How to Become Really Beautiful

It’s often said that inner beauty is much more important than physical beauty. I think we can become     1     (true) beautiful if we do as the following:

To start with, we     2     (suppose) to wear clean clothes which are suitable for students. We should also keep our classroom, school, and our surroundings clean and tidy.

In the second place, in order to make     3     (contribute) to our dear motherland in future, we ought to do exercise usually to keep healthy. And it’s     4     (we) duty to try to learn as much knowledge as possible.

In addition, our parents take good care     5     us every day and our teachers educate us patiently every class, it’s reasonable    6     we respect them from the bottom of our hearts.

Furthermore, all classmates are brothers and    7     (sister) of a warm big family. Blood is     8     (thick) than water. We need to get on well with one another, and help someone who’s in need.

Last but not least, we mustn’t get into the habit of smoking, drinking, being    9     (addict) to online games and so on.

All in all, we’re to become useful talents sooner     10     later, if we do as I mentioned above.

Having been occupied with her graduation exam for a month, Bonnie Rivers passed     1     finally. But unfortunately, though     2     (die) to get it on her own, she could not collect her certificate, because the building     3     the graduation ceremony was being held was not wheelchair     4     (access). So she had to     5     (accompany) by her friend, who then came to Bonnie’s     6     (assist) while she waited outside.     7     situation would not have happened     8     a qualified architect had designed a building with wheelchair access.     9     is often the case, the rights of the     10     (disable) are not taken seriously.

One of the biggest challenges     1     (face) students today is how to concentrate on studies. Almost all of them are struggling for their concentration power. In an age     2     mobile phones and the Internet are eating up most of our time and energy, one can understand how difficult it is to focus attention and energy on studies.

One of the most important     3     (factor) for developing concentration on a task, whether it is study or anything else,     4     (be) to develop an interest in that task. We are able to focus     5     (easy). If you ever want to concentrate on anything and studies are no     6     (except), you need     7     (ensure) that the environment around you is distraction (注意力分散) free. So the question is not how to concentrate on studies     8     how to avoid distractions that have swallowed up mankind today. The only way to guarantee a distraction-free environment is by     9     (get) rid of all the unnecessary things around you, including the electronic gadgets (小器具)     10     mobile phones.

What’s the right college for you?

    1    (do) the college you're considering offer classes and learning opportunities     2     interest you? You don’t need to declare a college major until your junior year of college—but you’re more likely     3    (succeed) if you’re excited about and engaged by the options available to you.

Consider    4     (you) learning style: do you prefer informative lectures or lively discussions?

Research and analysis or hands-on experience and practice? Writing papers or working in small groups?

Look for the academic experience you’ll need to feel     5    (challenge) and engaged, and what support you’ll need for success—peer tutoring,     6    (access) professors, and career services are just some of     7     options you might find on campus. Check out course and program     8    (describe), reviews of professors, and sit in on some classes if you’re able to visit campus.

    9    (assess) your chances of admission can be a good way to identify a strong academic match. Most admissions counselors tell us that your GPA and the quality of your high school classes are the most important elements of your college application,     10    standardized test scores not far behind.

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years     1     the use of animal bones and shells on which symbols     2     (a)arve) by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today's hanzi.

By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols     3     (become) a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically,     4     (lead) to many varieties of dialects and characters. This,     5    , changed under the rule of Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty.

Emperor Qinshihuang made the seven major states into one     6     (unite) country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system was of great     7     (important) in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can all still communicate     8     (easy) in writing.

Written Chinese has also become an important means by     9     China’s present is connected with its past. People in modern times can read the classic     10     (work) which were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese culture.

English is now the first language of about 400 million people, the mother language of 12 countries and the     1    （office）language of one-fifth of the land area of the world. That means one in every seven people in the world speak English.

More and more people have found     2     important to learn English well in recent years. In Italy, for example, English is     3     must for many technical jobs. In China, English is the most important foreign language     4     is learned at school.

The English language has never stopped     5     （change）. It always borrows words and phrases from other     6     （culture）to enlarge its vocabulary. In fact, modern English is quite different from what it     7     （be）hundreds of years ago.

English is so     8     （wide）used that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international     9     （communicate）. Now 75% of the world’s mail is in English. 60% of the world’s telephone calls are made in English. 60% of the world’s radio stations are broadcast in English and over half of the world’s books and magazines     10     （write）in English.