Our lives changed tracks the day our son was born． We （1）w whether we should move back to our home country Brazil． I remember looking down at our newborn baby and thinking about how different his life would be there．
During the ten years away from my big family and my culture， I missed the delicious foods，samba，Brazilian jujitsu（柔术）， and sunny skies．My wife （2）m our homeland too．As a musician，it would be （3）e for her to do her work in Brazil． But in the United Kingdom， I had the funding and lab resources for my research． Would such a move be a disadvantage to my career？
A few weeks later， my brother called from Brazil， telling me that our father had passed away． The great happiness I felt about my son’s birth suddenly gave way to deep （4）s ． We had no doubt it was the right time to （5）r to Brazil． We applied for the professor positions at a university in our hometown and （6）b received offers．
（7）H ， it wasn’t easy getting started with my research in Brazil． I didn’t receive any startup funding for my lab． Now， thanks to Brazilian funding， I have a team of bright young scientists and can （8）a expensive lab resources．
We are living the lives we wanted to liveworking on rewarding research and feeling closer to our family and （9）c in our home country． My son is growing up close to his cousins． I take up Brazilian jujitsu training， which I haven’t been able to do during my years （10）a ． My wife and I feel happy to find a way home．
When you speak， write a letter， or make a telephone， your words carry a message． People communicate with words． （1） A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly． Tears （眼泪） in your eyes tell others that you are sad． （2） the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions．You shake your head and people know you are saying "No"． You nod and people know you are saying "Yes"．
（3） For example， a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take． A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out． Have you ever thought that there are a lot of other signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time？ （4） An artist can use his drawings to tell about the beautiful mountains， the blue seas and many other thing． A writer writes books to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas． （5） They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about．
A． People can communicate in many other ways．
B． But do you know people also communicate without words？
C． If you make noise in class，
D． When you put up your hands in class，
E． Magazines， TV， radio and films all help us communicate with others．
F． Other things can also carry messages．
Although the word is hungry， it is even thirstier． While nearly 3/4 of the earth is （1）c with water， we are short of drinking water． This is because about 97% of the water on the earth is sea water．
How can we （2）a a serious water shortage？ First， we should save water and not waste it． Then， we should protect our water resources and not pollute them． Lastly， we should discover ways to reuse water． Scientists have got some achievements in this field． But people's need for water is increasing day by day． We （3）s don't have enough water． What else can we do？
The sea seems to have the best answer． There is （4）p of water in the sea， but we need to take the salt away from the sea water． This is very expensive． If scientists can find （5）c ways to do it， we can solve the problem of the shortage of water．
Peter 将离开墨尔本（Melbourne）外出工作一年，他打算将其房屋出租．请根据下面的地 图与房屋平面示意图，把他的房屋出租信息补充完整．
Want a nice house for just ＄600 a week？This house is on（71） Road in the City of Melbourne．It is just opposite Monash （72） ．It is well kept by the owner．Outside the house，there is a garage and a yard in the front．On the （73） floor，there is a living room，a dining room，a （74） ，and a laundry．On the second floor，there is one big （75） and three bedrooms，fully furnished．
It is the best for this price! Please call Peter at+61399051777 in the daytime if you want to rent it．
Justin is a 16﹣year﹣old boy．He is thinking about how （1） （spend） his money during winter vacation．He （2） （save） up about 300 dollars already．He plans to buy （3） computer with his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends．He can't do both （4） he doesn't have enough money．What should Justin do？
We are often in these kinds of situations．You want to see a concert （5） Saturday，but it is also your mother's birthday and you do not want to let（6） （she） down．In this case，you don't have enough time to go to both （7） （place）．You must make a decision．You must think about（8） should be done first．You must consider the following questions（9） （serious）．
•Which is more important？
•Which decision needs my attention more？
•Which choice would satisfy me more？
After you've answered these questions，it may be much （10） （easy） for you to decide what to do．So the next time you must make a decision，remember to prioritize（优先考虑）．
A marathon（马拉松） is a long﹣distance running race．Now it is not only a competition，but some people organize marathons for charity（慈善）．Runners get friends，families and other people to（51） （支持） them．They promise to provide a certain amount of money for every race．For example，if the runner runs one（52） （千米），the providers each give the runner ＄1 for the charity．A（53） （充足） of money can be raised this way．However，not everyone can run，so people in the USA have thought of other ways to raise money，using the idea of a marathon．
Walk﹣a﹣thons A walk﹣a﹣thon is（54） （相似的） to a marathon，but people walk（55） （代替） of running．This is a common way for people to raise money．
Read﹣a﹣thons Many schools organize read﹣a﹣thons to raise money．Students can get money（56） （简单地） for the number of books they read．They might be given a certain （57） （阶段） of time to read．Little kids can （58） （进入） the reading competition according to the number of pages they read．The read﹣a﹣thons are （59） （举行） not only to raise money，but also to encourage teenagers to read．
Bowl﹣a﹣thons Bowling is a（60） （受欢迎的） sport in the USA．In a bowl﹣a﹣thon，people raise money for every point they get in the game．The higher the score is，the more money they make for the charity．