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Now teenagers always have some dark     1     (think) about their physical appearance. Standards of beauty in the media can have a big influence on    2     they think of their physical appearance. Teenagers who want to copy the looks of their favourite stars will end up    3     (feel) worse about themselves. Besides,     4    (they) friends with model­like good looks also influence the way     5     they view their physical appearance.

However, there    6     (be) certainly ways to deal with these external influences. First, it’s wrong     7     (follow) popular beauty standards     8     (blind). It’s very important to accept what you are. Second, teenagers should believe that they are unique and that their family and friends love them just the way they are. Finally,     9     (try) to direct the attention away from negative thoughts. What they should do is to take pride     10     what they do well instead of worrying about things they cannot change.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A teenage girl     1     name is Jennifer Jones was rushed to hospital after passing out in her morning PE class. Jennifer was found to have dangerously low blood sugar levels because she was so concerned about her weight that she     2     (regular) skipped meals. Fortunately, Jennifer would make a full     3    (recover) in a day or two. Her case reminded other teenagers     4    the dangers of such unhealthy weight-loss habits.     5    (struggle) to slim down quickly, teenagers always turn to some extreme methods. According to the survey     6    (conduct) by health experts, almost one fifth of teenagers frequently skip meals, one in ten over-exercise and four per cent even take weight-loss pills. Much attention needs     7    (pay) to these figures. Currently, health experts    8    (increase) their efforts to educate teenagers about the side effects of such extreme methods. They pointed out that     9     healthy balanced diet and regular exercise can help teenagers to stay energetic and fit. Besides, living well is the safest and most     10    (effect) way to get into shape.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, more and more parents pay great attention to their children. However, we find     1     common that parents and children lack communication.

More than one reason contributes    2    the problem.

To begin with,the reason why parents spend    3    (little) time with their children is that the heavier social pressure often makes children    4     (ignore) by them. The second, although parents want to talk with their children, some of them don’t know much about the skills in communication or the necessary knowledge of education, which will have a big effect     5     communication. However, the most important reason may be the    6    (tradition) ideas of authority (权威) most parents have. Thus, when     7    (face) the children,parents are not     8     (like) to communicate with them as friends.

To sum up, the solution concerning the problem    9     (be) to diminish (减小) the gap between parents and children. Therefore, in order to make a better atmosphere     10     the children grow up, the parents should ensure the stability (稳定) of the family and act as good friends to the children.

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China is a big old country,     1     has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of     2     (it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world     3     (great), for example, the thought of Confucius. As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays     4     important role in the world, more and more     5     (foreign) learn Mandarin (普通话) in Confucius institutions. The Chinese traditional culture can be tested by the time. It unites the whole nation and no matter     6     kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the country's future. Today, many young people lose faith in     7     (tradition) culture and they are crazy about the western culture. They follow the western fashion,       8     (think) we are the old style. But some day, they     9     (realize) it is wrong     10     (abandon) traditional culture.

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As to the topic “The Internet helps or harms friendships”,different people have different     1     (opinion). Robert thinks friends should focus more     2     face-to-face communication and less on online communication. Firstly, talking online is no replacement for face-to-face contact. Communication through     3     screen makes it more difficult for people     4     (develop) important social skills     5     enable us to develop lifelong friendships. Secondly, the Internet can make people self-centred because they are only     6     (concern) with their online popularity rather than rewarding friendships. Thirdly, online relationships are not always honest and can be dangerous for people who are easily     7     (influence) or too trusting. However, Cathy thinks otherwise. She thinks the Internet makes communication convenient and interesting. There     8     (be) many online tools you can use to be     9     (create). What is     10     (amaze) is that both of them think the Internet brings people closer.

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David had a car accident yesterday. He had made an appointment with his friend to see a     1    (move) film. After     2    (finish) his housework, he set off for the cinema by car. Since there was only 5 minutes     3    (leave) before the movie started, he decided to give his friend a call.He drove so fast,     4    (have) a chat with his friend on the phone, and a truck suddenly appeared from the side. Although     5    (become) a driver for years, he could not avoid the truck in time and hit it. Luckily, he didn’t get hurt.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Internet is an     1     (amaze) information resource. Students, teachers     2     researchers use it as     3     important tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the     4     (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it     5     (connect) with individuals from other countries and cultures. However, while there are many positive developments associated with the Internet, there are also certain fears and     6     (concern). One concern is a lack of control over what     7     (appear) on the Internet. With television and radio the editors will check the accuracy of the contents of programs, and with television there are limits on what kinds of programs can     8     (broadcast) and at what time of the day. However,     9     the help of the Internet, parents can check a published guide to determine what     10     (suit) for their children to see.

10 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Cruz Genet, 11, and Anthony Skopick, 10, couldn’t agree. Were the birds out on the ice ducks or geese? There was only one way to find out. So    1    a chilly January evening last year, the two friends ventured onto the frozen pond near their homes in Frankfort, Illinois,     2    (get) a better look. First they cast a rock onto the ice to test it, Cruz told NBC5 Chicago, “Then we stepped on it.”     3    (convince) the ice would hold their weight, Anthony took a few steps, then...FOOMP. He crashed through the seemingly frozen surface. “There was no sound, no crack,” he told ABC 7 Chicago. “I just fell through instantly. ”

Cruz rushed to help his    4    (panic) friend. FOOMP — the pond swallowed him too. Cruz managed to lift himself out of the frigid water and onto a more solid section. He then carefully worked his way toward Anthony. But the ice didn’t hold, and in he    5    (fall) again. This time, he couldn’t get out.

The boys were up to their necks in icy water and quickly losing feeling in their limbs. Any chance of their    6    (free) themselves was slipping away. Cruz was sure he was going to die. Anthony’s older sister had seen the boys fall through the ice and started screaming for help. John Lavin, a neighbour driving nearby on his way to the grocery store,     7    (hear) her. He quickly pulled over. Seeing the boys, he grabbed a nearby buoy,     8    (kick) off his shoes, and ran into the slushy water,     9    (chop) his way through the ice with his free fist.

Lavin made his way to Cruz and Anthony and dragged them back to land. They were taken to the hospital, where doctors discovered that their five-minute stay in the water    10    (lower) their body temperature nearly ten degrees.

Fortunately, the boys have fully recovered, though they are still kind of awestruck by their fearless neighbour. “Just to think,” says Cruz, “if he wasn’t there, I could have died.”