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。
Alex: Kelly, I' 11 go back home to visit my family for several weeks.
Kelly: That' s great. It' s been quite a long time since you (see) them, hasn't it?
Alex: Yes, but I'm thinking about I should bring back from China for everyone---my little brother, my sister and my parents.
Kelly: You want to bring back some (attract) things, don't you? How about a Weifang-style kite? You once mentioned that your brother is fond
collecting kites.
Alex: Hey, that' s a good idea! You and I had a lot of fun (fly) kites together. I' m sure my brother would like a Weifang-style kite, too.
Kelly: You could also bring back some embroidery (绣品) from Suzhou, is very famous.
Alex: Kelly, you're a genius(天才)! Not only is Su embroidery very colorful, it represents Chinese traditions(传统) too! My parents will really like it. Okay, now 1 have to decide what
(buy) for my sister. That' s really
difficult decision!
Kelly: Don't be so upset, Alex. Does she like drinking tea'? What about a Chinese teapot?
Alex: Sure, she' d love that. Another great idea! How do you think up these ideas so ___
(easy), Kelly'?
Kelly: Geniuses always do that!
Katharine Meyer Graham was once described _____ "the most powerful woman in America." She was not
_____ elected representative or a government official. She owned and published The Washington Post newspaper. Under her leadership,
______ became one of the most important newspapers in the country. To our surprise, she had no training in business
______ experience in operating a large company. She had no idea about
_____ to operate a newspaper at first,
_____ she never lost her confidence. Finally, she was managed to be one of the greatest women
_____ was capable of leading the business of newspaper publishing.
Katharine Graham died of head injuries. At her funeral, friends of her said she would be remembered as a woman who had an important influence___ events in the United States and the world.
Mozi was another teacher who was very __ (influence). Born in 476BC, he came from a family __
_ was very poor. He became famous _
__ his unusual clothes and behavior. Mozi __
__ (found) the philosophy called Mohism. In some ways, his beliefs were similar to _
_ of Confucius. For example, he considered that government was most important. As a result, he spent many years __
_ (try) to find a state where people would follow his _
__ (teach). Mozi believed that all men should be treated _
_ (equal). His idea of love was different from
__ Confucian idea of kindness. Mozi taught that we __
__ love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves. He hated the idea of war. Mozi died in 390BC.
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。
A: Well, what do you think? McDonald’s is going to build new restaurant in our hometown.
B: (certain)not! I hate all that expensive,
(taste) food. Where are they going to build it?
A: Over there where that old restaurant is.
B: But where are we going to eat our local dishes? I love to eatthere. It’s so friendly. Why are they closing?
A: McDonald’s offered that old restaurant a lot of money, so they wanted to sell. I think we will all benefit. An old part of town (improve) and we shall have
(many) jobs.
B: Don’t you believe it ! I(read) read about these kinds of restaurants. They provide a terrible diet for young children. How does McDonald’s know that we want their restaurant here? Nobody has asked our opinions.
A: Well, since you are against it, why not take part in a meeting to vote whether we want McDonald’s
not? You may give the reasons why you don’t want it
(build) . I will give the reasons for building it.
B: That seems a very good idea. Let’s do that.
Christmas is no fun when you're poor．Twenty years ago I was a young,（struggle）,substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight, bills were due
my wife and I couldn't even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found
（sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I
（hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed
to my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping(包装） paper．As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their
lit up and they jumped up and down．My daughter
（happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys _
_ hours, and Thanked God for the
（great） gift I’ve ever been given．Till today I still treasure
gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．
Susan: I’m so glad to see you, David．has been such a long time．How are you?
David: I’m fine, and you?
Susan: I’m just wonderful．God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to the air quality conference in Chicago?
David: I am．And I’m really glad to see you．Just last night I found your name in the conference materials, but it didn’t come to my that we would meet on the plane．
Susan: I’m afraid I haven’t had time to look at conference materials very carefully．I had no idea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you．I was feeling very nervous about going there
friends．
David: I can imagine．My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the States, I’m rather nervous myself．But I saw that you
（give） the most important talk at the conference．
Susan: （frank） speaking, I’m scared to death about it．
David: I’m just giving a talk in one of the workshop sections, and I hope I won’t make all of you （disappoint）．
Susan: But your English is much （good） than mine．
David: But you’re now the Director of the Air Quality Institute, so you know the technical terms．
Susan: Maybe．But I still can’t understand totally a lot of technical terms in my field．