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　　“Down-to earth” means someone or something that is honest and easy to deal with.

　　It is a pleasure to 1 someone who is down-to earth. A person who is down to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important or proud.

　　Down-to-earth persons may be important members of 4 , of course. But they don't let their importance“ 5 to their heads”. They don't consider themselves to be better persons than 6 of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, 7 without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

　　Americans 9 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth” The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone 10 both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 11 of reality. He has what is called “common sense”. He may have dreams, 12 he does not allow them to block his knowledge of 13 is real.

　　The opposite kind of 14 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds” A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a 15 whose mind is not in the real world.

　　 16 such a person can be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teachers can usually 17 a day-dreaming student down-to- earth.

　　Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on the ground. 19 we have both our feet on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

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　　Suppose every person on earth ate only one kind of food. And in one year that food disappeared. 1 that happened, all humans would soon disappear, too.

　　Luckily, humans 2 face the problem. However, another creature (生物) may. The animal is the giant panda, one of the world's most __3__ animals.

　　It has been discovered that the bamboo plants the giant pandas eat are dying. As a result, many of the pandas are dying of 4 . In the wild, the giant panda eats only two kinds of bamboo plants. One is the umbrella bamboo; 5 is the fountain bamboo. 6 kinds can live 100 years. In its 7 year the bamboo plant blooms, has seeds and dies.

　　Last year the umbrella and the fountain 8 9 grow in China became 100 years old. The plant grows from seeds formed in the late 1870's. Now almost all of these bamboo plants are dead. Young shoots now grow from the seeds. However, it will be many months before the shoots are large enough to be eaten as food by the pandas. So the large black and white animals continue 10 .

　　Can the wild pandas be 11 ? A group of American scientists went to China 12 the pandas in their native habitat. The studies took place in the. areas of Sichuan Province in south-west China. The scientists especially wanted to find out 13 about the animals' food. They wanted to see 14 the pandas are able to change to other foods 15 the two kinds of bamboo are growing.

　　The Chinese government recognizes the worldwide concern about the giant pandas and 16 steps to save the animals. Large areas of the giant pandas habitat have been set 17 as wildlife preserves 18 the pandas can live freely. At the same time, Chinese scientists are trying to increase 19 number of giant pandas 20 some of the animals in zoos. The first baby panda was born in Beijing Zoo in the autumn of 1978.

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　　In the past,man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth,and natural resources,seemed to be __1__.

　　Today things are __2__,the world has become too __1__ We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are __4__ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this,human life on the earth __5__ survive.

　　Everyone __6__ today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea,there will soon be none left. Yet,with modern fishing __7__,more and more fishes are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down,__8__ will disappear and nothing will grow on the land．Yet,we __9__ to use bigger and more powerful machines to __10__ more and more trees. 

    We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories,fish will die. __11__,in most countries wastes are __12__ put into rivers or into the sea,and there are __13__ laws to stop this. We know,too,that if the __14__ of the world continues to rise at the present rate in a few years there will not be enough __15__ What can we do to solve these problems?

　　If we eat more vegetables and less __16__,there will be more food available for everyone Land that is used to grow crops __17__ five times more people than land where animals are kept.

　　Our natural resources will __18__ longer if we learn to recycle them.

　　The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth __19__. Finally,if we educate people to think about the problems,we shall have a better and cleaner __20__ in the future.

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　　A poor traveler who was feeling 1 stopped under a tree by the roadside and began to eat the 2 rice which he had brought with him. Nearby there was a small shop 3 of which a woman was frying fish and 4 it.

　　She suddenly caught 5 him and an idea came to her. when the man was about to leave, she shouted 6 , “You haven't 7 me for the fried fish, sir.” “Why, but I haven't had your fish,” he said in surprise. “But everybody can see you have 8 the smell,” shouted the woman. “If you had not 9 my fish, your meal would not 10 so 11 !”

　　 Soon a crowd gathered 12 they wanted to help him, they had to admit（承认）the wind was 13 from the shop to where he had eaten, so that it had 14 the smell of the fried fish to him.

　　Finally, the woman 15 the man to the judge. The judge asked the woman, “How much does your fried fish 16 ?”“Then go 17 together,” said the judge. There in the sunlight, the judge told the man to take out and hold a coin of twenty-five cents so that its shadow fell onto the woman's 18 He then said to the woman, “Take it. It's the price of the smell of your fried fish. He's smelt your fish. In return he has already paid 19for that.” And it was the 19 of a twenty-five-cent coin.

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　　Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned like Dolly the sheep in the not too distant future?

　　The news that a human embryo (胚胎) has been 1 cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions (反映).

　　The 2 was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc (ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group 3 the news on November 25.

　　“This is 4 human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes,” said Jamie Grifo, 5 on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.

　　“This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to 6 someone's life. ”

　　Such research could lead to treatment for 7 such as heart diseases, AIDS and even cancer, 8 scientists.

　　Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several 9 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is 10  any type of human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in 11 an early embryo into __12__.

　　Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly the sheep 13 in 1997. And there were no real technical 14 to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.

　　This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human 15

　　 16 it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to __17__.__18__ it was stopped from becoming a baby--at a stage in which it was 19 a ball of cells. The 20 technology has been used to clone sheep, cattle and monkeys.

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　  It was autumn. A thin white moon rose over the valley. Peter,11 years old,did not see it. He did not feel the cool wind __1__ his face,for his thoughts __2__ on a red and black blanket on the table,which was a __3__ from his father to his grandfather. They said that Grandpa was going away.

　　Peter had __4__ believed Father would send Grandpa away. But now,there was the thing Father had bought __5__ very morning. And this was the last __6__ he and Grandpa would have with each other. After washing the __7__ dishes,the old man took up the blanket. “What a __8__ double blanket! And I'll not feel cold with it. ” said the old man,smoothing it __9__ his knees.

　　“Oh,yes！” Peter said and tried to __10__ back the tears in his eyes.

　　Just then __11__ came two people,Father and the girl he was to __12__. “The girl went up to Grandpa and said prettily. “I'll not be __13__ you off in the morning,so I came over to say goodbye. ”

　　“It's nice of you,” said Grandpa．“Will you look at this? Isn't it a fine blanket my __14__ has given to me to go away with?”

　　“Yes,really,” she said,She felt it and said __15__,A double one! It must have __16__ much. He doesn't need a double one."

　　“She is __17__,Father,” the boy said．“Here,Father.” He held out a pair of scissors(剪刀),“Cut the blanket into __18__. A single one is enough for an old man. We'll __19__ the other half.”

　　“What do you mean by that?” asked Father.

　　“I'll give it to __20__ when you are old and I'm sending you away.” said the boy slowly.

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　　The bus was crowded with passengers going home from market． 1 of them carried heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and 2 they had bought there．There was no 3 left when Catherine got on the bus，and she was obliged to stand，pushed up 4 a very fat woman on one side，and on the other a thin 5 man with dark glasses．There was nothing to 6 and the bus was going so 7 that had it not been for the people on 8 side of her, Catherine would have 9 ．As it was，she felt her shoulder bag slipping down her arm but couldn't move to pull it up again．

　　“Oh，dear，”she said，I'm 10 my bag．“Don't worry,” said the man．“I'll 11 if I can get it for you．”Somehow he 12 to bend down and pulled the bag up by its strap and 13 her shoulder again．

　　“Thanks a lot，”said Catherine．

　　“Not at all，”the man spoke 14 ,“Anyway，I'm getting off in a moment．You'll have more 15 ．”At the next stop，the man and half a 16 of other people got off．Catherine was 17 able to get a seat．She felt 18 and hungry so she opened her bag to find the bar of chocolate she had bought in the 19 ．The chocolate was there, but her wallet with all her money and her return ticket was 20 ．

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    China's giant panda shows the achievement of the international effort to save animals that are now in danger. In television programs we often see pandas 1 funny games. Children have panda toys and beautiful cards with pictures of lovely 2 in them. They often visit the giant pandas in the zoo on 3 holidays and have a good time there. However, scientists are worried about the 4 of giant pandas. They know only about 1,000 giant pandas remain 5 today. They think the giant panda will die out in 30 years if the present conditions are not 6 .

　　It is reported that the giant pandas have a very 7 birthrate. About 115 pandas live in zoos and research centers mainly in China, but during the past 10 years they 8 only 34 9 pandas that are still alive. Survival rate for giant pandas in the wild are probably the same or lower.

　　There are several reasons for the low 10 . The main reason is __1__ male pandas can make love with females in a very 12 season-only a few days a year. When they do have babies, females often produce two pandas, but the mother is usually not able to care for 13 of them. The newborn pandas 14 only a few kilograms each. They are too weak to live without special care. In the zoo, scientists can help the mothers __15__ the young pandas, but those living in the wild do not get enough 16 . It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas.

　　Conditions for the giant pandas have been worse in recent years. Pandas in China continue to 17 in number. We know pandas live on bamboos. But sometimes all the bamboos in one area die. The pandas there have __18__ to eat and die of hunger.

　　Giant pandas now live in 13 separate 19 areas in China. Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wild Life Organization agreed 20 a project of protecting giant pandas in the wild. We hope it could be helpful.

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    You must have heard about pyramids. They are the wonders of the world．

　　Thousands of years ago,the 1 of Egypt built strong tombs (坟墓) for themselves. 2 these tombs they built pyramids. They thought their bodies would 3 kept in these tombs 4 they could come hack to life. They 5 hoped the world would look on the pyramids 6 monuments (纪念碑) to them and remember them for 7 .

　　There are about 80 pyramids in Egypt. 8 the Great Pyramid is the big 9 .It is 10 5,000 years  old．It's about 137 meters high. It is made 11 2,300,000 huge stones. Most of them weigh about 2．5 tons each. Some weigh 12 15 tons. It 13 over 100,000 men 20 years 14 the Great Pyramid．

　　When looking at the pyramids,you can't help 15 how the Egyptians were able to build them so long ago. How did they cut,carry and lift 16 huge stone? Each stone fits so well, 17 they didn't have our 18 machines! Scientists have 19 the pyramids but nobody can 20 just how the Egyptians built them.

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　　Fed Mundy loved adventure and various sports, especially riding his motorcycle.

　　One day，Fred decided to 1 a motorcycle race．The race was to be run on a dangerous course through 150 miles of rough 2 ．

　　Fred was a proud man；he wanted to 3 all the other competitors and get first．So，to save 4 ,he only took along a small 5 of water, some apples，and a few pieces of bread．

　　The race began．Fred got off to a good 6 ． But somewhere along the way，he made a 7 turn．He became lost in wildness of sand and rock a lonely place 8 the temperature can easily reach 40 degrees centigrade!

　　A 9 party was organized，and planes were brought in．Soon the searchers began 10 something：Fred's motorcycle， 11 in the sand，even his empty can．But they couldn't find Fred．

　　The searchers could not 12 this，why didn't Fred try to signal the planes above? Why didn't he 13 marks for the searchers to 14 ．It was almost as if he didn't want to be found．

　　Twelve days after the race，the searchers found Fred's body．And near it they found his bright orange helmet（头盔） 15 under a small bush．It seemed to be hidden so that 16 cannot be seen from the air．

　　Perhaps the thoughts were right．Maybe Fred 17 want to be found．Why? Because he was a 18 man．He was trying to find his 19 way out of the desert．But he never made it．Fred Mundy had lost this 20 with time．

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