阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后1—10 的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意每空不超过3个单词。
Why must we pay taxes? The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example to pay its army, to build public facilities and to buy goods from abroad, and only the people of the country can supply the money.
One of the most important taxes is income tax which a person pays according to the amount of his income. Whether he is a merchant, a doctor, a lawyer, a shopkeeper, a miner, or anything else, he must pay tax if his income is more than a certain amount. This is called a “direct”tax, because it is paid in money direct to the government.
Another tax is paid on goods such as watches, jewelry, tobacco, wine, etc. When they are brought into a country, such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods if they are later sold in shops. We call it “indirect”tax, because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeeper.
People usually complain about having to pay taxes, but they forget that the money is spent on things that they and their families need. We need policemen to catch thieves, and they must be paid what they earn; children need education and there must be schools and teachers; we want our streets to be kept clean, and the wages of men who do this kind of work have to be paid. Above all, the country must always be ready to defend itself against attacking enemies, and we cannot have an army without paying for it.
Taxes, therefore, cannot be avoided. We have no real cause to complain when we are asked to pay taxes for the good of ourselves and for our fellow citizens.
1. _______
| Opinion | We must 2. | The government needs money for many things. |
| The money 3. the citizens of the country. | ||
| Tax sources | Kinds of tax | Taxpayers |
| 4. | a person who gets income | |
| “indirect” tax | 5. | |
| 6. | to pay policemen | |
| to build schools and to 7. | ||
| to pay workers 8. | ||
| to pay 9. | ||
| 10. | Taxes cannot be avoided. | |
请根据下列表格内容，以“Are Prizes a Good Thing?”为题，用英语写一篇120 词左右的短文（首句已给出，不计入总词数）。要求根据所给信息并作适当发挥。
| 有奖竞猜的好处 | 无可否认有奖竞猜能够充分发挥人的积极性。在获奖的强烈愿望鼓舞下，人们会全力以赴取得最大成功。此外，他将做出特别的努力来采取有效的措施以便达到他们的目的。因此，在一次有奖的比赛中会取得 最好的成绩。 |
| 有奖竞猜引起的问题 | 然而事物总是一分为二的。奖金的激励并不总是能产生预想的结果。总会有人会不择手段的获取他们所要的东西。而绝望的参赛者眼中只有奖金，这可能会导致不良的行为。 |
| 我的看法 | …… |
Are Prizes a Good Thing?
There is no denying the fact that competitions with prizes can bring people’s motivation into full play.