The Internet is an (amaze)information resource．Students，teachers，and researchers use it as
investigative too1．Journalists use it to find information for stories．Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the
(1ate)medical development．Ordinary people use it
shopping，banking，bill-paying，and communicating with family and friends．People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from
countries and cultures．However, while there are many positive developments
(associate)with the Internet，there are also certain fears and concerns．One concern relates to a lack of control over
appears on the Internet．With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs，and with television there are
(restrict)on other aspects，for example，what kinds of programs can
(broadcast)and at what time of the day．With the Internet，parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable for their children
(see)．
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A few years ago, SARS ________ out in the mainland of China, ____
___(cause) some people to be killed. And some nearly got close to death. The situation was so severe __
____there was no time to debate who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to do is to find out the causes of this ___
___(dead) disease. They invited all the most _____
_____ （experience） experts in this field to discuss and quite a few suggestions were put forward. Some of the top experts then tested them to see _
______ they were available or not. Doctor Zhong Nan shan chose one patient who was seriously ill and had little hope of picking up and had the new medicine ___
__(test) on him. ___
___ his great joy, this patient recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned the top official ,telling him this exciting news. For
__(convenient), he moved to live in his office. His method _
__（work）. Not soon after that, the other hospitals also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally.
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Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone
(consider) in danger.
Why should people care? we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.
(destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed
rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖)
(quick).
Luckily, some people are working (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about
problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few
(country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger
(be) growing.
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Great progress (achieve) recently and the new robot guides at a Tokyo museum look so
(strange) human and speak so smoothly that they almost outdo people.
(Japan) robotics expert Ishiguro says they will be
(use) for research on how people interact with robots and on how humans are different from machines. “
(make) robots is about exploring
it means to be human,” he says, “and examining the question of what is emotion, what is awareness, and what is thinking.”
In a demonstration，the remote-controlled machines moved their pink lips time to a voice-over, twitched their eyebrows，blinked and swayed their heads from side to side. They stayed
(seat) but could move their hands.
In a clear presentation, a robot read the news without stumbling（结巴）once and recited complex tongue-twisters. The robot, designed with a girlish appearance，can use a variety of voices，such as a deep male voice one minute and a soft girly voice the next. The speech can be input by text, giving them perfect (pronounce)，according to the designers.
There were some faults-such as the lips not moving at all while the robot spoke or the Otonaroid announcer robot staying silent twice when asked to introduce itself. faults are common with robots because they are delicate and sensitive to their environment.
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From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax and enjoy __(they). Some watch TV__
go to the cinemas. Others take part in sports. There are many different ways_
(spend) their spare time.
Almost everyone has some kind of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are expensive, __ others don’t cost anything at all. Some _
(collect) are worth a lot of money. Others are valuable only to the owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth $250. He was very happy about his purchase and _ (think) the price was reasonable. _
the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt__
they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are __
(extreme) valuable. Nothing makes him __
(happy) than to find a new matchbox for his collection.
This is what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for fun. The value in dollars is not important. We do it for the pleasure it gives.
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Millions words have been said about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in their ideas,
_ _(feel) and actions. Today there are about eight million Americans in the colleges and universities. The young under twenty-five make __
nearly half of the American population, many of
will be in power in the U.S.
(nature), their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and
is necessary for the older people to understand
they think and how they feel. College students today have strong opinions about right and
. They are deeply interested in making a
(good) life for all the people, especially for those who have never
(give) a fair chance before.