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Passage1
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York in1858.When he was only nine he and two of his cousins opened the"Roosevelt Museum of Natural History".1.______museum was in Theodore's bedroom.It had a total of12specimens(标本).They were a few seashells,some dead insects and some birds'nests.Young Roosevelt took great2.______(proud)in his small museum.
Theodore Roosevelt was not always healthy.He often found it hard3.______(breathe). Instead of4.______(play),he watched nature and then read and wrote about it.
Roosevelt's interest in nature sometimes got him into trouble.Once,his mother found several dead5.________(mouse)in the icebox.She ordered him to throw them out6.________ (immediate).
Because Roosevelt was often sick as a boy,his body was small and weak.When he was about 12,his fath
er7._______(encourage)him to improve his body.Roosevelt began working out in a gym.He didn’t become strong quickly.But he decided to face life’s challenges bravely.And finally his body got strong.As an adult,he was an active,8._______(health)person.He enjoyed adventures and loved outdoors.
In1900,9._______(age)41,Roosevelt was elected Vice President.A year later,President Mckinley was shot and killed.Roosevelt became the26th president of the USA.At42,he was 10.________(young)leader the US had ever had.
Passage2
The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe,Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads.1._______(science)believe people began to travel along the Silk Road about3,000years ago.By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world.The Silk Road2._______(cover)almost6,500kilometers.It3._______ (spread)from Rome to China,4._______is from the West to the Far East.
Businessmen5._______(travel)along the Silk Road carried silk.of course.They also carried and traded spices(香料),cloth,6._______(value)stones and gold.
There is a famous old story along the old road.It is said that Roman soldiers travelled through7.________(center)Asia.They started to live somewhere near8.______ancient Chinese village.Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blue-eyed villages of China was started.
During its busiest period,the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix.In modern9._____(time),the old Silk Road routes 10.______(use),but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses.There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China.It has over35,000objects from all along the Silk Road.
Passage3
If you are doing business about electronics today,you are sure to know about Shenzhen or later.For me,I am1.Indian.My company2.(success)sold the product made in Shenzhen in India,and that has brought me here.
Shenzhen is one of China's Special Economic Zones(经济特区)set up40years ago3.__ the1980s.It has grown to be the worlds largest for electronics products.Shenzhen is a modern city,and you can get around in a taxi,but using metros or buses4.(be)much cheaper.I visited only parts of Futian,Nanshan,a
nd Luohu districts during5.(I)stay.
During the trip,I6.(find)the Chinese people were friendly7the streets were safe.One place I visited was Huaqiangbei electronics market,where almost all kinds of electronics were available at reasonable prices.In the evening,I hung out with my friends in that area and had great fun speaking to folks from the US,Germany,Australia and other8. (country).We are all deeply9.(impress).
Although my trip was short,my visit to Shenzhen gave me a much10.(clear)picture of this city.I am looking forward to my next visit.
Passage4
Is it going to be smoggy again in Beijing this spring?Who knows the answer?Meteorologists (气象学家)—scientists1.______study the weather.
How can meteorologists forecast(预报)the weather?
“We get a lot of information2._______weather satellites,”said a meteorologist at the China Meteorological Centre.
The satellites take a lot of pictures of the sky.Then,they send these pictures back to Earth. Meteorologists can make a forecast by3._______(study)those pictures.
“We may find that the clouds4.________(change)over the last few hours.This may mean that the weather on5._____earth may change soon,too.During the next weather forecast,the weatherman on TV can say this,”he said.
Scientists in China also use about2,000weather6._______(station)on the ground,on ships and on planes7._______(collect)information about temperatures and wind.
Meteorologists can forecast up to15days8.______the help of satellites.But sometimes the forecast can be wrong9.______weather conditions keep changing.Don’t get10.______(annoy) when the forecast says it’s going to rain,but then it doesn’t actually rain.
Passage5
Spain is a country in Europe.It1.______(lie)south of a long mountain range.The country of France is on one side and Portugal is on the other.People in Spain speak2.______(Spain).Almost all people3.______were born there speak this language.
Spain is very old.Long ago,people from different4.______(part)of the world went to live there.The Romans built roads and bridges.Then,other people arrived after the Romans.They built a beautiful palace that still stands today.
More than four hundred years ago,a king and queen were in charge of everything.They paid explorers like Christopher Columbus5.______(find)new lands.Today,the people of Spain choose6._______(lead)to rule the country.Spain has a king,but he does not make the law.
The Spanish people enjoy7.________(celebrate)holidays.National Day is a festival held
8._______October12every year.It marks the day that Columbus first arrived in America.La Tomatina is a festival that happens every year in Spain.People throw9._______(tomato)at one another and have10._______(funny).
Passage6
Small talk refers to light conversation between people.It is the1.________(start)point for friendships.You can use small talk to start a conversation in many different ways.
Asking open questions is one of2._______(good)ways to make small talk.For example,you are at som
eone’s birthday party,3.______you know few people.How do you break the ice?You can start a conversation with,“This is a great party.How do you know the host?”This way is also 4._______(help)in many other situations,such as school clubs or picnics.
Sometimes,a simple5.________(introduce)can also work,6.______(especial)to help find common points with others.For example,when going into a new environment,you can introduce 7.________(you)by saying:“I am in Class2.My math teacher is Mr Black.”The other person may say:“Oh,really?He is also my math teacher.He is very strict…”See?A good conversation can begin.
A8.______(three)way is to mention something you’re good at to others.This is useful when you want to join a group.For example,you see some kids playing soccer on the school playground.Just say:“Do you need more9._______(play)?I am a very good goalkeeper.”
So next time,don’t be nervous when meeting10._______(strange).Just try small talk.A stranger may become your next friend.
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