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1．Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer．He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale．He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods．This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands．

2．The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auctio, meaning “increase”．The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war．In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, goods were often sold “by the candle”, a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight．

3．Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction．Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines．Auction sales are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art．

4．An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers．If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot”, is usually given a number．The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in the order of numbers：he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in．

5．The auctioneer’s services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for．The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible．

He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low．He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other．

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Joe was born in 1931．As a boy, he had a dream of becoming a doctor．But in 1948, when he was 17, he had to work to help support his family．He served in the army for over ten years．Then he worked in his hometown for 20 years．But he still kept his dream of going back to school．In 1979, at the age of 48, he finished his high school and became a college student．In 1986, he completed his work on his master’s degree．Today at 56, Joe is studying for his doctor’s degree．His dream is coming true．

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　　A surprisingly high number of city citizens in China suffer from poor health and many die at an early age．

　　Poor health with no sign of any identified(确定的)disease, a condition known in China as “subhealth, ” is on the rise．Subhealth is marked by general weakness, low energy levels and a poor immune system．

　　A survey held in 16 cities with over 1 million population showed high proportions of urban Chinese have been suffering subhealth problems．

　　The numbers are particularly high in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with 75.31, 73.49, and 73.41 percent respectively of residents in poor health, the survey(调查)showed．

　　The problem happens mostly among senior and middle-level managers, clerks and other white-collar workers with high education levels, said the website of the Red Cross Society of China．

　　“The subhealth condition, found in most cases among groups of people with a high educational level, will have bad effects on China’s long-term development and progress if not dealt timely and properly, ” the website warned．

　　A survey by the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows that the average life of Chinese intellectuals is 58 years, 10 years lower than the nation’s average．

　　This early death phenomenon may be increasing．

　　Among Chinese people with high education in the 25-59 age group, the death rate for women is as high as 10.4 percent．For men it is even higher：16.5 percent．

　　A report published by the China Subhealth Academic Seminar said the country’s health is going through a transitional(过渡的)period and many long-term diseases have taken the place of infectious diseases such as SARS, cold as the main cause of death．

　　“Bad working habits, poor disease prevention knowledge, not enough governmental investment and lack of health education are the main reasons, ” said Yang Xiaoduo, a healthcare expert with a local health association, who said China should race against time seeking measures to solve the sub health problem．

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N＝Nicola　A＝Annie

N：Hi, Annie．Did you have a good holiday?

A：Oh, yeah, I had a great(1)t________．But I have to tell you the most amazing thing happened．

N：(2)R________? What was that?

A：Well, I was swimming in the sea and a huge wave came along and(3)k________ my sunglasses into the water．I…

N：Why were you swimming in your sunglasses?

A：Oh, I don’t know．I’d just(4)l________ them on top of my head．I’d forgotten they were there．Anyway, they were(5)g________．I was very upset．You know they were quite expensive．

N：I remember－(6)n________100 pounds．

A：Yeah．Anyway, the next day I was lying on the beach, sunbathing．Then suddenly another huge wave…

N：Are you(7)s________ this was a good holiday?

A：Yes－but listen! When I looked down, there on the sand, (8)r________ next to me, were my sunglasses．I couldn’t(9)b________ my eyes!

N：You’re(10)j________! That is amazing!

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　　Thirteen-year-old Andrew will never forget that Saturday．He was relaxing on his family’s sofa with his sister, Susan．Suddenly the heater exploded．His sister, who was unhurt, managed to pull 　　1　　 away from the fire 　　2　　 his mum dialed for an ambulance．　　3　　 ambulance soon arrived and rushed him to Children’s Hospital 　　4　　 he was operated on immediately．

　　Doctors told his mum there was little chance of Andrew being able to walk again．The damage to his body was so bad and the cuts in his legs was so deep that the 　　5　　(operate)took 11 hours．After a couple of weeks, he 　　6　　(allow)to go home but had to spend the next six weeks in a wheelchair．　　7　　 the help of his doctor, this brave young boy returned to school after only two and a half months．　　8　　(look)back on the accident, Andrew says he believes children can do 　　9　　 they want 　　10　　 they put their minds to it．

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All parks ________ the same purpose, that is, they can ________ people with a place to ________ themselves and have a relaxation after all the week of busy life．In recent decades, many theme parks are appearing with the ________ of entertainment with learning．In theme parks, visitors can do and see ________ of things．Theme parks are no longer only a relaxing place, they have also restaurants, hotels, shops and so on, but they ________ money not only for ________ but for souvenirs, meals and so on．So the owners of theme parks make a big ________．There are lots of theme parks such as sports, history and culture, where we can ________ life-size figures and creatures．

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　　A sense of humor, God’s greatest 　　1　　 to mankind, is universally considered the 　　2　　 personal wealth．It is to be cultivated．A person without 　　3　　 is just like a spring without flowers, a dish without seasoning(调料)．In a sense, your personality lies in your sense of humor．

　　Humor can improve 　　4　　 as well as the mental well-being．It helps us bear our burdens, 　　5　　 our tension, overcome our frustration(挫折), relax our body muscles．With a crack of joke, all our 　　6　　(worry), sadness and 　　7　　 are gone like mist and smoke, and we are full of　energy once again．

　　Humor helps us live in harmony with others．It is unavoidable to 　　8　　 misunderstanding and tension with others during work or study．But humor can, as a “comforter”, 　　9　　 these problems 　　10　　(quick)than angry words or quarrels．With it you can always keep in good relations with others．

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　　If you have a chance to observe several foreign visitors from different countries getting together, you’ll surely experience some _________ that will happen among them in body language due to the difference of their _________．For example, when at the first meeting, Columbians like to _________ others, _________ their shoulders, while British will keep a certain distance from others; Canadians will _________, while Japanese will _________．From the above examples, we know that all cultures don’t _________ each other in the same way．

　　In short, as well as _________, our body language can also express our _________ through keeping physical distance, actions or posture．But remember, _________ of the actions or posture is good or bad, and they are only the ways of _________ with people．Different cultures result in different body language．

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　　Man has always wanted to fly．Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem．One of these, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo da Vince．In 　　1　　 sixteenth century he made designs for machines 　　2　　 could fly．But they were never built．

　　Throughout history, other less famous men 　　3　　(want)to fly．An example was a man in England 800 years ago．He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers．Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into the air from a tall building．He did not fly very far．He fell to the ground and broke every bone in 　　4　　 body．

　　The first real step took place in France in 1783．Two brothers, the Mongol fliers, made a very large “hot air balloon”．They knew that hot air rises．Why not 　　5　　 a balloon with it? The balloon 　　6　　(make)of cloth and paper．In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon．They watched it 　　7　　 the very first air passengers into the sky．The passengers were a sheep and a chicken．We do not know 　　8　　 they felt about the trip．But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed 　　9　　．Two months later, two men did the same thing．They rose above Paris in balloon of the same kind．Their trip 　　10　　 twenty-five minutes and they traveled about 8 kilometers．