompeii attract people, but also the forms of the people 72 (catch) in the disaster have made the city a monument to human history. The bodies of people who had died in Pompeii showed their exact shapes of getting together for 73  (protect) in their last hours of life.

      Today, tourists and scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the city, 74 the world had once forgotten nearly 2,000 years after its loss.

The giant panda loves bamboo. An adult panda requires kilograms of bamboo, which it 61.___________(hungry) pulls out with its powerful paws, to satisfy its daily needs.

Wild pandas live only in the high bamboo forests of Central China. These mountain forests are cool and wet—just as pandas like it. In summer, they may climb as high as 4, 000 meters to help themselves to bamboo 62. ___________　(grow) at higher altitudes.

Frequently, pandas 63. ___________(see) eating in a relaxed sitting position, with their back legs stretched out before them. 64.___________they may appear inactive, they are in fact skilled tree-climbers and efficient swimmers.

Giant pandas are unsociable. They have a highly developed sense of smell that males use 65.___________(avoid) each other and to find females for mating in the spring. After a five-month pregnancy, a female gives birth 66.___________a cub. The blind baby pandas weigh only 142 grams and cannot crawl(爬行)67.___________they reach three months of age. 68.___________are born white, and develop their much loved colouring later.

There are only about 1,000 giant pandas left in 69.___________wild, with perhaps another 100 in zoos. Because they are so rare, much of 70.___________we know about pandas comes from studying these zoo animals.

We have neighbors whose adult son has been living with them since   (1)  (lose) his job over 5 years ago. He is the 5^th child of 6 and he has struggled throughout his life.

His dog died in early July and the loss has affected him   (2)  (deep). He built his daily life around the do walks and made relationships in the neighborhood with other dog   (3)  (walk).

His parents do not want him to get another dog because they want his schedule to be more flexible    (4)  (find) a job and want him not to worry about walking the dog. It is    (5)   hard situation. I can see he is depressed and lonely without his dog.  

First I tried to help by including him with my family for walks with our dogs. Then I   (6)   (think) maybe something else would help.

So I drove him to the local humane society,  (7)   is a direct and fairly short bus ride from his place, and he agreed ___  (8)   (volunteer) to help walk and love the animals there. He refused at first but after only one week he has already told us about   (9)   much they need his help. He seems to have a purpose. I am pleased that he got himself out and I am more pleased that he feels    (10)  (use) and valued. That is so important for all of us.

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（1）Their talk was conducted in a __________(mix) of English, Russian and French.

（2）It didn’t o_________ to me that there’d be a big festival on at the same time as my birthday .

（3）I didn’t expect a great many __________(apply) for this job then.

（4）He lived with all kinds of _________(hard) and came to life in the end.

（5）We should draw a __________(distinct) between right and wrong .

（6）There is no doubt that radio and television are important m_________of communication.

（7）He intends to h_________ a suit for his wedding and a new car for his bride.

（8）We are in the m_________; more people are with us than against us.

（9）The people of South Korea will vote to e_________ a new president.

(10)We are t__________ to you for all your help.

(11) __________ (apparent), he’d been __________ (shock) when he saw a terrible accident.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

(1) Feeling ____________(response)to protect the environment, I decided to take measures again.

(2) The English Speech Contest, which ____________ (consider)a challenge for us, will be held next month.

(3) As time goes by, Computers have been changed a lot, which is of great __________ (important)in our daily life.

(4)  Action__________ (take)to solve the serious pollution of the Yangzi River now.

(5)  Senior three students are trying their best to learn as much as they can for it __________ be) 3 months before they have the Entrance Examination to Colleges.

(6) This judge is ____________(mercy)towards anyone found guilty of killing.

(7)  Parents should do all they can___________(protect) their kids from being injured in the accident.

(8)  My friend took me to the places __________there are many cultural relics.

(9)  There is no doubt that many wild animals _______________ (die out)because of illegal hunting.

(10) The writer wishes to express his ____________ (appreciate)for the help he received when in trouble.

(11) More importance _________(attach)to the development of student’s creativity in Chinese education system in the past 20 years.

(12) The company, whose ________(earn)mostly lie in the improvement of its technology, has won a big success recently.

(13) With the help of my teacher, I felt_______ (confidence)of my spoken English and finally determined to take part in the Speech Contest.

(14) The volunteer_______ (brief)introduced the serious situation of some endangered animals, making us worried.

(15)  The audience were deeply moved by the amazing __________ (perform)of the actors and the unexpected ending.

Patient: Thank you for__61_(agree) to see me on such short notice, doctor.

Doctor: Now, what seems to be ___62__ matter?

Patient: It’s my eyesight. I can’t see well at night, and ___63___ I wake up in the morning, it takes me a few minutes before I can see clearly.

Doctor: OK. I’m going to take a ___64___ (close) look. Just relax. How __65_ has this been going on?

Patient: A couple of weeks. I guess…wow, that’s right!

Doctor: Does it hurt when I do that?

Patient: Not exactly, it’s just really bright.

Doctor: Where did you hit___66___(you) head?

Patient: Right on the back. I heard a loud sound when I hit it, but there ____67__(be)no blood and everything seemed to be okay.

Doctor: You didn’t get it___68_____(check) out then?

Patient: My wife said I should, but nothing was wrong, so I thought, why bother? Well, a week passed and all of a sudden I started to have problems with my sight. I first noticed it when I was driving back home from work. But before that I     69    (feel) uncomfortable in my eyes for several times.

Doctor: ____70_____(hope), it’s nothing serious.