The school adviser helped me choose the     1    ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I     2    . My adviser recommended that I should sign up for     3     literature because I like English and I’m good at it.I had to choose extra — curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough.     4     , I was unhappy, but I won’t quit. I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a     5    club instead.

As a player, Lang Ping brought     6     and glory to her country. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her     7     was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best players had been     8    , and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. Losing two important players was a big     9    , but Lang Ping didn’t lose heart. Two weeks later, they were world     10    ! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

    1     people with high EQs are open to new ideas and have positive attitudes towards life. They are also     2    : On the other hand, there is little doubt that people with low EQs often     3     and dealing with difficult situations; thus they have a harder time surviving in life.

Finally, I asked her if after many years she still felt curious. Smiling brightly, she told me, “    4    .Today when I’m looking for stories, I still feel like     5    ! ”

There is no doubt that all this new technology is changing the way we work and offering many other ways of working.     6     a lot of people are connected to the Internet and now work from home.     7     , to continue your studies and to enjoy the comfort of having a lot more free time.

She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and     8    .After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was,     9    . With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She     10    in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.

Jane rose at the break of day,     1    . She could     2     somewhere at a distance. Quickly she followed the sound to a stream.     3    , she also saw some berry bushes. She drank and ate a few berries.     4    . Feeling stronger now, Jane began to walk along the stream and hoped it could lead her to the lake.

Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us. In the past, the presents would     1    , taking over the living room.

On Christmas morning, we     2     waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We     3     the living room and let     4    . We     5    and watch while other family members opened their presents, but     6    ，we lost our self-control.

    1    time I have been changed quite a lot from a     2    machine in 1642 to an analytical machine in 1800s. At first I could only     3    difficult sums but gradually I could be made to work as a “universal machine ” to solve any difficult    4     problems.

Both the Winter and the Summer Olympic Games are held on a regular    1    . The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Every country wants to host the Olympic Games because they thought it not only a     2     but also an honor to be chosen.

The Amber Room, made of several tons of amber and  decorated    1    gold and jewels, has a(n)     2     history. At first, it    3    for the palace of Frederick I. Then in 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great, and later, the Czar made it serve as a small    4    hall.

In addition to the physical benefits, aerobic exercises has     1     benefits. People who exercise aerobically often say that they feel thirty percent less     2     than they did before they began exercising. The aerobics     3     seems to have     4     people who have not     5     been motivated to get much exercise.

Respect is     6     to any relationship. Respect is the key to     7     friendships, to political alliances, and to international cooperation.    8     respect you show that someone     9     to you. Your treatment of others     10     your level of respect for them.

So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy     1     butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I     2     the voice of Mrs Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. I had     3     got back to the kitchen     4     the door-bell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!

This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the     1     of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The     2     was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then     3     it on to the wires.