FAJTHFUL（忠诚的）TO DEATH
Some time ago，a fire broke out（爆发） in a building late at night．Nearly all the families were （1）s inside the house．After the firemen came，they rushed into the burning building and saved the people to the safe （2）p ．
The crowds thought （3）a the people were safe．But it was not so．Two little orphan （孤儿） girls were still asleep alone at the very top of the building，in a small room．（4）N ．thought of them．Luckily，they lived with a dog．
The dog tried to wake them up，but （5）f ．He ran to the window and barked（吠叫） loudly for help．（6）B no one noticed him．Then he climbed down the ladder （梯子） and tried to pull a fireman to the ladder．The fireman kicked him away，thinking he was mad．Then the dog ran to （7）a fireman，jumped on him，ran to the ladder，barking all the time and looking back as if he was asking the fireman to follow him．
This fireman realized there must be someone in the little room，as the dog was acting so strangely．So he followed the dog （8）u the ladder，there he saw the two girls and saved them．
Where was the （9）d ？A brave fireman rushed into the room to look for him and found him lying near the window，choked （窒息） with smoke．He brought him down with care，but he was already （10）d ．He had given his life for his friends．What a faithful friend!
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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．
People choose colors they buy things．Because of this，factories want to know which people usually choose．For example．a car factory needs to know how many red cars or green ones they should make．Good businessmen know that young people's colors are different from old people's，and that men's are different from women's．
Children are most interested in colors when they buy things，They like warm colors﹣red，yellow and orange，Blue is the color loved by most people best．Red is the second and green the third．Women like brighter colors than men do．Almost everyone likes red，but women like yellow and green better than men do．
If two things are the same except in color，they will look different．A red thing always looks nearer than a blue one．Also，bright things look larger than dark ones．That's why large or fat people who want to look smaller or thinner wear dark clothes．
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People do care which colors（66） when they are buying things |
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Children |
They are most（67） in warm colors |
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Most people |
They（68） blue to red and green |
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Women |
They like（69） colors than men do |
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Large or fat people |
A large or fat person usually wears（70） clothes because he or she wants to look smaller or thinner |