【推荐1】阅读下列材料, 在空白出填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。

Car registration plates （牌照） are just a series of numbers and letters, right? Well, yes…but not for everyone.

France was the first country     1    （introduce） plates in 1893. Early number plates differed    2    shape and size, and were made of lots of different materials, including iron, cardboard and even pressed soybeans. In fact, it was not until 1957     3     car manufacturers and the governments agreed on standardized plates.    4    was first registered in the UK was A1. The letter “A” showed the number was from London, while the number “1” showed it was the first number issued. At the moment, number plates     5    （consist） of a sequence of letters and numbers are applied in the UK.

Different EU countries also use different arrangements of numbers and letters, and their systems have changed many times because these letter-number     6    （combine） keep running out. In the past decades, some number plates     7     （become） extremely valuable, particularly those that spell out words.     8    （basic）, numbers on the plates can be used to represent words or parts of words. For example, “NVERLA8” means “Never Late”. And the     9    （expensive） number ever was “M1” which    10     unknown buyer has acquired for ￡331,000.

【推荐3】Directions: After reading the passage below, 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 or phrase that best fits each blank.

The British capital is known around the world for having one of the most active and innovative art scenes. This also applies to theatre performances, and in fact, many people who visit London    1    (include) watching a theatre play into their must-do list. The Shakespeare's Globe Theatre stands out among the more than one hundred theatres in London.

The Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was opened in 1997 and it    2    (be) a key reference in the world of the arts ever since. Its history and its very existence are closely linked to the Globe Theatre, which was originally built in 1599 in Southwark. At that time it was a cultural and entertainment centre    3    a large number of play houses English playwright William Shakespeare was attracted to the area for the same reason. The company for which he wrote his plays mostly decided to open a play house called The Globe in Southwark,    4    popularity was then booming. Unfortunately, the theatre was forced to close down,    5    the Puritans took over the Parliament.

The site of the old theatre remained    6    (close) for four centuries, until in the early 1970s a project was launched to reconstruct the play house. The reconstruction was not easy, as it was hard to find reliable sources    7    (give) accurate information on the design of the original theatre. The director tried to build a replica that was as close to the original as possible. The sitting area is made up of basic benches like    8    that were used in the 16th century, but the building also has some modern features, like a restaurant, a library, or a souvenir shop.

Currently, the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre    9    seat an audience of 1,557 people.    10    (be) such an important part of English heritage, the theatre has been chosen as the background for cinema and television scenes in many films.

【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。

Ancient art doesn’t have to be boring. Technology in the 21st century can help to bring it     1     life by integrating the best of the old and the new.

    2     (walk) into the China Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, people     3     (amaze) by the sight of a huge digital painting. It was a digitisation of the famous painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival by Chinese artist Zhang Zeduan.

The original painting shows life during the Northern Song period,     4     includes many details of ancient Chinese customs, lifestyles and technology.

In the digital painting, a lot of these details are animated. Farmers work in their fields;     5     (sail) move around on their boats and people eat and conduct business in restaurants. Parts of the background     6     (process) in the same way. You can see the wind blowing through the trees     7     across the water. These animations     8     (perfect) integrate modern technology and ancient art.

Digital technology enables today’s artists     9     (express) their ideas in ways that ancient artists would not believe possible. Techniques such as animation and 3D projection make art come alive.

Digitising ancient art allows us to explore the practices of long ago. It also makes the art     10     (access) to the world while protecting the original artworks for the future.

【推荐3】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。

In ancient China lived an artist whose paintings were almost lifelike, who     1     (special) in painting. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called     2     (dozen) of artists to come and present their     3     (fine) work, so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would     4     (choose), but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor’s chief minister, the old man laughed. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River -- perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world.

Filled with     5     (curious), the artist packed his bags and left.     6     he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and pointed down the river. The next morning he hired a boat and set out     7     (find) the well-known painter. The small boat moved gently along the river and the mountains were silently reflected in the water,     8     made him speechless. He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue. And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds     9    (surround)the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears.     10     doubt, Mother Nature is the greatest artist he was looking for.