1 . The silence of the Reference Library was broken only by the sound of pages being turned over. There were about twenty people in the room, most of them with their__________bent over their books. The assistant librarian sat at a desk in one corner.   She had a look at Phillip as he came in, then went on with her work.

Phillip had not been to this part of the library before. He_________around the room almost on tiptoe, _______of disturbing(打扰)the readers with his heavy shoes. The shelves were filled with thick books: dictionaries in many languages, biography and some others. He found nothing to interest him, _______he came to a small area on photography, which was one of his hobbies. The books in this area were on a high shelf out of his__________, so he had to fetch a small ladder(梯子) in order to get one down. Unluckily, as he was _______down the ladder, the book he had chosen slipped from his hand and fell to the floor with a__________crash. Twenty pairs of eyes looked_________ at him together. Phillip felt himself go red as he ________up his book, which did not seem to have been damaged by its________.

He had just sat down when he found the young lady assistant standing alongside him. “You _____be more careful when you are holding these books,” she said seriously. Satisfied that she had done her duty, she turned to go back to her desk. Then a sudden________struck her. “By the way, how old are you?” she asked Phillip. “Thirteen,” he told her. “You’re not________in here under the age of fourteen, you know,” the assistant said. “Didn’t you see the notice on the door?” Phillip shook his head. He _________the assistant to ask him to leave. Instead, in a more _____tone(语气) , she said: “Well, never mind. But make sure that you don’t disturb the other readers again, or I shall have to ask you to leave. ”

2 . Better starve free than be a fat slave. There is nothing worth so much as liberty.

There was once a Wolf who got very little to eat because the dogs of the village were so wide awake and _________. He was really nothing but skin and bones, which made him very_________ to think of it.

One night this Wolf happened to fall in with a fine fat House Dog who had _________ a little too far from home. The Wolf would gladly have eaten him then and there, but the House Dog looked so_________. So the Wolf spoke very humbly to the Dog,_________ him on his fine appearance.

“You can be as well﹣fed as I am if you want to,” suggested the Dog. “Leave the woods; there you will live miserably _________ you have to fight hard for every bite you get. Follow my _________ and you will live a beautiful life.” “What must I do?” asked the Wolf. “Chase people who carry walking sticks and _________ at beggars. _________ you will get delicious food of every kind — chicken bones, meat, sugar, cake and much more, besides, not to speak of kind words and care.”

The Wolf had such a beautiful vision of his coming happiness that he __________ wept. But just then he noticed that the hair on the Dog’s __________ was worn and the skin was red and sore.

“What’s wrong with your neck?” “Nothing at all,” replied the Dog. “What? Nothing?” “Oh, just a trifle!” the Dog added, “Perhaps you see the mark of the collar __________ which my chain is fastened.”

“What? A chain!” cried the Wolf. “Couldn’t you go wherever you want to go?” “Not always, but what’s the __________?”refuted the Dog.

“All the difference in the world! I don’t care about your feasts and I wouldn’t take all the tender young lambs in the world at that __________. ” insisted the Wolf. And __________ ran the Wolf to the woods.

3 . Relaxing under a sun umbrella, I felt comfortable. My friend Chickie went for a swim.

The ocean was as smooth as glass. I thought,“I can float (漂浮) on my back as if I were in a swimming pool.” Then I ______ it. I closed my eyes and ______ the gentle rocking under me.

I floated peacefully until the water under me rolled and splashed (溅起) over my face. I opened my eyes and ______ around. How did I get so far from the ______? I hadn’t realized how ______ the sea was carrying me.

I ______ swimming as quick and hard as I could. I cried for help, but I was completely ______ in the water. Far off on the beach I could see people ______ their umbrellas. I thought, “It must be the time for lifeguards to leave work. I’m going to ______ here and nobody even sees me!”

Two young men suddenly came near me. One of them ______ my arm. The other held his arm. ______ they pulled me toward the beach.

“You were caught in a riptide (激流),” one man said.

“Thank you so much for ______ me,” I said.

Slowly I got up to walk back to my ______. Chickie had come back. I looked back at my ______ and found they had simply disappeared. Then I sat down with my friend to tell her about my ______.

4 . Pericles said, twenty-four centuries ago: “Come, gentlemen, we sit too long on insignificance.” We do, indeed! Here is one of the most interesting stories that Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick ever told--a story about the battles won and_________by a giant of the forest.

On the slope of Long’s Peak lies the _________ of a huge tree. Naturalists tell us that it _________for some four hundred years. It was a seedling when Columbus landed at San Salvador, and half _________when the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth. During the course of its long life it was struck by_________fourteen times, and the endless storms of       _________centuries thundered past it. It _________them all. In the end, _________,an army of beetles attacked the tree and leveled it to the_________ . The insects ate their way through and__________destroyed the inner strength of the tree by their__________but constant attacks. A forest giant fell__________before beetles so small that a man could easily kill them between his forefingers and his__________.

Aren’t we all like that battling__________of the forest? Don’t we manage somehow to survive the rare storms and lighting__________, only to let our hearts be __________by little beetles of worry——little beetles that could be killed between a finger and a thumb?

To __________ the worry habit before it breaks you, here is the rule:

Let’s not allow ourselves to be__________small things we should ignore and __________. remember “Life is too short to be   __________ .”

5 . Confucius would be happy if he lived in the modern world. He would see his works and philosophies(哲学) still _______________ among teenagers even though they live in an_______________ of information.

In Changzhou No.2 Middle School, Jiangsu, all senior 3 students now_______________ a course in Lun Yu once a week. The school aims to improve students’ appreciation of the Confucian heritage(遗产)as well as_______________   Chinese civilization.

“Students’ attendance in this course will _______________   30 percent of their Chinese score on the final exam.This reward_______________ their interest in the course, which is _______________ but full of wisdom,” said Cao Yongzhong, a Chinese _______________ at the school.

_______________won’t be easy for students to enjoy The Analects(文选) of Confucius ________________ ancient Chinese as they________________   so many other subjects to learn and exams to ________________.

Cheng Yun,18, didn’t like the”additional burden”________________, but now it turns to be a course ________________ she looks forward to.

“I thought it would ________________ my time for homework, but it doesn’t.________________ sentences are short and concise(精练). I even use some of his wise   sayings in my compositions, ________________   makes my writing more attractive,” Cheng said. ________________ the fact that all students are required to learn some chapters of the book when in junior school, they may be ________________ young to understand the truths revealed(揭示)by Confucius.” Although I ________________ the language we use nowadays to Confucius, what the master said in the book does help me shape my personality.”said Zhang Junzhuo,18.

6 . You don’t have to be an athlete ----or even desire to be one----to start running.

Just look at Jim Scott. In January 2003, a month after he_________, Scott began running. That November, he_________the New York City Marathon.

Scott, a radio-talk show host in Cincinnati, Ohio, didn’t do much in the way of exercise_________then. He played golf as_________as he could but never found the time for_________exercise.

“When I_________60, I thought it was a good time to_________things,” says Scott. “I start thinking, ‘These trousers I’ve worn all my life are getting a bit_________.’”

Scott decided he wanted to get in better_________and feel comfortable in his pants again. Oh, and there was__________reason to try running: “I’m married to a marathon runner,” he says.

Scott himself never__________to run a marathon. He__________wanted to go on Sunday morning runs with his wife, Donna Hartman, and keep up. __________sometimes running can surprise you.

Maybe you just want to run__________your neighborhood, or explore a new one. Maybe you want to__________your body in a different way, to build up, or__________weight. __________your goals are, running is an excellent exercise for a beginner to try.

“It’s cheap, easy, and the__________hing to do with a friend,” says Isphording, a former marathoner and host of two health and fitness radio shows in Cincinnati. “You can go for a run in the morning and finish at your driveway__________your hands in the air. This is a__________from you to you.”

7 . Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely _______ the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for _______ 90% of all _______ business. Most Americans are able to buy cars. The average price of a _______ made car was 20,050 in 1950, 25,470 in 1960 and up to 30,750 _______ 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about _______ their products and work efficiency. As a result, the yearly income of the _______ family increased from 1950 to 1975 less than the price of cars. For this reason _______ a new car takes a smaller _______ of a family’s total earnings today. In 1951 __________ it took 8.1 months of an average family’s __________ to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car cost 8.3 of a family’s annual earnings, by 1975 it only took 4.75 __________ income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years. The __________ of automobile extends throughout the economy __________ the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money keeping their cars __________ than on any other item.

8 .

A Bite of China is a very popular TV program. It shows the relationship between_________and people in Chinese culture. To our joy, it returned for its third season on CCTV on Feb 19th during the Spring Festival. In fact, its first season and the second were very wonderful. When A Bite of China I was on TV, it_________attracted a number of audiences.

A Bite of China III has already broadcast (播放) eight episodes(集). Every episode has a different topic. The producer and director of the third season is Liu Hongyan. She invited a Dutch photographer, Banito Strangio, to_________her team. She said that the foreign designers from different countries have_________cultural traditions. _________we can find different ways are used in the program to show the traditional Chinese diet culture.

Many experts do think of this program as an/a_________food program. It is because it shows the_________of Chinese food. A Bite of China makes Chinese people memorize their cooking traditions. Most of the traditions have been forgotten in today’s_________life. So the program has more educational_________.

Chinese eating habits__________traditional Chinese culture. A Bite of China III continue to show the beauty of the Chinese diet and the real meaning of Chinese culture.

9 . Sam Geezer is a retired (退休的) doctor and has decided to open a medical clinic (诊所). He_________a sign outside that said: “Dr Geezer’s Clinic. Get your treatment for 500 dollars. If you are not cured, you will receive a refund (退款) of 1,000 dollars.”

One day, Thomas passed_________the clinic and saw the sign. He thought this would be a great_________for him to make some money. So he went to Dr Geezer’s clinic.

Thomas said, “I have lost the sense of_________in my mouth. Can you please help me?” Dr Geezer said, “Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in_________mouth.”

After _________the drops, Thomas shouted: “Agh, that is gasoline(汽油)!”

Dr Geezer said, “Congratulations! You’ve got your sense of taste back. That will be 500 dollars.”

Thomas left the clinic_________. But he went back after a couple of days to try to get his money back. Thomas said: “I have lost my memory. I cannot_________anything.

Dr Geezer said, “Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient’s mouth.”

Thomas said: “Oh no, you don’t ... That is gasoline.”

Dr Geezer said: “Congratulations! You’ve got your memory back. That will be 500 dollars.”

Thomas had lost 1,000 yuan. He left angrily and came back after several more days.Thomas said: My eyesight has become weak. I can _________ see anything!

Dr Geezer said, “Well, I don’t have any medicine for that, so here’s your 1,000 dollars back!” He then gave Thomas 10 dollars.

Thomas said, “But this is only 10 dollars!”

Dr Geezer said: “Congratulations !You got your____________ back! That will be 500 dollars.”

10 . People _________ ask me about my life because I’m an astronaut and they think astronauts’ lives are _________. They think that we walk on the moon _________! They don’t know that, since 1969, only 12 astronauts have landed on the moon. Every day, we train, study and _________ research right here on Earth. I haven’t even been in space yet and _________ my days are quite boring.

Every day I get up at 6:30 am and usually _________ for an hour. I prefer exercising in the mornings when it’s still cool and _______. I have classes all morning and training all afternoon. I love _________ weightlessness. This _________ us for life in space and it’s usually fun.

When I get home in the evenings, I often switch ________ the TV. Sometimes I don’t watch it, but it stops me from feeling __________. I like talk shows but I ________ watch them. I listen to them and get on with other things at the same time! I __________ to Oprah right now actually. At 7 o’clock this evening, they __________ the names of the astronauts going on the next space mission. I __________ I’m one of them.