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At the end of the 16th century, most of the people_____spoke English lived in England. The language did ____ begin to be spoken in many other countries until the 17th century. Nowadays, more people speak English than ________ before. However, English ______(change) over time. The English ____(speak) in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was based more ___ German than the English we speak at present. Then from about AD800 and 1150, new settlers who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. They enriched ____ English language and especially its vocabulary. ____ (gradual), English became less like German. In 1620 some British people moved to America and _____ (settle)there. Later in the 18th century some British people ____(take) to Australia too. English began to be used in both countries.

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．
But the river wasn't changed in a few days______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）．

阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(仅限1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Based on recent researches. Distance-1earning is slowly proving as ______ (value) as the traditional campus-based form. It is a fixed truth that this form of learning is _____ the increase. Moreover, both students and teachers have expressed their ___________(happy) with these courses. The best part of distance learning courses is their flexible format. Students can continue __________ (work) and study at the same time without any kind of difficulty. You will _________ (provide) with the facilities of a virtual(虚拟的) classroom and a virtual campus. Anyone ____ upgrades their professional knowledge to a new level can apply for these courses. With an online study format, the tests and notes can be _______ (access) with just a mouse click from your home computer. However, a student ________ (attend) an online course must take the time management _________ (serious). Every online student must keep ___ in mind that proper management of time and study schedule is the key towards success in this format.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容"个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Founded in Yan’an in 1941，Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) is now a famous university located in the Haidian District of Beijing，a place in the key institutions of higher (educate) are concentrated. Excellence in foreign language teaching has allowed BFSU (enjoy) a good fame for quality in teaching and research activities .
The university’s campus occupies area of 304，553 m²，with a student dormitory area of 40，000 m² and a library of 9，997 m². The Third Ring Road runs through the center of the university campus， (make) transportation very convenient. The university is (wide) known as Beiwai in Chinese and BFSU in English.
BFSU has over 600 highly-qualified and (experience) staff members. Each year approximately 110 teachers and experts (employ) from more than twenty (country) to teach at BFSU. BFSU is a member of Project 211，a university development program supported the Ministry of Education in 1996.

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Gold in Heaven
There once was a rich man was near death. He was very upset because he had worked so hard for his money and wanted to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him.
angel heard his pray and appeared. “Sorry, but you can’t take your wealth with you.” The man begged the angel to speak to God to see he might break the rules. The angel reappeared and informed the man that God had decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. (excite), the man gathered his largest suitcase and filled it pure gold bars.
Afterward, he died and showed up in heaven to greet St. Peter. (see) the suitcase, St. Peter said, “Hold on, you can’t bring that in here!” The man explained to St. Peter that he had God’s (permit). St. Peter checked it out, came back and said, “You’re right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I’m supposed to check its contents letting it through."
St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect the things that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed, “You brought pavement? you can see, the great street of the city of heaven is (make) of pure gold!”