1 . Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working,a couple of older boys    1     (stop) by to watch.

“What are you doing?” asked one of the     2     (visitor) curiously.

“We plan    3     (dig) a hole all the way through the earth!”one of the brothers said     4     (excited).

The older boys began to laugh,telling the     5     (young) ones that it was impossible.

After a long     6     (silent), one of the diggers picked up     7     box full of spiders and insects. He showed the wonderful things     8       the older boys.

Then he said confidently, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we found along the way!”

    9     (they) dream was far too big,but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a dream is for—to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen.

Not every dream will be realized. But when you couldn’t get what you wanted, perhaps you can say, “Yes,but look at the wonderful things     10     have come into my life because I tried to do something! ”

2 . Mobile Payments in China

A foreigner scans the QR code to pay for snacks at a shop in Hangzhou on April 14, 2017. All vendors (小贩) support mobile payments, and consumers can scan QR codes to pay through WeChat Wallet or Alipay. Using mobile payments is not forced by the market regulator, but done     1     (voluntary). “All use, and if you do not, it means a     2     (lose).” A vendor said.

The popularity of mobile payments in China also shocked neighboring nation Japan, when an online post stated a beggar even had to use the mobile payment QR code in China. It     3     (grow) into a lifestyle choice of Chinese following the rapid development of mobile payment services     4     (lead) by third-party payment companies so far.

Mobile payments have not only become popular in large cities and urban areas, but also in the country’s county towns and rural areas. “It is troublesome to get lots of coins while buying vegetables, which are uneasy     5     (carry),” said a user. “The services, either WeChat Wallet or Alipay, will record the trades,    6     helps to know where money has gone.”

According to iResearch, the market of mobile payments reached $ 5.5 trillion in 2016, about 50 times the US market. Li Yi, a researcher, said     7     rapid development was due to the weak sense of service in Chinese banks. “Globally, in places where traditional financial systems are weak, mobile payments are     8     (develop) than those with strong ones,” he said.

    9    , the popularity of digital payments has a potential risk in data privacy and financial security. To struggle     10     this, the Chinese government has issued regulations.

3 . The play “The Million Pound Bank Note” is based on a short story     1    (write) by Mark Twain, who was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri, and is best known     2     his novels, such as The Adventure of Tom Sawyer and The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. The story happened in     3     summer of 1903, and Henry Adams, an     4     (America) businessman had some bad luck to be carried out to sea by a strong wind. However, he was     5     (spot) and rescued at sea luckily by a Britain ship and landed in London, where he found himself without money, friends     6     a job. But he had to earn his living, which could account for (解释...的原因) his     7     (appear). One day when he was wandering on the pavement and didn’t know     8     to do, he heard somebody     9     (call) him. Then he was led to two brothers     10     made a bet and gave him an envelope with a large sum of money in it .

4 . The novel behind the popular television drama In the Name of People has sold out in bookstores,     1     online and hard copies, around the nation.     2    (write) by Zhou Meisen and published in January, the 54-chapter novel     3    (focus) on Chinese politics and officialdom(官僚) in the ongoing campaign against corruption(腐败).Audiences to the television version that consists of 55 episodes, have been drawn     4    (watch) the series by the tension, drama and struggle of characters featured. Since the TV     5    (adapt) has been a slow release, many viewers have bought a copy of the     6    (origin) book to get ahead. According to Baidu Index, a majority of readers are between 25 and 39, and those       7    (age) 30 to 39 cover 51 percent of the readership. Yet those     8     haven’t got the book may find     9     difficult to buy the paper copy at present. And popularity of the book is     10     many sellers’ expectation.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
No one knows what would happen in the future for sure.     1    we often think of the future and wonder what the world would be like     2    a hundred years’ time.
Think of space. By that time perhaps    3    permanent station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people     4    (be) able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed,     5    (permit) long journeys throughout the solar system. When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets, such     6    the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration outpost.
Scientists of the future will almost certainly find other ways to make life last    7    (long). They will    8    (probable) find cures for most diseases. Hospitals will may have “body banks”     9    can give you almost any new part you need to keep on    10    (live ). People in the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
That Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou, succeeded in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City. Word came     1    the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway,     2    (locate) in North China, is currently under construction, and     3    (expect) to be completed by 2020 in preparation for the cities to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting from Beijing North Railway Station, heading west through the Great Wall three times in the capital's territory, the project is a big challenge,     4    designers say the explosions needed to dig the tunnels will not have an impact on the structure. The line has a     5    (long) of 174 km as a double tracked passenger dedicated line, with ten stations situated along its route. Having a     6    totally) investment of 31.17 billion Yuan ($5 billion), the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes, with the train     7    (travel) at an average of 250 km/h. According to the plan, the high-speed railway will build two branch lines—one is to Yanqing Station and the other     8    Taizicheng of Chongli,     9    the Olympic village lies. The full railway, which includes 70-kilometer section through Beijing, will be completed in four and    10    half years.