Praised by his teacher in class for his hard work, Bob returned home after school, _____.

She has wiped your nose, packed countless lunches,   61  (drive) you to piano lessons, cleaned your favorite jeans, seen you through college   62  given you sound advice more times   63  you can count. On Mother’s Day — the one day a year that is truly about “mom”, don’t take her out to   64   crowded, noisy and overpriced restaurant. Show your mom that you really put some thought into her special day and host brunch (早午餐) in her honor.

There’s no need for your hands to start sweating from fear of standing near a hot stove, your face covered in flour and smoke alarms going   65   in the distance. Brunch can be as easy as you’d like it to be.

The beauty of brunch is   66   you can offer both breakfast and lunch selections, so there’s usually something for everyone. Popular brunch selections include coffee cakes or quick bread such as banana bread. A lovely fruit salad can   67  （quick）be made by mixing together two or   68  (many)of the following: strawberries, pineapple, cantaloupe (甜瓜), watermelon, and mango. 

Food is obviously the major part of brunch,    69   there are nice decorative things you can add to help make the occasion more memorable.    70  （decorate）the room or table with photos of mom with her kids or grandkids. A simple, fresh bunch of flowers will liven up (使活跃) any table and it will also make a great gift for mom as a memento（纪念品）of her wonderful brunch.

—She has experience in teaching and, more _______, in training new staff.

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    Having been in ____61____ old age may not sound exciting．But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people worried about ____62____ (get)older．

    The findings were from a survey of more than 500，000 adults in the United States，____63____ The Gallup Organization questioned by telephone in 2010．At that time，the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty—five．

    The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness，sadness and ____64____ (anxious)．They also asked about mental or emotional stress The research team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five although they tried hard ____65____(change)．Stress levels dropped ____66____(obvious)after people reached their fifties.

    Happiness ____67____(be)highest among the youngest adults and those ____68____ their early seventies．The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．____69____，woman at all ages ____70____ (interview)r eported more sadness，stress and worry than men．

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  New books and old ones arrived at the British Museum a hundred years ag0，and more

people 61(come)to read them.The old reading rooms were 62(crowd).The air

was bad and readers got terrible headaches.The librarian，Panizzi，wanted poor students.as

63 as rich men·to be able to learn He got a free copy of every new book for the British

Museum.Soon，there were three rows 64 books on every shelf and hundreds of books on

the floor.Something cheerful happened Panizzi 65(he)designed the famous round

Reading Room，with a beautiful high roof and forty kilometers of 66(bookshelf).Some

of the equipment was unusual Cool air came up through small holes in the tables.Hot air in

tubes under the floor kept readers' feel warm When the new Reading Room opened,there

was a party with drinks 67 a large breakfast on the desks You can imagine 68 won-

derful the new Reading Room is!Since 69 , many famous men have written there.And

the readers can enjoy all kinds of books 70(comfortable)in the new Reading Room.

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?