Although the wind has________，the rain remains steady，so you still need a raincoat.

As the air is being polluted，many kinds of wild animals are________.

S cientists have many theories about how the universe________into being.

Bill suggested________a meeting on what to do for the Shanghai Expo during the vacation.

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to   21  water to the runners. I remember being so   22  to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I  23  up for the race.

That first 10,000m race was quite an  24 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked.   25 , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性)   26 .

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt   27 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt  28  for a second.

But then I   29  something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had   30 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my   31  was only to finish.

After a minute, it   32  me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into   33 .

I  34  that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare   35  and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my   36 .

In life we all have those moments where we   37  ourselves to others. It’s only  38 . Don’t allow those moments to 39  you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to  40   anything you want in life.

OTTAWA -- Canada’s western city of Calgary is the world’s best city when it comes to healthy living, local press reported Monday.

According to an international survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a London-based consulting firm, Calgary was put at the top of a list of 144 cities. It scored 121 points, just above Honolulu’s score of 120. Helsinki（赫尔辛基，芬兰首都） and Ottawa followed at 119.5 and 118.5 respectively.

Three other Canadian cities came in the top 20. Montreal and Vancouver tied for ninth and Toronto came in at 18th.

The scores are based on air pollution levels, availability and quality of hospitals and medical supplies, as well as the efficiency of waste removal and sewage systems.

In America, the lowest scoring city was Atlanta, which was ranked 76th. Athens was the lowest scoring city in Western Europe, ranking 120th because of its air pollution. London was ranked 59th.

1.How many Canadian cities are in the top 20?

2.Which of the following is NOT taken into account when the cities were scored?

3.Among the following cities, which is the lowest scoring one?

Years ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a woman’s being a doctor. In order to get into medical school in 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell was asked to keep it a secret that she was a woman. This was contrary to her beliefs, and she refused to do it. After entering medical school, Elizabeth often had to summon all her courage to free the unkindness of teachers and classmates. By her great efforts, she was able to complete her studies. Many people came to her graduation just to have a look at a woman doctor. Doctor Blackwell soon found that most people were not as ready as to go to a woman doctor. She had to struggle to make a living. Then came the great day when she was offered a job as a doctor in a hospital. She did so well that she was asked to organize a new hospital and medical college. The United States can now be proud of thousands of women doctors.

1.How do you think Elizabeth was treated in the medical school?

2.Many people came to see Elizabeth when she graduated      .

3.When she was at the medical school, Blackwell      .

4.After graduation, Elizabeth found that      .

5.What in fact was Elizabeth’s great effort in the medical school?

I am ________ the government as well as to the general public for just treatment ________ peasant-workers，who have made great contributions to the improvement of city life.

Thousands and thousands of people attended the president’s inaugural ceremony，with ages ________ from 5 to 100.

December saw a more than ________ rainfall；however，the possibility of a drought is still strong.