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all   good   new   sometimes   together   crazy angry   still   many   most   difficult

When I was three years old just before my sister was born, my mom asked me what we should name the     1     baby. I said, “Let’s call her Gravy(肉汁)!”

You know, we pour gravy over meat and it tastes     2    ! My parents found my idea interesting, but named the new baby Caroline, instead.

My sister changed my life. We often got into fights and got     3     with each other. It sometimes drove our parents     4    . But we learned to forgive each other when we got angry.

In North America, there are     5     kinds of families, but     6     families have a boy and a girl. In China, most children don’t have brothers or sisters, and they have to learn those things in other ways, which is     7    .

When I moved away to university, my sister told me she wished I     8     lived at home. She wasn’t used to getting all the attention from my parents. But Chinese children get all the attention for     9     their life!

Some middle school students in China wish they had a brother or sister. If you are one of them, I have a     10     idea for you. Treat your friends and classmates as your brothers and sisters!

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bad, usual, communication, decide, depend, live, allow, well. grow, peace

The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they     1     to stop speaking Spanish at home and communicate only in English. This was because they were     2     in an English-speaking country.

Now, the Vieira children have     3     up. They sometimes travel back to Spain to visit their friends. However, they can’t     4     with them. When people move to a new country, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a mistake because there are many benefits(益处) of knowing more than one language.

One advantage（优点）of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly（直接） with people from around the world. You do not have to     5     on others to talk for you. People who know only one language     6     need a translator （翻译者）to help them communicate.

Furthermore (此外), speaking a second language     7     people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively (有效地). Finally, having more multi-language speakers（多语言使用者） improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become more     8    . Countries will have more respect(尊重) for each other and will     9     understand each other’s problems.

The benefits（益处）of knowing more than one language are clear. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even     10     when people choose to forget their mother language.

【推荐3】阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

school, hard, deal, choose, though, afford, cause, help, pride, .decide, many, because

Everyone can feel stressed out because of too many things happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is     1    .
You are not a children any     2    , but you are not an adult, even     3    you have to deal with some grow-up problems and made     4     by yourselves. Families can be one of the biggest     5     of stress, such as problems of arguing with parents or brothers or sisters. Teenagers also have lots of stress from     6    , either from their teachers or from their classmates. Some teenagers also feel stressed about     7     their education after high school. Getting a place at a university can be very difficult and some can’t     8     to go to university. It is hard for some teenagers to get a job after they graduate. There are so many young people finishing school but there are not enough jobs for them. Though there is a lot of stress, you can find many ways to     9     with it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound simple, but it is     10    .