M: Hi, Mary. I want to tell you something.

W: Go ahead.

M: Well, I’m thinking about   (1)   （go） to Germany this summer.

W:   (2)   are you going to Germany?

M: Well, I made a friend on the Internet. He   (3)   (invite) me to spend two weeks there. I need your advice.

W: That’s   (4)   (perfect) wonderful. What advice do you need?

M: Okay.   (5)   you’re going to meet someone for the first time, you should make sure you arrive    (6)   time.

W: Okay. What about common greetings?

M: Germans often shake   (7)   (hand), and they use the   (8)   (person) family name, unless they are really close friends.

W: Okay, what about presents? Should I bring gifts?

M: No, when you pay   (9)   visit to someone’s home,   (10)   (take) some flowers is always a good idea.

One of the most frightening natural 61. ________ （disaster）is a violent earthquake. In 1976, there was a great earthquake 62. ________ (occur) in Tangshan, China. More than 240,000 people were killed and another 164,000 people were injured. About 90% of houses and buildings in Tangshan 63. ________ (destroy) as a result of it.

Drop to your hands and knees. Cover your head and neck with your arms. This position protects you 67. ________ falling and provides some protection for important organs (器官). If you can move 68. ________ (safe), search for cover under a strong desk or table. Hold on to any strong shelter until the shaking stops. Stay away from glass, windows, and things 69. ________ could fall.

Do not go out of 70. ________ building during the shaking. Research has shown that most injuries occur when people inside buildings try to leave.

Do not use the elevators.

An old carpenter (木匠) was ready 61. ________ (retire). He told his boss of his plan to leave the house-building business to live an easier life with his family. 

The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked 62. ________ he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time 63. ________ was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house 64. ________ (care) and used inferior (低劣的) materials. 

When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect (视察) the house. Then he handed the front-door key 65. ________ the carpenter and said, “This is your house ... my gift to you.”

The carpenter was 66. ________ (shock)!

What 67. ________ shame! If he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. But we cannot go back. Someone once 68. ________ (say), “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude (态度), and the 69. ________ (choose) you make today, help build the “house” you 70. ________ (live) in tomorrow. Therefore, build wisely!

 One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about   61     (be) late for school.

There were many people waiting at the bus stop,    62    some of them looked very anxious and    63    (disappoint) . when the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next    64    the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike  65   (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused   66  (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept   67   (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“   68    anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It ‘s    69    (I )”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers      70    (sudden) became friendly to one another.

Once there lived a rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. 61　　　 first he wanted to find out 62　　　 they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 63　　　 very large stone. Then he 64_____ (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

　　“Who put this stone in the centre of the road? ”said the old man, but he did not try 65 　　　　　(remove)the stone. Instead, with some  66　   　　(difficult) he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 67　 　. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 68　　　(say) to himself: “The night 69　 　(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ”

　　Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 70　　　(strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! Under the stone, he found a bag of money.

The earth is the only planet that scientists are certain has life. What does the earth have that other planets in our solar system donˈt? For one thing, the earth is just the right temperature. As   (1)   third planet from the sun, the earth seems to be just the right distance away. The planets that are closer to the sun are   (2)   (extreme) hot and their surfaces are baking in the sun. The farthest planets are frozen balls.

When the earth developed, it   (3)   (cover) by many gases. The gases caused the earth   (4)   (be) hot. But something   (5)   (amaze) happened. The temperature was just right for thick clouds to form. It rained very hard for a long time. This gave the earth its oceans. Water made   (6)   possible for plants to grow. Then the plants created oxygen in the atmosphere,   (7)   is the gas that humans and animals breathe.

Mars is the only planet in the solar system that seems to be anything like the earth. It is   (8)   (small) than the earth and it is quite a bit cooler. But it is not too cold for humans. The most unexpected sight on Mars is dried-up river beds. However, it is believed    (9)  
Mars was once much wetter. Does this mean there could have been living things on Mars? Scientists are not sure, but there   (10)  (be) no sign so far.

Cyclist Agustin Navarro was coming 61. ________ (four) in contest in Spain. But as he approached the finish line, he saw that his rival 62. ________ (suffer) a puncture(爆胎). Ismael Esteban was running toward the finish line with his bike over his shoulders. Mr. Navarro slowed down and refused 63. ________ (pass) him. Instead, he rode behind Mr. Esteban, 64. ________ (allow) him to win the bronze medal.

    The people standing along the way applauded for Mr.  Navarro's 65. ________ (behave) and cheered the two men as they made it over the finish line — 66. ________, on foot; the other, on his bike. Mr. Esteban 67. ________ (late) tried to give the prize to Mr. Navarro — but he refused it.

    Mr. Navarro has been praised online for his 68. ________ (usual) act since then. He told people that he didn't want to win like that, so he 69. ________ (brake) out of respect for somebody who had been superior in every moment. That's 70. ________ the spirit in a sport lies: respect rivals, teammates, coaches and even themselves.