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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten (remain) seconds, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O’Donnel had scored!
Then there was (silent). Mickey had scored all right, in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down Syndrome（综合症）and for him there is such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally (break) when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son (tight) and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not (worry). I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A:Susan, good evening. Why are you so ____ up?
B:I am on my way out to a New Year’s banquet. How do I look? Is my ___ OK?
A:You look great. Your make-up is perfect.
B:Do you think I should ____ a different dress?
A:No, the one you have on _____(look) fabulous, ____with your hair like that.
B:Thanks for saying. Do you have any ideas _____ necklace I should wear?
A:With that dress I'd say your white diamond necklace would look perfect.
B:Thanks for ___(help) out. Now that I’m ready, what are you doing tonight?
A:Not much, just a house party with some friends.
B:______(Sound)fun. Anyone I know?
A:Yeah, most of the people are from our office.
B:Sounds Like I'm missing out on a good time. Oh, well, there is always next year.
A:I’m sure you will have fun _____(where) you go. Remember __take your bag.

Violence is more than a criminal problem. It's also a public health issue.
More than 6,000 people (injure) annually due to violence, mostly young people in low-income neighborhoods .Job programs for teens done with school have proven ( cost) and seem to do little ( reduce) violence.
But summer employment for kids still in school may be effective, according to a study by criminologist Sara Heller at the University of Pennsylvania.
She followed more than 1,600 young people, many of took part in a Chicago program called One Summer Plus. It offers 8-week stints at jobs such as camp counselors, community gardeners, or government office workers at minimum wage.
One group of kids worked 25 hours a week, with an adult mentor. Another group worked 15 hours and got 10 hours of social-emotional ( educate).
A control group got nothing. ( base)on school and police records, Heller found a 43 percent decrease in __ ( violence) crime in the two groups that had jobs. This lasted long after the program ended.
The work ( apparent)helps students learn to manage conflict, reduce frustration improve self -control.
Heller concludes that intervention programs can be low-cost and effective, “even for problem as destructive and complex as youth violence.”

短文填词（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）.
A recent study found that some people could be devoted to their cell phones. The study was c_____ at Staffordshire University in England. About 40 percent of students (survey) said they couldn’t do without their cell phones. About 90% said they took their with them everywhere. One third of students surveyed said they used cell phones to cthemselves up.
The study also asked students 18 to 25 questions designed to check addictive behavior. The results found that one in six cell phone users have a lot in with gambling addicts. Some people said they sometimes lied about their cell phone use. The others admitted _____(steal) to pay for their cell phone habit.
Dr David Sheffield, conducted the study, said he wasn’t surprised by the results. “Students use their phones frequently, and this has both p____ effects such as staying in touch with friends and family, and negative ones too, such as financial costs and social costs,” he told Weekly Reader. “The most (surprise) finding was that a number of people reported they had l__a relationship or job because they spent too much time on mobile phones .”

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
the river wasn’t changed in a few days or even a few months. It took years of work (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is (clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?
While there are (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be (patience).