English language is closely related to the Frisian German and Dutch. England is the first country     1     (speak) English and now English is the main language of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and many island nations in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It is also an     2     (office) language of India, the Philippines, Singapore, and many countries in sub-Saharan Africa     3     include South Africa. English is the first choice of foreign     4     (language) in most countries around the world.     5     third of the world’s population now use English, which is     6     (amaze) to us.   

English belongs     7     the Indo-European family of languages and is therefore related to most other languages spoken in Europe and Western Asia from Iceland to India. During the course of hundreds of years, English words have been     8     (slow) changed from the forms     9     (find) in Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Russian and German to forms, as in Chinese and Vietnamese. The German and Chinese words for the word “man”     10     (be) a typical example. German has five forms: Mann Mannes, Manne, Männer, Männern. Chinese has one form: ren. English stands in between, with four forms: man, man’s, men, men’s.

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Any bird that crossed his path would be eaten by Rex, a German shepherd. Rex    1    (rescue) from his previous shelter, where he was going to be put down after a biting incident. Last year, he    2    (eventual) arrived at Puriton Horse and Animal Rescue.

Geraldine was a goose abandoned by owners who could no longer put up     3     her. She wasn’t exactly the picture of     4    (warm), either, when she arrived at the same shelter three months ago. The dog and the goose were individually given labels like cruel and dangerous. Neither seemed particularly harmonious with humans or even members of their own species.

But when the two     5    (annoy) creatures were offered a chance to hang out together, something magical happened. They chased each other when first     6    (introduce), but Geraldine stood up for herself and that was that. They just fell in love with each other.

“I’ve been doing rescue work since 1997 and seen all     7    (kind) of strange animal behavior, but I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Sheila Brislin,     8    is the founder of the shelter. “It’s so amusing to see them because they love each other to bits. They are very affectionate. She just    9     (run) around alongside him all day long and whenever we take him for     10    walk in the woods she has to come, too.”

High school years are a large part in    1    (shape) the person you are going to become. A school often    2    (provide)education for you,and it can also be a place     3    you can develop relationships with many different people,join clubs,and participate in a variety of different sports.These years can make you become a high school student    4    (fill)with many different emotions,including happiness, anger,sadness, envy, loneliness,stress,and a numerous amount more.This is also a time when peer(同龄人)pressure is most commonly put upon a vast majority of teens.

Peer pressure is the influence from members of one's peer group.This can include influencing another to drink,smoke,cheat on a test,lie,skip class,and etc.The list is     5    (end).Peer pressure at high school is both harmful    6     effective because it can lead to teen depression,high stress levels,negative behavior    7    (issue),and poor decision making and outcomes.

Despite the fact that peer pressure is most commonly seen as a very negative issue,it can     8    (see)positively in some situations.This can involve pressuring your peers to avoid   drugs,be honest,avoid alcohol,respect others,work hard,exercise,be kind, be responsible,and more.Friends and peer    9    (actual)affect the choices you make.Choosing to have good friends can have a very strong effect    10     you.

The tomato is a nutrient-dense super-food that offers benefits to a range of bodily systems. Its nutritional content supports    1    (health)skin, weight loss and heart health.

Despite botanically    2    (be)a fruit, it's generally eaten and prepared like a vegetable.

Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene,     3    can reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. They are also a great source of vitamin C, potassium, foliate, and vitamin K.

Usually red when mature, tomatoes come in    4     variety of colors, Including yellow, orange, green, and purple. Generally speaking, cooked tomatoes are     5    convenient to nutrient absorption than raw tomatoes. However, It is not appropriate    6    (heat )tomatoes at high temperatures for a long time. Tomatoes can be prepared in different ways.

In Chinese cuisine, tomatoes are    7    ( frequent)used as a garish (装饰物)， adding a refreshing sour-sweet flavor    8    meaty dishes. One of the most traditional Chinese    9    (example)of home-style cooking, scrambled eggs (炒蛋) with tomatoes,    10    (reflect)how much Chinese people enjoy this juicy, savory fruit.

Monkeys do not like it when others get more food     1     they do, according to a new study.

Researchers from Yale and Harvard universities found Capuchin monkeys punish monkeys     2     get more food. "This sort of, 'If I can't have it, no one can' response is because     3     psychological spite (怨恨), and it was    4     (previous) thought unique to humans," said Kristin Leimgruber of Harvard University. She is a co-author of the research study. The researchers watched as some Capuchin monkeys     5     (give) more food than others. They found that monkeys getting the     6     (small) share pulled a rope to fold up a table holding the other monkey's bigger share.

Another lead researcher, Laurie Santas,     7     (explain) over email, "I think what we can conclude about humans is that some of our more embarrassing tendencies have relatively deep     8     (root)." Santos said the spiteful response was not present with another member of the ape species—chimpanzees(黑猩猩).

An earlier study, she said, showed chimpanzees would fold up the table of other chimpanzees     9     (steal) food from them. But they would not punish chimpanzees who just happened     10     (have) more food, Santos said. In other words, it was fine if another chimpanzee had more food as long as they did not steal it.

Reading classic literature    1    （write）by native speakers can improve your English language skills in several ways．    2    ，this will not happen by magic：only if you read the book    3    （careful）and think about what you are reading．First，if you concentrate hard，you will not only    4    （large）your vocabulary，but also begin to appreciate slight differences in meaning between words．Second，    5    you examine the language attentively，you can learn to appreciate different English writing    6    （style）．The light and ironic style of Jane Austen is quite different from    7    serious and intense style of Charlotte Bronte though both of them are great writers of English．

Sometimes it is necessary to read a book more than once in order to absorb    8    （it）full benefit．Read it once    9    （understand）the story，once again to appreciate the way the characters are described and the story develops and finally to become really familiar    10    the new vocabulary and expressions．Above all，enjoy the stories．Happy reading!