1 . England, Wales and Scotland make up the island of Great Britain,     1     takes up most of the Britain Isles. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are     2     (mountain). The     3     (high) mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland. Plains and valleys cover much of England. The British climate is mild.

About 58 million people live in the United Kingdom. Few other countries are so     4     (crowd). Four     5     five people live in cities such as Belfast, Glasgow, and London. London is the capital.     6     Great Britain grows half of the food it needs, its     7     (industry) help to pay for the food that is bought     8     abroad. The United Kingdom manufactures (批量生产)     9     wide range of goods. Service industries, such as tourism,     10     (increase), while traditional industries, such as coal mining, are declining.

2 . Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It    1    (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it    2    (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of    3    most outstanding（杰出的）examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days    4    even a few months. It took years of work     5    (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is    6    (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit    7    is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are    8    (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the    9    (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be     10    (patience).

3 . Lily: It is the first time that I     1    (come) to the field at this time of year. How promising the     2    (crop) are!
David:   You mean that you have never been in the countryside before?
Lily: Yes. In fact both my parents were     3    (bear) in the countryside.
David:     4    so, you may know something about planting.
Lily: Yes, because I saw my grandparents plant cabbages     5    other day. It is really a difficult job.
David: There are several things     6    (do), such as turning over soil, watering the field, and     7    (put) some powder in and so on.     8    , the most important thing is choosing the best seeds.
Lily:     Do you make the seeds by yourself or bring them from other places?
David: Usually we make them by ourselves because the soil on our farm is quite different from     9    of the other lands.
Lily: Do you have any program to run your farm     10    your own way?
David:   Yes, we plan to make our farm into a lab to make the best cabbage seeds.