Molai grew up in a tiny village in India．The village lay near some wetlands which became his second （1） ．He learned the value and beauty of （2） there from a very young age．
When he was 16，Molai began to notice something （3） happening around his home．A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the（4） it caused had driven away a number of birds．（5） ，the number of snakes had declined as well． He （6） that it was because there weren't enough trees to protect them from the（7） ．The solution，of course，was to plant trees so the animals could seek（8） during the daytime．He turned to the（9） department for help but was told that nothing would grow there．However，Molai went looking on his own and（10） a nearby island where he began to plant trees．
（11） young plants in the dry season was（12） for a lone boy．Molai built at the （13） of each sapling （幼树） a bamboo platform，where he placed earthen pots with small holes to （14） D rainwater．The water would then drip （滴落）on the plants below．
Molai（15） D to plant trees for the next 37 years．His efforts have resulted in 1，360 acres of naturally﹣grown land that has become home to many plants and animals．
（1）A． dream |
B． job |
C． home |
D． choice |
（2）A． nature |
B． youth |
C． culture |
D． knowledge |
（3）A． precious |
B． interesting |
C． disturbing |
D． awkward |
（4）A． waste |
B． tension |
C． pain |
D． damage |
（5）A． Besides |
B． However |
C． Therefore |
D． Otherwise |
（6）A． agreed |
B． realized |
C． remembered |
D． predicted |
（7）A． noise |
B． heat |
C． disease |
D． dust |
（8）A． directions |
B． partners |
C． help |
D． shelter |
（9）A． labor |
B． police |
C． forest |
D． finance |
（10）A． rebuilt |
B． discovered |
C． left |
D． managed |
（11）A． Decorating |
B． Observing |
C． Watering |
D． Guarding |
（12）A． tough |
B． illegal |
C． fantastic |
D． beneficial |
（13）A． back |
B． top |
C． foot |
D． side |
（14）A． cool down |
B． keep off |
C． purify |
D． collect |
（15）A． returned |
B． learned |
C． failed |
D． continued |
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the ones who have lived with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait ______ anniversaries to thank the ones close to us----the ones so
______ (easy) overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is to“give it now!” Saying thanks is such
______ easy way to increase the world’s happiness.
Of course, there are times ______ you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into
_______ (silent) ----speak up the firs
t time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, ______ (send) to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for “thank you”. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of
______ (say) thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder ______ we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a
_______ (good) job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more sensitive, more
_______ (include) ourselves.
David：You look so sad today, Lucy．What’s wrong with you?
Lucy：I quarreled with my husband this morning.
David：How come? You (get) on quite well these years，right ?
Lucy：He has recently got into the bad habit of smoking，believing that smoking is enjoyment．And I’m afraid his health will become worse
he doesn’t give it up．
David：I think you can find some ways (help) him kick the bad habit．
Lucy：He always wants to quit，it seems that he has been too addicted to smoking．David，can you help me?
David：Try to get his attention (take)away when he wants to smoke．For example, you can let him eat some biscuits instead when he wants to smoke．You can also try electronic cigarettes
are said to contain no harmful chemicals．Remember, don’t expect him to give up smoking all at once．In other
．decrease the number slowly．Let him smoke
(little) day by day, and then he might be able to quit smoking for ever．
Lucy：Sounds great! I will try it at once．
David: By the way, I know a man who has (success) quit smoking. You can turn to him for advice if necessary．
How to learn a foreign language? Here are some tips for you.
Spend the time! The time you spend on a language, the faster you will learn. This means listening, reading, writing, speaking, and studying words and phrases. This means finding
(特别的) ways to spend as much as time
(体会) the language you are learning as possible.
Listen and read every day! Listen w you are on your MP3 player. Read what you are listening to. Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can m
understand, or even partly understand.
Take (责任) for your own learning! If you do want to learn the language, take control. Choose content of interest that you want to listen and read. Pay
(注意) to the words and phrases that you need to understand. Do not w
for someone else to show you the language. Talk when you feel like it. Write when you feel like it.
Relax and enjoy ! Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or cannot yet understand. It does not matter. You are learning and improving. The language will
(逐渐) become much clearer in your brain. So sit back and enjoy.
MOOC，a massive open online course，(aim)at providing large-scale interactive participation and open access via the web．MOOCs first made waves in the fall of 2011，when Professor Sebastian Thrun from Stanford University opened his graduate-level artificial
(intelligent)course up to any student anywhere，and 160，000 students in more than 190 countries
(sign)up．This new kind
online classes is shaking up the higher education worid in many ways．Since the courses can be taken by hundreds of thousands of students at the same time.
number of universities might decrease dramatically．Perhaps the most striking thing about MOOCs，many of
are being taught by professors at famous universities，is that they’re free．This is
(certain)good news for cash-strapped students．
There is a lot of excitement and fear surrounding MOOCs．While some say free online courses are a great way (increase)the enrollment of minority students，others have said they will leave many students behind．Some critics have said that MOOts promote an unrealistic one-size-fits-all model of higher education
that there is no replacement for true dialogues between professors and their students．After all，a brain is not a computer．We are not blank hard drives
(wait)to be filled with data．People learn from people they love and remember the things that arouse emotion．
As we all know, games play a very important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games; for, they can not only acquire knowledge playing games, but also train their abilities to get along with others.
However, most children are faced with completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and
the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of letting the children themselves find and learn naturally from their surroundings,
force their children to take part in various kinds of classes, learning English, playing the piano or practising drawing, etc.
, some parents put away the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s imagination and practical abilities.
is a piece of good advice to those parents:
you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt
the new surroundings. That kind of education can lead to nothing but a failure in the children’s growth.