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第22讲： 短文阅读首字母填空专项训练



首字母填空真题精练、考前巩固
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：
The earthquake shook down hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of walls and chimneys in San Francisco. But the fire that followed burned up hundreds of m____1____ of dollars’ worth of buildings. Not in history has a modern city been so completely destroyed. San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it b____2____ memories.
On Wednesday morning at a quarter past five came the earthquake. By Wednesday afternoon, half the heart of the city was gone. I watched the big fires from out on the bay. East, west, north and south, strong winds were b____3____ upon the dead city. Day and night the fires continued.
Wednesday night saw the destruction of the very heart of the city. Time and time again, successful efforts were made by the firefighters, and every time, the flames would appear once again from the sides or from behind them only to defeat their hard-won v____4____.
Throughout the night, tens of thousands of homeless people made their escape. Toy wagons and go-carts were used as trucks. Union Square was packed with refugees. Government tents had been set up. People were lining up for free meals. Everybody was p____5____. Never in all of San Francisco’s history were her people so kind as on this horrible night.
At one o’clock in the morning, I walked down t____6____ the heart of the city. A rain of ashes was falling. Not one person was in sight. I stood at the corner of Kearney and Market. The place had been given up. A few blocks away, it was burning on both sides. The street was a wall of flames.
All day Thursday and Thursday night, all day Friday and Friday night, the fires continued to burn. Friday night saw the flames finally put out, though not until after Russian Hill and Telegraph Hill had been d____7____.
All of the neighboring cities and towns have been jammed with those who are now homeless. Refugees are being transported for free by the railroads to any point they wish to go. Over one hundred thousand people have left the city.
＊This article was written by American novelist and journalist Jack London. It has been adapted by editors for younger readers.

在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。
Ice cream is one of the most popular foods today. It is a favorite dessert for almost e___8___, from babies to the elderly.
Ice cream is a frozen food made from milk, cream, sugar and flavoring (香料). It actually has its roots in China! People in ancient China ate ice balls with flavoring. When Marco Polo went to China, he found this to be a d___9___ snack. He brought the idea back to Italy. Over time, ingredients (配料) such as milk were added to the cold snack. By the 17th century, Italy was making ice cream.
Ice cream is made by m___10___ all the ingredients in a large tank. It is then cooled and beaten until smooth. Sometimes, other ingredients such as chocolate are added in. The ice cream is then packed and frozen, ready to be eaten.
Another type of ice cream is soft ice cream. This is ice cream that is u___11___ served on an ice cream cone. Soft ice cream has the same ingredients as ordinary ice cream. The only d___12___ is that it is served before it has had a chance to freeze.
At ___13___ type of commonly eaten ice cream is the popsicle, an ice cream with flat sides that is sold on a stick.
Today, there are several major ice cream companies around the world. They serve a wide v___14___ of ice cream flavors. As long as people continue to have sweet foods, ice cream will continue to be manufactured.

在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词, 首字母已给。

In nature, you may see many insects and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why? Locusts（蝗虫）are super delicious f___15___ for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them. It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is that the colors of locusts c___16___ with the colors of crops. When crops are young, locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do.
Brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen e___17___ by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil（土壤）in a dark and wet e___18___. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to s___19___, they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night.  
Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts? The ink fish（墨鱼）in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over, its enemies will find t___20___ suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away. That is how it keeps itself s___21___ though it is not strong at all.

在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。

The night before Christmas, a man punished his five-year-old daughter for using up all of the family’s expensive wrapping paper. Money was tight (紧张的), and he became very a___22___ when the child tried to wrap a box to put under the Christmas tree.
However, the next morning, the little girl, who was f___23___ with excitement, brought the gift box to her father’s bedroom and said to him, “This is for you, Daddy! Merry Christmas and I love you!”
The father was embarrassed by his e___24___ reaction (反应) to the little girl. But when he opened the box, he found it empty and lost his temper again. “Don’t you know, young lady,” he said, “Anytime you want to give someone a p___25___, it is necessary to put something inside the box!”
The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, “Daddy, it’s not empty. Last night, I blew kisses into it u___26___ it was all full.”
The father fell on his knees and put his arms around his little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his anger.
After that, the father k___27___ the little box by his bed for all the years of his life. Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems, he would open the box c___28___, take out a kiss, and remember the love of his beautiful child who had put kisses in it. Then he could get through the darkness in his life.

在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。
For Helen, the single mom of four-year-old Luna, money was always tight. As Christmas drew nearer, she kept thinking about how she would not make her daughter d___29___. Finally, Helen had thought of having Luna send a letter to Santa Claus (圣诞老人) by balloon, saying Santa would catch the balloon during his flight through the air on his sled (雪橇).
Helen helped Luna write down all the things she dreamed-candies, a Spider-Man ball, a doll, etc., and then put the p___30___ into a red balloon. It was a cold morning. As they released the wishes to the sky, Luna whispered, “Dear Santa, please do find and take my balloon with you soon, will you?” The thing was, Helen herself hadn’t expected anyone to find the balloon.
After a simple Christmas, the calendar turned to another year. One day in January, a friend called Helen e____31____, “Log onto (登录) Facebook! Guess what? A man called Alvin found Luna’s balloon! He wants to send Luna gifts!”
In surprise, Helen logged onto Facebook and then she saw Alvin had posted (发布) the pictures of Luna’s red balloon and note, asking about Luna. Thousands of people from all over the country reposted them. Some commented in Alvin’s page, “Back then we were just like Luna. We had also hoped in our childhood that magic Santa would show up in front of us and realize our dream after hearing our pray. Why don’t we just act as Santa o___32___ this time and bring magic to little Luna? Alvin, please count us in!” Helen went over all the posts in tears. Loneliness and helplessness had tailed her all the way, but they were g___33___ for the first time. A stream of warmth flowed inside her.
Helen contacted Alvin who had gone all the way to find her family for the past one month and told Luna, “Santa d___34___ your balloon by accident. But how lucky you are! One of his elves (精灵) found it and will help realize your dream!”
Who could have ever imagined that a balloon would bring the s___35___ this close? In April, Alvin headed to Helen. That morning, just as chilly as the day Luna released her balloon, in front of Helen’s house, Alvin and his wife got out of the car with a box full of gifts in their hands. Luna ran out to meet them happily. “Is this what you wanted for Christmas, Luna?” Helen asked. “Absolutely!” Luna exclaimed.

阅读理解填词。
Cat cafes are not new. You can find many such cafes in the cities in China. But Toe Beans, a cat cafe in Hawaii, stands out from the c___36___. There, you can get something to drink and adopt (领养) a lovely cat at the same time!
Toe Beans is a non-profit cafe. Its name s___37___ for the paw pads on the bottom of cats’ feet. L___38___ most other cat cafes, Toe Beans provides coffee and tea while playing with the cats there.
What makes Toe Beans s___39___? Well, it has two social missions (社会使命). The first is to help rescued cats find h___40___. The cats in the cafe were rescued by an animal charity. If the customer w___41___, he or she can apply to adopt one.
The o___42___ mission of the cafe is to help young people with disabilities. Toe Beans provides them with skills training and offers them j___43___. The cafe also works with charities to help children and youth with disabilities through behavioral therapy (行为治疗) .
Toe Beans is o___44___ from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. You are w____45____ to visit and spend some wonderful time with the cats and kittens there.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。
    Have you ever had dreams about building a robot? Or putting together a spaceship? Or even seeing your face m____46____ of chocolate? Done. All you need is a 3-D printer! The possibilities of 3-D printing seem endless. What the user has to do is to design an object on the c____47____ and choose a material to print in. The printers print in hundreds of different materials including glass, sugar and even skin! When the user p____48____ the button(按钮) “print”, the 3-D printer spreads the material layer by layer(一层层) and the object is produced like m____49____.
    The first 3-D printer was i____50____ in 1986 by an American, Charles Hull. But 3-D printing has only become cheap enough recently for m____51____ people to use. Designers now use 3-D printing to c____52____ unusual things. The Dutch artist Dirk Vander Kooj prints furniture made from old fridges. And d____53____ have used 3-D printing to print human body parts to save people! The Telegraph reported in February that scientists from Cornell Medical College even printed a man-made ear.
    But l____54____ a lot of new technologies, if 3-D printing gets into the wrong hands, it can be d____55____.

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
How dangerous is your journey to school?
Perhaps you have to walk across a busy road or ride your bike in traffic. But in general, your journey is probably safe. For some children, it’s very different.

Banpo Elementary School in China is on a mountain. The path to school is very n____56____ and dangerous. The children have to walk in a line. When they meet somebody, they have to stand against the mountain while the person passes. For the parents, it is very worrying. L____57____, the head teacher of the school walks with the children every morning.

A group of children in Sumatra, Indonesia, have to cross a wide river every morning on their way to school. The bridge across the river is b____58____, so about 20 children have to walk across a rope (绳子). The rope is ten metres above the water. After that, they have to walk ten kilometres through the jungle (丛林)! And of course, at the end of the school day, they have to do the s____59____ journey again on their way home.

Students in Minh Hoa in Vietnam have to cross a river on their way to and from school every day There are no bridges or b____60____, so the children have to swim. They put their books and clothes in large plastic bags so they do not get wet. The bags also help the children to stay safe in the water (the water is 20 metres deep). When they r____61____ other side, they take their dry clothes out of the bag and put them on.

Near Bogota, the capital of Colombia, some children have to cross a large valley to get to school. At the bottom of the valley is the Rio Negro, a huge river. There is only one way to cross the valley: on a zip wire (滑索). That’s a metal rope, 800 metres long and 400 metres above the river. The journey is very fast. In fact, it only takes about one minute! Small children can’t travel across the valley a____62____, so their brother or sister puts them in a bag!

先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。
    From the balcony (阳台) of my grandma’s tenth-floor apartment, I s____63____ the sky, hoping to see stars.
    “Stars are afraid of city lights, but a little song is always good for something.” Grandma put her arms around me and sang softly in her low and beautiful v____64____. But stars were still hiding. So I rested myself deeper into her arms, hoping for a few more minutes of her w____65____ as much as I hoped to see at least one star.
    “Tomorrow won’t come if you don’t dream tonight, Sally!” She kissed my hair and pointed me to bed. The next day, I woke up and took the lift with Grandma as usual. On the fourth floor, the lift stopped suddenly and it went d____66____. I felt my heart b____67____ hard in my ears. Grandma rang the bell and was told that the electricity was off along the whole street.
    Grandma held my hands, and we sang together in the dark lift. Before long, Mr. Smith came and helped us get out safely. Grandma took my hand, and we walked down the stairs to the first floor. Grandma nodded in the d____68____ of my school. “Am I still going?” “School has power, dear Sally.” She took my hand again! And I was not late for school.
    The power was still off when I came home that afternoon. After dinner and homework, we came to the balcony and watched day t____69____ to evening. Lights came on several streets a____70____, but it was dark here.
    “Stars might not be so a____71____ tonight.” I say. “Star light, star bright. . .” I started to sing, and Grandma joined in. One, two, three. . . Thousands of stars l_____72_____ the sky bright!

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。
Save the Sharks (鲨鱼)!
Many have heard of shark fin (鱼翅) soup. But do you r____73____ that you’re killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup?
When people catch sharks, t____74____ cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the sea. This is not o____75____ cruel (残酷的), but also harmful to the environment. Without a fin, a shark can no l____76____ swim and slowly dies. Sharks are at the t____77____ of the food chain in the sea’s ecosystem. If their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all sea life. Many believe that sharks can never be endangered b____78____ they are the strongest in their food chain. But in fact, around 70 m____79____ sharks are caught and traded (交易) in this industry (工业) every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks harks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 or 30 years.
Environmental protection groups around the world, s____80____ as WildAid and the WWF, are teaching the public about “finning”. They have even asked governments to develop laws (法律) to s____81____ the sale of shark fins. So far, no scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health, so why eat them? Help s____82____ the sharks.

根据下面短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Growing up is not always easy. When you face difficulties, a spirit of depending on y____83____ is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of g___84___ from boy to man with family difficulties tells us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a p____85____ family in Xihua County (县) , Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became b____86____ ill and one day he came back home with an unwanted baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother left home. She no longer wanted to l____87____ such a hard life and face her sick husband. So everything fell onto the young boy’s shoulders: to take care of his father and his younger sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go a____88____ from his father and sister. He took several part - time jobs to feed his family. He even c____89____ bottles and paper to make money in his free time. A few years later, he studied at a c____90____ for higher education. To look after Chenchen, he worked hard to rent (租) a room for her, and sent her to school.
Hong became a h____91____ in people’s eyes after his story went public. But Hong r_____92_____ offers from others. He said he felt thankful for kind offers, but he could depend on his own work. Thanks to his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填人适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。
YangYang, a 14-year-old girl from Changsha, Hunan Province, has moved many people by being honest and considerate (有教养的).
It was a day in April when Yang was getting ready to have lunch. But then she dropped a plate full of food by accident. She stood still and was u___93___. The manager was nice. She comforted Yang, saying, “It doesn’t matter. I’ll give you another meal for f___94___.”
Everyone thought that it would e___95___ like that. But when Yang left after eating, the waiter found 75 yuan in cash and a note on the table. The note said, “I’m sorry that the money might not be e___96___ to make up for your loss (损失), but that’s all I have. Thank you for your kindness. “The manager was touched after reading the note. The money was probably a week’s w___97___ of pocket money for the girl.
The manager s___98___ this on social media and called for a search for this young girl. Many newspapers j___99___ the search. Finally, Yang was found after her teacher heard the story.
However, Yang thought it was not a big d___100___. “I should make up for their kindness because I have a___101___ other people’s help.” she said.
People Daily commented (评论) on the story, saying that it showed the g____102____ in people.
The manager cared about Yang’s situation, while Yang was considerate and responsible.

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Anger(生气) is a kind of feeling. In our daily life, we will meet many things which can make you lose your temper. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when your friend b____103____ your favourite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
Actually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe much f____104____, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your h____105____ to become your secret. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting o____106____ or yourself. Let me give you some advice.
When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with other people, such as p____107____, teachers, good friends etc. When you talk about anger, those b____108____ feelings can start to go away. On the other hand, when you start to feel angry, you can do some other things: count from 1 to 100; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
Don’t let your anger c____109____ you. Remember that how you act when you are anger can make everything better or worse and it will also be harmful to your health.
Anyway, anger is just a kind of feeling. If we can deal with it well, we can have a better life. I hope these advice above can really helps you a lot.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。
    Anna, my 7-year-old daughter, and I were h____110____ to her dancing class. A few s____111____ ahead us were another girl and her mum. As they went into the building, the woman looked back and saw us. But instead of h____112____ the door open for us, she just let it close with a loud noise in front of our faces. It made Anna and I surprised.
    “Why did the lady do that to us?” Anna asked me. “She was just being i____113____, honey.” Her question had a quick, easy answer. However, another question came in my mind: When people care so little about manners these days, how can I teach my daughter that manners do m____114____? Our kids live in a world where rudeness often appear. However, we need to oppose (反对) that by teaching kids that acting politely is the only p____115____ way.
    And the importance of manners is more than teaching your child to act better in p____116____ and always say “please” and “thank you”. Because it gives kids the strength that will influence them t____117____ their whole lives. When you teach children manners, you make them confident to d____118____ with any social situation. People also give better answers to kids who show their respect to others by using good manners.
    So next time when you see children waiting for their turn, feel p____119____ of them instead of interrupting (打断, 妨碍) them. It makes them more attractive to everyone. Also it helps to create a society full of harmony (和谐) and kindness.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。
In the worldwide, if someone has lost his phone, the most people willing to return it are to be found in Slovenia, and the f____120____ are in Malaysia. This finding is the result of an interesting study in 32 of the world’s largest cities. Altogether, researchers “lost” 960 new mobile phones. They got back 654 of them, about 68 percent. Prague came in at number eight. There, 23 o____121____ of 30 people who were willing to return the mobile phone. It wasn’t a traditional study. Two researchers carefully c____122____ different places such as areas with high crime（犯罪）and busy downtown shopping areas to “lose” the phones. When one of the researchers dropped a phone, the others would keep w____123____ nearby. The honest finders tried their best to find the owner with the help of the a____124____ book in the phone. At last, they were told why the study was done and asked why they a____125____ like this.
It was found that the busier the place where the researchers dropped the phone, the g____126____ the chance of it being returned. Another interesting finding was that w____127____ were generally more likely than men to return the phone. Researchers also found that most people still have a s____128____ of honesty. “Crime is simply not good behavior（行为）. People want to trust others and to be t_____129_____,” said an expert to the researchers.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
With social development, many people don’t stay in the same place forever. So many things can k___130___ you from seeing your loved ones in person, from busy schedules to long distances (距离) to a rather unexpected pandemic COVID-19. Fortunately, thanks to modern technology, the people we miss are o___131___ only a phone call or text message away. But if you’re someone who p___132___ typed-out messages, you may want to think twice. A new study found that communication that i___133___ voice, like a phone call or video chat, created s___134___ social connections than communication through typing, like text messaging or email.
Researchers found that although people thought that a phone call with an old friend would be less comfortable, h___135___ someone’s voice actually made the experience better. In an experiment, the researchers had strangers connect by e___136___ texting, talking over video chat or talking using only audio (语音). They found that both forms of voice c___137___—whether video or audio only—made the strangers feel more connected than when they communicated through texting. Sabrina Romanoff, a doctor from New York, says texting can make it hard to get the t___138___ meaning behind a conversation. “While making a voice or audio phone call, each party is there, so the speakers are able to understand the meaning behind the content (内容) w_____139_____ thinking over the endless possible meanings behind words.”

根据短文内容及首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，每空一词。
Mr. Dawson was an old grouch (坏脾气). Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious a____140____, even off the ground, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you a____141____.
One Friday, Janet went to town with her friend Amy. They had to walk by Dawson’s house, but as they got close Janet saw him sitting on his front porch. She s____142____ they cross over to the other side of the street. Like most of the children, she was scared of the old man.
Amy said not to w____143____, and they went on. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown (皱眉), but when he saw it was Amy, a big s____144____ changed his face, “Hello, Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a friend with you today.”
Amy smiled back and told him where they would go. Dawson seemed very i____145____ and asked more questions. He even offered them each a fresh-picked apple off his tree.
When they left his house, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he’s an old grouch. Why was he so n____146____ to us?”
Amy explained that when she first walked past his house he wasn’t very friendly, but she always smiled at h____147____. It took a while, and one day he smiled b____148____ at her.
Smiles are contagious (传染的) and s___149___ are angry looks. Giving a smile away takes so little effort and time. We should try to be the ones that smile to others instead of showing the anger.


Liu Xiaosheng finally had time to himself when the summer vacation recently ended. The 73-year-old had been teaching children English for f____150____ six days a week for over a month.
His “classroom” was a rural family courtyard in a village administered by the city of Zunyi, Guizhou province. On the outer wall of the house, there was a small b____151____ covered with phonetic symbols. Benches were arranged in a U shape to serve as desks, and a dozen children were packed in for classes.
Before he retired, Liu was a f____152____ language professor at a university in Chongqing municipality. In 2012, he brought his family to Guizhou to spend the summer.
One evening, he saw a neighbor’s child learning English. And he heard many mistakes when the child was reading. As a teacher, he knew how important standard p____153____ was to leaning the language and he began to correct the child.
In this way, Liu “recruited” his first student. News of free English tutoring from a retired university professor soon spread t____154____ the village, and more and more children came to learn.
At first, Liu taught in his living room, and then moved into the corridor for more space. But soon, the corridor was packed with students. One villager volunteered to vacate his rice milling room to use as a classroom, and the villagers pooled their money to buy desks, chairs, benches, and a blackboard.
Later, as the n____155____ of students grew, Liu set up a classroom in the courtyard of a villager’s house, and as a result, he is now well k____156____ as the “courtyard teacher”.
Every summer, about 40 children come for English tutoring.
So far, some 100 local students have attended the classes, many of whom have been admitted to universities, with some even pursuing doctoral degrees.
Some villagers once tried to pay money or give him gifts to e____157____ their thanks, but he refused. He said that teaching had become a part of his life, and he did it for n____158____ fame nor profit (赢利).
Before he finished this year’s lessons and returned to Chongqing, he p____159____ the children that he would see them again next year. What a great teacher!

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For the first few months of 2021, Mars was crowded with some new “visitors” from Earth. F____160____, it was the UAE Space Agency’s Hope. Then it was followed by the Chinese Tianwen-1. The name comes from the long poem Tianwen w____161____ by Qu Yuan, a great poet of ancient China. In Tianwen, this name shows China’s long efforts in chasing truth and culture of outer space.
The Tianwen-1 rover landing has orbiting, landing and roving (巡视) components. Landing on Mars is really d____162____. It requires entering the atmosphere at very high speeds, then slowing down b____163____ landing. As to Tianwen-1, a heat shield (防热护罩) p____164____ the spacecraft during the landing, after which the mission safely parachuted (使空降) down to the Utopia Planitia (乌托邦平原).
China’s Mars rover, called Zhurong, after an a____165____ Chinese fire god, sent back photos of the surface of Mars taken by a c____166____ on its front. The Utopia Planitia has long been believed to have water ice. Zhurong will first study and search for signs of water ice, which suggests the existence(存在) of l____167____.
Tianwen-1 is China’s first interplanetary (行星间的) mission. Meanwhile, China is working w____168____ Russia on a sample-return mission scheduled to launch in 2024. China is open in the development of its s____169____ technology to build a community with a shared future for humans.

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When was the last time you hugged someone? Hugs can make us h____170____ and even healthier. But why do we embrace (拥抱) each other so l____171____?
This question popped into Paul’s m____172____ one morning as he watched people pass by his house. “Maybe we lack special places that encourage hugging,” he thought. “Why not c____173____ such a place?”
That afternoon, Paul took some chalk to the sidewalk (人行道) in front of his house. There he created a l____174____ sign. The man drew a box with a pink heart inside of it. He then wrote the words “HUG” and “HERE” on the top and bottom of the box. Finally, he decorated the sign with more hearts and Cupid’s arrows (丘比特之箭). A wonderful space for love and hugs was b____175____!
Did his sign w____176____? Well, yes! Since then, Paul has seen many moments of warm hugs. After some passersby (路人) had n____177____ the sign, they smiled and hugged their friends and loved ones. A group of young people even stopped and gave each other hugs.
What do you think of Paul’s story? Don’t feel shy about a____178____ for a hug. Go embrace your family and friends! It is the best f____179____ gift you can give yourself and the people you are hugging!

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“Green” is more than just a color. It means that you should live to p____180____ the environment — the water, the land and the air. You can be a green kid by following these steps.
Reduce (减少) it. When you u____181____ less of something, you do a good thing for the earth. For example, a s____182____ shower means you use less water. Turn off the water when you are b____183____ your teeth.
Reuse it. Many times, even if you don’t need one thing, someone else might j____184____ need it. For example, if you don’t want to play with the toy bear, you can give it to your neighbour. Try to c____185____ books, toys, even clothes with friends.
E____186____ it. It’s true that pollution is a great problem now, but the earth is still a beautiful and interesting place to explore (探索). Go for a hike, visit nature centers and g____187____, climb mountains and take a boat in the rivers... Outdoor a____188____ are good for you. You can also plant trees, collect reusable things... B_____189_____ a green kid is so easy.

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Marie Curie is probably the most famous woman scientist in the world. She was the f___190___ person in history to receive two Nobel Prizes. She won the first in 1903 for physics w___191___ her husband Pierre Curie, and she won the second, for chemistry, in 1911.
Marie Curie was born in 1867 in Poland. She could not go to university. A___192___ her family did not have much money, she studied very hard so that she could be a scientist. In 1891, she went to Paris to l___193___ with one of her sisters and was accepted into Sorbonne University. W___194___ Marie was at the university, she was introduced to another scientist, Pierre Curie. They worked together and got m___195___ in 1895.
Marie Curie cared about knowledge very much. She also c___196___ about people. As soon as the First World War started, Marie Curie gave away her Nobel Prize money to h___197___ people. X-ray machines were introduced by her to help wounded soldiers. During the First World War, over one million soldiers were treated with the help of these X-ray m___198___. She also produced instruments to keep soldiers’ wounds clean.
Marie Curie died in 1934 of an illness she got because of her dangerous experiments. The notebooks she used are still t____199____ dangerous to touch, so they are kept in a special box.
Marie Curie is a great model for w omen around the world.

On Christmas Eve, old Scrooge sat in his office. His clerk, Bob, sat in a cold, little cell. Scrooge had a very small fire, b__200__ Bob’s fire was even smaller.
“Merry Christmas, Uncle!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge’s nephew Fred.
“Bah!” said Scrooge. “What r__201__ have you got to be happy? You are poor.”
“OK, then,” replied Fred cheerfully. “What reason have you got to be sad? You are r__202__.”
“I live in a world of fools. What’s Christmas time to you? It’s a time for paying bills without money. It’s a time for finding yourself a year o__203__, but no richer.” said Scrooge.
“Uncle,” said Fred, “I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, happy time. And so, Uncle, although Christmas has n__204__ put any gold or silver in my pocket, I think it has done me good. And it will do me good.”
Bob in the cell applauded. Then realizing his m__205__, he put out the fire. Scrooge shouted at him, “You will celebrate Christmas by l__206__ your job!”
As Fred left the room, two kind old gentlemen came in.
“At Christmas time, Mr Scrooge,” said the gentleman, “we should give to the p__207__. They have no shelter or food, sir. So we are trying to r__208__ money to buy the poor some clothes and nice food at this s__209__ time of a year. How much are you going to donate?”
“Nothing. Let them die. There are too many people in the world anyway.” Scrooge said. The gentlemen left. And Scrooge felt very pleased with himself.
—Taken from A Christmas Carol

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Every Saturday, Wang Fulin travels 40 minutes to “watch” a movie with his friends.
He b____210____ blind in his early 50s. However, he can still enjoy movies in a “talking movie” club-Fun Theater. The club is in Kunming, Yunnan. A g____211____ of volunteers there describe movies to blind people. “I listened to a movie for the first time in the summer of 2019, and it was kind of e____212____ . The volunteers did a great job.” said Wang. Describing movies to blind people can be challenging. The volunteers must watch a movie several t____213____ to know everything in the movie. This way, they can describe the movie very c____214____ and carefully.
The owner of the theater is called Zhou Jun. He started the club in 2017. “Movies are for everybody,” said Zhou. “Fun Theater hopes to s____215____ movies with blind people and help to 1____216____ up their lives. Thanks to this special club, many blind people go out of their homes to e____217____ the movies, and their lives are more interesting.
Now many blind people come to Fun Theater to “watch” movies every week. “They can enjoy the movies here. I’m so glad that I can do something to help people in n____218____ .” said Zhou.
“It’s meaningful for us to s____219____ our free time volunteering. A small action can make the world a better place.” said one volunteer.

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Windsor Castle (温莎城堡) is the oldest and largest occupied (在使用的) castle in the world. It was b___220___ just after 1066. The castle has a long history. If the walls of the castle could talk, they’d have many stories to tell.
The castle l___221___ in the northwest of London. It is on a hill by the side of the Thames. There are lots of artworks and treasures from the B___222___ royal family (皇室) in it. It has been u___223___ as the homes of kings and queens for centuries. However, it was turned into a prison during the English Civil War (1642-1651). King Charles I was even in prison there. During World War Ⅱ, the royal family secretly lived in Windsor Castle because they considered it s___224___ than other areas in London. All of the windows were blacked out. By the time the war e___225___ in 1945, the royal family had hidden there for about 6 years.
Windsor Castle was the private home of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ. She s___226___ most of her private weekends there. Also, Windsor Castle is o___227___ to the public. Tourists can visit some of the finest artworks and the well-kept gardens. Windsor Castle is also one of the greatest castles in England, t___228___ a fire burnt some of its rooms in 1992. It’s well w____229____ a visit. So when you are visiting London, don’t miss the castle.

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The news for Antonio was not good. The ship that sank in the sea between England and France was h____230____. Its valuable cargo（货物）lay at the bottom of the sea, and Antonio had lost his money.
His friends h____231____ that there would be no more bad news for him.
Shylock was still a____232____ about his daughter, Jessica, and the news for him was not good either. He p____233____ people to look for her, but they could not find her. They came back with news about money she had spent and the jewels she had sold. All this m____234____ Shylock angrier and angrier.
“My daughter, my own flesh and blood, has g____235____, “ he said. “My money is gone, and my jewels are gone. Now I am losing m____236____ money looking for her! And all I hear is how she spends my money! How can she do this to me?”
However, when he heard that Antonio had lost a ship and all its valuable cargo, he was h____237____. He decided that if Antonio could not pay back his debt（债）when it was due, he would make him pay the penalty（损失）. He would t____238____ one pound of his flesh. He would choose the heart. Then Antonio would not be able to take business away from him any longer because he would be dead.
The news got w____239____ for Antonio. He lost another ship in a storm near Tripoli. It was a very large ship, and its cargo was very. The ship and its cargo sat at the bottom of the sea. The news soon came to Venice, and Shylock was happier than ever. Now he would have revenge on his old enemy.
He looked forward to taking one pound of Antonio’s flesh.
—Taken from The Merchant of Venice

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A Film for Mothers

“The reason why I chose to be a director was not for making films but for Li Huanying,” Jia Ling said.
Li Huanying, Jia’s mother, passed a___240___ when Jia was 19 years old. To express her sadness and regret, Jia d___241___ to make a film called Hi, Mom.
Based on her personal experiences, the film describes Jia travelling back to the year 1981, when she meets her mother at a young age and becomes c___242___ friends with her mom.
The 39-year-old d___243___, Jia Ling, never imagined that her film would make history. It has taken in 5 billion yuan, according to professional box office（票房）tracker Dengta. “Hi, Mom is a big s___244___ in the film industry, as the work is special. Jia Ling not o___245___ puts her love and memories of her decreased mother into the film but also lets the viewers feel her sincerity （真诚）, “said Shi Chuan, Chairman of the Shanghai Film Association.
Hi, Mom has received many positive（积极的）reviews as well. Many people couldn’t stop crying b___246___ the film describes true love between a daughter and a mother. In fact, the film is f___247___ of sincerity and touching moments. A large n___248___ of Internet users showed their love on Weibo with a hashtag（标签）”photo of my mother when she was young”.
Jia Ling spent a lot of time and effort m____249____ the film Hi, Mom. Now she is already considered as China’s most commercially successful female director, “The Hollywood Reporter noted.


Every week, our teacher gives us a new topic to discuss in class. Last Monday, however, he asked us a very interesting question — “Do you think it is d____250____ to be a parent?” Some of the students said they thought it was easy, as parents never have to do any homework! Our teacher said he wouldn’t tell us the a____251____. He said he would let us be “a parent” for a week. He was sure we would find out how a parent will feel by the end of the week.
Then the teacher asked us to s____252____ the rest of the class in making “flour (面粉) babies”. We first took some big bags and filled them with flour in order to make the flour babies as h____253____ as real ones. We then tied the bags very tight(紧的), so the babies would not fall out. After that, we used cardboard (纸板) to make some arms, legs and a face for our flour babies, and then we d____254____ them in old pieces of clothing. My baby looked strange, as I am not good at art, but it was great fun.
When we finished, our teacher gave us all notebooks to record some funny e____255____ with the babies for the whole week. We had to carry them with us every day and look after them like real babies. That was really hard work! For example, one of my friends had quite a bad memory, and he l____256____ his flour baby on the bus one morning. We also had to feed the baby and get it for bed in the evening. Every night, I was supposed to get up three t____257____ to feed the flour baby. I was tired and fell a____258____ very quickly. Yet it was just a few hours before my alarm clock woke me up again. I got so little sleep t____259____ I had black bags under my eyes.
It was a hard time, but now the project is finished. I feel I have learnt that it is not easy to be a responsible(负责的) parent. I think it also gives me a new perspective (观点) on what my parents have done for me.

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Angel Falls is in Venezuela(委内瑞拉), South America. It is about 979 metres h____260____. It is the highest waterfall in the world. James Crawford Angel, an American explorer (探险家), was the first to fly over the falls in a plane. But he died there in 1937 b____261____ of the plane crash. To r____262____ him, people called the waterfall “Angel Falls”.
The best way to r____263____ Angel Falls is to take a plane. You can also get there by boat in the rain season. However, there is no p____264____ leading you to the bottom of it. Around Angel Falls, there are rainforests.
You can see the beautiful rainbows (彩虹) and many k____265____ of nice birds around Angel Falls. The waterfall is also a famous filming location. The wonderful waterfall in the 3D film Up(《飞屋环游记》) is j____266____ Angel Falls.
Every year, many people all around the world visit Angel Falls. But o____267____ a few lucky people can get the full view of the waterfall. A____268____ who takes the plane to visit the falls can get a certificate (证书) printed with “the brave explorer”. Do you want to get o_____269_____? Welcome to Angel Falls!

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In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different k____270____ of music—everything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so p____271____? Is it their music? Their looks? Yes, it’s both of these things, but it’s a____272____ something else: they’re elephants.
These musical elephants started at the TECC (泰国大象保护中心) in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and love them. And, like many zoos a____273____ the world, the TECC encourages elephants to paint.
Richard Lair w____274____ for the TECC．He loves his job there and knows a lot about elephants. He says some of the animals’ paintings are very good. But, in fact, elephants h____275____ better than they see. And so he had an idea: if elephants are s____276____ and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a performance (表演), the elephants play a lot of i____277____ , including the drums and the xylophone (木琴).
But can elephants really make music properly? “Yes”, says Lair. They are very creative. Humans e____278____ the animals to play, but the elephants make their own songs; they don’t just copy their trainers (教练) o____279____ other people. There are now CDs of the group’s music which make money for the TECC．And the music these artists create is pretty amazing.

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Have you ever dreamed of time travelling? What would you do if you could jump back t____280____ of years into the past? If you could travel back, it would be best to avoid changing even the smallest thing. That’s b____281____ a small change could cause an unexpected result. This i____282____ is based on the butterfly effect(蝴蝶效应).
The butterfly effect is quite c____283____ in science fiction. In 1972, a world-famous weather scientist named Lorenz s____284____ at a meeting. He asked an important question: Does the flap(拍打) of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil lead to a tornado(龙卷风) in Texas? Did Lorenz r____285____ think the flap of a butterfly’s wings could start a tornado? No, of course not! His question is a metaphor(暗喻). It explained how a small change makes a big d____286____.
What about c____287____ taking small actions in your daily life, such as recycling a plastic bottle or planting a tree? How can these small actions lead to l____288____ results? You may not be able to imagine the effect that these small actions can have!
Today, the butterfly effect is still used in the study of weather, but the idea has reached far beyond i____289____. Many people use the idea to explain a series of events that happen in their lives.

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In July, China introduced the “double reduction” policy (双减政策). It hopes to reduce students’ learning burden (负担) by reducing homework and after-school classes. Three months have p____290____ since the new term began. How do students feel about this new policy?
“Our homework is clearly l____291____ than before,” said 13-year-old Shen Yu from Beijing. “We are not encouraged to buy workbooks anymore. The exercises are m____292____ from the textbook.”
According to Shen, teachers now teach at a much slower pace (节奏). Students have enough time to process new knowledge. “Our teachers are also giving us more c____293____ to do experiments (实验) and learn from real life,” said Shen. “For example, we went to research earthworms (蚯蚓) in a field during a biology class. This is a much b____294____ way to learn things than just hitting the books.”
For 13-year-old Zhang Ming from Tianjin, the best thing about “double reduction” is the increased time in after-school activities. “We can now spend more time t____295____ part in clubs and activities, such as dancing, volleyball and drama.” said Zhang.
Both Shen and Zhang find there are fewer exams now. But they think it’s probably not a good thing. “Each exam shows my progress as well as my weak points. Exams push me to study h____296____,” Zhang said.
She also pointed out that when burden is lightened (减轻), self-discipline (自律) is of great i____297____. “Some students now spend more time having fun when homework is f____298____ early. But if you use all the free time to r_____299_____, you might fall behind your peers (同龄人),” he said.

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Are you looking for something fun? Would you like to help other people in your s___300___ time? Then j___301___ us and be a volunteer!
We are a non-profit organization. We have volunteer jobs for people of all a___302___. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer. You can help people in many w___303___. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. H___304___ need volunteers to look after children while their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats w___305___ homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s h___306___ faces, I am happy, too.” said Carlos, a lady of 62. “I often played computer games in my free time, b___307___ now I help older people learn how to u___308___ computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18. If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a b____309____ world to live in.

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Every year, 12,000 to 14,000 e____310____ happen around the world, killing tens of thousands of lives. So when scientists talk about monitoring（监测）earthquakes, every second counts. Recently, a new AI system d____311____ by China is shortening the time it will take to detect（探测）earthquakes.
After an earthquake happens, most researchers can quickly release（发布）the time, p____312____, magnitude（震级）and depth of the earthquake. H____313____, they often don’t include the focal mechanism parameters（震源机制参数）, which can be used to predict（预测）the possible distribution（分布）of strong aftershocks（余震）.
“It t____314____ three to 10 minutes for other countries to release the focal mechanism parameters, but by this time, the earthquake has fully happened and the h____315____has been done,” Zhu said. “This new system can p____316____ the focal mechanism parameters in just one second and release the information before the aftershocks reach some areas.”
“If we are a____317____ to receive the warning information three seconds earlier after an earthquake happens, we’ll be able to r____318____ the wounded by 14 %. With 10 seconds earlier, the wounded can be reduced by 39%.” Zhu said.
This improvement is possible thanks to a deep learning method. The system is trained with millions of earthquake samples（样本）. It’s now t_____319_____ in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.

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Have you ever felt sorry when you see your mother running in and out of the kitchen when she is cooking something and trying to do s___320___ else at the same time? Do you want to save her some t___321___ so that she can enjoy cooking? With this situation in mind, Arthur Kenzo has i___322___ Ping-Pong.
The product is a cooking assistant t___323___ has no wires! It will make sure that mothers use their time in a better w___324___ while the food is being cooked. Ping-Pong is made up of an antenna (天线), a transmitter (传感器) and a receiver. The transmitter is called Ping, and it is fixed on to the cooking utensil (厨房用具) that is used for cooking the meal. Mothers don’t need to cook b___325___ they can carry the receiver, named Pong to control it to cook.
Then Ping keeps sending important cooking information to Pong. Mothers get the cooking information w___326___ having to go into the kitchen. Sometimes, food will get burnt if mothers f___327___ to keep checking. With this product, the food will n___328___ get burnt again.This u___329___ and smart product will help to save a lot of time. Mothers can make cooking time special with this inspiring tool.

Jason stopped as he walked down the street. He walked along this road o____330____, but he did not take notice of the vines (藤) that covered the bushes next to the road. He supposed they might have always been there, but w____331____ the recent rains and the strong sun, perhaps they had grown larger and longer.
He looked closer and saw bunches (串) of dark fruit under the broad leaves. That was strange. The dark fruit a____332____ looked like grapes, though they were pretty small. Grapes didn’t grow here, did they?
Jason shook his head and c____333____ his walk, but on the way back home, he stopped to look at the fruit once more. Made sure that they were indeed grapes, he picked a bunch o____334____ the vine along with a couple of leaves.
Back home, Jason c____335____ the leaves and fruit to the pictures he found online. He read carefully about the fruits that grew locally, and checked several resources to help confirm the plant.
After much r____336____, he decided they were indeed wild grapes. He tasted one carefully and then he began waiting an hour to see if there was any kind of reaction (反应). Later, there was nothing wrong with his throat, tongue or stomach. The grapes were s____337____!
He ate a few more and then got a bag. He also tool a pair of scissors with him to cut the vines where needed. Sometimes the vines t____338____ held the grapes were surprisingly strong. With his dog at his side this time, he collected all he could find.
Afterward, he made juice with them. The juice needed s_____339_____, but it was sweet already, because it tasted wild and natural, not to mention that it was free!
From then on, he kept an eye out for other local plants. He learned a lot about plants and wildlife, and he got some wonderful treats as he did it.

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In China, writing brushes, ink sticks, paper and ink stones are called the Four Treasures of Study. The writing brush in Huzhou, the ink stick in Huizhou, the xuan paper in Xuancheng and the ink stone in Duanxi are the most f____340____.
The writing brushes are used to draw the pictures on painted potteries（陶器）. They are m____341____ made of the hair of animals. Those made of wool are called yanghao and those made of the weasel’s（鼬）tail hair are c____342____ langhao.
The ink stick produced in Huizhou is of high quality. A s____343____ goes like this: Two famous skilled men Xi Chao and his son produced a kind of high-quality ink stick. As a r____344____, the Emperor Li Yu in the Southern Tang Dynasty agreed to give them the family name “Li”. From then on, the fame（声誉）of the Li Ink Stick s____345____ widely. In the Song Dynasty, its producing area was changed into Huizhou, and it was then called the Hui Ink Stick.
Paper is among the four great inventions in a____346____ China. The famous xuan paper appeared in the Sui and Tang dynasties. In Xuanzhou, its said that Cai Lun’s pupil Kong Dan took the job of producing paper but f____347____ to make perfect white paper. Later he happened to see the ebony（檀木）in the rivers. It was wet with the water and t____348____ white. Then he used the bark（树皮）to produce the world-famous xuan paper.
The ink stone was already very p____349____ in the Han Dynasty. In Ming and Qing dynasties, Duan Ink Stone, She Ink Stone, Tao Ink Stone and Chengni Ink Stone can not only be used in writing and painting but also for admiration.

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We all love travelling to other countries, but how much do we really learn about the places we visit? We enjoy the nice v____350____ from our hotel room, we look up our guidebook and visit the popular tourist spots, then we return home with happy memories and hundreds of photos! But what’s it l____351____ to live and study in another country?
Gina Rossi decided to spend a year in the USA as an exchange student. She knew the language would be difficult at first and she knew she would m____352____ her family and friends back home, but she wanted to experience the real America.
Gina stayed with a family in Mead, Colorado. “I didn’t want to go to a c____353____,” she says. Mead is a fairly small town, so it was ideal for her. What was the first thing that she noticed in America? “Everything was bigger,” she says. “The houses, the schools, the shops.” Gina found school life difficult at first. The classes in most high schools are very big. You have to be quite i____354____ and do almost everything on your own. And of course, everything was in English. But the teachers were excellent and the students were all really friendly. “They soon made me feel at home,” she says. Did anything s____355____ her? “I was expecting the food to be terrible,” she says. “But the family I stayed with enjoyed cooking, so in fact, it was really nice. In the summer, when the weather was hot, we had a lot of barbecues—I liked those.”
Gina now says that living in a place, rather than visiting as a tourist, is the only way to experience the culture of another country. And her a____356____ for others? “If you decide to go on an exchange, you should join in with everything to make the most of the experience.” Gina even joined in as a cheerleader for a high school football game—but only once!


参考答案：
1．(m)illions    2．(b)ut    3．(b)lowing    4．(v)ictory    5．(p)olite##(p)atient##(p)eaceful    6．(t)hrough    7．(d)estroyed

8．(e)veryone##(e)verybody    9．(d)elicious    10．(m)ixing    11．(u)sually    12．(d)ifference    13．(t)hird    14．(v)ariety

15．(f)ood    16．(c)hange    17．(e)asily    18．(e)nvironment    19．(s)urvive    20．(t)hemselves    21．(s)afe

22．(a)ngry    23．(f)illed    24．(e)arlier    25．(p)resent    26．(u)ntil    27．(k)ept    28．(c)almly

29．(d)isappointed    30．(p)aper    31．(e)xcitedly    32．(o)urselves    33．(g)one    34．(d)ropped    35．(s)trangers


36．(c)rowd    37．(s)tands    38．(L)ike    39．(s)pecial    40．(h)omes    41．(w)ishes##(w)ants    42．(o)ther    43．(j)obs    44．(o)pen    45．(w)elcome


46．(m)ade    47．(c)omputer    48．(p)resses    49．(m)agic    50．(i)nvented    51．(m)ost    52．(c)reate    53．(d)octors    54．(l)ike    55．(d)angerous

56．(n)arrow    57．(L)uckily    58．(b)roken    59．(s)ame    60．(b)oats    61．(r)each    62．(a)lone


63．(s)earched    64．(v)oice    65．(w)armth    66．(d)ark    67．(b)eating    68．(d)irection    69．(t)urn    70．(a)way    71．(a)fraid    72．(l)ighted##(l)it


73．(r)ealize##(r)ealise    74．(t)hey    75．(o)nly    76．(l)onger    77．(t)op    78．(b)ecause    79．(m)illion    80．(s)uch    81．(s)top    82．(s)ave


83．(y)ourself    84．(g)rowing    85．(p)oor    86．(b)adly    87．(l)ive    88．(a)way    89．(c)ollected    90．(c)ollege    91．(h)ero    92．(r)efused


93．(u)pset    94．(f)ree    95．(e)nd    96．(e)nough    97．(w)orth    98．(s)hared##(s)ent    99．(j)oined    100．(d)eal    101．(a)ccepted    102．(g)ood

103．(b)orrows    104．(f)aster    105．(h)eart    106．(o)thers    107．(p)arents    108．(b)ad    109．(c)ontrol


110．(h)urrying    111．(s)teps    112．(h)olding    113．(i)mpolite    114．(m)atter    115．(p)roper    116．(p)ublic    117．(t)hrough    118．(d)eal    119．(p)roud


120．(f)ewest    121．(o)ut    122．(c)hose    123．(w)atching    124．(a)ddress    125．(a)cted    126．(g)reater    127．(w)omen    128．(s)ense    129．(t)rusted


130．(k)eep    131．(o)ften    132．(p)refers    133．(i)ncludes##(i)nvolves    134．(s)tronger    135．(h)earing    136．(e)ither    137．(c)ommunications    138．(t)rue    139．(w)ithout


140．(a)pple    141．(a)ngrily    142．(s)uggested    143．(w)orry    144．(s)mile    145．(i)nterested    146．(n)ice    147．(h)im    148．(b)ack    149．(s)o


150．(f)ree    151．(b)lackboard    152．(f)oreign    153．(p)ronunciation    154．(t)hrough    155．(n)umber    156．(k)nown    157．(e)xpress    158．(n)either    159．(p)romised


160．(F)irst    161．(w)ritten    162．(d)angerous    163．(b)efore    164．(p)rotected    165．(a)ncient    166．(c)amera    167．(l)ife    168．(w)ith    169．(s)pace


170．(h)appier    171．(l)ittle    172．(m)ind    173．(c)reate    174．(l)ovely    175．(b)orn    176．(w)ork    177．(n)oticed    178．(a)sking    179．(f)ree


180．(p)rotect    181．(u)se    182．(s)horter    183．(b)rushing    184．(j)ust    185．(c)hange    186．(E)njoy    187．(g)ardens    188．(a)ctivities    189．(B)eing##(B)ecoming


190．(f)irst    191．(w)ith    192．(A)lthough    193．(l)ive    194．(W)hen    195．(m)arried    196．(c)ared    197．(h)elp    198．(m)achines    199．(t)oo


200．(b)ut    201．(r)eason    202．(r)ich    203．(o)lder    204．(n)ever    205．(m)istake    206．(l)osing    207．(p)oor    208．(r)aise    209．(s)pecial


210．(b)ecame    211．(g)roup    212．(e)xciting    213．(t)imes    214．(c)learly    215．(s)hare    216．(l)ight    217．(e)njoy    218．(n)eed    219．(s)pend


220．(b)uilt    221．(l)ies    222．(B)ritish    223．(u)sed    224．(s)afer    225．(e)nded    226．(s)pent    227．(o)pen    228．(t)hough    229．(w)orth


230．(h)is    231．(h)oped    232．(a)ngry    233．(p)aid    234．(m)ade    235．(g)one    236．(m)ore##(m)uch##(m)y    237．(h)appy    238．(t)ake    239．(w)orse


240．(a)way    241．(d)ecided    242．(c)lose    243．(d)irector    244．(s)uccess    245．(o)nly    246．(b)ecause    247．(f)ull    248．(n)umber    249．(m)aking


250．(d)ifficult    251．(a)nswer    252．(s)pend    253．(h)eavy    254．(d)ressed    255．(e)xperiences    256．(l)eft    257．(t)imes    258．(a)sleep    259．(t)hat


260．(h)igh    261．(b)ecause    262．(r)emember    263．(r)each    264．(p)ath    265．(k)inds    266．(j)ust    267．(o)nly    268．(A)nyone    269．(o)ne


270．(k)inds    271．(p)opular    272．(a)lso    273．(a)round    274．(w)orks    275．(h)ear    276．(s)mart    277．(i)nstruments    278．(e)ncourage    279．(o)r


280．(t)housands    281．(b)ecause    282．(i)dea    283．(c)ommon    284．(s)poke    285．(r)eally    286．(d)ifference    287．(c)onsidering    288．(l)arge##(l)arger    289．(i)tself


290．(p)assed    291．(l)ess    292．(m)ostly    293．(c)hances    294．(b)etter    295．(t)aking    296．(h)ard##(h)arder    297．(i)mportance    298．(f)inished    299．(r)elax


300．(s)pare    301．(j)oin    302．(a)ges    303．(w)ays    304．(H)ospitals    305．(w)ithout    306．(h)appy    307．(b)ut    308．(u)se    309．(b)etter


310．(e)arthquakes    311．(d)eveloped    312．(p)laces    313．(H)owever    314．(t)akes    315．(h)arm    316．(p)rovide    317．(a)ble    318．(r)educe    319．(t)ested


320．(s)omething    321．(t)ime    322．(i)nvented    323．(t)hat    324．(w)ay    325．(b)ecause    326．(w)ithout    327．(f)orget    328．(n)ever##(n)ot    329．(u)seful##(u)nusual


330．(o)ften    331．(w)ith    332．(a)lmost    333．(c)ontinued    334．(o)ff    335．(c)ompared    336．(r)esearch    337．(s)afe    338．(t)hat    339．(s)ugar


340．(f)amous    341．(m)ainly    342．(c)alled    343．(s)tory    344．(r)esult    345．(s)pread    346．(a)ncient    347．(f)ailed    348．(t)urned    349．(p)opular

350．(v)iew##(v)iews    351．(l)ike    352．(m)iss    353．(c)ity    354．(i)ndependent    355．(s)urprise    356．(a)dvice