The Starry Night was painted by Vincent van Gogh during his stay at a home for the mentally ill. Besides the clouds, he also painted the     1     circles of white and yellow     2     across the sky. His unusual use of colour has     3     experts to think that his mental illness may have affected his sense of sight. Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s unique paintings weren’t very popular during his life time.

The Scream shows a thin     4     with an expression of fear—his mouth is wide open and     5     out a powerful scream. Munch said what     6     him was his experience of walking down the road with two friends when the sun     7    .

The Empire of Light shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the     8     of night. It seems like quite a mysterious scene and has produced different     9     in viewers. Magritte’s paintings were visual experiments as he tried to play with     10    .

Christopher Reeve is not only known as a superhero in the Superman films, but also regarded a superhero in real life. Reeve     1     in four Superman films from 1978 to 1987, and soon gained a reputation for     2     for good causes. Unfortunately, in 1995 disaster struck Reeve. While horseback riding, he was thrown off his horse and broke his neck. His injuries were so     3     that he had no movement or feeling in his body at all and even needed a machine to help him breathe.     4     in a broken body was like a living nightmare to him. He fell into a     5     which lasted for many months. It was only     6     the ongoing support of his family and friends that he eventually found the will to live again. He     7     a wide range of exercises designed to rebuild muscle, and made     8    . Shortly after, he     9     return to his film career and charity work. His positive attitude inspired many people who were     10     illness.

In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived in the     1     Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main     2     of Peru.

Michael Jordan, known as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the     3     that he showed made him unique.

Tangshan started to revive itself and     4    . With strong support from the government and the     5     of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.

Bringing with him lots of books, clothes, and two pairs of trainers, Zhang Tian travelled to the village with an eager heart. He imagined     1     exciting things about living independently and teaching in a village.

Our coach was not so sure. Paul had to     2     many times just for making the team. He was still usually on the bench, being just a replacement, which was really     3    .

Like any exercise, running increases the flow of blood and oxygen to your brain. It makes your heart stronger and allows more blood to flow around your body. It also     4     and reduces the risk of serious health problems, as well as     5     like colds.

I don’t think memorizing the word list is the best way to learn words. First, you should learn words in     1    . For example, when reading English stories, try to keep reading on even when you come across some new words. A lot of time, you’ll be able to guess the meaning of an     2     word without looking it up. Also, you should learn words in     3    . For example, we say “open the book”, but “turn on the computer”. Or we say “eat an apple”, but “    4     the medicine”.

It was a rainy Christmas Eve when we set out to send some Christmas gifts to John, my daughter’s classmate. John’s family was too p    1    to afford his school supplies. My daughter told me the other kids at school made f    2    of him because he d    3    in shabby clothes. She asked permission f    4    me to share her stationery with John and I did m    5    than that. I decided to buy some daily n    6    for John’s family.

John’s home looked terribly empty to us. It was not ready at all for Christmas. As soon as we a    7    , we went straight into their kitchen and p    8     down our gifts on the kitchen table. John and his brothers looked overwhelmed with joy. His younger brother reached over and hugged my daughter, saying that she m    9    be an angel. We were all m    10    to tears by his words.

Avatars are the d    1     identities that people use online to communicate and express themselves. When the first simple 2D avatars appeared in the 1980s, very few people knew that future avatars would have such     2     forms and uses. People can make their online images different from their real selves by dressing their avatars in f    3     clothes. And people usually have more than one avatar, such as a s    4     one for work. Of course, the avatar you choose says a lot about your p    5    . While most people create avatars that have similar features to them, they also o    6     make their avatars look better than they do in real life. Nowadays, people choose an avatar from a selection of r    7     images, or create their own images. The use of avatars has also caused a few c    8    . Some users worry that spending too much time in v    9     worlds makes them afraid of meeting people in the real world. However, other users view avatars     10    .