I love living in the city because I can find opportunities for culture,     1    (educate) and entertainment. I     2    (live) in London ever since I was five years old. I can visit the museums, the zoo, cinema and community centers     3     my free time. I can also read good books in public libraries and bookshops. Besides, I can visit lovely and peaceful parks     4    (relax) myself. However, the people     5     live in the country don't like to live in the city because they feel stressful, noisy and crowded.

I also like living in the country. I can feed cows, goats and chickens, and even learn to ride     6     horse. I can also go on nature walks, and explore forests, caves and     7    (beach). However, some city people think country life is lonely because they think they are cut off from the outside world. They are also more likely to be lonely when     8    (live) in a big city.

So it is hard to decide whether city life is better than country life or not.     9    (actual), it's not where you live but how you live that decides     10    (you) happy life.

【推荐2】People are like potatoes. After potatoes have been harvested they have to         1    (spread)out and sorted in order to get the maximum market dollar. They are divided according to size—big,         2         and small. After the potatoes have been sorted and bagged,       3         are loaded onto trucks. All Idaho potato farmers use this method—all but         4    .

One farmer never bothered to sort the potatoes at all. Yet he made the most money. A         5    (puzzle) neighbor finally asked him, “    6         is your secret？” He said, “It's simple. I just load up the wagon with         7         and take the roughest road to town. During the eight－mile trip, the little potatoes always fall to the         8    . The medium potatoes land in the middle,           9         the big potatoes rise to the top.” That's not only true           10         potatoes. It is a law of life. Big potatoes rise to the top on rough roads, and tough people rise to the top in rough times.

Whenever I feel lonely, I have a secret recipe     1     never fails: rice, milk and sugar, cooked low and slow. No matter how bad my mood is, that perfect     2     （combine） is always enough to lift my spirits. Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick, not to mention the lovely creamy flavour, which works like a time machine immediately transporting me     3     to my sunny childhood. With     4     （pleasant）, I remember the lazy Sunday afternoons I   used to spend in the warmth of my grandma's flat,     5     （listen） to her wonderful stories and greedily eating bowl after bowl of her delicious rice pudding I take my time     6     every spoonful, gently rolling the silky dessert around my mouth and enjoying the perfect     7     （marry） of rice and milk, Before I know it, I'm happy again.

My experience with rice pudding illustrates the unique power of “comfort food”. In its     8     （broad） sense, comfort food refers to any food that makes us feel better, In this article, we will talk about a particular type of comfort food     9     power mainly lies in the associations it calls to mind. It often makes up     10     bad feelings by helping us recall happy memories of the people, things or places we love.

Qian Xuesen, a gifted rocket scientist     1     led China's space and rocketry programs, was born in Shanghai in December 1911. He     2     (admit)into Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1929. In1934, he won     3     scholarship and in 1935 he left China to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One year later, he     4     (go)to the California Institute of Technology to start graduate studies under Theodore yon Kármán, a world-famous professor of aerodynamics(空气动力学).

From 1938 to 1955, Qian stayed in America, working with Kármán to research aerodynamics, rocketry and missiles. Despite his high salary and comfortable life in the US, Qian remained     5     (concern)about his home country's development. In October 1955, Qian braved all the difficulties and     6     (final)made his way back to China.

Upon his arrival, Qian Xuesen, together     7     dynamics expert Qian Weichang, established the Institute of Mechanics. Then Qian set out     8     (1ead)China's missile and rocketry programs.

Uninterested in fortune and fame, Qian devoted his life to     9     (rebuild)the nation. ''As a Chinese technician, my life's purpose is to serve the people, '' he said. ''If after I die the public feels I have made a contribution during my life, that     10     (approve)will be the highest praise of all. '' Qian died on Oct. 31, 2009. The Chinese people will never forget his contribution.

Yuan Longping, one of the most famous     1    （science）throughout the world, who     2    （bear）in 1930 , considers himself     3     ordinary farmer. He witnessed that there were so many people     4    （suffer）hunger in the countryside when he was young.

    5     he made up his mind to change it and has devoted all his life to     6    （grow）super hybrid rice since then. Thanks to his outstanding achievements, the UN has more-confidence to win the battle to rid the world     7    hunger. Yuan Longping loves to lead a common life     8    （simple）and is     9    （generosity）with his money, giving away millions of money to help others. He makes     10    a duty to love and show concern for his people, setting a good example to us all.

【推荐2】I was driving home late    1    my car lost momentum (动力) and got slower and slower. Nothing I did seemed to make any    2     (different). “It can’t be fuel, ” I thought. The petrol gauge (汽油标量) was showing I had plenty    3    (leave). Then my car died completely after I    4    ( manage) to roll to the side of the road. It was an extremely dark, lonely country road. Neither a single person     5    any traffic was in sight at all. I felt like an idiot. I should not have left without charging my cell phone. The battery was dead and I was alone without any way    6    (contact) my family. Time dripped slowly like a leaking tap.

“God, help me !” I begged anxiously. “Is there someone who will be kind enough to stop and help me out?”     7    , there was no sign of anyone. I was starting to panic,    8    (feel) completely abandoned. Suddenly I saw a faint light     9    the distance. I waved my white scarf as hard as possible. It was a huge lorry. The driver stopped and kindly drove me to the nearest hotel,     10    I had a rest, and I called my family and explained what had happened. How lucky I was! When he stopped for me, I felt as if I had just found a million dollars.

Hello! I’m Sarah Williams. I feel honoured     1    (be) here and to share with you the story of how music has had an impact     2     my life.

I     3    (diagnose) with a serious disease which was difficult to cure two years ago. Afraid and     4    (discourage), I thought I didn’t have much longer to live. Fortunately, a song     5    (call) “Happy” appeared when I had to go through a two-hour medical treatment.

    6     music meant to me was the medicine of the mind.     7    (listen) to music gave me happiness and made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind. And music gave me strength and brought me     8    (relieve). In addition, music gave me hope and     9     sense of satisfaction. It was my best friend that spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being.

We all go through various     10    (period) when we feel sad or alone. Music is the thing that can help you in the same way that it helped me.