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阅读下面短文，根据短文意义，按照语法结构和行文逻辑，在空白处填入适当的单词；或根据首字母提示写出该单词。
More and more middle school students in China are getting shorter sleeping time. Most students sleep fthan nine hours every night, they have much homework to do. Some homework is by school teachers, and some by parents. Also, some students don’t know to save the time. They are not careful e while doing their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students have to get up early every morning on w to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It cana long way from home to school. Teachers and parents should c down some of the homework so that the children can
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阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
I started to learn English at the age of seven. The experience ofsinging and chatting ______ English gave me the feeling that Englishis a beautiful language, ______ can bring people a lot of joy. At that time,English was indeed a very good friend to me. After I ______ (上学)middle school, I began to find English learning wasn’t so ______.In fact, I had to be as hard-working as ofellow students,but I ______ (不能) to make any greater progress. I was about togive up my English study ______ I met Miss Wang, a kind teacher,who encouraged me to pmore. With her help, I took part inEnglish competitions and won many p. Since then Englishhas absolutely been one of my ______（最喜欢的）subjects.

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
Time, a faithful company of our life, is a universal topic. People are always curious about what it is, how it travels and who it meets.
Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s smartest physicists, once said. “I’m fascinated by time.”
Many of us are, and the popularity of time travel novels, movies and TV series has proved that. After Palace and Startling by Each Step achieved astonishing ratings last year, Palace 2 aired on January 20, attracting time travel fans back to TV.
Woody Allen’s movie Midnight in Paris achieved great success. It was nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Art Direction for the 2012 Academy Awards.
Dream of heroism
Time travel TV series and movies connect both today and the past, thus offering room for imagination. Imagination creates a chance for the young to fulfill a dream that is hard to achieve in reality.
Chinese writer Xi Juan is a pioneer of time-travel stories in China. In 1993 she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times. The leading role’s modern personality and perception of love help her win the heart of a cool, handsome martial art master. Such a plot satisfies female fans’ love fantasy.
Starting from the late 1990s, novels about men traveling back to the past prevailed (盛行), with a Step into the Past as the most popular example. In these stories, the male leading roles accomplish great things with their modern skills and wisdom.
It is usually “a dream of heroism come true”, along with enviable romances.
Eye candy
“I’m hooked by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors,” Xia Xiaoyan, who works for a foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai, explained her love for time travel TV series.
Her comment echoes a 2011 survey by Creat Marketing Research Co Ltd in China. When asked about what is so appealing about time travel TV series, 21 percent of respondents answered, “These attractive characters.”
A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer, according to the survey.
Cai Yinong agrees. “Many people are facing tremendous pressure in their fast-paced lives, so this genre is more relaxing than other shows as it provides people with a terrific outlet to escape reality,” Cai told China Daily.
Cultural homesickness
“Which dynasty would you like to live in if you could travel to the past?” asked a survey launched by Shanghai University and Shanghai Social Sciences Association last December.
About 60 percent of the 2,543 respondents chose Tang Dynasty, while Qing Dynasty, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were the other top two destinations.
The survey results reflects people’s definition of the good days: prosperous economy and culture, steady society, fair and uncorrupted politics, and opening up to the outside world.
As for the movie Midnight in Paris, it features modernity versus cultural homesickness. The New York Times commented, “The past seems so much more vivid, more substantial, than the present. The good old days are so attractive because we were not around, however much we wish we were.”

Time travel wins fans
Phenomenon	Stephen Hawking shows great interest in___________. People prefer __________ time travel movies and TV series. Woody Allen was _________ in his time travel movie.
Reasons for its ______	Supporting details
Dream of heroism	Chances are offered for the young to fulfill __________ hard to achieve in reality. Xi Juan’s 1993 love story ________ a young woman traveling to ancient times, which satisfies females fans. From the late 1990s, novels about ________ traveling back to the past became increasingly popular. The male leading role in A Step Into the Past travels back to the past to fulfill great things by using his _______ skills and wisdom.
Eye candy	Attractive actors and travel stories make viewers under pressure _________.
Cultural homesickness	Most respondents chose to live in a certain dynasty for: Prosperous economy and_________; Steady society; Fair and uncorrupted politics Opening up to the outside world.

在短文的空格中填入恰当的词 (每个空格只能填一个单词)，使全文意义完整、通顺。
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, only to find his 5-year old son for him at the door.
“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
“Yeah，_____ , what is it?”replied the man.
“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
“That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?”the man said .
“I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”pleaded the little boy.
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour. ”
“Oh,”the little boy replied, with his head . Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10? ”
The father was furious,“if the only reason why you asked that is that you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to . Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard every day for such childish behavior”
The little boy quietly went to his room and the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
“Are you asleep, son?”He asked.
“No, daddy, I'm .”replied the boy.
“I've been thinking, maybe I was too on you earlier,”said the man, “It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $10 you asked for.”
The little boy sat straight up, smiling.“Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father.
“Why do you want more money when you aready have some?”the father grumbled.
“Because I didn't have , but now I do, ”the little boy replied.“Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:
1. Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2. Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3. Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
4. Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
5. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be overly worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
How to become a better student

General method	How to	Advantage
Plan your time carefully	Make a list	Force you to realize ____ is happening to your time
Make a _____
Find a good place to study	Free of everything but study ______	You can ______on the subject
Make good use of your time in class	Listen to everything the teachers say	Really listening in class means ______ work later
Taking ______
Study regularly	Go over your notes
______ new material	Help you_____it better , remember it longer
Develop a good attitude about tests	Don’t be______ worried	Remember your new _____

Topic	Who should take responsibility for the ____of the lives of the elderly?
____ to the problem	★____ should set a percentage of profits aside in case of ____ from a commercial disadvantage. ★Individuals should save during his working years to pay for the years of ___. ★The government could provide funds through government ____ to increase the level of pensions. ★Workplaces for the elderly, where they can enjoy ____, should be set up.
____	It is necessary to ____ these measures to provide the care to the elderly.