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The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international   36 . American officials believed they should   37   the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in   38 . “The   39  may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA   40  were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After the World War Ⅱended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s   41  had to be changed, 42  the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to   43  Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early days VOA began adding something new to its Broadcast that was   44     “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know _ 45  English to completely understand its   46  English broadcast. So VOA   47  a simpler kind of English,   48  uses about 1,500 words and is spoken   49 . Of course, it is special English.
In the   50  of most VOA listeners, the most   51  program is the news report. News from around the world   52  into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in   53  cities and also from other   54  like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to   55  news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

One Christmas Eve, my husband made his way home from work. 36 , he worked the entire day but let his stuff go 37 so that they could be with their families.
He drove down the street and made the 38 towards our home. On one side of the road, an old man stood, drenched to the bone (被雨淋得湿透了), with his hand 39 . The rain had been 40 heavily that day. My husband stopped, and asked him where he was 41 . He wanted to go about five miles past our home, but my husband still told him to 42 . My husband chatted with him, drove 43 our house and took him home for his Christmas Eve. 44 turned out that this poor man was what we now 45 as a “slow learner” and the only job he could get to 46 him and his elderly mother was at the bakery near where my husband worked. He worked from 5 a.m. until 1 o’clock in the 47 . Not only that, but that poor man had been standing there trying to get a ride on Christmas Eve for about 5 hours 48 my husband picked him up. 49 else would give him a ride because they didn’t want to get their seats 50 .
Over the years my husband 51 to give him a ride home whenever he saw him trying to get a ride. When he passed 52 , my husband went to his funeral. 53 my husband didn’t know his family, they knew of him. Even his twin sister who 54 in the state of Washington knew who my husband was and everyone thanked him for his 55 toward one who had so little.
An act of kindness can make another person’s day, or even their life.

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People eat different things in different parts of the world.
In some countries, people eat   36  every day. Sometimes they eat it two or 37  times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. They can   38  it, fry it or make it into rice flour（面粉）. They usually eat it   39  meat, fish and vegetables.
Some people do not eat some kind of   40 . Muslims, for example, do not eat pork.
The   41   eat a lot of fish. Japan is an island and its   42  go all over the Pacific looking for fish to   43 . The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish, and they also eat a lot of rice.
In   44  such as Britain and the United States of America, the most important food is   45  or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They   46  potatoes in different ways. They can boil them and fry them.
In Africa, corn is the most important   47  like rice and wheat. Corn is a kind of cereal（谷类食物）. African people make the corn   48  flour. From the flour they make   49  kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very   50  and so they can’t afford to eat much   51  with their cereal.
Cereal and meat are very important, but we also   52  plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh fruit.
Some people   53  only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or 54  that comes from animals. They eat only food from   55 . Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat.

Why do people play football? It’s a(n) __16__ game and it’s dangerous too. Twenty-two men fight __17__ ninety minutes to make __18__ many goals as they can. They get __19__ black eyes and broken bones than they do for points. Football players must be mad. And __20__ do people watch football? They __21__ be mad too. They certainly __22__ and scream like __23__. I’m afraid __24__ near a football field when they are playing a game. The crowds are __25__.
I’d __26__ stay at home and watch TV. But what happens when I turn it __27__ ? They are showing a football game. So I turn on the radio. What do I __28__? The __29__ football scores. And what do I see when I open a newspaper? Pictures of football players, interview with __30__ players, and scores of football games.
　

In 1971, readers around the world were astonished by some photographs which appeared in newspapers. Hidden deep in the rainforests of an island in the Philippines, was an ethnic (种族的) 36 called the Tasaday. Not until that moment did anyone have any   37   of these people. They didn’t have an agricultural economy; they hunted animals and   38  fruit from the plants in the rainforest. They carried tools made of stone, lived in   39  and wore clothes made of leaves. Unknown until 1971, they   40  became world famous. After that, there were TV   41 and books about them; people said their simple lives showed that human beings could be good and kind if they were not 42 by modern life. Then after 1974 the region was closed by the government and the world   43  about them.
In 1986, a Swiss journalist, Oswald Iten, decided to visit the Tasaday. The journey   44 thick rainforests and across rivers was hard and dangerous. Mr. Iten was   45  killed by the soldiers, villagers and businessmen who wanted to take the wood from the rainforest. Finally, Mr. Iten   46  and found the caves of the Tasaday   47 . The people were living in nearby huts and they were all   48  jeans and T-shirts, not leaves. He thought that perhaps they were not an ethnic minority   49  .
When he   50  to Switzerland, Mr. Iten wrote about the Tasaday people in the newspapers. He said he thought that they were just ordinary farmers, poor, but not   51  from anyone else. He believed that in 1971, the government told “the Tasaday” to   52  they were native people from thousands of years ago, so that tourists---and money---would start   53 into the region.
One group of experts said that they really were people who had no   54  with modern life before 1971; another group said they were just   55  the part. So who are these people, really? Perhaps we’ll never really be sure.

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When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness？?
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 36 the wolves' world? If you had, you would 37 the wolves.?
In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 38 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 39 full use of the shape of land to 40 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be   41  experts good at fighting.?
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 42 . Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 43 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 44 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. 45  they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 46 makes wolves powerful.?
The wolves also have great self-respect and won't 47 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 48 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 49 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 50 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 51  and he never gave in, fighting 52  his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.?
I was shocked by this kind of 53 : wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 54 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 55  in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

Nine 1700yearold brick tombs have been discovered in northwest China’s Xinjiang. Experts say that they can   1  valuable clues for the research of exchanges(交换；交流) between the central Chinese government at that time and    ___2  Western Regions.
It is the    3  time ancient tombs with typical characteristics of China's main Han nationality have been found in the Uygur ethnic region(自治区)．
    4   from Beijing，Shanxi and Xinjiang concluded that the tombs were ___5___ between the middle and late third century and fourth century.
The tombs were unearthed during the   6  of a road earlier this year in Kuqa county,740 km from Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and part of the   7  Qiuci State. Qiuci State，which   8  between the second century BC and 860 AD，was one of the 36 states in the Western Regions.
The tombs would help archaeologists with research into the political，economic and cultural   9   between the Central Plains government and states in the west，and on the cultural     10  of the Central Plains on the Western Regions.
Archaeologists from the Xinjiang institute have dug nine tombs since August 22，___11   bodies of more than 30 people，some ancient   12  and more than 60 pottery(陶器)jars. It is thought there are another three tombs to be    13  .
The people buried in the tombs were    14  either people from the western regions deeply influenced by the Han culture or the Han residents(居民)in the    ___15  .

How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?
It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21  to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22  may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be  23 ， call and tell them to start   24  you．
It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25  ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．
    Though it’s often   26  to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess  27   guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can  28  at any time between the times he or she gives you．
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach，but it’s even nicer to bring  29  present．The present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess  30   ．Flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine． 31  bring money as a present．In an introduction，the 32  of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name．In other   33 ，the given name comes   34 . It’s important not only to learn and remember  35  ，but to repeat them often in conversation．After the introduction，we usually call friends by their  36  names．Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “Mrs. Smith”，“Mr. Johnosn”，“Dr .Brown”.
A maiden(闺女)name is a   37 family name at birth. In the United States and Canada，after a woman   38  ，she takes the family name of her  39 in place of her maiden name．It is now becoming common，however，for women to 40  their maiden names after they get married,
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We live in the “computer age”. People like scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do 16 work. But more than 40 years ago, 17 couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive. Very 18 people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and 19 . 20 they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people even have them at home.
Computers become very important because they can work 21 than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can 22 people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put 23 them. Computers are very 24 and helpful. They are our good friends.
Do you want to 25 a computer?

Thanksgiving Day was near. Lucy, the first grade teacher, gave her class a fun   36 — to draw a picture of somebody or something for which they were    37  . When the students    38
their assignment, she found most of them drew some pictures of their family, teachers, friends or neighbors.
Douglas, however, made a different kind of picture. He was a   39   boy. He didn’t act the same as others. He always seemed to be shy and sad. He   40  played with other children during the break   41  they kindly invited him to. Lucy treated him very well. She always helped him and   42   him to be confident. Yes, his picture was different. He just drew a   43 . Nothing else. His abstract image   44   the imagination of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One guessed it was a mother’s hand, for mother’s hand gives children warmth and   45 . Another child guessed it was a police officer’s hand, because the police   46  people and care for people. And so the discussion   47 .
When the children were discussing it, Lucy paused at Douglas’ desk,   48  down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy murmured, “It’s   49 , teacher.” Douglas was most thankful for her hand. She was   50  and felt tears in her eyes. She thought of the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. She   51   how often she had said to him, “Take my   52 , Douglas. We’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.”
The story speaks of   53  thankfulness. It also says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship. They might not always say “ 54 ” out, but they’ll remember the hand that you   55 out to give them love and be grateful to you always.
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