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.

Martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,   (1)   (direct) by Ang Lee, is not only   (2)   (enjoy), but also a masterpiece. It tells a story   (3)   (take) place in   (4)  early 1800s in China. Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian, both masters of the martial arts, are in love with each other, but Mubai feels that he can’t marry Xiulian because Xiulian’s finance is a good friend of   (5)  (he), though Xiulian’s finance has died. When someone steals Xiulian’s sword, Mubai and Xiulian try to get it back. Yu Jiaolong, another female character, is not as good as she seems. The fight scenes between her and Xiulian are   (6)  (excite).   (7)  in the old wuxia stories, characters leap through the air every now and then, with beautiful, graceful movements while audiences shout   (8)  surprise. It makes the hearts of audiences  (9)   (leap) with excitement at its   (10)   (beautiful).

“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.

A friend of mine （1）         (call) Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul （2）        (come) out of his office, a street naughty boy （3）         (call) himself Jim, was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked. Paul answered, "Yes, my brother （4）         (give) it to me for Christmas. " "You mean your brother gave it to you and it  （5）      (not cost) you anything? I wish... " said the （6）          (surprise) boy. He hesitated (犹豫).

Of course Paul  （7）         (know) what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he （8）         (have) a brother like that. But what the boy （9）           (say) surprised Paul greatly. "I wish, " the boy（10）          (go) on, "that I could be a brother like that. "

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.

May: Hi, Mike. Long time no see.

Mike: Hi, May!

May: Where have you been these days? It’s been quite a long time   (1)  ．I last saw you in the library.

Mike: Well, I went to Hong Kong last month and stayed there   (2)  ．_half a month.

May: Why did you stay there so long?

Mike: Er, I went there   (3)  ．(attend) a meeting to discuss how to make sure of flight   (4)  ．(safe) between countries.

May: I called you many times, but I could not get through,   (5)  ．made me very angry.

Mike: Oh, I’m sorry. I got my phone number  (6)  ．(change) when I was in Hong Kong so that I didn’t have to spend so  (7)  ．on my phone calls.

May: Did you have a good time there?

Mike: Yes, a very nice time. I drove around with my friends. I also paid _  (8)  ．visit to the Hong Kong Disneyland. It was the first time that I   (9)  ．_(see) the sea. It’s   (10)  ．(real) a wonderful experience.

“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.

May: Hi, Mike. Long time no see.

Mike: Hi, May!

May: Where have you been these days? It’s been quite a long time   (1)  ．I last saw you in the library.

Mike: Well, I went to Hong Kong last month and stayed there   (2)  ．_half a month.

May: Why did you stay there so long?

Mike: Er, I went there   (3)  ．(attend) a meeting to discuss how to make sure of flight   (4)  ．(safe) between countries.

May: I called you many times, but I could not get through,   (5)  ．made me very angry.

Mike: Oh, I’m sorry. I got my phone number  (6)  ．(change) when I was in Hong Kong so that I didn’t have to spend so  (7)  ．on my phone calls.

May: Did you have a good time there?

Mike: Yes, a very nice time. I drove around with my friends. I also paid _  (8)  ．visit to the Hong Kong Disneyland. It was the first time that I   (9)  ．_(see) the sea. It’s   (10)  ．(real) a wonderful experience.