【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The ancient Xi’ an held China’s 14th National Games in September. Being the capital of thirteen     1    (dynasty) throughout Chinese history, the ancient city has never been far from sports. Starting from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty (618-907),     2     city has held many sports events. Cuju, the origin of modern football, was an     3    (amaze) game requiring kicking a ball into a net.

    4    (describe) as a form of entertainment among the public, Cuju first appeared in the ancient Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce (Strategies of the Warring States). In this period, people played the game     5     fun. Later, Cuju was     6    (usual) played in the army for military training purposes during the Han Dynasty. Emperor Hangaozu Liu Bang, the first emperor of the Western Han Dynasty not only liked watching Cuju games, but always tried his footwork on the playground. Liu Che, emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty,     7     was crazy about Cuju, would build a Cuju field wherever his army went. He used Cuju as a way     8    (train) soldiers. The     9    (early) record of women Cuju players can date back to the Han Dynasty.

As a way of national culture protection, Cuju     10    (list) into the first group of China’s intangible cultural heritages (非物质文化遗产) in 2006.

【推荐3】阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。

A group of students from China’s Tibet Autonomous Region (自治区) set out from Lhasa on Friday     1     (begin) a sports tour in Beijing.

    2     eight middle school students from Damxung   Country will visit the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. Then the group will take training     3     (class) with professional football coaches (教练) from Spain.

“I started practising     4     (play) football in primary school. Now I’m a little nervous but     5     (excite) about the journey. It’s the first time for     6     (I) to leave my hometown. The place     7     I want to visit most in Beijing is the Bird’s Nest.” said sixteen-year-old Teazin Phuntsok.

Tenzin, along     8     his fellow students,     9     (choose) from more than 60 candidates (候选人), all of whom are from remote places in Tibet. The tour they are about to take is a part of “Free Football for All”, a project launched (发起) by Samaranch Foundation. In order to     10     (gradual) promote football and the country’s new national fitness program, the project has organized football training for young people in grassroots (基层) football leagues across China.

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Instruments are a necessary part of making music, but what music sounds like will also depend upon     1     (it) style and rhythm (节奏). Music is often divided     2     two main groups: classical music and popular music. These names can mean different things to different people, and their meanings can change over time.

Classical music is     3     (main) used to describe more formal music, often performed in front of a silent audience. Most of this music     4     (write) a long time ago. Classical music is often played by an orchestra     5     musicians play either woodwind, brass, or stringed instruments.

Popular music is what many people play or listen to for fun. It could be folk, country, pop and rock. Often the music style changes with each new generation of     6     (musician). All over the world there are     7     (talent) musicians who perform this style of music     8     (earn) a living or just for fun. A band of musicians usually play a certain style of music that they like,     9     (create) a sound that is special to them.

There are many famous orchestras throughout     10     world, with many countries having their own special ones.

【推荐3】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

A professor of public health at UCLA says that pet ownership might provide a new form of health care. As far back as the 1790s, the elderly at a senior citizens’ home in England     1    (encourage) to spend time with farm animals. This helped patients’ mental state more than the cruel therapies     2     (use) on the mentally ill at the time. In recent years, scientist have finally begun to find proof     3     contact with animals can increase a sick person’s chance of survival and has been shown     4     (lower) heart rate, calm upset children, and get people to start a conversation.

Scientists think that animal companionship is beneficial     5     animals are accepting and attentive, and they don’t criticize or give orders. Animals have the unique ability to be more social. For example, visitors to nursing homes get more social responses from patients when they come with animal companions.

Not only do people seem     6    (anxious) when animals are nearby, but they may also live longer. Studies show that a year after heart surgery, survival rates for heart patients were higher for those with pets in their homes than those without pets. Elderly people with pets make fewer trips     7     doctors than those without animal companions, possibly because animals relieve loneliness. Staying with animals is believed to create a peaceful state of mind,     8    (result) in a favourable environment for everyone.

Research confirms that the findings concerning senior citizens can be applied to restless children. They are more easy-going when there are animals around with, with     9     company they tend to calm down more easily. They involve     10     in playing with animals and the presence of animals comforts them greatly.