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I'm a Muslim. Once I was eating at a restaurant,where there was a father     1    （seat)next to my desk with his two girls. I     2    （overhear)their conversation. The girls were     3    （constant)asking about everything and anything. And I was fascinated by their     4    （curious).

One of the girls looked at me and asked,"Daddy,why is she wearing that way?"Her dad responded     5     something that made my heart so warm. He said,"There are different religions,cultures and languages. We have to respect and learn about them. "He then went on     6    （share)his personal experience of living abroad and learning to speak Spanish.

This reminded me of a Harvard study that I had read about. Children who     7    （expose)to racism tend to accept and embrace     8    as young as age 3,and in just a matter of days. Only at that time did I realize the importance of the way we teach children about love,acceptance,understanding and respect. It should start from an early age. The     9    （early),the better. Kids imitate their parents' views and behaviour. It is you     10    are their role model.

【推荐2】Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar. Halfway     1     his talk, the speaker stopped and decided to create a group     2     (act). He went around the hall and gave each person a balloon. Each one was asked to write his or her name on the balloon     3     (use) a marker pen. Then all the balloons     4     (collect) and put in another room.

The speaker then led the group to the room full of balloons and asked them to find the balloons that had their names     5     (write) on within five minutes. Everyone was     6     (hurry) searching for their name, bumping into each other, pushing each other around. It was in chaos. At the end of the five minutes no one could find their own balloon.

Then each person was asked to randomly collect     7     balloon and give it to the person whose name was on it. Within two minutes everyone had their own balloon. When everyone quieted down, the speaker began to talk, saying that was exactly     8     was happening in their lives.

We may like to think of     9     (we) more important than others, but our happiness sometimes lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness     10     you will get your own happiness.

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10% of life is made up of what happens to you and 90% of life is decided by how you react.

What does this mean? Let us use    1    example.

You are having breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. What happens next     2    (determine)by how you react.

You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks     3     in tears. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs you find your daughter has been too busy     4    (cry)to finish her breakfast and get ready to go to school. She misses the bus. You have to drive your daughter to school    5    (you). After a 15-minute delay you arrive at school, And you arrive at the office 20    6    (minute)late. Your day has started terrible, As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse Why?   Because of how you reacted in the morning.

Here is     7    could have and should have happened. Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You     8    (gentle)say, "It’ s okay, honey, you just need to be more careful next time "Grabbing a towel you go upstairs and get your shirt    9    (change) And you come back down in time to see your child getting on the bus. Everything goes well. Two different scenarios. Both started the same     10     ended different. Why? Because of how you reacted.

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Most students     1     (study) abroad choose to live with a host family because it is relatively cheaper and they can freely communicate with local people.     2     (fortunate), it can be difficult to figure out what kind of person a host is. Some are very friendly. They offer good food     3     overseas students and teach them something about their customs and people. Sometimes, they may even drive students to school.     4     some students may end up with a mean and unfriendly host,     5     will ask them to pay extra charges if they eat too much, or complain because they use the shower too often. So, as a student, one of the     6    (luck) things is to find a pleasant home to live in.

Generally, rent varies according to your living     7     (require). If you’d like a big house with a garden and want to be the only guest, the rent will obviously be higher. And don’t forget the fact     8     you’ll generally     9     (expect) to pay the rent on a weekly or monthly basis.

Also, the location of the living area is very important. Most students choose to live not far away from their school or college. If you live a little far from where you study, it’s a good idea to live in     10     area with a good transportation.

【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。

Happy Birthday to You is a happy song,     1     the story behind it may not be known to all. Two sisters, Mildred Hill and Dr. Patty     2    (write) a song for children     3    (call) Good Morning to All. The song was sure to be     4     success due to    5    talents. The sisters published the song in 1893.

Thirty-one years later, a gentleman by the name of Robert H. Coleman published the song without the sisters     6    ( permit). And     7    (make) matters worse, he added a second verse, which was the familiar Happy Birthday to you.

Mr. Coleman's addition of the second verse     8    (popular) the song and eventually, Happy Birthday to You, the one and only birthday song totally replaced the sisters' Good Morning to All.

After Mildred died in 1916, Patty took Mr. Coleman to court. In court, she proved that she and her sister owned the melody. Because the family     9    (legal)owns the song, they are entitled to royalties from it whenever it is sung     10    commercial purposes.

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It was my first trip to India, alone. One day, as I     1    (walk) through a local market, a ten-year-old boy came over and begged me to buy a book,    2    had the words “Interesting India” on its cover. I bought it,    3    (think) that when I returned home it would remind me     4    my wonderful Indian adventure. The book claimed that India's people were very welcoming of tourists, and never tried     5    (cheat) them. As I read I felt deeply touched by these warm words.

Suddenly, a monkey came down from a nearby tree, snatched the book from my hand and took it away, along with my bag which contained all my belongings. I couldn't do anything but stand and stare. Then a man approached me and asked       6     I wanted my belongings back. He said it would cost

me five US dollars. I had no other choice       7    (leave), so I agreed to pay, but only after my bag was returned.

He blew a whistle and the monkey     8    immediate) threw the bag down. I picked it up and gave him the money. I later learned that     9    man made his living this way: tricking tourists.

This was the     10    (bad) thing I ever experienced in “Interesting India”.

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When Joe began his school, all     1    (sign) pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite disappointing. The fourth grade even found him at the bottom of the class. Joe struggled     2    (handle) his school work day and night, but what made him upset was that it did not work-until one stormy afternoon.

On that afternoon, the math teacher was introducing difficult concepts     3     dark clouds covered the sky, and the storm set in. Although she tried to make the kids concentrate, the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one grasped the concepts. Except for Joe. He understood and answered all     4     questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it.     5    (encourage) by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon mathtime     6    (follow) by the time for art. All children naturally drew dark pictures     7     such a day. Except for Joe.

Since then, Joe started to take on more     8    (challenge) tasks than before. His math teacher was always curious about the amazing change: “Why had that stormy day changed Joe?” he put forward the question with    9    (cautious).

At the graduation ceremony, Joe presented the teacher with his most familiar     10    (collect)—the picture of bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written; This is the day I woke up to my brightness.

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Magic Touch
From my hotel room window，I could see a large advertisement board with his face on it: Jason, the Great Magician.
I absent-mindedly turned the     1    (page) of the phone book and came across a city map. Drinking my iced coffee I ran my fingers along the streets     2    the hotel to the opera hall. Not more     3    a half-hour walk, I thought.
I looked     4    (quick) at the clock, "The show starts in one hour; plenty of time! I drank the rest of my coffee and went to take a shower. Soon after, I was on my way to the show,     5    (carry) a fancy black handbag and a happy smile.
The hall was dark when I came in; the show was about     6    (begin). I made my way backstage just     7    the great magician was putting on his top hat.
“Daddy, I'm so glad to see you,” I     8    (whisper), I'm in town for the writer’s class, but I just couldn’t miss your show.” I gave him a quick hug and went back into the seating area，leaving him with a     9    (surprise) smile. I settled down in the darkness, and the curtains opened.
Magically, that show remains the Great Jason's best     10    (perform) to this day.