See the flags on top of the building? That’s ____ we did this morning.

---Do remember to see a doctor tomorrow!   ---_________.

Violence programmes on TV may have a bad _____ on children.

The news ______ he told us yesterday is not true, but the news _______ our team has won the match is true.

It’s being Sunday, rather than ______ at home, I preferred _______.

The problem is_         he has enough time.

____only by one’s appearance, I’m sure, will have you get just half of him or less.

It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics , "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条) " caught my eye. The word "spaghetti" brought back the 36  of an evening at Uncle Alien' s in Belleville   37  all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat  38  spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in   39   days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and  40  of the grown-ups had enough experience to be  41  it. What laughing  42  we had about the  43  respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.   44  , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to  45  it down simply for my own 46 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher.   47 , I would write something else.

When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no  48  left to write a proper com­position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to  49  my work. Two days pas­sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the   50  papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition, “The Art of Eating Spaghetti'. "

My words! He was reading my words out  51  to the whole class.   52 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show  53 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness,   54  my words had the power to make people  55 .

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast(自吹自擂).

“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.

Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.

Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel(包裹) arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.

“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”

1.George and Richard were ________ at school.

2. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

3. George got information about Richard from ________.

4.What happened to George and Richard in the end?

Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.

Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses(球场) in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.

There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don’t need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you don’t have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.

Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms”. They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it’s free.

1.Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?

2.What do we know about golf from the passage?

3.The author uses power walking as an example mainly because________.

4.The author writes the passage to ________.