The school adviser helped me choose the     1    ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I     2    . My adviser recommended that I should sign up for     3     literature because I like English and I’m good at it.I had to choose extra — curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough.     4     , I was unhappy, but I won’t quit. I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a     5    club instead.

As a player, Lang Ping brought     6     and glory to her country. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her     7     was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best players had been     8    , and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. Losing two important players was a big     9    , but Lang Ping didn’t lose heart. Two weeks later, they were world     10    ! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Today was my first day in senior high. I got up late and with     1    (心里发慌), I stepped into my new classroom .     2    (一看见) a middle aged man standing in the front , I knew he must be my headteacher .He told us in high school we must    3    (全力以赴) and    4    (充分利用) the time to develop ourselves .Next semester we will choose six among all the subjects     5    (取决于) our interest to prepare for the college entrance examination. Vow, my dreamed university . I’m     6    (期待) it where I can     7    (高仰着头) to do further study .

    8    (说起) the coming periodical English examination, I have trouble     9    (填充) the form grammatically.     10    (在我空闲的时间) I spend much time practicing it ,but in vain .

    1     people with high EQs are open to new ideas and have positive attitudes towards life. They are also     2    : On the other hand, there is little doubt that people with low EQs often     3     and dealing with difficult situations; thus they have a harder time surviving in life.

Finally, I asked her if after many years she still felt curious. Smiling brightly, she told me, “    4    .Today when I’m looking for stories, I still feel like     5    ! ”

There is no doubt that all this new technology is changing the way we work and offering many other ways of working.     6     a lot of people are connected to the Internet and now work from home.     7     , to continue your studies and to enjoy the comfort of having a lot more free time.

She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and     8    .After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was,     9    . With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She     10    in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.

Jane rose at the break of day,     1    . She could     2     somewhere at a distance. Quickly she followed the sound to a stream.     3    , she also saw some berry bushes. She drank and ate a few berries.     4    . Feeling stronger now, Jane began to walk along the stream and hoped it could lead her to the lake.

Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us. In the past, the presents would     1    , taking over the living room.

On Christmas morning, we     2     waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We     3     the living room and let     4    . We     5    and watch while other family members opened their presents, but     6    ，we lost our self-control.

    1    time I have been changed quite a lot from a     2    machine in 1642 to an analytical machine in 1800s. At first I could only     3    difficult sums but gradually I could be made to work as a “universal machine ” to solve any difficult    4     problems.