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A shopkeeper once found that a bag money had been stolen from his shop．He went to the judge（法官）and tell him about his loss（损失）The judge ordered all people of the shop to come before him．He took a number of the sticks of equal length（长度）or gave one stick to each person．Then he said，“Come after me again tomorrow．I’ll then know which of you are the thief because the stick given to a thief will be one inch longer than the other．”
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Miss Evans taught physics in school in London．Last month she was explaining to one of her class about sound ，and she decide to test them to see how successful she
had been in her work．She said to them，“Now I ha s a sister in Washington．If I was calling her by the phone，and you were on the other side of the street．Who would hear me first，my sister and you And why” A clever boy at once answered，“You sister，Miss Evans，because the electricity travels much faster than sound waves．” “Very well，” Miss Evans praised．
3
It is interested to visit another country，but sometimes there are some questions when we don’t know the language very well．It may be difficult to talk about the people there．We may not know how to use the telephone in the country which
are visiting．We may not know what to buy the things we need．In a strange country we may not know where to eat and what to order in a restaurant．It is not easy to decide how many money to tip（付小费）waiters or taxi drivers．When we are helpless，we may not know how to ask help．After a short time later，however，we learn what to do and what to say．We learn to enjoy life in another country，and then we may be sorry to leave both the place and the people．
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Long long ago，people had gather leaves and fruit of plants to eat with．They didn’t know how to plant crops or how to keep animals for their food．We call them Stone Age people．Thing for them were terrible and hard．Now there have
still some people living liked those Stone Age people． They live in places that are hard reach．They do not know of our invention，for they keep themselves away our civilized world．For many years a group of people call Aruntas have lived
alone
in the center of Australia．
5
How robins（知更鸟）know when it is time to go back north They seem to tell by how soon daylight lasts．In late winter，daylight begins to last longest each day．When the daylight lasts long enough，robins start north．They fly by day．Each year they follow a same fly－way．At first，they fly only few miles
a day．They stop often in the field to eat bugs （小虫子）．Late，they seem in a hurry．They fly over 100 miles a day．Some are going so far as 180 miles．When they get to home，they always stay together high in a tree．
6
The Internet is playing a important part in our daily life．On the net，we can learn about news both home and abroad and some other informations as well．We can also make phone calls，send messages by e-mails，go to net schools，and learn foreign languages by ourselves．Beside，we can enjoy music，watch sports matches，and play the chess or cards．The net even help us do shopping，make a chat with others and make friends with them．In a word，the Internet has made our life more easier．7
People have different tastes in food．Some
feel they haven't a meal unless they have had pork or other meat；some prefer chickens or fish，and eats one or the other at every meal．Others prefer vegetables and fruits or grains but would enjoy a meal of potatoes， noodles and carrots and some another fruits．Others could live on the foods are called fast foods，for
example，a hamburger or hot dog，French fries and a soft drinks．Food can be prepared by so many ways．Every is satisfactory to different person．
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In the morning of November 18th，1755，an earthquake 56．＿＿＿
shook Boston．John，a professor at Harvard College felt a quake 57．＿＿＿＿
and woke up．“I rose and found to be fifteen minutes past 58．＿＿＿＿four．” He hurried to downstairs to the clock．It had stopped 59．＿＿
three minutes ago．Except for stopping the clock，the quake 60．＿＿＿
had only thrown a key from the mantel（壁炉架）to the floor．61．＿
The clock had stopped because John put some long 62．＿＿＿＿
glass tube he was using for an experiment into the case 63．＿＿＿＿
for safekeeping．The quake had been knocked the tubes over and 64．＿＿
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blocked the pendulum（钟摆）．So John had the exactly
time of the earthquake． 65．＿＿＿＿
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Life in the twenty－one century will be very 56．＿＿＿
different with life today．There will be many 57．＿＿＿changes．What can the changes be The population 58．＿＿＿
is growing fast．That will be many more people in 59．＿＿＿
the world and most of them will live in longer 60．＿＿＿
than people live now．Computers will be much 61．＿＿＿
more smaller and more useful，and there will 62．＿＿＿
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be one in every home．People will work few 63．＿＿＿
hours than they now and they will have more 64．＿＿＿
free time for reading books，watch TV and traveling．65．＿＿＿
10
Once one year a race is held．A lot 56．＿＿＿＿＿
of cars took part this race last year and there 57．＿＿＿＿＿
had a lot of experiments just before it began．One 58．＿＿＿＿＿
of the most beautiful car was a Rolls－Royce 59．＿＿＿＿＿
Silver Ghost．The most usual car was a Benz 60．＿＿＿＿＿
which had only three wheels．Built in 1885，it is the 61．＿＿＿＿＿
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oldest car taking part．After a great many loud 62．＿＿＿＿＿
noises，the race began．Many of cars broke down on 63．＿＿＿＿＿
the way and some drivers spent much time under 64．＿＿＿＿＿their cars than in them．The win car reached at 65．＿＿＿＿＿
a speed of forty miles an hour．
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In recently years，dust storms take place more 76．＿＿＿＿＿
and more often in the north of Chinese．They have 77．＿＿＿＿＿brought a great deal of trouble to pe ople’s lives．78．＿＿＿＿＿
The strong wind blows up the dust，made the air 79．＿＿＿＿＿
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very dirty．It also stops many of people from going 80．＿＿＿＿＿out．In past，people raised a large number of sheep．81．＿＿＿＿＿The sheep eat up a great deal of grass and the land 82．＿＿＿＿＿became sandy．Now the government have begun to 83．＿＿＿＿＿pay attention to the problem．Each year，a lot of 84．＿＿＿＿＿money spent on the improvement of the environment．85．＿＿＿＿12
Sleep，as we know，is important to us．And 56．＿＿＿＿
how many sleep do we actually needFor most 57．＿＿＿＿
of us，eight hours seem to be about the right 58．＿＿＿＿
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amount．Yet we know that there are a 59．＿＿＿＿
great many people who get along well less 60．＿＿＿＿
sleep ，and some whom may even need more．A 61．＿＿＿＿great deal depends by the way we live．But 62．＿＿＿＿
a good common rule to follow to is to 63．＿＿＿＿
sleep long as we have to．So we’ll feel64．＿＿＿＿
happy and be able
to work with our best when we wake．65．＿＿＿＿
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My friend Henry has a most unusually hobby 56．＿＿＿＿＿
（爱好）．He likes plant flowers in strange places．57．＿＿＿＿＿When the spring comes round，you can always tell 58．＿＿＿＿＿Henry had been busy working because the dirty sides of 59．＿＿＿＿canals（沟渠）and railway banks suddenly 60．＿＿＿＿＿became filled of flowers．In his spare time，with 61．＿＿＿＿＿pockets full of seeds，Henry goes round by his bike．62．＿＿＿＿＿
He has a long pipe with him blow seeds into places 63．＿＿＿＿＿
that is hard to reach．When his flowers fade（凋谢）， 64．＿＿＿＿
he goes round again to collect its seeds．In this way 65．＿＿＿＿＿
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he always has a big supply．
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Getting rid of the bad habit of procrastination (拖延症) is now my goal of life. My first
step was to set small targets what can be reached realistically. For example, I plan to set
a timetable for my study. So after school, I will put finishing homework in the last place. Additionally, I will make a list of my important task including their due dates but follow
my schedule strictly. I will avoid find excuses for putting them off. At same time, I will
ask for my friends and parents to help me. By achieving this small targets, I have
confident that I will overcome procrastination.
参考答案
一56．bag后加of 57．√ 58．tell→to ld 59．all后加the 60．去掉
the 61．or→and 62．after→before63．are→is64．a→the 65．other→others
二56．第一个in后加a 57．class→classes 58．decide→decided 59．has→have 60．by→on 61 √62and→or63You→Your64去掉the 65well→good
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三56．interested→interesti ng 57questions→problems58．about→with／to 59．which 后加we 60．what→how 61．and→or 62．many→much 63．√
四64．ask后加for 65．去掉later 56．had→had to 57．去掉
with 58．√59．Thing→Things60．have→are 61．liked→like 62．reach→to reach 63．invention→inventions64．away后加from 65．call→called
五56．How后加do 57．soon→long58．longest→longer 59．√ 60．a→the 61．few 前加a 62．field→fields63．Late→Later 64．so→as 65去掉to
六56．a→an 57．√ 58．home前加at
59．informations→information 60．e-mails→e-mail
61．Beside→Besides62．去掉the 63．help→helps
64．第一个make→have65．more→much
。
七56．haven’t后加had 57．chickens→chicken58．eats→eat
59．but→and60．another→other61．foods后加that或去掉are 62．√63．去掉a 64．by→in65．Every→Each
八56．In→On57．第二个a→the58．found后加it
59．去掉第一个to 60．ago→before 61．√62．put前加had 63．tube→tubes64．去掉been 65．exactly→exact
九56．twenty-one→twenty-first 57．with→from58．can→will 59．That→There60．去掉in 61．√62．去掉第一个more
、
63．few→fewer64．now前加do 65．watch→watching
十56．one→every57．part后加in 58．had→were59．car→cars 60．usual→unusual61．is→was 62．√63．cars前加the 64．much→more或much后加more 65．win→winning
十一76．recently→recent77．Chinese→China78．lives→life
79．made→making80．去掉of 81．past前加the 82．eat→ate 83．have→has84．√85．spent前加is
十二56．And→But57．many→much 58．seem→seems59．√60．well后加with 61．whom→who62．by→on63．去掉第二个to 64．long前加as 65．with→at
十三56．unusually→unusual57．plant→planting或to plant
58．去掉the 59．had→has60．√
61．filled→full或of→with62．by→on 或去掉his
63．在him
十四71. was—is 72. what—which/that 73. last—first 74. task—tasks 75. but—and 76. find—finding 77. At ∧same time—the 78.去掉for 79. this—these —
ara/confident-confidence