2. My grandma always tells same stories that we like to listen to.

3. As most brothers and sisters, we often quarrel with each other.

4. I never thought that I would enjoy see such a film.

5. He can do the work in a way that no one other does.

6. I was kept busy the whole day prepared my speech.

7. It is funny to have a swim on a hot day like this.

8. Would you mind if he comes over here on Sunday?

9. He went to the cinema when his homework completed.

10. All students but one was absent from class yesterday.

2. They were all puzzling over the fact that he hadn’t come yet.

3. On arriving home, he put up the CD he liked best and went into the bathroom.

4. We surf the Internet twice a week for average.

5. The sports meeting was put off due to that it was raining hard.

6. During my short stay in France, I picked some French.

7. There is no possibility in his changing his mind.

8. Galileo’s theory always based on a lot of experiments.

9. His dream of becoming a university student was finally come true.

10. Are you on charge of the experiment?

I haven’t heard you for a long time. How are 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   1. _______

you? I had just finished the exams. Now I’m　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   2. _______

glad I have time to write for you. Our teacher　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  3. _______

tells us that China is a big country that have the   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 4. _______

most population in the world. It’s on the other　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  5. _______

sides of the world. Now the sun is shining bright　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  6. _______

here and perhaps you’re sleeping in the dark　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 7. _______

night. I wish to know anything more about the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8. _______

Chinese way of life. I wonder at if you can　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  9. _______

tell me about it in your letter. Please write soon. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  10. _______

Yours, John

2. He didn’t go to school because he had fallen ill for two weeks.

3. Father said that he had joined the Party in 1956.

4. The children had something to doing with the accident.

5. The owners have spent a great deal money building the ship.

6. I would rather listen to pop music than to play basketball.

7. The news is pleased and I am pleased at it.

8. The girl dreams of become a scientist, while her sister’s dream is to be a teacher.

9. Please attention what you have said. I will remember it.

10. By the 1920s the inventor had discovered the machine in London, which was a great invention then.

11. Do you remember the years when we spent together in the school?

12. Please make note of what you have heard.

13. He said that he would have an important meeting to go.

14. The players have made a great contribution on our country.

15. The students are preparing the coming examination.

I’m a newcomer here of a small town. I would　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1. _______

describe myself as shy and quietly. Before my classmates, 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  2. _______

it seems always difficult for me to do things well as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  3. _______

them. I’m sure they will laugh to me and see me as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   4. _______

a fool. So I feel unhappy every day. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   5. _______

Besides, I have few friends. I don’t know that they　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   6. _______

don’t like to talk with me. Sometimes, we talked to each other　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   7. _______

very well in class, but after class we become stranger at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   8. _______

once. I am trying to improve the situation since it doesn’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  9. _______

seem to work. Can you tell me about what I should do?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    10. _______

Yours,

Xiao Wei

difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought　　　　　　　　　　 2. ________________

in Chinese and tried to translate anything into English. 　　 　　　　　　  3. ________________

My teacher advised me to keep my diary. I followed her    　　　　　　  4. ________________

advice and should put down 100 words or so each day.    　　　　　　  5. ________________

Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was　　 　　　　　　　　　　 6. ________________

learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote 　　　　　　  7. ________________

a little story and showed to my teacher. She liked it　　 　　　　　　　　　　 8. ________________

very much and reads it to the class. All said the story was 　　　　　　  9. ________________

a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me. 　　　　　　  10. ________________

in England and keep flying about over it. In　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　    2. ________________

order to make planes take off and fly safe, 　　    　　　　　　　　　　　　    3. ________________

the guards of the airport tried different way　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　    4. ________________

to drive the seagulls away, but they failed.

A day an English girl　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　    5. ________________

singer naming Jane came to the airport and　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　    6. ________________

sang by chance. Suddenly the seagulls

were disappeared because they　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　    7. ________________

afraid of Jane’s voice and flew away. 　　　　　　    　　　　　　　　　　　　    8. ________________

That was said that other singers had also　　　　    　　　　　　　　　　　　    9. ________________

been asked to sing there and the seagulls　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　    10. ________________

were not afraid. Only Jane’s could work.

England; one has only to go to one of the

important match to see this. Rich and poor, 　　　　　　　　　　 2. ________________

young and old, one can see them all there,

shouting at one side or the other. To a　　  　　　　　　  　　   3. ________________

stranger, the most surprised thing about　　　　　　 　　　　　　  4. ________________

football in England is knowledge of the　　　　　　　　　　 　　   5. ________________

game even the smallest boy seems to

have it. He can tell you the names of　　    　　　　　　  6. ________________

players in the important games. He has

pictures of them and know the results of   　　　　　　  7. ________________

large numbers of matches. He will tell you

whom he expects will win such　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　 8. ________________

a match. His opinion is  　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 9. ________________

usually as good as those of men three or

four times his age. Do you believe this?    　　　　　　  　　   10. ________________

I left for to Italy, I visited museums and sat in　　　　　　  　　　　 2.__________

public garden. A friendly waiter taught me a few　　　　　　       3.__________

words of Italian. Then he borrowed me a book. I read　　　　    　　   4.__________

a few lines, and I did not understand a word. Every　　　　　　   5.__________

day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly,　　 　　 6.__________

but I sent some cards to my friends. On the last　　　　 　　      7.__________

day I did a big decision. I got up early and　　　　　　　　   　　 8.__________

made thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day　　　　　　　　   9.__________

in my room, but I did write a single word!　　　　　　　　   　　 10.__________

spent years to repay. And yet, they have realized that having　　　　　　　　　　 2. ______

college degrees making them able to earn salaries far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   3. ______

above that their high-school educated parents earned. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   4. ______

The wage(工资)gap between college and high school graduates　　　　　　   5. ______

continue to widen. “I was the only one in my family who　　　　　　　　　　    6. ______

finished from high-school, "said Rick's father, “I really　　　　　　　　　　     　　   7. ______

Wanted to go to school, but there was just not money. ”　　　　　　　　　　　　  8. ______

But he able to help his children get college degrees. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   9. ______

But he’s struggling with how to save for their education. 　　　　　　　　　　   10. ______