Many Chinese students studying abroad like to stay with host families to learn their language and culture. Nowadays, many Shanghai white-collar workers have received native English speaking ___61____(nation) students as their host families, too, in order to learn English from them.

It is usually free for foreign students to stay in a host family in Shanghai, but he/she must take___ 62___ the responsibility of teaching English to at least one certain members of the family. Miss Li has always worried about her 　　63　 (limit) English. “I never knew what to say to an English-speaking person,” said she. She has taken a number of English courses, but 　　64___　　 has proved to be useful. Last year, she saw ___65　 　advertisement recruiting(征募) host families for foreign students, and that was how Carey (from Chicago, US) came to her home. 　Carey is actually not a student, but a manager. She stays in Li's apartment for free,　 ___66___has to teach Li oral English for 1 hour every day. “She could hardly speak Chinese at the beginning, and we had to guess__67____ each other meant through gestures,” said Li.

Two months later, they could talk to each other 　　68　　 gesticulating. Now, Li can communicate with any English-speaking person freely. About one hundred Shanghai families have received foreign boarding students, and the figure___69___ (rise). However, foreign boarding students can only help improve oral English, but 　　70　　 examination skills.

It’s an age-old saying: Men are from Mars; women are from Venus. Males and females 　___51___ 　different behaviors almost from　birth. Researchers say these behaviors are due to 　___52__ 　differences in brain structure and activity. Studies show men are better at hitting targets and solving math problems 　__53__ 　women are better at memorizing words and 　___54__ 　faces. Why the differences?

A test of the brain’s electrical activity shows that women commonly　use both sides of their brain while men rely more on one. Scientists already know that the two sides of the brain control different functions -one controlling the sense of space, __55___, the other controlling language. Some researchers believe　that the different ways men and women use their brains 　_56_ 　from ancient times, when cave men hunted and women 　___57__ 　the children. Men had to have good aim. Women had to talk to the kids.

Whatever the 　___58___ , the battle of the sexes continues. And although their brains are constructed slightly differently, men and women may be equally　capable. They may simply 　__59__ 　different abilities. Take a couple arguing over the location of their car in a parking lot. The man might use his sense of 　 60 　to find it, while the woman relies on her memory of landmarks. Both　of them find the car. But chances are, they’ll still argue about　who’s the better driver and who’s better at finding the way home.

51. A. build　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. form　　　　　　　　　 C. choose　　　　　　　　 D. show

52. A. basic　　　　　　　　　 B. average　　　　　　 　　　 C. great　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. exact

53. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. while

54. A. realizing　　　　　　 　 　B. recognizing　　　　 C. describing　　　　　　 　 D. painting

55. A. at least　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as a result　　　　 　　　 C. above all　　　　　　　 　 D. for example

56. A. grew　　　　　 　　　 　B. developed　　　　　 　　　 C. invented　　　　　　　 　 D. produced

57. A. supported　　　　 B. carried　　　　　　　 　　　 C. cared for　　　　　　　 　 D. gave birth to

58. A. consideration　　　 B. decision　　　　　　 C. imagination　　　　　 　 D. explanation

59. A. show off　　　　　　　　　　 B. take on　　　　 　　　C. depend on 　　　　　 　 D. keep up

60. A. area　　　　　 　 B. space　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. sight　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. distance

Neither of these creatures is easy to talk ____41____. You have to use a language-changer to help. The mu-mu only speak whispers but the dimpods shout loudly in your ear. Both eat food that ______42_____ carbon. The mu-mu drink a strange mixture of carrot juice and cocoa, _______43____ the dimpods drink lemonade mixed _____44_____ herbs. The mu-mu are tall and thin _____45_____ black and white face. They have six ‘arms’ which they wave _____46______ when they talk. They move forward ____47_____ slowly shaking from side to side on a shell-covered ‘leg’. The dimpods have so many arms and legs that you cannot _____48_____ which is which. They are small, just the _____49______ of a little cat. They are purple or blue and the colour change ______50______ on their mood.

30. They will be here in ten minutes. M__________(在此期间), we’ll have some coffee.

29. Visitors to the museum are not allowed to take p___________ (照片).

28. After a hard day’s work, I feel t__________(彻底) tired.

27. I don’t a_________ (赞成) of smoking in bed.

26. He will only see you by a___________ (约会，约定).