【推荐1】In Hangzhou, borrowing books from the library is now as simple as shopping online: click, pay    1     wait for delivery.

The city’s public library recently launched a program on WeChat,     2     popular Chinese messaging software, enabling its readers to check out books online and get them     3     (deliver) to their homes at low prices.

To enjoy the “Hangzhou enjoyable reading” service, one first needs to follow the library’s official WeChat account,     4     provides a list of books. After picking books, borrowers are required    5     (present) the information such as their library membership cards, cell phone numbers and so on. The selected items will be delivered by express within three days after payments. Each reader can borrow up to 5 books once and 20 books at most     6     total. The books can be borrowed for up to 40 days. Readers now can borrow the library’s most popular books in this way. The online books will be renewed and enriched     7     (gradual) according to readers’ borrowing habits and    8     (prefer). At the end of December, the library’s old and classic books     9    (put) online too, making the total number of books available and bringing borrowers a lot of     10     (convenient).

For thousands of years, people have told fables (寓言)     1     (teach) a lesson or to pass on wisdom. Fables were part of the oral tradition of many early cultures, and the well-known Aesop’s fables date to the     2     (six) century, B. C. Yet, the form of the fable still has values today, as Rachel Carson says in “A Fable for Tomorrow”

Carson uses a simple, direct style common to fable. In fact, her style and tone (口吻) are     3     (seeming) directed at children. “There was once a town in the heart of America,     4     all life seemed to enjoy peaceful existence with is surroundings,” her fable begins, borrowing some familiar words from many age-old fables. Behind the simple style, however, is a serious message     5     (intend) for everyone. Different from traditional fables, Carson’s story ends with     6     accusation instead of a moral. She warns of the environmental dangers facing society, and she teaches that people must take responsibility for     7     (save) their environment.

The themes of traditional fables often deal with simple truths about everyday life. However, Cason’s theme is a more weighty warning about environmental     8    (destruct). Carson proves that a simple lyric form that has been passed down through the ages can still     9     (employ) today to draw attention     10     important truths.

【推荐1】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 Li Lan’s travel journal, she described her experience back in San Francisco—a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that     1     (occur) in 1906.

In the morning, she walked around the Mission District,     2     (look) at the street art for a few hours.     3     (impress) by some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck, she exclaimed, “What     4     mix of cultures there!”

Later, she headed to a museum     5     the historical changes in California were showed. In 1848, gold was discovered near San Francisco and a gold rush started. Many Chinese arrived during this period.     6     (earn) a living, some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown. The museum did a     7     (real) good job of showing how America was built by immigrants from different     8     (country) and cultures.

In the evening, Li Lan toured Chinatown. There were so many nice cafes and restaurants to choose     9    . She selected a Cantonese restaurant and enjoyed some     10     (tradition) Chinese dishes.

Do you like trying different things? Are you afraid of things that you think you’re bad at?

Last year I started to learn Tai Chi(太极) to improve my health and reduce my stress. It was something new for me, and I     1     (find) it quite difficult, very different from anything I’d ever learned before. Small     2     (move) are important in Tai Chi. I used to be fast and active. In order     3     (learn) Tai Chi, I had to be     4     (patience). After lots of practice. Tai Chi isn’t as difficult     5     it was before for me now.

We tend to like doing things we are good at—that’s normal.     6     example, I spend much time on badminton and tennis because I’m naturally very good at them. However, I’m very bad at anything     7     involves keeping balance, like skating and gymnastics. Tai Chi has     8     (great) improved my balance, which     9     (be) a very good thing for me.

My point is that you can keep     10     (do) the things you’re good at and live in your comfort zone, or you can try something new. If you don’t try new things, you’ll never know what it would be like.