Many boys and girls like collecting coins. But what are they　　　　　　　　 1.________

made? Coins are made in mints (铸币厂). All coins start off as blanks　　　　　　 2.________

and workers will clean them, upset them and then striking them.　　　　　　      3.________

To strike them is to strike pictures and value on all sides of　　　　　　　　　　 4.________

the blanks. In some country, such as the United States, workers　　　　　　　　  5.________

also strike any mottoes (格言) on blanks. Next, workers inspect (检查) the new　　 6.________

coins to make sure there nothing wrong with them. After the　　　　　　  7.________

inspection, big machines count the number of them but put the　　　　　　　　   8.________

coins into big bags. When a bank needs much more coins, the mint　　　　　　   9.________

sends them to the bank. The coins then make out their way into your　　　　　　 10.________

pocket, and you spend them on pencils, toys, candies and video games.

As the population of the world keeps on grow,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  1. _______

it gets more and more difficult feed everyone. The　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    2. _______

United States is one of the lucky country because it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  3. _______

grows enough food for itself and still has enough to　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　    4. _______

export to another parts of the world. One reason for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5. _______

this is why the United States is a large country with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  6. ________

different kind of climate. Most of the central part　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  7.________

of the country is especial fit for raising grain. Wheat　　　　　　   　　　　　　　　   8.________

and corn are most important crops in this district. The　　　　　　　　　　      9.________

USA exports millions of tons of grain in every year.　　　　　　    　　　　　　　　   10. ________

I want to find a hotel to live.

No one could have had a happy childhood 　　　　　　  　　　　　　  　　　　　　  　　   1.__________

than me. I was drove by a desire to 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  　　   2.__________

learn. I wanted to learn the secret of 　　   　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　   　　   3.__________

heaven and earth. I read all books 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　   4.__________

that I could find and the work of many 　　　　    　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　   5.__________

learning authors. I found all taught 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  　　   6.__________

at university very disappointed and 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  　　   7.__________

decided I will pioneer a way, explore 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　   8.__________

known powers, and unfold the world the 　　  　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　   9.__________

deepest mysteries of nature.　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　     10.__________

When my father bought me a computer as a birthday gift for　　　　　　　　　　

1. _______

me in last year, I felt very excited. As we all know, computers　　  　　　　　　　　　　

2. _______

are getting more and more usefully now. Much information can　　　　　　　　　　 　　  

3. _______

be stored in them. We can also learn that has lately happened　　    　　　　　　 

4. _______

in the world on the Internet. In the past, people had to do the   　　　　　　　　　　

5. _______

work which was very dangerous. Now, but, computers can do　　　　　　　　  　　  

6. _______

instead. When an exam is coming, I often did some exercises　　    　　　　　　 

7. _______

on my computer. Then it will correct it and tell me the right    　　　　　　　　　　 　　  

8. _______

answers. In this way, it is very convenient for me to prepare  　　　　　　　　　　 　　  

9. _______

the exam than before. The computer has become my real friend. 　　　　  　　  

10. _______

For about half century, scientists have been making   　　　　　　　　　　 　　  

1. _______

better and better computers. Now a computer could do a　　  　　　　　　　　　　 　　  

2. _______

lot of everyday jobs wonderful. It is widely used in　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　

3. _______

factories, hospitals and banks. Many computer scientist　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　

4. _______

are now thinking of making the computer to “think” like　　 　　　　　　　　　　    

5. _______

a man. Under the help of a person, a computer can draw　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　

6. _______

pictures, write music, talking with people, translate　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　  

7. _______

languages and so on. Perhaps computers will one day　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　 　　  

8. _______

really think and feel. Do you think that people will afraid　　   　　　　　　　　　　 　　  

9. _______

when they will find that the computer is too clever to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　  

10. _______

serve the people?

In my hometown there used to be a temple with a　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  1. __________

history of over eight hundred years. It lies in a valley　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  2. __________

with green hills around it. It was such beautiful and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   3. __________

famous that many visitors came visit it every day. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    4. __________

They took photo; they wrote down their names on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    5. __________

the walls；They were brought food and drink and left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    6. __________

rubbish everywhere. One day some tourists did a fire to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 7. __________

cook food near the temple. All of sudden, a strong wind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8. __________

blew. The wooden temple caught fire. Soon the wholly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 9. __________

temple was burned out and only a little walls remained. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 10. __________

The beautiful temple disappeared.

1. The twins are so similar with each other that I can’t tell who is who.

2. I really appreciate to have such a good friend as you.

3. How we wish to learn more our own culture and the other cultures in the world!

4. All the nations share common traditions and attitudes towards life as though there is variety and diversity.

5. Different nations understand and appreciate the culture by different ways.

6. It were the long history and large speakers of the language that made it so different from place to place.

7. Be careful enough, and you can find she changed a lot.

8. It is strange he should say something so irresponsible to such young children.

9. She still has a deep love for the family to which she was born 60 years ago, though.

10. Though having discussed over and over, the problem has not yet been worked out.

There are strange similarities in the life of

1. ________________

John F. Kennedy and the life of Abraham Lincoln. For　　　　　　    　　  
2. ________________

example, Kennedy became a president in 1960, while　　 　　　　　　　　　　

3. ________________

Lincoln elected in 1860. This was exactly one hundred    　　　　　　　　　　

4. ________________

years apart. Then both men were shot behind, on a Friday　　 　　　　　　 

5. ________________

and in the presence of their wife. There is another very   　　　　　　 

6. ________________

strangely similarity. Kennedy’s secretary, named　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 

7. ________________

Lincoln, told him to go to Dallas. Lincoln’s secretary, 　　  　　　　　　　　　　

8. ________________

named Kennedy told him not to go to The Ford　　    　　　　　　　　　　

9. ________________

Theatre. Both men went and both were shot to die.     　　　　　　　　　　

10. ________________

The train which I am traveling on was already half an hour 　　  1. ________________

late. I had to reach to Vienna at 7：15 in order to catch　　　　　　　　　　　　   2. ________________

the 7：25 train to Paris— but that was impossible now. 　　　　　　　　  3. ________________

I explained the situation to the conductor, which advised　　　　　　　　  4. ________________

me to get off two stops after Vienna station and take　　　　　　　　　　    5. ________________

a taxi. While the time came, he even helped me with my　　　　　　　　   6. ________________

bags. He hoped me good luck as I jumped off, and a few　　　　　　　　 7. ________________

minutes later, I was going to the direction of the city in a　　　　　　　　  8. ________________

taxi. It was exactly 7：20 the taxi stopped outside the　　　　　　　　　　  9. ________________

station. I paid the driver quickly, seizing my bags and　　　　　　　　　　   10. ________________

hurried inside.