（一）
There was a womanwho went to the airport (hurry). She was so absorbed herown thoughts that she was not aware they were going on a different route.Suddenly, a man went inside the cab and took her handbag_____ she placed her visa, passport,and all her money for the trip. She kept on thinking how unlucky she was to bein that situation. That very same night, she heard a piece of __(shock)news. Flight 230 crashed! It was the plane that she was supposed to board into. shehad not lost her precious belongings, she could have lost something far ___ important — her life!
Sometimes bad things really happen. We fail inour exams, or get rejected by others. There are times when nothing seems to goour way. So what do we do about it? We must take all these (frustrate)out of our chest and start all over again with the consistent faith that we (get)what are deserved(应得的).
If you failed inthe exams, maybe you’d be more successful and much happier in __ field. If you were rejected by your friend,there are plenty of others out there who are much more deserving of (值得的)your love and affection. Don’t waste your timeand energy _____ thingsthat can’t be changed.
（二）
Stephen Hawking, who isthe most famous physicist, was born in
（三）
Watching onlineopen classes
About 700 sinamicro bloggers (post) different links to thevideos. 163. Com has launched a special channel for open programs, __(provide)more than 1,200 class hours of free videos. Many Chinese have adjusted __ dailytimetable and some office workers have quit taking naps they can watch videosat noon. download free online resources to their cellphones to watch while taking buses.
On Douban.com, anetizen named "an independent cat" called others to get up anhour earlier in the morning to watch the videos before leaving for work,___ hasmobilized a great number of followers.
"This set up agood example of how to change and improve our teaching methods." saidWang, a professor of
（四）
Alfred Nobel became amillionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare asthe inventor of dynamite（炸药）. On April 12，1888，Alfred'sbrother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper mistook hisbrother _____him and carried an article_______(announce) the death of Alfred Nobel. “_____ merchant of death is dead.” The articleread. “Dr. Alfred Nobel, ______ became richby finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，diedyesterday. ”
Alfred put down thenewspaper sadly. It was his brother rather than _____who had died and the French newspaper had made a mistake. All the same,Alfred felt uncomfortable. Was this the way the world was going to rememberhim? He did not like that idea at all. He wanted people to remember him as aman of peace.
He invented his dynamiteat a perfect moment in time. Many countries were beginning to build roadsthrough mountains and needed a safe, strong dynamite. His dynamite wasdeveloped __ _ such peaceful uses. He alsothought that ________ all countries had thesame great weapons, they would see how impossible war was and that any countryfighting a war ______(destroy). Therefore,there would be no more wars. Many people of his day also thought this way.
To make sure that he wasremembered with love and respect. Nobel arranged in a will to give the _______(large) part of his money to establishthe Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great _______ (contribute) to the causes of peace，literature，and thesciences.
（五）
I believe being honest is one of the greatestgifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names, upright and straightforward. And it’sstill what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.
I’ve been in thetaxi business for thirty-five years, _ (know)thereis a lot about it that is not so good. Because taxi drivers are tough, peopleget the wrong impression ____they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like people.Most of them will act as rude fellows. But almost every week you read in thepapers that a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave intheir cars.
Once, I found anemerald ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady ＿＿ a lot of suitcasesthat day, so I went back to I had dropped her off. It took me almost twodays to wait for her in order to return her ring to her. I didn’t get as muchas “thank you”. However, I (feel) good because I had done whatwas right.
As far as I know, (practice) everyone will give yousomething, because most Americans are fairly generous. I believe in God and tryto be good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. Ihave been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the (easy) it gets.
（六）
Perhaps I am Courageous,but that's because I've had some inspiring teachers. I'll tell you about one ofthem. Many years ago, when I worked ＿ avolunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza ＿＿ wassuffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of (recover)appeared to be a blood transfusion (输血) from five-year-oldbrother, who ＿(survive) the same disease and developed theantibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation toher little brother, and asked the boy ＿ hewould be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for a moment takinga deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liza."
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bednext to his sister, (smile). But then his face grew paleand his smile faded. He looked at the doctor and asked with trembling voice, "Will I start to dieright away?"
Being young, the boy (understand) thedoctor. He thought he was going to have to give all his blood.
（七）
Time is very important in ourlives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had anyimportance in my life I received a watch from myfatherthat organized my life and made memore ＿(responsibility).
I received this gift on agray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 AM to pick up my Uncle Ali andtake him to my father's house. However, I was late because I (hang)out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 AM, I remembered my uncle,but I was very late him. He had left the airport andtaken a taxi to my father's house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 P.M. on the same day and l feltashamed of ＿＿＿＿at that moment.After I said hi to my angry father and (tire) uncle, my father asked me tosit next to him and handed me this watch, gift from him. Then he said,"Essa, did you have fun with your friends today?" I answered,"Yes father, and I’m sorry for…" He interrupted, " youdid was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions." He added,"I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be areminder for you."
I learned a very importantlesson from my father: (respect ) time and never be late toget someone. This watch is important to me, not because of its price, butbecause of the lesson I learned from it.
（八）
When times becomedifficult, remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy andhappiness. Remember it made you feel, and you will havethe strength you need to get through any trial.
When life throws you one more obstacle youthink you can handle, remember something you achieved through ＿(persevere) and by struggling to the end. Indoing so, you will find you have the ability ＿＿ ＿(overcome) each obstacle in our path.
When you find yourself ＿ (exhaust),remember to find a place to rest.
Take necessary time in your own life todream your dreams and renew your energy, you will be ready to face each new day.
When you feel tension ＿ (build),find something fun to do. You’ll find that the stress you feel will fade awayand your thoughts will become clearer.
When you ＿＿ (face) with so many negative and drainingsituations, and you view your life ＿ awhole and remember the positive things, you will realize how small problems mayseem.
（九）
In every school a“top” crowd sets the pace，while the othersfollow their lead. Let’s say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wearbright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing _____bright red sweater. There is nothing wrong with that, the fact that on somepeople a bright red sweater is ＿(extreme)unbecoming(不得体的). The situationcan even become dangerous，if the top crowddecides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour.Then the people (follow) the lead are endangeringtheir lives. They are like the sheep’s (lead) to the butcher. Now, chancesare you have come across situations likethese more than once in life; your chances are that one time or youprobably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself bysaying， “Gee，the crowd does it.”Well，let the crowd do it，but don’t do ityourself. Learn to say，“No.”
Develop your own standards and your ownjudgment. you know the crowd is planning something you (agree) with，have the courage to bow out(辞职) politely. You’ll have the ＿ (satisfy) ofstanding on your own two feet.
（十）
Each of us fails from time to time. If we arewise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. alltoo often as parents and teachers we do not allow our children to have the sameright. We convey either by words or by actions that failure is something to beashamed , and that nothing but top performancelives up to our (expect).
When I see a child subject to this kind ofpressure, I think of Donnie. He was ＿＿＿shy and nervousperfectionist. His fear of failure ＿＿(keep) him fromclassroom games that other children played with joyous abandon. He seldomanswered questions for fear he might be wrong. He seldom finishedhis work because he ＿ (repeat) checkedwith me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I tried my best to build up ＿ self-confidence.And I frequently asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm, MaryAnne, a student teacher, was appointed to our classroom. She was young andpretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie (include), adored her. With herfrequent encouragement, Donnie became confident.
（十一）
Christmas Eve meansa warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps acelebration at a pub for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, ＿unusual night has adifferent meaning: helping beggars and the homeless.
Cai, isa student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at
Cai said, “Abeggar’s life is even (hard) today. That’s why I want tohelp them.”
They brought breadand gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer some of the warm food. Each beggar greetedthem a look of surprise.
“I know the (active)can’t help much, but it is meant (show) our respect and care forbeggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun, headof the group.
（十二）
With the reform ofChinese higher education, more and more colleges and universities put emphasison nurturing students' abilities. a consequence, elective courses areavailable not only for excellent academic performers but also for students ofthe average level. (certain), students have differentreasons ＿ (choose) their own electives. For some,practical skills are the essence (本质) of college education, and therefore, courses on computerscience, marketing, and finance (prefer). On the other hand, mayhold the idea of liberal education and electives concerning literature,history, and philosophy are the most welcome.
Take myself as example:being a disciple of free education, I stand for the idea university is not a place for survival skills, apalace of knowledge and critical reasoning. my major is chemistry, theelectives I attend most frequently are English literature, an Introduction toClassic Music, and Different Schools of Western Painting. really widen my horizon.
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