Pioneering underwater photographer David Doubilet is a master craftsman,     1    combines technology and capture (捕捉) life underwater,         2    (bring) images back to the surface for those who might never see those sights with their own eyes. Entering the sea as a journalist, artist, and         3     (explore), Doubilet documents both the beauty and the   devastation (破坏) in our oceans.

He believes that the photography has the power         4     (educate), and influence change. Doubilet is deeply concerned about the future of the oceans. When he     5       (ask) what sort of powerful stories he’d like to tell through his work, he says, “Right now, we’re   telling the most     6    (meaning) story in the world. Doubilet and his wife, Jennifer Hayes, are working on a National Geographic project     7     (name) “Coral Status, the Science and the Future”.

They are looking at coral worldwide to see how it’s changed, and changing. “A lot of climatologists are thinking coral may be one of     8     greatest indicators (指示者), the thermometer of the health of this planet. We’re looking at reefs that are thousands     9    years old, and in the last four and five years they have     10    (complete) died. That’s what happens when you have a warming ocean.

Kung Pao Chicken is a traditional Chinese dish and famous for its richness and variety and regarded by many as the most popular Chinese dish internationally. You can find it in almost any Chinese restaurant overseas. Its     1     (popular) has made it a name card for Chinese cuisine (菜肴).     2     (It) flavor combines sour, sweetness and spiciness (辣), with the first two as the major ones. It’s a good choice for the feast on Spring Festival Eve,     3     most Chinese families enjoy time together.

Kung Pao Chicken is a dish from Sichuan cuisine,     4     it originated from La cuisine in Shandong Province. The dish is believed to be the creation of Ding Baozhen,     5     official during the Qing Dynasty. Ding     6     (serve)as a leader in Shandong Province and later in Sichuan Province. He favored peanuts and spicy food, so he improved the Shandong dish “Jiang Bao Chicken” by     7     (add) pepper to it. After he came to Sichuan, the dish was popularized.

The dish spreads so     8     (wide) that it’s been localized in various places. Some even use meat instead of chicken     9     (cook) this dish. When it went West, the people there also improved it according     10     their own preferences.

Rise After Falling

A father was worried about his son,    1    was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk(僧侣)    2    (train) his boy.

The Buddhist monk said to the boy’s father, “I insist that your son should be left alone here. I’ll make him into a real man within three months.    3    , you can’t come to see him during this period.”

Three months    4    （late）, the boy’s father returned. The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an    5     (experience) boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy , he fell down, but       6    once the boy stood up; and each time a heavy blow knocked him down, the boy stood up again. After several times , the Buddhist monk asked, “    7    do you think of your child?”

“What a shame!” the boy’s father said, “I never thought he would be so    8    (easy) knocked down. I needn’t have him stay here any    9    (long)!

“I’m sorry that that’s all you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of    10    (cry) ?That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.

Both colds and flu make you feel uncomfortable, and both of the breathing infections    1    (cause) by viruses. But what is the real difference between the cold    2    flu?

Their symptoms (症状) are similar, so it can be hard to tell which has hit you first. Finding out     3    you have, though, can mean better treatment and getting better faster. Avoid the virus in the first place with these tricks that doctors use    4    (avoid)colds and flu.

While colds are unpleasant, they    5    (rare) last long and aren’t usually serious; the flu, however, is a different matter. In the 2015-16 season, flu caused 11 million medical visits, 308,000 hospital visits, and 12,000    6    (dead). Most people get over both a cold and the flu in    7    (little) than two weeks without visiting the doctor. If you’re at high risk of    8    (develop)serious complications (并发症) from the flu — such as anyone with heart disease or asthma (气喘) — you should visit a doctor，    9    can give you flu antiviral drugs. Anyone else can reduce symptoms with these natural    10    (cure) for cold and flu.

5 . Wu Zetian, the only woman emperor to rule ancient China, is considered     1     one of the most powerful women in Chinese history.

She was born into a(n)     2     (wealth) family with great beauty and intelligence. This beautiful girl, unlike others in ancient China,     3     (be) in favour of reading and often travelled around the country with her father when she was young,     4     increased her knowledge and developed her talents. When she was about fourteen, she     5    (send) to the palace and married to the Emperor. After many difficulties and hardships, she     6    (successful) made herself queen. A few years after Emperor Gaozong died, Wu Zetian changed the name of the dynasty Tang to Zhou, and became Empress.     7     seemed like a hard task for women to be rulers in ancient times, but Wu Zetian succeeded. When she ruled the country, she supported economic and cultural     8     (develop) and improved people’s living quality. She also encouraged girls to go to school     9     (study). Before then, girls were not allowed to go to school.

Wu Zetian died at the age of 82,     10     (leave) a gravestone without any words on it. Although the Zhou dynasty only lasted for one generation, it marked an important period in Chinese history.

6 . If you don’t use your arms or your legs, they become weak; when you start using them again, they     1     (slow) become strong again. Everyone knows that. Yet many people don’t seem to know that memory works in     2     same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really     3     (mean) that he keeps his memory in practice by using     4    . When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance     5     (become) strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are     6     (blame), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have     7     (good) memories? This is     8     they can’t read or write and they have to remember days, names, songs and     9     (story), so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from them. Practice     10     (remember) things in a way as these people do.

7 . The phenomenon of holding various cards has been brought into focus. Nowadays, most people are familiar       1    using bank cards. Besides, it seems that cards are to reach every aspect in our life.     2     (general) speaking, the reasons can be listed as follows.

First cf all, cards which are smaller and lighter     3     paper money are convenient and easy to take with. Moreover, using cards is comparatively safer than using cash. Therefore, as is     4     (show) by some studies, over 80% of people in big cities hold various cards     5     (issue) by banks, postal offices, dinning halls and office building, etc.

As far as I am concerned, I suppose that cards have    6     bright future.     7     we know, some multifunctional cards are emerging,     8     may make us find that one card in hand is enough some day. furthermore, with the     9     (develop) of science and technology, cards will become safer and easier in the process of using. In a word, more people will tend    10     (use) cards in the bargain.

Wouldn’t this be great ? You come home from school and your new dog     1    (wait) at the door to greet you.Or,you have a bad day and your new kitten jumps onto your lap for a hug.     2    (have) a pet is a dream for many teenagers.And   finally your mum and dad have agreed.But just because you     3    (allow) to get a pet, it doesn’t mean you should.Pets are not toys but friends     4    need our love and company.    5     don’t get a pet if you’re not ready to devote.

As a general rule, a band may start as a group of high-school students     1     (share) the same interest in music. They may first practise their music in someone’s house. And then the musicians may get the chance to give     2     (perform) in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid     3     cash. As time goes by, they gradually become known to the audience and some even make records!

The Monkees,     4    , started in a different way. Of     5     (it) four members, only one was good enough and the other three just pretended     6     (sing) during the broadcasts. To be honest, it couldn’t     7     (call) a real band in the beginning. Anyhow, they succeeded and became so popular     8     their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them.     9     (fortunate), the Monkees broke up about 1970. But they reunited in the mid-1980s and produced a new record in 1996,     10     was to celebrate their former happy time.

10 . Traditional Chinese culture places much emphasis on food. Considered to be an important part of each day, eating is far beyond simply     1    (meet) a need. However, people are living in a fast growing society now, so they hardly have time to enjoy their food. They need fast food. That is     2    China’s fast-food market expands.

A foreign fast-food restaurant     3    (call) KFC arrived in China first, quickly followed by    4    such as Pizza Hut and McDonald’s.     5    the development of China, foreign fast-food chains are realizing high-speed growth in China. However, these “junk foods”     6    (criticize) by health experts for long because they can’t provide balanced nutrition. The experts also show that some foreign fast food contains     7    food coloring, Sudan 1,     8    can cause cancer.

In fact, China has many of its own traditional fast-food dishes. Among them, dumplings, soybean milk and noodles are the most popular.     9    (compare) with foreign fast food, those traditional ones are     10    (healthy). But many Chinese still enjoy the special taste and the good environment in the foreign fast-food chains even though there exist some potential risks.