Why Live Near the River？
Imagine pioneers traveling west in the 1800s． In those days， it was hard to find running water and shops where to buy things． As time went by， most pioneers had to make their homes near a river so that they could get water easily．
How did rivers help people live in the past？
Back in the pioneer days， people grew their own food，caught their own fish，and collected their own water．（1） People also used rivers as roads，traveling on boats．Traders shipped goods （货物）to people from other areas．
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When building many factories right next to rivers for the water's power to make machines work， some people choose to live near a river for working． They use the river to ship large goods， and some of them work at these factories where power factories provide electricity to homes and businesses． （3）
Who wouldn't want to live near a river？
Some people are nervous about living near rivers because rivers can cause floods （洪水）． Every once in a while， floodwaters rise higher than a house， ruining （泡坏） many things in the house．（4） Such waste causes water to smell bad and pollutes the crops （庄稼） we eat． Water and crops in polluted areas can make people very sick．
How do people decide where to live？
（5） Rivers can provide jobs and fun activities in a beautiful place． However， those living by rivers should be willing to accept possible problems as well．
A． Why do people live near rivers now？ B． Why did people want to live near a river？ C． Some factories put their waste into rivers． D． Staying close to a river was easy to get water for living． E． Some factories stop waste water from running into rivers． F． People who carry goods onto ships live near the river， too． G． People should think over the possible risks before deciding where to live． |
Alison Lapper，a very unusual painter，paints pictures for a living．She doesn't use her （51） （手） when she paints．She uses her mouth! Alison was born （52） （没有） any arms．Her physical problem caused her to spend the first （53） （十七） years of her life in a hospital．But this didn't stop her from making her dreams in life come true．She （54） （认识到） that even though she was disabled，she could express herself as freely as （55） （正常的） people．This was what got her to start drawing paintings．
Although Alison lives （56） （十分） a different life from others，she believes that she can （57） （成功） as others．Her paintings are excellent and they do not look like they were drawn by （58） （某人） who used her mouth．Alison has become a symbol of （59） （勇气）．Her active way of living has encouraged many disabled people around the （60） （世界） and will continue to do so in the future．
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Have you ever been cycling（骑自行车运动）？This spring my elder brother and I （66） （spend） a long weekend cycling in the countryside．We rode（67） （slow） along because we hadn't come to break any speed records，or to do sports．We just wanted （68） （get） some fresh air and a break from schoolwork．We really had a great time（69） （ride） along country roads．And there was one of the best things about our trip that made us happy：every few （70） （kilometer） there was a village where we could find everything we needed．
All the local people were really friendly．However，（71） the second day，something noise，but I didn't mind at all．At midnight we were woken by the noise in the hotel．We were tired（72） we set off the next morning，but soon felt cheerful when the sun came out．
What we enjoyed（73） （our） most about cycling is﹣it's simple and fun．I think nothing is（74） （good） than cycling if you're looking for a break that is active and cheap．Why not have a try？
A golden envelope（信封）fell through the letter box．On the front，there was no（57） （地址） or name of the person who sent it，it only said，"You've won．"
Mum opened it and was very glad to tell them that the family had won a（58） （免费的） holiday．They were so excited and started to（59） （讨论） the holiday plan．
Laura said she wanted to go to the coast and swim in the sea．Ted hoped to go（60） （某处） and eat lots of nice food．Mom preferred to go shopping in big cities while Dad just wanted to leave his（61） （生意） alone and have a good rest．
They couldn't decide until it was（62） （几乎） dark．Then the phone began to （63） （响铃）．Ted answered it．
"Hello! This is Lucy Holidays．You've won a holiday to sunny Alexandria．"
"That's where my grandma lives．"
"This is Grandma!"
"On，Grandma! You played a joke on us!"
"You're all invited to spend your summer holidays with me．
"They spent（64） （十四） fun days at Grandma's．They were so happy and（65） （放松的）! Everyone got what he wanted．
Speaker 1：I went straight into work after leaving school at the age of eighteen．I got a job in a big business．But I think it was a mistake as there weren't any chances for me．I think graduates（毕业生） （51） （usual） get more interesting jobs，so I decided to go to university to have a better future．Studying for a degree was one of the best （52） （experience） of my life．I loved my subject，and now I'm looking for a new job﹣better paid and more interesting than my last one．
Speaker 2：I （53） （leave） school at sixteen and started working in a market．Now I've just opened my first shop．Some of my friends （54） went on to university can't find work．They had （55） good time at college for a few years，but I really don't know （56） they still stayed in college．
Working for（57） （you） is the best education．
Speaker 3：I got quite a shock when I got my first job after graduation from university．My boss had been in the same class （58） me at school! She went straight into work at eighteen and now she's making more money than me! Actually，she （59） （want） to go to university now．And I think that's probably a much（60） （good） way to do it．I think you'll get more from university if you spend some time working first．
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Since computers were invented in the USA in the 1950s，they have（76） very important in many areas of work and leisure．There is no doubt that computers are very（77） in the technology and business．In space，computers have been used to control the speed and direction of a spaceship．（78） the help of computers，doctors can find diseases easily and solve other problems．For example，tiny computer which are inside patients's bodies can keep（79） hearts beating normally．In factories，robots are（80） by computers that are like human brains．They can do work（81） is dangerous to humans．In business，computers are used to place and cancel orders．They are also making the workplace（82） and better．
Since the Internet came into being，people's（83） at home have been changed，too．More and more people have（84） computers that are used to play games and watch movies．Thanks to the Internet，people can do shopping and do business at home．Instead of writing letters on paper，people communicate by（85） e﹣mails and chatting online．The whole world is connected．The Internet is making the world smaller，like a village．