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            • 1.
              Think of carnival,and you (18) ______ crowds,costumes,and confusion."Carnival"comes from two Latin words,(19) ______ "no more meat".People saw Carnival as a last (20) ______ to have fun at the end of the winter season.
              The most famous carnival in Europe was in Venice.For weeks(21) ______ ,people wearing masks did what they wanted without(22) ______ ,so that many crimes went(23) ______ .
              The government realized this problem and made laws to solve it.Masks were(24) ______ completely.But in the late 1970s the tradition was(25) ______ by students.
              Today,carnival in Venice is(26) ______ for five days in February.As you(27) ______ through the streets,you see thousands of masks.However,nobody takes them off.If the masks come off,the magic is lost.
            • 2.
              British and American English are different in many ways.The first and most (1) ______ way is in the vocabulary.Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning,which can be (2) ______ .There are a few differences in grammar,too.Besides,the other two areas in which the two varieties(3) ______ are spelling and pronunciation.American spelling seems (4) ______ .Many factors have (5) ______ American pronunciation since the first settlers arrived.The accent,which is most (6) ______ to British English,can be heard on the East Coast of the US.Some experts believe that the two (7) ______ are moving closer together.With the development of satellite TV and the Internet,it has (8) ______ to many American words and structures (9) ______ into British English.The international dimension (10) ______ there are going to be many"Englishes".
            • 3.
              Mr.Smith used to be in prison for three years,which may have you think he is not a good man.But (13) ______ a matter of fact,he is kind-hearted as well as honest.The reason(14) ______ he was put into prison was not that he himself broke the law,(15) ______ that his six-year-old son blew up(炸毁)the bridge near his home,imitating what he had seen on TV. (16) ______ this little boy did break the law,he was too young to be put into prison.According (17) ______ the local law,the boy's parents had to be punished.As a result,Mr.Smith received the punishment.He was arrested and taken to the police station finally.Most of the people in the town showed pity on him,but it was useless.After all,law is law.Everybody is to obey (18) ______ .As the proverb of"When it rains,it pours",Mrs.Smith was out of work before long.She had to move to (19) ______ southern state,where she was born and grew up.Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. (20) ______ the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.
            • 4.
              Timoteo Apaza,a 46-year-old (1) ______ ,works as a human traffic signal.Holding a large round (2) ______ which is red on one side and green on the other,he stands on the bend to (3) ______ the traffic without pay.Sometimes,(4) ______ give him tips.Many people wonder why he does it.
              As is known,La Paz is the highest capital in the world.Because of its high altitude,(5) ______ and communication are quite hard there.Many roads are in bad(6) ______ ,which leads to frequent accidents.Once,he drove a lorry going down the road that is so dangerous and (7) ______ 300meters down the mountain at a(8) ______ .Fortunately,he (9) ______ it.Then,one night,he was called out to help people out of a (10) ______ bus at the Devil's Bend,which finally made him decide to help others and take up this job.
            • 5.
              The clock (1) ______ (strike) four as Mary(2) ______ (reach) her flat. She(3) ______ (light) a final cigarette and(4) ______ (sit) at her dressing table, thinking of the party she (5) ______ (leave) an hour before. She would have been home much earlier but she (6) ______ (have) difficulty in finding a taxi at that later hour. Reflecting that if she didn't go to bed quickly, she would feel dreadful at work the next day, she(7) ______ (put) down her cigarette, (8) ______ (undress) quickly, and (9) ______ (get) into bed. She(10) ______ (fall) asleep at once.
              At that moment, the cigarette which she (11) ______ (put) down and(12) ______ (forget) to put out,(13) ______ (drop) from the side of the ashtray and (14) ______ (burn) a hole in the dressing table cloth.
              Upon walking, Mary (15) ______ (find) that the cigarette not only (16) ______ (burn) hole in the cloth, it also (17) ______ (make) an ugly mark on the wood.
            • 6.
              Colin's friend Mike wrote an email to Colin,reminding him of all the things that he should take to make his trip more enjoyable.Complete the email.
              Dear Colin,
              I've heard that you are off camping next Tuesday.Have you prepared a (1)t ______ to live in and a (2)s ______ bag in which to sleep and keep warm.I suggest you take a (3)r ______ in case it rains.You'll need a warm coat;it gets really (4)c ______ at night on the mountain.You'd better take a (5)c ______ with you to take some pictures and some extra (6)f ______ .A first aid is also necessary because you may get (7)s ______ easily in the open air.You have to take a (8)t ______ or some candles.In case you lose your way,it is necessary to take a map of all the places you will visit or a (9)c ______ .At last a (10)b ______ big enough to hold all your things.Wish you enjoy yourself.
              Yours sincerely,
              Mike.
            • 7.
              (1) ______ a freezing cold day in January 1994,Jiesang Suonandajie gave his life(2) ______ save the Tibetan antelope.By the 1990s the number of the Tibetan antelopes had (3) ______ from millions of them to about 50,000.The reason is that the wool of the Tibetan antelope is the most expensive in the world.For poachers the (4) ______ can be huge.
              Often at night,whole herds of antelopes are shot and skinned on the spot,and then the wool is taken to India to make shawls.The shawls are (5) ______ to rich countries in North America and Europe.In the 1990s the Chinese (6) ______ began to protect the antelopes actively.Over the next ten years about 3,000 poachers were(7) ______ and 300vehicles (8) ______ .Meanwhile,in those countries(9) ______ the shawls are sold,police are getting (10) ______ with the dealers.Since 1997 the antelope population has slowly begun to grow again.
            • 8.
              Karin:This is one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco. (11) ______ you ______ (eat)here before?
              Ken:Actually,I ate dinner here last week when my sister(12) ______ (visit)here.
              Karin:Yeah,it's a nice place to bring out of town guests. what(13) ______ you and your sisters ______ (order)?
              Ken:We(14) ______ (have)the Vietnamese spring rolls,the roast chicken,and the noodles.
              Karin:I always(15) ______ (get) the Vietnamese spring rolls. Let's get an order
              Ken:Yeah,and let's get the roast chicken. It(16) ______ (be)excellent.
              Karin:(17) ______ there ______ (be) enough food or should we order something else?
              Ken:Well,I'm pretty hungry. Maybe we should get the green beans too. I(18) ______ (want)to try them last week,but my sister(19) ______ (hate)green beans.
              Karin:That sounds good!I(20) ______ (think)we're ready to order.
            • 9.
              Teaching your kids about money may feel at times like a difficult task. But it' s (41) ______ (importance).
              Research shows 'that parents are the (42) ______ (big) influence on a child's financial behavior.
              What's more is that the lessons kids(43) ______ (teach) by age 7 can determine their money(44) ______ (habit) for life.
              So what's the best Way to lead(45) ______ (they) to financial success?(46) ______ researcher says it's teaching the concept of delayed gratification (满足). The researcher also says the best way(47) ______ (help) kids develop this habit is to put away money for something they really want.
              "Instead of(48) ______ (buy) a snack every day after school, you can save up that money(49) ______ use it to buy something you really want," the researcher said. "That really helps kids understand(50) ______ they need to do to save money in the long term."
            • 10.

              in conclusion     keep one’ word    absorb    let off     follow in the footsteps of

              apology          result in          illegal   cut back on          argue

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