The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way     1     my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very     2     as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several     3     and at last he understood.

An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and     1     got off.     2     in dark glasses and old clothes, they     3     special precautions so that no one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect. …‘It couldn’t be     4    , Gloria,’ Brinksley Meers agreed.

Snow     5     thick on the ground. The woman knew that the     6     village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase     7     a bed and put the children inside it,     8     them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got     9     cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case     10    , but it was too small.

An advertisement     1     (use) words and pictures to persuade people to buy a product or service, or to believe in an idea. There are two main     2     (type) of advertisements—commercial advertisements and public service advertisements (PSAs). A commercial advertisement is one which someone has paid for to advertise a product or service. PSAs are often run     3     free, and are meant     4     (educate) people about health, safety, or any other problem     5     affects public welfare.

Along with these physical changes, there come many psychological changes. Boys and girls tend to be different in this     1    . Many boys become risk-takers—they want to find their own limits and the limits of the world around them, but may not have the     2     to make good     3     in their behavior. At the same time, girls often want someone—anyone—to talk to, as they try to    4     with their strong feelings.

Contrary to what many people might     1    ,evidence shows that sharks seldom attack humans.There are three types of shark attacks.In the main type,the shark attacks you because it     2    you for a fish,but when it tastes human flesh it decides to give up and swims away.In the second type,the shark pushes you with its nose to find out if you are     3     to be eaten,and then     4    you if it thinks you are.In the third type,the shark waits for you to swim by,and then attacks you suddenly.The last two types of attack more often       5    in the death of humans.

When I went to see The Revenge of Prince Zidan, which is the Peking Opera version of Hamlet,I was impressed by the strong and mixed     1    of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance. I enjoyed it so much that I was on the     2     of my seat.

The opera started with an     3    playing jinghu, a traditional Chinese instrument, whose sound was completely new to my Western ears. Then I was surprised to see the     4    come on stage.Their costumes and masks were amazing. Although the stage was simple, the     5    could get meanings from the music,     6    movements and mime. By using some     7    ,a small stage had been    8    into the whole     9    .

The most incredible part of the show was how     10     the performers were. I highly recommend this show to you because it    11     all the right boxes with a    12    of music,singing, drama, poetry, costume design and explosive effect.

7 . All hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150, 000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue the workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.     1    . To the north of the city, most of the 10, 000 miners were rescued from the coal mines there.     2    . Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.

The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress,     3    .     4    , or fight the government. We chose to attack the laws. We first broke the law in a way which was peaceful; when this was not allowed,     5    .

Yang Liwei was born in an ordinary family in Liaoning Province in 1965. He became a pilot of the Chinese Air Force in 1987. He     1     (spend) 1350 hours in the air. It took him five years to     2    (become) a spaceman. Yang Liwei was     3    (send up) into space by China’s ShenzhouⅤat 9 a.m.     4     October 15th, 2003. It moved around the earth fourteen times. He came back     5     (safe) at 6:23 a.m. the next day, making China the third country to successfully send a person into space after the former Soviet Union (前苏联)     6    the USA. Yang Liwei returned to the earth after a     7    (21小时) trip to space. In space, Yang not only recorded     8     (thing) he saw, but also showed China’s national flag and the United Nation's flag to the people who watch on TV     9     home.

All of the Chinese people are     10     of our first spaceman — Yang Liwei.

There are two main sets of Games---the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a    1     basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be    2     as competitors.

Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honor of winning. No other countries could join in, nor    3     slaves or women!

①With these severe restrictions on her communication, Helen’s behavior was __________ __________. She was stubborn and angry, and often broke things when she __________ __________.

Now that Helen understood __________ __________ __________ __________, she was very eager to learn more and use it as much as she could. Children who can see and hear learn language easily but for Helen, it was a __________ __________ __________ __________ process.