1 . The first astronauts

Since the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines to look at the sky. This is very different from the situation ________ years ago when people could only use their eyes. Perhaps they dreamed of ________ the universe.

When did humans first go into space? The story began not so very long ago, ________ the first astronauts were not people — they were animals.

Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as ________ as possible for humans. So they decided to experiment with animals and test them in spaceflights. Insects, mice, frogs, dogs and monkeys were some of the animals that first went into space. Many of them ________, but they helped to make space travel safer for humans. For their great service, we ________ forget these animals.

Albert Ⅱ was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died ________ his spaceship landed back on Earth.

________ the result was different for Ham the Monkey. His story ended happily when he returned to earth in very good health.

Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question: could ________ animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on Earth? The answer came when Ham was sent into space in 1961. Yes, he did everything well and lived for ________ 16 years.

2 . Do you know about your body language well? People believe your body expresses _______ you think.

The most common body language of all _______ crossing your arms. A parent with his or her arms crossed is a sign of big trouble. _______ if the arms are crossed behind his or her back, the meaning is quite different. Anger becomes calm.

Eyes can talk, too. _______ eye contact, it is a typical sign of dishonesty. If your eyes go up to the right, it means you’re using your _______ instead of your memory. So there _______ no doubt that you are telling _______ lie.

The place _______ your chest is pointing to shows where your interest lies. In a meeting, anyone whose chest is pointed away is either not interested in _______ disagrees with what’s being said.

If you’re at a party, your head will turn ________ who is talking. After all, you won’t notice the person unless you are looking at him or her. However, your body often shows who you want ________ to. And the finger drumming is ________ loud and clear message that others may notice you are impatient.

People run their hands through hair when they’re confident in their appearance. ________ with hair is not always a good sign though. Someone that curls his or her hair around a finger ________ relaxed. But if the hair ________ by one hand, it shows the person is nervous.

3 . When I was twelve, I suddenly had a strong feeling for writing _______. I gave up all my hobbies, such as collecting stamps, and spent all my free time _______ poems. It brought _______ great fun. If class was not _______, I would take out my notebook and start writing poems in class. One day, _______ I was writing a poem during a Geography class, I looked up and found the teacher standing in front _______ me.

He looked very angry and asked me, “_______ are you writing in my class? _______ me have a look.” Then he took the poem away, and told me not to do this in his class again. Some days later, I took part in _______ poetry competition (比赛) with the poem and won the first prize. Everyone at school was cheerful for it except the Geography teacher. He watched me even more closely than before. I could do nothing but listen to him ________ in class.

4 . Hi, dear friends! Welcome _______ our zoo! It is really a good place to have fun. We have a big family _______ the zoo. All the animals here are brothers and sisters. Follow me to see them. First, let’s see the pandas _______ there. They come from China. They _______ are black and white. They like eating bamboo. They are beautiful and very shy, so please be quiet.

Now come this way, please. We will go and _______ the lions. These two lions are _______ Africa. They are very lazy and they always sleep and relax 20 hours every day. What is their favourite food? It’s meat. So, don’t get close _______ them.

It is time to see Bill. He is a koala. He is waiting _______ you now. Look! Isn’t he cute? He is from Australia. He sleeps during the day, _______ at night he gets up and begins to eat food. That’s not all. I would like ________ you to see some other animals of our family.

It was a fine spring day for a walk down the street. A mother and ________ two little girls walked along the sidewalk, happily laughing. Suddenly, a hundred small alien ships appeared on the horizon. It started ________ off some electric rays. People screamed. Children cried. There ________ panic everywhere.

There came the tingling sound of glasses breaking everywhere. People fled ________ every direction. The mother was jostled (推；挤) and lost hold of her children. She raced around (到处跑) shouting and ________ for her kids. She thought they were lost to her forever.

The sky cleared up. The aliens ________ gone. ________ there was no sight of the children. Heart-broken, the mother reached her house, crying her eyes ________.

She heard someone ________ “Mamma”. Was it her kids? She frantically (慌忙地) looked around. There they were! Hand ________ hand they came running towards her. She ran towards them, ________. Her arms stretched out ________ to hug them. She opened her eyes. The pillow felt wet. It was ________ dream!

She raced to the kids’ bedroom. Her ________ girls were sleeping peacefully. She kissed ________ their foreheads and whispered “I love you”.

6 . My family spent a few weeks in London last year. We went there _______ autumn. We think it is always the best season to visit _______. The weather is usually quite good _______ there are not too many travellers in _______. We stayed in a small hotel in the West End. We _______ most of our sightseeing on foot. We went to look at the places which all travellers would like _______. We went shopping _______ spent too much money buying a lot of things. What we liked most was going to the theatres. We didn’t have the chance to see such _______ plays at home. A lot of people say English food is very bad. We didn’t think so. It is true that most of the restaurants are _______, Italian, or Chinese, but Britain has some very delicious meals. In fact, we enjoyed ourselves there, ________ we have already decided to go there again next year. But we are going to take our umbrellas. I’m sure we’ll need them sometimes.

9 . Last summer, Jim, a _______ boy, had a problem. _______ many children, Jim was interested in _______ lots of things. He liked dancing most and wanted _______ a dancing club. But Jim’s high school didn’t have a boys’ dancing club _______ a girls’ one. He tried to join the girls’ club. And he made it.

Jim thought his problem was over after he _______ one of the members in the club. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The school didn’t allow Jim _______ in the girls’ club. “If we let Jim stay in the club,” the headmaster said, “other boys will want to join. Soon, there _______ any girls in it.” They took Jim off the club.

Jim was very angry _______ it, so he went to a judge (法官). The judge said ________ was not right to take off Jim and told the school to let Jim go back to the club.

Lingling, Tony and Betty are talking about their holidays. Tony is going to Los Angeles _______ holiday. Betty _______ there two years ago and she enjoyed herself a lot. How long did it take Betty _______ there? It took about nine hours. Then her friends met her and her parents and drove _______ to their home.

Betty and her parents did a lot of things in Los Angeles. First, they went to Disneyland and met Mickey Mouse and Snow White. Betty was so _______. Then they went to Hollywood. It is such _______ beautiful place. You may meet some super movie stars there, _______ Betty didn’t meet any stars. They also _______ in the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica. _______ cool it was to swim in the sea! Where will Betty go next time? She _______ Paris!