A boy named Jack was well﹣known in his hometown because he couldn't hear anything． He was born deaf． Although people（1） him a lot， they also treated him much differently than other people． The other children worried they might （2） him while playing together． Adults acted like he was unable to understand them， as if he was a baby．
However， this year， people got to understand Jack a little better． On Jack's birthday， everyone in town would （3） earplugs（耳塞）so that they couldn't hear anything either． This day came to be known as the Day of Silence． People became aware of how difficult life could be when you can't hear anything． They also（4） that Jack had many skills．
On that day， no one thought of Jack as just a deaf person． People saw a whole（5） side of him． They paid more attention to what he said． They were also surprised by his smartness and ability to find a solution to nearly any（6） that he faced． They realized that he had always been like that， and that he simply needed to communicate with others in a different way． In the end， he was（7） just like any other little boy．
On the Day of Silence， people came to know Jack's true（8） ． They learned that although
most of us are different from each other﹣﹣sometimes in big ways﹣we are still mostly the same in our hearts and minds．
（1）A． missed |
B．like |
C． refused |
（2）A． lose |
B． control |
C． hurt |
（3）A． wear |
B．buy |
C． bring |
（4）A． promised |
B． imagined |
C． learned |
（5）A． new |
B． wrong |
C． crazy |
（6）A．chico |
B． problem |
C．chance |
（7）A． hardly |
B． partly |
C． really |
（8）A． friend |
B． nature |
C． level |
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century； or； prevent； put； from； What； try； receive； long； direct |
Stonehenge， a rock circle， is not only one of Britain's most famous historical places but also one of its greatest mysteries． Every year it（1） more than 750，000 visitors． People like to go to this place especially in June as they want to see the sun rising on the（2） day of the year．
For many years， historians believed Stonehenge was a temple where ancient leaders（3） to
communicate with the gods． However， historian Paul Stoker thinks this can't be true because Stonehenge was built so many（4） ago． "The leaders arrived in England much later，" he points Out．
Another popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar． The largest stone were（5） together in a certain way． On midsummer's morning， the sun shines（6） into the center of the stones． Other people believe the stones have a medical purpose． They think the stones can（7） illness and keep people healthy． "As you walk there， you can feel the energy（8） your feet move up your body，" said one visitor． No one is sure（9） Stonehenge was used for， but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special purpose． Some think it might be a burial Place（10） a place to honor ancestors． Others think it was built to celebrate a victory over an enemy．
The British teacher is very humorous， He always tells us j ．
I like Friday because the next day is S ．
Most of the earth's surface is c by water．
It's a relaxing and / 'pi：sfl / place near a lake．