Nobody wants to be aged, but  (1)   it comes to visiting cities most of us want to visit the world’s oldest cities. Luoyang is one of the oldest and most  (2)  (attraction) cities in the world that I’d like to recommend to you.

Luoyang stands out   (3)   the oldest continually inhabited city in Asia. The city is considered to be  (4)   birthplace of Chinese culture and history as well as being one of the Seven Ancient Capitals of China. There  (5)   (be) no other city in China that has seen so many  (6)  (dynasty) like Luoyang.

With such a long and exciting history, Luoyang has really a lot  (7)  (offer). The Longmen Grottoes, which  (8)  (include) on the World Heritage List in 2000, and many historic Buddhist temples   (9)   (constant) attract tourists from all over the world. Luoyang is also famous for the White Horse Temple, the earliest Buddhist temple  (10)   (establish) in China. Are you eager to visit the city?

Mum(putting on her coat) : I’m going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.

Alan: Why?

Mum: I’m not sure what  (1)  ．(happen). I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table   (2)  ．I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they are  (3)  ．(go).

Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad. I’m sure he was in the kitchen   (4)  ．(early).

Mum: No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished   (5)  ． (make) them, so he couldn’t have done it.  (6)  ．, he couldn’t carry a plate of sandwiches as well as all his tennis stuff, so I’m sure  (7)  ．wasn’t him.

Alan(opening fridge door): Well, it wasn’t me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of  (8)  ． fridge?

Mum: Are they there? Oh, my goodness. I  (9)  ．have put them in there when the phone rang. Oh, dear. I really must be losing my  (10)  ． . Now, why did I put on my coat?

  In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __61__ (disappoint), it was the same score.

    Later that evening, I tearfully told Frank __62__ I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our son much __63__ (good) than the IQ test. We decided that Michael's score must have been a mistake and we should treat him naturally __64__ usual.

    We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got good __65__ (grade) in the school, especially __66__ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

    Michael entered Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him __67__ (take) more courses than require D. In 1968, he __68__ (accept) by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

    Interestingly, Michael then asked for another IQ test. We went to the same clinic, __69__ he had received __70__ test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be impossible.

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English has changed over time. Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English （1）______(speak )in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different （2）_____ the English we speak today . It was based more （3）__      (Germany) than the English we speak （4）______ present. Then （5）____(gradual )between about AD 800 and 1150, English became less like German because those （6）____ ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers enriched（7）___ English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare （8）__ _ ( be ) able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British （9）____(settler) moved to America. Later in the 18^th century some British people were （10）       (take ) to Australia too. English began to be spoken in both countries.

    阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

    I was at the grocery store today and the lady infront of me could not find her money．I saw her face；she had a ____61____(pain) look，and said“I can't pay for my groceries”．

    I then told the cashier，“I'll pay for it．”It was $7 and 56cents．So I took out my charge card．____62____ lady looked at me and said“Oh，no！I can't．”I told her not ____63____ (worry)．She ____64____ (final)took the bags still looking worried，and said to me“God Bless you and may you receive ten fold．”She left ____65____ I paid for my groceries．

    As I walked out of the store，she ____66____(be)on the side with everything out of her purse．And she told me“I've found my money．Oh my God，please forgive me．The reason why I was so worried was ____67____ I thought someone had stolen my money from my locker at work and all of it was ____68____ (lose)．”Then she said that she ____69____(need) to repay me，and I told her that she had already repaid me ____70____ doing so．

Mr. Brown was tired of living in the big city  (1)  he worked. He wanted to move to

    the country and live in a house from which he could get to his office in the city early every day. He   (2)   ( look ) for a house when he saw an advertisement in a newspaper one day. The advertisement said that a suitable house in a quiet area was up for sale at a   (3)  ( reason ) price, and the house was within a stone’s throw of a railway station from which there were frequent  (4)   ( train ) to the big city .

        “That’s exactly   (5)   I need,” Mr. Brown said to himself. So he called the house agency and arranged to go by train the next day   (6)   ( have ) a look at the house.

The house agency met him at the station and they started walking. It   (7)   ( take ) them at least 15 minutes to get to the house. When they finally arrived, Mr. Brown said   (8)  ( angry ), “I should be very   (9)   ( interest ) to meet the man who threw the stone you mentioned in     (10)   newspaper.

When I was an eleven-year-old girl, I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class! Just imagine how   (1)  (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other choice, though. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writer — something to pride myself in. But the hard part   (2)  ​(lie) in my oral presentation; to read from   (3)  ​paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech   (4)  ​my memory and in front of such a big audience ! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs   (5)  ​(tremble) and my mind blank. How much time  (6)  ​(pass) by, I didn’t know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back，  (7)  ​(give) out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After   (8)  ​seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding. I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up，I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear.   (9)  ​(determine) to be successful , you will overcome it. Overcome it，  (10)  ​we will be able to achieve our goals.