14．I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang．It was my neighbor saying I needed——青夏教育精英家教网——

14．I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang．It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the hospital，for my wife Mary （61）was taken/had been taken （take） to hospital，and when I arrived doctors were trying to make（62）her（she） come back to consciousness，but it was no good．
I explained to my（63）children（child） that Mummy had died．Within hours they were running around the garden，（64）chatting （chat） with their granddad while I was in a deep sorrow．I went through the motions of being a dad---cooking，cleaning，washing-but inside I felt hollow．One of the hardest things（65）to cope （cope） with was that the boys had lost their mother．Mary and I were everyone's favorite couple．The physical loss of not having her around was（66）extremely （extreme） painful．For a year，I was in the（67）depth/depths （deep） of misery．Then I decided that we had to get through this．I began to late Emma，（68）whohad been a childhood friend，and Mickey couldn't wait for us to get married so he could call her Mum．It wasn't long before George warmed to her，too---she is wonderful with them．Two years later we got married and life started to look rosy．Emma and I have had two boys to add（69）toour family．
We all have the concept that our lives are following （70）aparticular path，but sometimes it turns out it's not going that way．

13．We have to do our best ________ what we have．（　　）

12．Thousands of people have posted videos online of them pouring a bucket of ice water over their heads．It's the Ice Bucket Challenge．The challenge has been popular（29）sincethe US golfer Chris Kennedy posted his video online in July．It is a way（30）to raise（raise） funds for patients of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis（ALS，渐冻人症），（31）whichis a kind of muscle disease．
Participants should either pour a bucket of ice water on （32）themselvesor donate 100to the ALS Association．Then they can name three persons（33）whom/whothey are familiar with to continue the game．
Famous people，（34）including（include）US President Barack Obama and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi，have already taken the challenge．Most of them take the challenge and donate money．The action has raised millions of dollars for several charities．
（35）What makes people criticize the game is that some celebrities just do it to gain fame，but according to The Independent，（36）thegame helps raise people's awareness to help those in need．

11．According to Xinhua report，the gaokao reform plan finally has been announced lately，with changes in the testing and enrollment system introduced for fairness．In a press release（21）on Sept 4，the Information Office of the State Council announced five changes to the current gaokao．
Till now，it's common to see students from different places take different papers．（22）However，starting in 2015，more provinces and regions will use the same papers for each subject．Also，students with exceptional ability in the arts and sports will no longer be awarded any bonus points．In recent years，some universities have started independent enrollment，（23）examining（examine） excellent students ahead of time．Now the reform asks them to do this after the gaokao．Another important change is （24）that students will fill in applications after they take the gaokao．
Also，besides Chinese，math and English students can choose three other subjects to be included in their gaokao total score，（25）based（base） on the major and university they apply for．And students can also take English tests twice and chose the （26）higher （high） score to be included in their scores．（27）If the pilot project is successful，these changes （28）will be adapted （adapt） across the country in 2017，according to the plan．

10．In my free time，I really like surfing the Internet．When I get home from work，I turn on my computer，wait （61）until/till it boots up （启动）completely，and then I go online．I usually check my email first and then write a few messages （62）to family and friends．I sometimes scan the local news headlines at （63）my favorite news Website and read up on the latest local and international news．This Website often provides video news clips （64）that/which you can view online．I sometimes order products or service online to save money and time instead of going to a store and（65）buying（buy） what I'm looking for．For example，I （66）ordered （order） a digital camera online the other day and saved about $50．Whatever I do，I realize that there are problems（67）with using the Internet including scams，identify theft，and viruses，so I'm very careful not to give out my （68）personal （person） information．Furthermore，I don't download or open files I don't recognize．Using the Internet can be fun and （69）a convenient way of shopping and finding out new information，（70）but you just need to be careful．

9．Despite the popularity of dieting and exercising，more people are bigger than they used to be．
The US is the （21）most overweight （overweight） country in the world．But （22）to many people's surprise，China ranks second，with 46million obese （肥胖的） adults and 300million overweight．
So why are so many Chinese getting overweight？
According to The Wall Street Journal，China's weight has grown with its economy．With incomes growing，families （23）can afford to eat a lot more food---especially fatty foods like meat．From 1980to 2013，the average Chinese's meat consumption （24）increased （increase） from 12.7kg to 60kg per year．
Unhealthy lifestyles also contribute to China's obesity problems．Many Chinese families are eating more deep-fried and junk food while exercising little．
It is also likely （25）that the family planning policy has created a land of little emperors，（26）who are spoiled by their parents and not asked to do any labor at home，commented The Wall Street Journal．
The trend could lead to big problems，as obesity can have severe health consequences．According to the World Health Organization，around 2，8million adults die each year （27）because ofobesity-related diseases such as diabetes（糖尿病），heart diseases and cancer．
（28）To encourage （encourage） exercise among Chinese，the government is working to increase the nation'public sporting areas to 1.5square meters per capita by 2015，Xinhua reported．It is also considering adding PE to the national college entrance examination．

8．BRICS（金砖国家） Leaders Meeting was held in Sanya， April 14，2011．（　　）

7．-Where shall we eat tonight？
-Let's call Harry．He ____ knows the best places to go．（　　）

6．A conversation _____ a wise person is worth ten year's study of books．（　　）

5．We firmly believe that war never settles anything．It only violence．（　　）

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