My family has just moved into a new house. We have been living in it for a week now. It still isn't    1     (finish): for example, the attic room (阁楼) is being painted right now.But it's already much     2     (good) than our old flat, where I shared a room with my     3     (sister)Claire and Mary.Now I’ve got a big room all to myself and I really enjoy     4     (stay) in it. I've already told everyone they must knock     5     the door if they want to come in.     6     (unfortunate), Mum's already started telling me to tidy up when I make a mess, which I always do.

We live much farther from my school than before, but there     7     (be) several good bicycle lanes (车道) all the way, so I'd like     8     (ride) to school unless it rains. When    9    weather gets really bad in winter, I'll take a bus. If l had     10     ( I ) own car, I could drive and pick up my friends on the way... But that's just in my dreams for now.

4 . In the front of our yard stood a big red pine tree, which looked really beautiful. For 20 years, it was a beauty which _________ all who passed by. It shaded (遮蔽) the bright sun over my small _________of roses that I had _________ for bees.

Early last year, a heavy snowfall _________ our city. While we were enjoying a quiet Saturday morning, the house shook and we heard a loud crash. The _________ had fallen, taking out most of the rose bushes in our yard. So we called forestry _________, who cut off its branches and took the _________away. There were wood shavings (木屑) and holes _________. The yard was in a mess.

In March, I _________ a few new rose seedlings (幼苗) from the market to replace those that I thought hadn’t lived. But in May, plenty of new __________ were growing in the yard! As the __________ shone down, the flowers were able to grow and attract __________ again. Once more, our yard __________ a beautiful garden!

Life might be hard for you at the moment, but you never __________ what the future will be. It might just be much __________.

5 . Scientists have designed a new machine—a robot which looks exactly like the famous scientist Albert Einstein. It can recognize and respond to human emotions (情感). The robot is made of special material that allows it to change facial expressions. The material that makes up the robot’s face is so detailed that it looks like real human skin.

The robot’s designers chose Einstein, the Nobel Prize winner, because he was one of the greatest scientists of all time. They also chose Einstein because his face is very well known and he appear ‘loveable’.

Dr. Hanson, who designed the robot, explained that it was important to develop machines that know what human beings are feeling.

The robot uses computer software that helps it to understand hundreds of human expressions such as sadness, anger, fear and happiness. It can also recognize a person’s age, and whether they are male or female. Mr. Movellan, who designed the software, said that in the future the robot could be in museums to help people from different cultures to understand one another.

6 . Three lifeguards were hailed as (被誉为) heroes last night after they rescued dozens of teenagers from the sea. The quick action and bravery of the lifeguards saved several of the youngsters from certain death.

The group of thirty-six youngsters were on an outdoor activity holiday in West Wales. On Saturday afternoon, the group, accompanied by four adults, went down to the sea. Some of them did not know how to swim and had never seen the sea before the trip. They were taking part in an exercise to help build confidence and teamwork. As part of the exercise they were walking backwards into the sea. At the time the tide (海潮) was out and the water was not deep. The tide began to come in and the group started walking back to dry land. Suddenly the sandbank underneath them collapsed (坍塌) and the sea flooded in. Some of the teenagers were soon in dangerous waters.

Fortunately, three lifeguards were nearby and came to the rescue. David Miller, manager for the local coastguard, said that although the sea was fairly shallow, it was still very dangerous in that sea. “It is just fortunate that the brave lifeguards were quickly on the scene and lucky that lives were not lost,” he added.