.1. Fall in Love with English 愛上英語Hiding behind the loose 1._(dust) curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired 2._his parents nagging about his English study and did not want to go 3. _it any longer. He couldnt get 4. _ well with English and disliked 5. _(join) in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him6. _ purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never 7. _(add) up to over 60. His partner was 8._(concern) about him very much. She understood 9._ (exact) what he was10._ (suffer) from, but 11._(entire) _(agree) 12._ his idea. In order to calm him 13. _and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and 14. _(swap ) a 15._ of learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to16._( study) English well. The teenager was17. _（grate） and got great power from his friends words. Now, he has recovered 18. _ being upset and has fallen in love with English. 有個少年躲在積滿灰塵的松散窗簾后把大衣裝入手提箱。盡管外面正打雷閃電， 他仍計劃在黃昏時分離家出走。他不得不這樣做是因為厭倦了父母對他英語學習的嘮叨，不想再忍受下去了。他的英語學習總是無法取得進展，而且不喜歡參加英語課的學習，因為他以為老師有意忽視他。結果，他每次考試的分數合計從未超過60。 他的搭檔很關心他，也確切地理解他遭受的折磨，但卻完全不同意他的想法。為了使他冷靜下來好好解決問題，她和他面對面地交談，并交換了一系列的學習心得技巧。她寫下來的條款幫助他找到了學好英語的最佳捷徑。這個少年非常很感激，并從朋友的話里獲得極大的動力。現在，他已經從沮喪中恢復過來，真正愛上了英語。2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes不同的國家有不同的英語Voyages of people from England play 1._important part in spreading the English language. 2._ present, English is 3 _(frequent) spoken as an 4. _(office) or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All 5. _(base) on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But 6. _( actual), these Englishes have been 7._(gradual) changing in accents, spellings,8._( express) and the 9._(use) of vocabulary. Because 10. _this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss11._( fluent) commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of 12. _(request) “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American13._( identify) while the latter suggests that he is British. 英國人的航海在英語的傳播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英語在許多國家被作為官方語言或通用語言頻繁地使用，例如美國、新加波、馬來西亞和一些非洲的國家。這些國家的英語都以英式英語為基礎，能很好地為以英語為本族語的人所理解。但是實際上，這些英語在口音、拼寫、表達和詞匯的使用方面都在逐漸變化。因為這一情況的存在，你就可以利用這些英語之間的區別說出你們街區的外國人是哪個國家來的了。例如，如果有個老板流利地命令他的司機：“Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs（直接搭電梯到我公寓上來拿卡車和出租車的汽油）”，而不是要求說，“Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis（請直接搭電梯到我公寓上來拿卡車和出租車的汽油）”，你就可以輕易地辨認出他的美國人身份，而后者卻暗示著那是一位英國人。（請注意：聽力錄音里第二段兩個“電梯”的單詞跟原文不一致，原文是對的，錄音弄錯了，elevator才是美式說法而lift是英式說法。)3. A Hard Trip一次辛苦的旅行My sister was fond of traveling. Ever since 1._(graduat), she had been 2. _(determine) to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not 3._(care) about the 4._(advantage). Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her 5. _(change) her mind. Finally, we gave in as usual though we 6._(prefer) to take 7._train. After we prepared everything, 8._(include) the schedule, 9._(rely) weather forecast and the insurance, we began our trip.Our journey was along a river 10._(flow) from a high altitude. Our pace 11._slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, where the water seemed 12. _ (boil). Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really 13. _hard journey. But we also enjoyed great 14._(view). One night, I put my head on my pillow-a parcel of wool coats, and lay 15._the stars. When the flame in front of our cave went out 16._ midnight, I found the sky so beautiful! 我的妹妹很喜歡旅行。自從畢業以來，她就下定決心要組織一次往一座古廟的旅行。因為交通費用昂貴，她決定騎自行車去，毫不擔心其中的不利情況。頑固的態度一直都是她的缺點，一旦她下定決心要做的事，就沒有人能說服她改變主意。最后，我們像往常一樣讓步，盡管我們更喜歡乘火車去。我們準備好了所有東西，包括時間表、可靠的天氣預報，還有保險，就開始了旅程。我們的旅程沿著一條從高海拔處流下來的河流前行。但我們的步伐很慢，因為當流經深深的峽谷時，這條河流急轉彎很多，急湍的河水都似乎沸騰起來。正如我在旅行日志里記錄的那樣，這真是一次艱苦的旅行。但是我們也欣賞到了美麗的景色。一天晚上，我把頭枕在一包羊毛衣服做的枕頭上，躺在星空下，當巖洞前的火焰在午夜熄滅時，我發現夜空是如此的美麗！4. A Horrible EarthquakeDirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one 1._(judge) that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed 2._ the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams3. _(destroy) Railway tracks became 4._ (use)bars. Pipes in mines 5._(burst) and let out 6._(smell) steam. Huge cracks 7. _( trap) cyclists everywhere.The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters 8_(give) an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was 9._( shock) by the damage and the victims extreme 10._(suffer). People were moved when they read that the11._(survive) comforted each other by saying “12._(Congratulate)! You survived!”. So they not only expressed their 13._(sympathize) 14._(sincere), but also organized together to help the victims right away. The 15._(injure) were rescued and the dead were 16._(bury) The 17._(frighten) survivors were18_( dig) out from under the 19._(ruin) and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. 20. _to peoples help, the 21. _(lose) was minimized.地震前，水井和運河里的污水都漲涌起來。但是卻沒人判斷出地震即將來臨。霎那間，一切都在搖晃，似乎整個世界就要結束。數以百萬的磚房和許多水壩遭到破壞；鐵路軌道都變成無用的鐵條；煤礦管道紛紛爆裂，發出有臭味的蒸汽；到處都有騎車的人被巨大的裂縫陷住。第二天，所有報紙都紛紛以大字標題或主要標題報道了這一事件。記者們描述了災難的大概情況，全國都被地震的破壞和災民們極度的苦難所震驚。當人們讀到幸存者以“恭喜啊，你還活著。”來互相安慰時，都被感動了。人們不僅衷心地表達了他們的同情，而且還立刻組織起來幫助災民。傷員被救助了，死者被埋葬了，嚇壞的幸存者被從廢墟中挖出來了，棲身處、凈水和電力也很快得到提供。多虧了人們的幫助，災區的損失被減到了最小。5.The Great President偉大的總統As the 1._ (found) of the republic, the president had many good qualities. Before coming _2._ power, he was a generous 3._(law). He was willing to 4._(selfless) help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to offer 5._(law) guidance and opinions to those who were out of work or uneducated. Later, 6._(believe) all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to 7._(stop) the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the Black Youth League and 8._(vote) to be the leader. However, though he kept peaceful principles without 9._(violent) and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldnt escape 10._(sentence) to 30 years in prison.Not fearing of the prison guards cruelty, he kept active and begged no mercy from them. 11._ a matter of fact, he was always 12._(hope) and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.13._(final), people rewarded him with the leaders position and a gold blanket. 作為共和國的創始人，這位總統具備許多的優秀品質。還在掌權之前，他就是一位慷慨的律師。他愿意無私地幫助那些向他求助的人。他免費為失業的，或沒有受過教育的人提供法律指導和意見。后來，因為相信所有人類都是生來平等，他全身心投入到廢除不平等的反黑人法律工作中。他建立了黑人青年團并被選為領袖。然而，盡管他堅持沒有暴力、沒有恐怖的和平原則，卑鄙的敵人還是炸毀了他的家、襲擊了他的親屬，他自己也無法逃脫被判30年徒刑的遭遇。在獄中，他毫不畏懼獄警的殘酷，始終保持積極的態度，不向他們乞求憐憫。實際上，他在任何一個困境時期都充滿著希望，從未灰心。最后，人們以領袖的職位和一塊金毯子回報了他的貢獻。 6. A Brave Maid勇敢的女仆A 1._(wood) vase from the Ming Dynasty 2._ the entrance of the reception hall 3._(amaze) everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected 4._(value) jewels to decorate it. People thought 5._(high) of its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it. The vase used 6._(belong) to a former castle. But when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order to remove peoples doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out 7._ informal investigation. The evidences they found showed that a maid took the vase apart and asked a 8._(sail) to sink it in a local well. She never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies 9._ were in search of treasures.It is worth 10._(give) this brave maid a fortune in return.接待大廳入口處的明朝木制花瓶 使每個人都驚奇不已。藝術家以一種罕有的風格設計它，并挑選了貴重的珠寶裝飾它。人們高度贊賞它那蜂蜜般的奇特顏色，還有上面繪制的繪畫。這個花瓶曾經屬于一座從前的城堡，但在戰爭期間，敵人的軍隊炸毀了城堡，于是關于這個花瓶是如何幸存下來的爭論就一直在持續著。為了解開人們的疑問，一個由不少于20人的調查隊開展了一次非正式的調查。他們找到的證據表明，有個女仆 把花瓶拆開，然后讓一名水手把它沉到當地的一個水井里。她從來沒有泄露這個秘密，即使是在搜尋財寶的敵人殘酷的審訊下。這位女仆真是值得給予一大筆錢作為對她的回報。7. A Fair Competition公平的比賽Swifter, Higher and Stronger stands for the spirit of the Olympics. But 1._(fair) is the basis of this motto. Only 2._ you win fairly will you and your homeland deserve the great glory. But nowadays, 3._(like) the ancient honest slave competitors, some 4._(hope) athletes who cant bear the pain of training cheat when 5._(take) part in games. Medals seem to have magical power causing them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as their only goal. So, in the gymnastics event 6._( hold) in our city next month, one of the hosts 7._(responsible) is 8._(keep) competitions fair. They advertised on posters outside the stadium to promise that every competitor is to have a regular physical examination in a gymnasium one 9._ another. No one can bargain on this. The volunteers in charge will be very strict. It is 10._(fool) to cheat because they will not be admitted to compete and will even be fined as well. “更快！更高！更強！”代表著奧運精神。但是公平卻是這一格言的基礎。只有當你公平地贏得比賽，你和你的祖國才會承受這樣的光榮。但如今，不像古代那些誠實的奴隸參賽者，有些沒有希望的運動員無法承受訓練的痛苦，于是在參加比賽時作假。獎牌似乎有某種魔力使他們作假，獎金也已經代替了奧運格言成為了他們唯一的目標。因此，在我們市下個月即將舉行的一場體操賽事中，主辦方的其中一項責任就是要確保比賽的公平。他們在體育場外的海報上做廣告，承諾說每個參賽者都將在體育館一個一個地參加常規的身體檢查。對此沒有人可以討價還價。負責此事的志愿者將非常嚴格。作假是很愚蠢的，因為他們將不被允許去競賽，甚至還將被罰款。 8. Computers電腦The goal of early calculating machines was 1._( simplify) difficult sums. But 2._ the help of new technology, electronic chips replaced tubes and a revolution of artificial 3._(intelligent) has arisen. From then on, the 4._(appear) of computers totally changed our lives. They can not only download information from the web when 5._(connect) by the network or mobile phone signals, but also solve different types of 6._(logic) problems. With operators as their coaches, they can even control rockets to explore the moon and instruct androids with the human races characters 7._(mop) floors and watch over your naughty niece. Anyhow, computers are 8._ helpful that they do bring happiness. 9._, computers are easily attacked by viruses. This reality has become a hard-to-deal-with problem. As a result, computers are dangerous in a way. So, 10._(person), I worry about their universal applications in some fields, such as finance. 早期計算機器的目的是簡化比較難的計算。但是在新技術的幫助下，電子芯片代替了電子管，一場人工智能革命由此掀起。從那時起，電腦的出現完全改變了我們的生活，它們不僅能在網絡或移動電話信號的連接下從網上下載信息，而且可以解決各種類型的邏輯問題。在操作員的教練下，它們甚至還可以控制火箭探索月球，指導具有人類性格的機器人擦洗地板和照顧你調皮的侄女。不管怎么說，電腦都是如此的有用，以致的確給人們帶來了快樂。然而，電腦很容易受到病毒的攻擊，這一現實已經成為一個難以處理的難題，結果，電腦在某種程度上是很危險的。因此，就個人而言，我很擔心電腦在某些領域，例如金融方面的廣泛應用。 9. Wildlife Protection保護野生動植物Dinosaurs died 1._ because of an unexpected incident. But wildlife today disappears or is in danger just because humans do harm to it. For example, tigers2._(hunt) for fur to make carpets so that they can only live in secure reserves; grassland is destroyed without mercy so that dust storms come into being3. _(affect) distant cities.Last year, scientists saw some monkeys rubbing themselves with a certain kind of insects to protect 4. _ from fierce mosquitoes 5._(bite). According to the result of the 6. _(inspect), they found that the insect contains a 7._(power) drug, so local farmers were employed to catch the insects. The ending was that the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When told that it was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into 8._(laugh) and9. _(respond), “Our real loss is our decreasing income.”We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attention to the importance of wildlife protection. Not until we succeed in l0._(let) wildlife live in peace, can we smile in relief. 恐龍因一次意外事件而滅絕，但是今天的野生動植物卻是因為人類的傷害而消失或處在危險中。例如，老虎被獵殺以獲取做地毯的皮毛，以致它們只能生活在安全的保護區里；草地被毫不憐憫地破壞，以致沙塵暴開始影響遙遠的城市。去年，科學家觀察到猴子在身上擦某種昆蟲來保護自己不受兇猛的蚊子的叮咬。根據檢查的結果，他們發現這種昆蟲含有一種具有強大效力的藥物，于是，當地的農民都被雇來抓蟲子。結果是，這種昆蟲從這整個地區都消失了。當被告知說這是整個人類的損失時，農民們都突然大笑著回應道：“我們減少的收入才是我們真正的損失呢！”我們應該意識到自然平衡的重要，更加注意野生動植物的保護。直到我們成功讓野生動植物安詳平靜地生活，我們自己才能如釋重負地笑開顏。 10. My First Band我的第一支樂隊I was very sensitive 1._ music. Just 2._(dip) into the music books briefly, I could sing or play well. To be honest, I always dreamt of 3._(become) a famous folk actor. I was so confident 4._I never decreased my devotion.I 5._(form) my first band called “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, we relied 6._performing on instruments in pubs or to 7._(passer-by)to earn extra money in cash. Then we wore false beards to pretend to be the musicians8._ people were familiar with. In addition, we attached 9._(humor) acts to our performances and played jokes on each other. Soon, our “funny jazz” became famous and 10._(invite) to perform for broadcast stations began to come. Afterwards, we sorted out attractive music and made a record in a studio. A million or so copies were sold and we became millionaires.It was painful 11._ the band broke up finally. But above all, I realized my dream to be a musician. 我對音樂很敏感，只要簡要地瀏覽一下樂譜，我就能演唱或演奏得很好。說實話，我一直都夢想著能成為出名的民間演員，自信的我從未減少過熱愛。我組成的第一支樂隊叫做“搖滾蛙”。開始，我們依靠在酒吧里或向路人表演樂器來掙些零花的現金。然后我們帶上假胡子假扮人們熟悉的音樂家，除此之外，我們在表演中加上幽默的動作，互相開著玩笑。很快，我們的“滑稽爵士樂”出了名，到廣播電臺表演的邀請開始多起來。隨后，我們把我們吸引人的音樂做了分類，在一間音樂工作室錄制了1張唱片，大約賣出了100萬張，這使我們都成了百萬富翁。樂隊最終的解散讓我很心痛，但最重要的是，我實現了自己當音樂家的夢想。11. An Interesting Festival 有趣的節日The Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is not a worldwide 1._(celebrate). Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its 2._(arrive) for its 3._(religion) origin:Long ago, humans ancestors were bad. They fooled and played tricks 4._ each other and never kept their word. So God turned up and drowned all their crops. Humans starved day and night, 5._(weep). In order to gain Gods forgiveness, a woman poet set off to see God. She admired God and kept 6._(apologize). God was moved. With his permission, humans finally had good harvests again. So, to wipe sadness and remind themselves 7._ the belief in God, people began the festival.On the festival, people gather in open air, such as playgrounds or parking lots, and 8._( energetic) have fun with each other all night long, as though they were never tired. When a beauty dressed up in lovely clothing 9._(read) poems in memory of the poet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is the custom that the bone of a rooster head 10._(give) to her as an award. Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.農業盛會在獨立日后舉行。它不是一個世界性的慶典，由于它的宗教起源，只有墨西哥的基督徒才盼著節日的到來：很久以前，人類的祖先很壞，他們互相欺騙，耍詭計，從不遵守諾言。于是，上帝出現了，淹死了他們所有的作物。人們日夜挨餓，哭泣著。為了獲得上帝的原諒，一位女詩人出發去見上帝。她對上帝的贊美和懷有的歉意感動了上帝，有了他的允許，人類終于又獲得了豐收。因此，為了抹去憂傷并提醒自己對上帝的信仰，人們開始舉辦這個節日。在節日那天，人們聚集在露天場所，例如操場或停車場，通宵達旦地玩得非常開心，精力充沛的人們似乎不知疲倦。當一位用可愛的衣服盛裝打扮的美女朗讀詩歌以紀念那位詩人時，在場的每個人都屏住了呼吸，然后，按照風俗，將獎勵給她一只公雞的頭骨。很明顯，這個故事不是真的，但是節日卻很有趣。12. Balanced Diet平衡膳食Wang Peng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant, 1._ served delicious bacon, fried chicken breast and mutton roasted with pepper and garlic. But his food and discount attracted fewer and fewer customers. Finally, he was 2._ debt. Yong Huis slimming restaurant served fresh peas, carrots, eggplants, and raw cucumbers with vinegar. As the 3. _(host), she said fibres benefited customers digestion the most. In order not to let Yong Hui get away with 4._(tell) lies, Wang Peng spied on Yong Hui despite her glare. But he was surprised that she was losing her customers, too.5._(curious) drove Wang Peng to consult an expert. The expert sighed and said, “Both of your menus have weakness and 6. _(limit) strength. Your customers put on weight too easily,7. _ Yong Huis lose weight too quickly. So, Wang Peng, cut 8._ the fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, like nuts, beans, mushrooms, peaches and lemons. You ought to combine the two menus and provide a 9._(balance) diet.”Before long, Wang Peng 10._(win) his customers back.王鵬經營一家燒烤餐廳來謀生，他的餐廳供應美味的臘肉、油炸的雞胸，還有用辣椒和大蒜一起烤制的羊肉。但是，他的食物和折扣吸引的顧客越來越少，最后是他負債累累。永慧的減肥餐廳供應的是新鮮的豌豆、紅蘿卜、茄子和醋腌的生黃瓜。作為老板娘（女主人），她總是說食物纖維才最有利于顧客的消化。為了不讓永慧說了謊不受懲罰，王鵬不顧她的怒視，前去探查個究竟。但是讓他驚奇的是，永慧的顧客也在嚴重地流失。好奇心驅使王鵬去咨詢專家。那位專家嘆息著說：“你們倆的菜單都缺點明顯、優點有限。你的顧客很容易就發胖，而永慧的顧客體重卻減輕得太快。所以嘛，王鵬，你要減少你的食物中的脂肪含量，增加蔬菜和水果，例如堅果、豆類、蘑菇、桃子和檸檬之類。你應該把兩份菜單結合起來，給顧客提供平衡的膳食。”不久，王鵬就贏回了他的顧客。13. Sailing Home 劃船回家This novel was about a(n) 1_(believe) but genuine adventure. Its author was a black businessman 2_was brought up in America. In 1956, he visited Africa, his birthplace. One day, when he was wandering 3_ the pavement near the bay 4_(enjoy) the sea scenes, he lost his money and passport that he kept in 5._ envelope. So he went to the embassy6_(seek)help, but the ambassador with rude 7_(manner) didnt permit his staff 8_(help)though h