【推荐1】阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。

Mrs. Baker lives in a small town in England. H    1     husband can do everything well. He goes to Sydney and f    2     a job there. He works hard and gets a lot of m    3    . Mr. Baker misses his wife and children very much. So he asks them to travel to Sydney. They are very h    4    .

It’s very far f    5     England to Sydney. Mrs. Baker and her children m    6     take a plane. They are traveling in a plane for the f    7     time, so they are all excited. The two children don’t feel tired although(尽管) they can’t fall asleep the night before. They play w    8     each other after the plane takes off(起飞). Their mother tries to stop them, b    9     they don’t listen to her. Mrs. Baker becomes angry and says, “Don’t p    10     here! Go and play outside!”

【推荐2】After they rode their bicycles for one and a half hours. Kangkang, Michael and Darren     1     (到达)at a parking lot near Tian’anmen Square. The parking lot was full o    2    tour buses. Cars and bicycles. So they had to look for s    3     to park their bicycles. After parking their bicylcles. They walked to Tian’anmen Square. Darren and Michael were surprised at Tian’anmen Square. They took out a    4    ['kæmərə] and took many pictures as they were exploring happily, more and     5     people came to the square. While the crowd was pushing Darren in all directions, someone stepped on his feet. “Ouch! Don’t push!’ he shouted. When Darren finally pushed his way out, he couldn’t find his friends. He was    6    worried to think about what to do. His heart was b    7     fast. Slowly he walked to the near side of the square and sat on a step beside a tree sadly. He didn’t raise his headu    8    someone called him. I    9    was Kangkang. “Oh, Darren! There you are! It’s great to find you” as soon as the three boys saw each other. They all jumped around    10    (高兴地).

【推荐1】English has become w    1     used around the world. Why has this happened? We may find the answer from the history.

In the nineteenth century, Great Britain became a p    2     country, so English became an international language. Then, since 1950s, the USA has become more and more powerful. The American computer and Internet industry have taken the leading     3     (位置) in the world. As a r    4    , the Internet has helped English to become much more     5    (流行的). China has developed     6     (rapid) since the reform and opening-up. More     7     more ring roads and subways have     8     (appear) and buildings in Beijing are becoming     9     (tall) and brighter. People’s     10     (live) conditions have improved a lot. And there are more and more kinds of food and clothes to     11     (satisfy) people’s needs. Children can study not     12     in modern schools but also     13     the Internet. People can enjoy good medical care. What’s more, communications are becoming easier and quicker—People can use telephones, cellphones, fax machines and the Internet.

     Beijing has made rapid progress and it has already succeeded in     14     (host) the 2008 Olympic Games. I think it is important to remember the past, live in the present and dream     15     the future.

【推荐2】Stonehenge, a rock circle, is not only one of Britain’s most famous historical places but also one of its greatest mysteries.

Every year more than 750, 000 v    1     go there. People like to go to this place especially in June b    2     they want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the year.

For many years, historians believed Stonehenge was a temple (寺庙) where ancient leaders tried to c    3     with the gods. However, historian Paul Stoker thinks this can’t be t    4     because Stonehenge was built so many centuries ago. “The leaders arrived in England much later, ” he pointed out.

Another popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar (日历). The large stones were put together i    5     a certain way.

On midsummer morning, the sun shines directly into the center of the stones. Other people believe the stones have a m    6     purpose. They think the stones can prevent illness and keep people healthy. “As you walk there, you can feel the energy from your feet move up your b    7    . ” said one visitor. No one is sure what Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special p    8    . Others think it was built to c    9     a victory over an enemy.

Stonehenge was built slowly over a long period of time. Most historians believe it must be almost 5, 000 years old. One of the greatest mysteries is how it was built because the stones are so big and heavy. In 2001, a group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge, but they couldn’t, “we don’t r    10     know who built Stonehenge,” says Paul Stoker. “And perhaps we might never know, but we do know they must have been hard-working—and great planners!”

【推荐3】The village also features houses built from yellow clay(泥土). The bright color     1     (allow) them to be seen even in heavy fog; the village     2     often                 (cover) in a blanket of fog. Besides, houses here usually have large windows in the front walls to let in sunlight. It is one of the traditional ways in which local residents keep themselves warm     3     cold winters.

Masouleh has long been a trading center. For     4       (century), people came from all around the region to sell their goods there. Although many young people     5     (move) out of the village to live in Iran's towns and cities, the village is still full of vitality as it has become a popular tourist destination in Iran.