6. if　　　　 7. stored　　　　 8. harmful　　　　 9. true　　　 10. large

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It is commonly believed that school is 　1　　　　 　people go to get education. However, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The difference 　2　　　 　schooling and education suggested by this is important.

Education is endless, 3　　　　　　 (compare) with schooling. It can take place anywhere. It includes both the standard learning that takes place in schools and 　　4_　　　　 　whole universe of learning out of class. Though the experience of schooling can be known in　 5　　　　 (advanced), education quite often produces surprises. A chance talk with a 　6　　　　　 (foreign) may lead a person to discovering how little he knows of another country. People obtain education from babies on. Education, then, is a very broad and 　7　　　　 (limit) term. It is lifelong experience that starts long before the start of school.

Schooling, 　8　 　　　the other hand, is a basic experience, 　9　 　　　　　style changes little from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 10　 　　　(fix) seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams and so on. Schooling has usually been limited by the edges of the subjects being taught.

1.diet　　　 2 . known　　　　 3. choose　　　　 4. to　　　　 5. vitamins

6. the 　　　　　 7. away　　　　　　　　 8.Here 　　　　 9. if / when　　　　　 0 but

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Vitamins are a group of substances(物质)found in food. The body needs them for life and health. So usually, many people care for the question: am I getting enough vitamins, and am I getting the right kind?

Even though very small amounts of each vitamin are enough for the needs of the body, the worry people have about vitamins has some reasons. And this has to do with their __1_　　　 --- the food they take in. A person eating a good variety of food get all the vitamins now __2　 ___ (know) to be needed.

The problem is that there are many people who don’t ___3_　 __ foods wisely. So the answer ___4　 ___ this question is: No extra ___5_　 __ are needed, ___6　　 __ you eat proper foods. In fact, many of the vitamins cannot be ___7_　 __(store) in the body, so when extra vitamins are taken in, the body simply gets rid of them. It is even ___8　 ___ (harm) to put too much of certain vitamins into the body. This has been found to be ___9　　　 　(truth) of vitamin A and D, when ___10　　 ___ amounts are taken in.

1. for　　　　　　 2. faced 　　　　　　 3. that 　　　　 4. letting 　　　　　　 5 themselves

6. other　 　　7. a　 　　　8. all　 　　　9. being interrupted　 10. to have been

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　　　 As we all know, games play a very important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games; 　1　　　　　 , through playing, they can not only acquire knowledge, but also cultivate their abilities to get along with others.

　　　 However, most children are 　2　　　　　 ( face ) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and 　3　　　　　 　the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of 　4　　　　　 ( let ) the children 　5　　　　　 　find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in various kinds of classes, learning English, playing 　6　　　　　 　piano or practising drawing, etc. What’s more, some parents put 　7　　　　　 　the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s imagination and practical abilities.

　　　 　 8　　　　 　is a piece of good advice to those parents: 　9　　　　　 　you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing 　10　　　　 　a failure in the children’s growth.

1. skinny　 　　2. they　 　　3. as　　 　　4. If　 　　　　　　5. until (till)　

6. or　　 　　7.on　　 　　　8.When　 　　19.its　　　　 10.the　

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I have a friend who must be the sweetest, shyest person in the world. He is forty years old, rather short and 　1　 　　　　(skin), and has a thin moustache and even thinner hair on his head. Since his vision is not perfect, he wears glasses: 　　　　　　2　　　 　　　　are small, round and frameless.

He always walks sideways so 　3　　　 　　not to inconvenience anyone. Instead of saying “Excuse me”, he prefers to glide by one side. 　4　 　　　　the gap is so narrow that it will not allow him to pass, Luke waits patiently 　5　　　 　the obstruction (障碍物) moves by itself. Stray dogs and cats panic him, and in order to avoid them, he constantly crosses from one side of the road to the 　6 　　　.

He speaks in 　7　　 　　very thin, subtle voice, so inaudible that it is hard to tell if he is speaking at 　8 　　　　. He has never interrupted anybody. On the other hand, he can never manage more than two words without 　9 　　　(interrupt). This does not seem to irritate him; in fact, he actually appears happy 10　 　　　　(be) able to utter(发出) those two words.

1. why 　　　ging　　 3.called　　 4.to drop　　 5.warmer　　

1. of　　　 　　2. do　　　 3 that　　　 4. unless 　5. an　 6. Moreover/ Furthermore 　　7. personal　 　8. there　 　9. to develop　 　10. from

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　　 There are two main reasons 　1　　 　　　　the temperature of the air is always 　　　2　 　　　　change). One reason is that the air around you moves in from somewhere else . Air usually moves in large bodies 　3 　　　　(call) air masses. Some air masses move in from the north. These air masses usually have cold air that cause the temperature 　4 　　　　(drop).　 Air masses also move in from the south. They usually have 　5　 　　(warm) air that causes the temperature to rise.

Temperature changes during the day or night can be great 　6 　　　　small. This depends partly 7　 　　　how many clouds are in the sky.　 　8　　 　　　there are many clouds during the night, they act like tile covers on your bed. They blanket the earth and keep the air from losing much of 　9　　 　　　　heat. The temperature usually does not drop much during such a night. When there are many clouds during 　10　　 　　　　day, some of the sun's energy will not reach the earth. The temperature usually does not rise much on such a day.　　

6. raised;　　　 7. hole;　 　　　　 8. realizing;　　　 9. to;　　　　 10. it

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In the past few years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less competitive. They are afraid that the stress and strains of work will rob them __1___ _____ joy and happiness and __2　 ______ them harm both physically and mentally.

　　 　In fact, however, stress isn’t the bad thing __3________ it is often supposed to be. Above all, __4______ it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge, and to give purpose and significance to _5_______, otherwise meaningless, idle life. __6__________, people under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own __7__　 ______(person) worth - the very aim of a human life.

　Stress is a natural part of everyday life and __8______ ___ is no way to avoid it. What we can do is __9_________(develop) our adaptive abilities to deal with it rather than to escape _10____________ it.