At the school play, John decided to    1     (假装) he was a confident actor, even though he felt some a    2     (焦虑) about being on stage. He had a    3     (幽默的) role that required him to make silly f    4     expressions to entertain the audience. As the play progressed, John’s natural    5     (天赋) for comedy shone through, and his initial nervousness disappeared. His funny faces and comedic timing had everyone laughing, proving that he had a real gift for making people laugh.

There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel, and I know that the experience will make one a better person.

When travelling, I began to know the world better. The world is not just about me, my small town and home. Although we will meet different people from all over the world, we will realize that people are quite s    1     in dreams, hopes and feelings. Enjoy the different culture, a    2     we will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live. Once we understand their ways, it will n    3     be strange or scary. Often we read stories about other culture in books, but we can find there are quite a few d    4     things from those in the books when we visit their areas.

We often think our problems are very serious, b    5     we can realize that our biggest problems are not that big after travelling all over the world. On our journey we can a    6     meet lots of new friends. All our special experiences could make an interesting b    7    , which would be written with our special memories.

Traveling around is a w    8     experience. If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences, we would all be better people and the world would be a better place.

Amy, a famous piano player has shown her musical     1     (天赋) since childhood. She is c    2     of playing     3     (各种各样的) songs on the piano, especially those full of     4     (活力；能量). Her aim is to release her own album and she even wants to     5     (表演) on the international music stage. Unfortunately, she had a serious d    6     several years ago, and from then on her head often ached. However, she didn’t give up playing the piano and still tried out for a lot of music     7    (竞赛；比赛) across the country. As a result, she won a lot of     8     (奖项) and had an o    9     to play the piano abroad. Nowadays, she has gained both fame and fortune, but she still leads an     10     (普通的；平凡的) life.

目前，地球上能供养人类的资源有限，一些资源甚至正在耗尽。例如，地球上的氧气越来越少了。因此，一些人认为人类应该花更多的时间和金钱来探索太空和宇宙的秘密。太空探索直接产生了许多卫星和其他高端产品。根据卫星返回地球的数据和天气模式，科学家可以通过分析做出准确的天气预报。探索太空是浪费时间和金钱的论点是很肤浅的。最后，应该继续进行太空探索。

Currently, there are     1     resources on the globe to     2     mankind, and some resources are even     3    . For example, there is less and less     4     on Earth.     5    , some people     6     that humans should spend more time and money exploring space and     7     of the universe. Space exploration has directly     8     many satellites and other     9     products. According to the data and weather     10     sent back to Earth by satellites, scientists can make an accurate weather forecast through     11    . The     12     that exploring space is a waste of time and money is very     13    .     14    , space exploration should be continued.

Jack was walking towards me, but my new friends raised their eyebrows and piled their backpacks on the table so that there was no space left for Jack to sit down. This awkward situation froze the air. I     1     (显得很冷漠) and lowered my head when Jack looked at me. “     2     (我真丢脸)！” I thought later，“I should have spoken up for him when he was driven away.” With strong feelings of guilt, I realized I     3     (罪魁祸首). Therefore, I went to him and made an apology. To my surprise, Jack forgave me at once and smiled.

Exposed to the completely unfamiliar surroundings, I     1     (被一种无法抗拒的孤独感淹没).     2     (我是如此沮丧，以至于我感觉好像自己被扔进了黑暗的世界). I had a worried frown on my face every day. Luckily, the warm­hearted classmates     3     (真诚地激励我抓住每个机会参加集体活动), from which I gained a lot. Gradually     4     (不仅不拘束了，而且也增强了自信心).     5     (有我的同学支持我、安慰我，我变得越来越乐观). A smile of happiness appeared on my face.

I’m studying in a university for my bachelor’s degree and     1     (这是我第一次离开父母).

I     2     (发现自己既困惑又沮丧) in the first few weeks. I also     3     (想家), recalling all sorts of things back home. Later, I     4     (逐渐适应了新的环境) as an international student. Besides, I made friends and became increasingly confident day by day. Moreover,     5     (忙于学习和参与社会活动), I started to feel at home in the new environment. With everything changing for the better, I     6     (变得更有动力，更有抱负).

A bold boy     1     (满脑子充满了各种各样的鬼把戏). He often     2     (骗他的同学做各种各样的事情). Besides,     3     (他脾气暴躁). He was burning all his classmates up. Later, when criticized by his head teacher severely, the boy chewed on his lip, lowered his head and shed tears of shame.     4     (从那时起，男孩变得谦逊了).

Nowadays it’s common for     1     (许多学生) to skip breakfast. Some students think of breakfast as the least important meal of the day, while others say they have too little time in the morning     2     (consume) breakfast. However,     3     (疲倦，缺乏精力), students skipping breakfast can have poor academic performance and poor health.

    4     (吃早餐不仅是健康的基础) but it can also help you keep focused and study more efficiently. As a result,     5     (尽管时间有限), we should     6     (吃营养丰富的完美早餐，并避免吃垃圾食品).