I had good memories of Christmas. On Christmas eve, the whole family helped to  (1)  the house,   (2)   the Christmas tree, the decorations and the balloon. Before we went to bed, we left some drinks and biscuits for Father Christmas and then put our stockings   (3)   our beds. We tried to stay awake   (4)   possible to see Father Christmas but the next thing we knew it was morning. Christmas morning!

Now the stocking was filled with all kinds of small presents and sweets. Christmas morning was bright and sunny. Lunch was always late, but it was   (5)  . I put so much food in my mouth sometimes that it was hard to   (6)  . We sang Christmas carols   (7)  , laughed at jokes,   (8)   silly paper hats and laughed again. After lunch, the adults slept on the sofas in front of the Queen’s speech on television while we all played cards. Then we had tea, with a huge Christmas cake   (9)   snowmen. By bedtime all of the children were very tired. We turned off the light, falling   (10)   a deep sleep.

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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.

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.

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Germany. He showed70.            (music) talent 71 .          an early age. He learned how 72.       (play) the violin from his father, 73.           was a singer.  Mozart met Beethoven and 74.             (impress) by him.

Beethoven met Haydn in 1971.After they had known each other for many years,  Haydn encouraged 75.         (he) to  move to  Vienna.  Beethoven became very popular in the Austrian capital and stayed there for 76.          rest of his life. As he grew77.      (old)，he began to go deaf . He became 78.         (complete) deaf during the last years of his life，79.            he continued composing.

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear __  (1)  ____ spoken.. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. ___  (2)  ___ ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.

There is no easy way to success _  (3)  ___ language learning. __  (4)  __ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only _____  (5)  ___(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and ___  (6)  __meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. __  (7)  ___we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of __  (8)  ___(advise) for those ___  (9)  _are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and ____  (10)  ___(write) the language whenever we can.

James Long is holding a debate called “The economy or the environment — must we choose?” Lin Shuiqing,   (1)   environmentalist and Qian Liwei, an economist expressed their own opinions.

Mr. Lin holds the opinion   (2)   large areas of the world are damaged by industrial waste. In addition, many sea creatures are being destroyed ___  (3)  ____ fishing boats. Other types of waste flow into the river,  ___  (4)  _____(kill) river and sea life. The world’s population is approaching 6.5 billion. He advises people to cut back    (5)   production, reduce what we make and buy, expand our cycling industry, and meanwhile teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living.

While Mr. Qian thinks economic development is not definitely bad for the environment. Through working side by side with environmentalists, __  (6)  ____ thinks a healthy environment and a stable economy should be possible at the same time. But he does agree that recycling may be the key to __  (7)  _____ (help) both sides. People need more effective laws to preserve the environment   (8)   still allow the economy to grow. Those factories  __  (9)  ____ pollute the environment should have to pay higher taxes.

At last, James says they will open the    (10)   for further discussion.