【推荐1】Directions: After reading the two passages 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.

In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends.     1     they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections (注射) so that they won’t carry disease afterwards. They have special animal food stores,     2     they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.     3     you visit people’s houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody     4     (allow) to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law    5     killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by car, people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as     6    . When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

【推荐2】Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.

The impact of smoke screen on adolescents

The study began by recruiting over 2,600 US school children aged 10 to 14 who had never smoked. Each child was then asked if they had watched any of 50 movies randomly     1    (select) from 601 box office hits. The number of occurrences of smoking in each film was recorded.

When followed up one to two years later, 10 percent of the children had tried     2    (smoke). The children in the top quarter of exposure to movie smoking were 2.7 times more likely to have tried a cigarette than     3     in the lowest quarter of exposure. This effect was independent of other factors that might influence the child’s smoking behavior, such as friends or family smoking.

“If provides more evidence     4     movies have a strong impact on adolescents,” says Dalton, an expert in cancer risk behavior in children. “Previous studies suggested that smoking in movies     5    (influence) adolescent smoking behavior, but this is the first study to show that viewing smoking in movies predicts     6    will start smoking in the future.”

Dalton says a previous study by the team showed that children were more likely to smoke     7     their favorite actor smoked. “We know from past studies it’s very rare for smoking to be portrayed in a negative light. Smokers in movies tend to be tough guys or sexy, rebellious women, which appeals to adolescents,” she told New Scientist.

Movies which depict smoking     8     be given an adult rating or “R rating” in the US, suggests Glantz, which would mean that children under 17 could not see the film     9     a parent. An R rating for smoking in movies would prevent about 330 adolescents in the US from starting to smoke and ultimately     10    (extend) 170 lives every day,” he writes.

【推荐3】Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
(“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛)

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said, “The Belt and Road Initiative (倡议)     1     (be) ‘a project of the century’ that will benefit people across the world.”

Xi made the remarks when     2     (deliver) a speech at the opening ceremony of the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Named after the historic Silk Road, the Belt and Road Initiative     3     (propose) by Xi in 2013 to chart out new fields for international cooperation.

“Going through thousands of miles and years, the     4     (anciently) silk routes embody (体现) the spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness (包容), mutual learning     5    mutual benefit.” Xi told an audience of more than 1,500 from across the globe. “The Silk Road spirit     6     (become) a great heritage (遗产) of human civilization so far.” he said.

A total of 29 foreign     7     (head) of state and government leaders attended the forum, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Other delegates (代表) include officials, entrepreneurs, financiers and journalists     8     over 130 countries and representatives of key international organizations. The United States sent a delegation     9     (lead) by Matt Pottinger.

By all means, the forum,     10     also features a round-table summit of global leaders on Monday, is one of the premium gatherings in today’s world.

【推荐2】That Beijing together with Zhangjiakou succeeded in getting the chance     1    (host) the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City. Word came    2    the Beijing -- Zhangjiakou high-speed railway ,    3    (locate) in North China, is currently under construction and     4    (expect) to be completed by 2020 in preparation for the cities to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

    5    , the project is a big challenge line, with ten stations situated along its route, starting from Beijing North Railway Station, heading west through the Great Wall, three times the     6    (long)of the capital's territory. Having a     7    (totally) investment of 31.17 billion yuan , the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes, with the train     8    (travel) at an average of 250km/h. According to the plan, the high-speed railway will build two branch lines-- one is to Yanqing Station and     9    other to Taizicheng of Chongli,     10    the Olympic village lies. The full railway, which includes 72–kolometers section through Beijing , will be completed in four and a half years.