M: Maria, what can you tell us about your plans for the future?

W: Well, I  (1)  (consider) taking a year out after I graduate. You know, I maybe travel around the world and see some different countries.

M:  (2)  do you hope to gain from traveling?

W: I’ve always been interested in seeing different places and  (3)  (experience) different cultures, so it will give me a chance to experience these things first-hand rather than read about them in a book. But I also think that the experience I gain will help me find a good job when I come back.

M: Can you explain  (4)  you think traveling will help you find a job?

W: Well, the modern business environment is changing. Therefore, to be  (5)  (success) in one’s life, it is important to be able to accept changes.

M: What do you mean?

W: I mean that you  (6)  change your attitudes and even working habits to suit the ever-changing environment. And  (7)  you’ve spent some time traveling, it means that you have to get used to different ideas and ways of doing things as well as simpler things, such as food and climate.

M: Er...It sounds reasonable.

W: I also believe that traveling will teach  (8)   (my) to be independent as well as value other people.

M: Why do you believe traveling will help you to value other people?

W: As you know, when you’re traveling you can’t get help from your family,  (9)  you have to depend on your friends, or even turn  (10)  strangers.

M: Oh, I see. You’re right, Maria.

“If you’re talking to me in a   (1)  (noise)restaurant and my nerve system is good at locking onto the sound of your voice, I can understand what you say better.”

The research at Northwestern University shows that   (2)  (play) a musical instrument is good for your brain. And the brain remembers how to “lock onto” the important sounds,   (3)  , our ears may not work as well as we age, and that helps us to hear better.

A scientist, living in France twenty years ago,   (4)   (write) about what he called the “Mozart Effect”. He said that   (5)   could be helpful to the brain when listening to the classical music of Mozart. Some researchers said that Mozart’s music would make you much   (6)   (smart), or even have some health disorders   (7)   (cure). Others said that there was nothing special about Mozart’s music. Any kind of high energy music would work. So if the cost of a musical instrument or music lessons is too costly, can we get   (8)  same brain experience just by listening?

Usually people have teachers, or they can teach themselves music.   (9)   , the point is that they’re actively playing a musical instrument and engaging in making music instead  (10)   listening to music passively.

    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.

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．

“If you’re talking to me in a   (1)  (noise)restaurant and my nerve system is good at locking onto the sound of your voice, I can understand what you say better.”

The research at Northwestern University shows that   (2)  (play) a musical instrument is good for your brain. And the brain remembers how to “lock onto” the important sounds,   (3)  , our ears may not work as well as we age, and that helps us to hear better.

A scientist, living in France twenty years ago,   (4)  ．(write) about what he called the “Mozart Effect”. He said that   (5)   could be helpful to the brain when listening to the classical music of Mozart. Some researchers said that Mozart’s music would make you much   (6)  (smart), or even have some health disorders   (7)   (cure). Others said that there was nothing special about Mozart’s music. Any kind of high energy music would work. So if the cost of a musical instrument or music lessons is too costly, can we get   (8)  same brain experience just by listening?

Usually people have teachers, or they can teach themselves music.   (9)   , the point is that they’re actively playing a musical instrument and engaging in making music instead  (10)   listening to music passively.

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.

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)!"

Tony was born on a small farm near Yuma Arizona on March 31, 1931. Tony was ten years old  __  (1)  ____ he began working in the fields. He was forced to leave school after  ___  (2)  ___ (graduate) from the___  (3)  ___ (eight) grade in order to support his family___  (4)  ___ had very little money and often not enough food to eat. But Tony and his family never thought of __  (5)  ___ (them) as being poor. His mother would often tell him and his brother Richard to find homeless and hungry men so she could cook them a meal.

A few years _  (6)  _____(late), Tony met a man named Fred Ross. And his life__  (7)  ____(total) changed. Fred Ross believed that if people worked together, they could make their community(社区) better. Tony now worked to bring people together and find ways to address their problems. Tony, Fred Ross and the Community Service Organization helped people in the community learn how to vote. They also__  (8)  ____ (teach) people that community leaders should respect (尊重) voters. Tony worked in many communities __  (9)  ___ (help) people get respect_  (10)  ​_____ others.