Amy, a famous piano player has shown her musical     1     (天赋) since childhood. She is c    2     of playing     3     (各种各样的) songs on the piano, especially those full of     4     (活力；能量). Her aim is to release her own album and she even wants to     5     (表演) on the international music stage. Unfortunately, she had a serious d    6     several years ago, and from then on her head often ached. However, she didn’t give up playing the piano and still tried out for a lot of music     7    (竞赛；比赛) across the country. As a result, she won a lot of     8     (奖项) and had an o    9     to play the piano abroad. Nowadays, she has gained both fame and fortune, but she still leads an     10     (普通的；平凡的) life.

About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.     1     covered the ground like red autumn     2    .

For me, education has three main o    1    . Firstly, it is to gain knowledge. Obviously, certain kinds of knowledge are necessary not only to     2     (追求) certain careers but also to contribute to the world.

Helen’s parents got a s    1     teacher recommended to them, a woman named Anne Sullivan. Anne was a teacher and former student at a school for the blind in Boston. She’d had     2     (视力) problems early in life as well so she could r    3     to Helen’s difficulties.

Advertising agencies used to create this kind of advertising and it could be very     1     (有效的). But then they realised that it might not bes    2     for a marketplace where products and services are in direct     3     (竞争) with each other. Particularly now, in modern times, advertisements need to a    4     and hold the attention of the public. For this reason, it’s now normal to see advertisements that     5     (由……组成) of pictures or words from experts to show people how good the product is.

Personally speaking,     1     I like most about Australia is the people themselves. They have a    2     and free-and-easy attitude towards life, and their friendliness and    3       made me feel at home wherever I went.

After experiencing Australia, I have to say that I agree with the tourism    4    :”There’s nothing like Australia.”

Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are    1       rhymes. They are usually the traditional poems or     2       songs. The language of these rhymes, like Poem A, is to the point but has a storyline. Many children enjoy nursery rhymes because they rhyme, have a strong rhythm, and often repeat the same words. The poems may not make sense and even seem     3    , but they are easy to learn and     4    .

Another important factor to consider is the tremendous pressure that     1     with studying abroad. Students must learn how to live in an unfamiliar environment with limited language skills. Some may struggle and     2     from culture shock when learning how to behave in new     3    . Other students are not     4     enough to handle the challenges by themselves and may become depressed. Some students might even encounter problems with personal safety. In addition, different     5     to teaching and learning may come as a shock to many students.

    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.

Li Rui is crazy about reading books. In his spare time, he reads different kinds of books that     1     (与……有关，填词组) different topics, among which Chinese culture is his favorite. Last night, when he     2     (拿起，填词组) a book from the desk with its title reading “the Chinese language”, he couldn’t help burying himself in it. According to the book, at the very beginning, written Chinese was simply     3     (以……为基础，填词组) some pictures. Some symbols     4     (追溯到，填词组) the period of the use of longgu were carved on the animal bones and shells by ancient Chinese people. By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols had become a well-developed writing system and    5     (vary) dialects and characters appeared. This, however, changed when Emperor Qingshihuang united the seven m    6     (very large or important) states into one unified country. The Chinese writing system began to develop     7     (朝一个方向，填词组) and became an important m    8     (a way of achieving or doing sth) to connect the present and the past of China. Gradually, Chinese characters developed into an art form, earning     9     (高度重视，填词组) globally. Nowadays, an increasing number of students from foreign countries make full use of this amazing language to show great     10     (appreciate) of China’s culture and history.