1     some foreign students live in campus accomodation, Xie Lei chose to live with a host   family, who can help with her    2     to the new culture. When I miss home, I feel     3     to have a second family, Xie Lei said “When there’s   something I don’t know or understand I can ask them. They are also     4     to learn about China. Laura, the daughter of my host family, wants to study in China in the future. We take turns to cook each evening. They really love my stir fried tomatoes and eggs! Laura says she always feels hungry when she smells it, so I taught   her     5     to cook it, too.

Both Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are living legends of sports as they not only are     1    in their sport but also set good     2    by helping others.

Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and    3    . She is successful both as a player and as a coach of volleyball. The     4     she showed as a coach was impressive. In the 2015 World Cup, two important players had to leave because of health problems, but Lang Ping was not     5    . She encouraged her young players to work closely together as a team, which helped them become world     6    ! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Michael Jordan,     7    as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps.     8     made him unique was not only because of his skills but also because of his mental strength. He refused to give up in time of failures and kept on learning from     9    , which was the secret to his success. In life, Jordan has learnt to     10     his success with others by starting a club to help young people.

Mary has a daughter who has already been married and who lives in a city 300 kilometers away from her. Last month Mary received a call from her daughter asking her to move to live together. Before that, Mary       1    (已经独自在农村生活了20年). Although she didn’t want to leave, she packed up and set out the next day in order to take care of her little grandson there.     2    (她本打算乘坐首班火车), but she missed it, for it was the first time that     3     (她独自一人出远门). She had waited at the station for an hour     4     (在下一趟火车到来之前). After a three-hour journey, she finally arrived in the city where her daughter lives.     5     (她一走出火车站) when she got shocked by the prosperity of the city. So far, she       6     (已经逐渐适应了城市生活).

The Bay Airline offers a    1     craft-making videos in their p    2     flights, which arise massively and l    3     take the on-board passengers’ breath away. Despite a    4     scenery outside, the s    5     in the videos are bound to the h    6     of the flight journeys including the waxen drilling g    7     and grizzly bears like frozen animals at the p    8     of the Great Mountain Wind. It can be a    9     how much they will a    10     customers in the mall if those things are also shown there. C    11     to the videos with a    12    , those on board p    13     not to owe the passengers but only t    14    the spectacular craft men like p    15     no matter how long it t    16    , how hard it frosts for the d    17    on board. The p    18    , the border, the harbour, the q    19    , and the s    20     where the planes fly can all witness the sincerity of the Bay Airline.

    1     ( 台风) Goni, which made landfall in the Philippines with strong winds, appeared not to attack the area in and around the capital Manila, with its 13 million residents.

The storm c    2     at least 16 people’s lives in the Bicol Region of Luzon, the most populous island of the Philippines. Several died from an overflowing river, while one was killed by a falling tree. Thousands of people were r    3     and relocated, particularly those living in vulnerable (易受攻击的) areas.

Goni, which at one point was one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, had weakened to a tropical storm, according to the national weather agency. It was f    4     to reach Vietnam later with heavy rains, but not damaging winds, thus not     5     (危及) their people.

“Right now, we are busy dealing with the e    6    , including clearing the roads and fallen electricity wires and providing food and supplies,” the official in charge said.

Recently,     1    (我们班就是否应该开发克隆技术进行了讨论). Different people hold different opinions.

    2    (一些学生持赞同克隆), thinking it is beneficial to human beings.     3    (首先，它有助于保护各种物种，尤其是珍稀、濒危物种). Hopefully, the future generation will see as many species as we can today. Second, it is good for medical research and can help solve many difficult problems.

    4    (另一方面，其他学生认为它弊大于利). From their point of view, if human beings go against nature, we will suffer a lot. And they worry that it may be used inappropriately.

    5    (就个人而言，克隆技术对于科学发展很重要), and in the long run, it will bring people more benefits. But we should make use of it in a reasonable way.

When I finished her testing performance, I thanked Mr. Butler and knew the result would be posted on the door of the choral room the next day.     1    (我在床上辗转反侧了一整夜，无法入睡). By the next morning, I hurried to the school and     2    (紧张地) glanced at the list on the door of the choral room,     3     (感觉好像我的心都提到嗓子眼儿了). There, at the top of the list was posted my name. Inspired, I practiced even harder for the day of performance. Finally the day for the performance came. When I was standing backstage,     4     (紧张感席卷全身). When my name was called I could     5     (我感到心里忐忑不安). My trembling legs brought me onstage, and I could     6     (我手心冒汗，心跳加速). The hall crowded with audience made me even more     7    (不安的) .     8     (我的心扑通扑通地好像要跳出来了). At that moment, my eyes parked on Mr. Butler at the corner. He nodded and exchanged a determined glance with me, which timely put my heart back in place. With the music rising, I began my singing. When I finished, the auditorium erupted into a sea of cheers.