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     Over 2,200 years ago, Chengdu was threatened by frequent floods. Li Bing, together with his son, decided to construct an irrigation system on the Minjiang River   (1)  (prevent) flooding. (2) having a long study and a lot of hard work by the local people, the great Dujiangyan Irrigation System was completed. Since then, the Chengdu Plain   (3)  (be) free of flooding and the people have been living peacefully and wealthily.

   It is the  (4) (old) and only surviving no-dam irrigation system in the world. It is also  (5) wonder in the development of Chinese science. The project consists of three important parts, namely Yuzui, Feishayan and Baopingkou, which were_(6)  (science) designed to control the water flow of the rivers throughout the year.

   There is a glorious bridge called the Anlan Cable Bridge crossing the Minjiang River above Yuzui,  (7)  you can clearly see the entire system. The great   (8)  (construct) originally started before the Song Dynasty. At that time, the body of the bridge was constructed with wooden blocks and the handrails (扶手) were made of bamboo. Recently the wood and bamboo have been replaced with steel and concrete to guarantee the security of   (9)  (visit) from home and abroad. Seen from afar, the bridge looks like a rainbow   (10)  (hang) over the river.

Bill：I heard that the tea culture of China is   (1)  (amaze). Could you tell me something about it.

Ann:Of course. Tea drinking in China is very complicated（复杂）. It starts with the environment. In the past, tea drinking took place in a setting(背景) ___  (2)  ______“spring water ran on marbles” or “ in the woods during sunset.” . __  (3)  ____ present, in order to recreate such an atmosphere, teahouses ___  (4)  _______ (decorate) with traditional paintings and furniture. Besides, there is always a__  (5)  ______(perform) of a traditional Chinese musical instrument, such as the guzheng.

Bill：How about the water?

Ann:In the old days, the water that came from melted snow was regarded as the best. Today no one collects snow any longer because of pollution and __  (6)  ___ people use is bottled water.

Bill：Is there any difference in the tea?

Ann:Generally __  (7)  ____ (speak), there are four kinds of tea: red tea, green tea, Oolong tea and Pu’er tea. The first three types of tea are processed using similar methods but Pu’er tea uses a  __  (8)  ____ (total) different method.

Bill：Is tea drinking in a teahouse very expensive?

Ann:Yes. As __  (9)  __ matter of fact, it is a commercialized hobby now. Many people nowadays go to expensively-decorated teahouses  __  (10)  ___(talk) business.

When I was in elementary school, I got into a major argument with a boy. I have forgotten what it was about, but I have never forgotten what I learned that day.

    I   (1)  （think） that “I” was right and “he” was wrong, but he argued that “I” was wrong and “he” was right. The teacher decided   (2)  （teach）us a very important   (3)  . After she brought us up to the front of the class, she placed the boy on one side of her desk and     (4)     （I）on the other. In the middle of her desk, there   (5)  （be）a large and round object. I could clearly see that it was black. But the boy said it was white! Another argument started   (6)   us. The teacher told me to stand   (7)   the boy had been standing and told him to stand at my former place. We changed   (8)  （place）, and now I could see the color was “white.”

    It was an object with two differently   (9)  （color） sides. From his viewpoint it was white, but from my side it was black. Sometimes we need to look at a problem from the other person’s view in order to   (10)  （true） understand his or her view.

    In our life, many people don't want to help others, because they don't want to get 61.________ trou-ble. For example, an old man 62.________ (lie) on the side of the road, but no volunteers went to help him. After 63.________ (hear) these events, I was deeply shocked. Why didn't they help 64.________ old man? The things they did were so terrible! We need to help each other, 65.________ we?

     I think, if I were one of the 66.________ (passer-by), I would call the police and try my best to help the old man.

     Last year, on my way to school, I saw an old woman 67.________ was standing on the road. She wanted to cross the street, but she was too old to cross the street, so I went to help 68.________ (she). She was so glad that she thanked me again and again. I replied, "It's my 69.________ (please). Helping others also makes me happy. "

     If we help each other every day, our world will be 70.________ (warm) and more beautiful.

Though Chinese is   (1)   (old) than English, English is spoken   (2)   many people around the world every day. English speakers are always   (3)   (make) new words and we should be able to know where most words come from.

Sometimes, however, no one may   (4)  (real) know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some   (5)  (man) went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany  (6)   (call) Hamburg.

They did not speak good English,   (7)   they ate good food. When some American saw them   (8)   (eat) round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned   (9)    restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of the beef like the man from Hamburg ate and   (10)  (sell) in many countries around the world.

In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom,   (1)   8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop   (2)   sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream?" "Fifty-cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled   (3)   right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of coins in it.

"How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit   (4)   (patience). "Thirty-five cents," she said   (5)   (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins   (6)  . "I will have a plain ice cream," he said. The waitress walked   (7)  . The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long   (8)   the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised   (9)   what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels (五分镍币) and five   (10)   (penny) ….. her tip!

The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games rooted In ancient  (1)   ．People gave the Olympic Games to the God Zeus．The original games ____  (2)  _____ ( hold ) on the plain of Olympia in Peloponnesos．The Greeks held the first Olympics in the year 776BC and had only one event，a short run that was called the "stade"．A w____  (3)  ____made of olive branches was placed on the winner's heaD． Women were neither allowed to ______  (4)  _______the games nor to watch them，because the games were given to Zeus and therefore meant for men．Every four years ，for 1，170 years，the Greeks held the Olympics，_____  (5)  ___ continued to grow and change．Many other sports were added，such as other races，boxing，wrestling，discus throw and so on．

The modern Olympic Games took place in Athen in 1886．Nowadays，the Games are held in different countries in turn．The host country provides vast facilities，including a stadium，swimming pools and living accommodation，but _______  (6)  ______ ( compete ) countries pay their own _  (7)  _____ ( athlete) expenses．

Since 1984，when China took part in the Olympic Games again，Chinese players   (8)  ( win ) hundreds of ____  (9)  _____in different fields．  (10)   is known，the 29th Olympics were held in Beijing in 2008．It's a great honor and a challenge for the Chinese people．

People will do anything to see a free show, even   (1)   it is a bad one．When the news got round that a comedy show would   (2)  (give) at our local cinema by the P．and U．Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it．We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began．  (3)  lucky), the show was one of   (4)  boring) we have ever seen．Those who failed to get in need not have felt _  (5)  ​ (disappoint), as many of the artists who should  (6)  (appear) did not come．The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program．He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone．As soon   (7)   he opened his mouth, everyone burst out   (8)  (laugh)．We all know  (9)  the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: ˈThis is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company．Good ladies, evening and  (10)  (gentleman)!"

Venice,  __  (1)  _____ small waterside city in northeast Italy, boils with happiness and excitement once every year. Between February 21th and March 4th, the carnival hits the streets. For most people the carnival means large  __  (2)  ___ (party) and feasts. But in Venice, it also means traditional masks and costumes.

These costumes were  ___  (3)  _____ (original) meant to hide personal identities. Then, different social classes could mix in a sea of happiness.

Today, people in Venice still dress up in the strangest ways  ___  (4)  ____ soldiers, butchers and fishermen, for example.

Bars and cafes are filled with party-goers ___  (5)  _____ come to show off their strange costumes. Their designs and creations  __  (6)  _____ (make) by special studios. Ready-made costumes are not acceptable.

“ In the month before the carnival we work overtime  __  (7)  ____(meet) the demand,” said a mask maker. “ Many kilometers of silk and lace are made into costumes. For shopkeepers, the carnival is the  __  (8)  ____ (good) time of the year.

The Venice carnival __  (9)  ____ (date) back to the Middle Ages. At that time, the city was _  (10)  _____ of the wealthiest in Europe. Now the Venice carnival attracts huge crowds from all over the world.

The city certainly benefits---a whole industry has been build up around the carnival’s masks and costumes.

“ The Venice Carnival is a magical time! It’s such a great experience.”