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　　Davision knelt down close to the bottom of the basement stairs．He was saved for the moment by the thick fog which covered the street．Could they be certain that he hadn’t 　　1　　 around and ran back into the main street? But they weren’t taking 　　2　　．Davision slowly went down the street as they searched all the doorways．

There wasn’t a 　　3　　 on in the basement flat behind him．That alone was 　　4　　．The policemen were coming close but they 　　5　　 expect to find him in an occupied flat．There was a notice on the door which said, “No Milk Till Monday”．He tore it down．He 　　6　　 the door and found it was double locked．The footsteps came near, very slowly．They must be searching 　　7　　．He knew there was one chance because people were often 　　8　　, so he took out a knife, slipped it under the catch(钩)of the window and opened it．He 　　9　　 through hurriedly and fell onto a bed．He closed the window and 　　10　　 the light immediately．

　　He heard steps coming towards the front door．On no account(绝不)must the place seem 　　11　　．He looked for an electric point, and quickly connected the radio and turned it on．Then he opened the door opposite and 　　12　　 himself in the bathroom．Somebody－it could only be a 　　13　　－rang the door-bell．Luckily he found a razor(剃须刀), a stick of shaving soap and a towel 　　14　　．He tried the towel over his neat beard and the ugly scar on his skin fairly thickly before the 　　15　　 rang again．

　　Davision moved slowly to the front door and opened it．Two policemen 　　16　　 outside and one of them had a piece of paper in his hand, “We’ve just found this note, ”he said, “　　17　　 it says No Milk Till Monday．I thought the 　　18　　 might be empty and the light left on 　　19　　．”He looked at Davision 　　20　　．

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　　There have been many great inventions, which have changed the way we live．The first great invention was 　　1　　 that is still very important today－the wheel．This made it easier to 　　2　　 heavy things and to travel long distances．

　　For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much 　　3　　 as the wheel．Then in the early 1800’s the world started to 　　4　　．There was little unknown land in the world．People did not 　　5　　 to explore any more．They began to work so as to 　　6　　 life better．

　　In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made．　　7　　 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio．These all became a big 　　8　　 of our life today．

　　The first part of the 20th century saw more great 　　9　　：the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930．This was also a time 　　10　　 a new material was first made．Nylon came 　　11　　 in 1935．It changed the 　　12　　 of clothes people had been wearing．

　　The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over 　　13　　．They worked very well．They made people healthier and let them live 　　14　　 lives．By the 1960’s most people could 　　15　　 to live at least 60．

　　By this time most people had a very good life．Of course new inventions 　　16　　 to be made．But man now had a desire to explore again．The world was 　　17　　 to man but the stars were not．Man began to look for ways to go into 　　18　　．Russia made the first step．Then the United States took a step．Since then other countries, 　　19　　 China and Japan, have made their steps into space．

　　In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth．Americans first walked on the moon．This is certainly just a 　　20　　 thought．New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of．

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　　Rwxwnrly, a professor of philosophy in the U．S．has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we 　　1　　 money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to 　　2　　 every penny they spend for a week．　　3　　 they spend their money, they can see what they really 　　4　　 in life．

　　He says our relation with others often becomes clearly 　　5　　 when money enters the picture．You might have 　　6　　 with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you will 　　7　　 him only when you ask him to lend you some money．If he does, it brings 　　8　　 to the friendship that seems stronger than ever before．Or it can suddenly 　　9　　 the friendship if he doesn’t．

　　Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important．The author 　　10　　 some millionaires for 　　11　　．Question：What is the most 　　12　　 thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man? Answer：What makes me surprised most is how people give me 　　13　　．I am nothing I don’t know much．

　　People just 　　14　　 making more and more money, but what is it 　　15　　? How much do I need for a given 　　16　　 in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society：to bring back 　　17　　 that money is an instrument 　　18　　 the end．　　19　　 plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be 　　20　　 the meaning of life．

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　　Anna arrived far too early, Usually she left things to the last minute, 　　1　　 today was a very special occasion．It was almost 　　2　　 by getting there an hour beforehand that she 　　3　　 to cause the plane to arrive sooner．　　4　　 raced through her mind．“Do I look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a 　　5　　 trouser suit? Will he even 　　6　　 me?” After all, it was almost a year to the day since she had 　　7　　 seen Joe．She fished a 　　8　　 out of her handbag and inspected her face．Too much make-up? Joe had 　　9　　 made any comment but she knew that he did not approve of heavy make-up “gilding the lily”, he 　　10　　 it．It was funny how much importance she attached to 　　11　　 a good impression on him．After all, friends do not judge each other by 　　12　　．All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to 　　13　　 right．

　　Looking out of the window, Joe 　　14　　 a first glimpse, through a break in the 　　15　　, of the town far below．Certainly it was very flattering that they had 　　16　　 him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again．The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy, had 　　17　　 to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions．This time, 　　18　　, it was not necessary, 　　19　　 because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could 　　20　　 the afternoon off in order to come and meet him．

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　　It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late．The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before 　　1　　 the meal．If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or hostess’s 　　2　　．If you have to be late, call and tell them to 　　3　　 you．

　　It’s even 　　4　　 to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be 　　5　　．If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car 　　6　　 the right time．

　　Though it is often important to arrive on time, yet 　　7　　, for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave 　　8　　 a certain time．You can arrive at any time 　　9　　 the time he or she gives you．

　　It’s polite to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a small present．The present should not cost 　　10　　, or you might embarrass the host or hostess．Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will 　　11　　．Never bring money as a present．

　　In an introduction, the order of a name：(1)the given name, (2)the family name．In other words the given name comes 　　12　　．It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to 　　13　　 them often in conversation．After the 　　14　　 we usually call friends by their given names．　　15　　 may want you call them by their titles and 　　16　　, such as “Mr Jones” “Mrs Johnson” or “Dr．Brown”．

　　A maiden name is a woman’s family name 　　17　　．In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she 　　18　　 the family name of her husband 　　19　　 her maiden name．It is now becoming 　　20　　, however, for women to keep their maiden names after getting married．

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“When a customer enters my store, forget me．He is King, ”said John Wanamaker, who in l876 turned an abandoned railway station in Philadelphia into one of the world’s first department stores．This revolutionary concept 　　1　　 the face of retailing(零售业)and led to the development of advertising and marketing as we know it today．

　　But convincing as that slogan was, 　　2　　 the shopper was cheated out of the crown．　　3　　 manufacturing efficiency increased the variety of goods and lowered prices, people still relied on advertisements to get most information about products．Through much of the past century, ads spoke to an audience restricted to just a few radio or television channels or a 　　4　　 number of publications．Now media choice, has 　　5　　 too, and consumers select what they want from a far greater variety of sources－especially with a few clicks of a computer mouse．　　6　　 the Internet, the consumer is finally seizing power．

　　As our survey shows, 　　7　　 has great implications for companies, because it is changing the way the world shops．Many firms already claim to be “customer-driven”or“consumer-centred”．Now their 　　8　　 will be tested as never before．Taking advantage of shoppers’ 　　9　　 will no longer be possible：people will know－and soon tell others, even those without the Internet－that prices in the next town are cheaper or that certain goods are inferior．The Internet is working wonders in 　　10　　 standards．Good and honest firms should benefit most．

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　　With long brown, deep blue eyes, a tall and thin figure, Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor．He made his 　　1　　 appearance in a film in 1990．Though he 　　2　　 in the film for only 14 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him．In his next 　　3　　, Pitt played the role of a fisherman．To make the film 　　4　　, he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman．

　　Pitt, caring 　　5　　 about roles than money, has a special favour for the hard’ roles．After 　　6　　 the screen-play of ?Legends of the Fall, he was attracted by the 　　7　　 character．He asked for a lower 　　8　　 from the shooting team and was 　　9　　 to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months．“The film 　　10　　 the chance to know life．I shall 　　11　　 remember the time when we were 　　12　　 the film, ”Pitt said after completing it fully．

　　Pitt started his 　　13　　 of art when he was in university．　　14　　 born in an ordinary family in 1964, he showed his 　　15　　 in film at an early age．After leaving high school, he went to university to 　　16　　 law．Because he loved film more than law, shortly before he could graduated, he 　　17　　 out for a life of his own, with only 325 dollars in 　　18　　 sometimes as a porter 　　19　　 a waiter．Thanks to his hard work, he 　　20　　 opened up a new field of his own．

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　　Homework is work, not play．In contrast to what some might hope, students 　　1　　 finish their homework exclaiming that they had great fun．Nor is homework an activity that students choose to undertake．It is 　　2　　 by a teacher for students to complete on the teacher’s schedule, with the teacher’s requirements in mind．So to have the right 　　3　　 will be of great help．Homework means business and the student should expect to work on it seriously．As in the work place, careless efforts and lack of self-discipline are likely to make the 　　4　　 impression．

　　Teachers assign homework for 　　5　　 purposes．In some cases, teachers seek to review and solidify material being covered in class; homework is also designed to 　　6　　 students’ learning beyond class lessons．As students mature, teachers often assign homework nightly in several subjects．Homework is also used to prepare students to handle new work, 　　7　　 in the ease of summer reading．Increasingly, school reforms call for homework to take the form of course projects, thus increasing its 　　8　　 to “real-life” job-related activity．

　　Like jobs, homework can be appealing when its resources are well managed．Resources 　　9　　 sources of information－textbooks, of course, and increasingly, the Internet－but they also include a quiet space to work, materials and equipment such as calculators, paper or a computer, and others who cohabit(共面存在)in the homework environment．The external(外部的)resources needed for homework can be viewed as a kind of 　　10　　 office for the child with features like those needed in the workplace．

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　　Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them．I really envied them．But as a girl, I once thought that I could 　　1　　 play basketball．

　　I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it．I’ve had a basketball 　　2　　 I was a child．At first, I could play freely because no one 　　3　　 when I was just a kid．But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball．

　　At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes．The girls were 　　4　　 allowed to play volleyball or badminton．

　　My parents did not 　　5　　 me play basketball at home．“Basketball is not fit for girls, ” they said．　　6　　 I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 　　7　　 at me on the court as if I were an alien．

　　I was feeling 　　8　　 and had lost hope of playing basketball．　　9　　, something changed the first day of high school．I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball．They 　　10　　 me to get back on the court．

　　One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own 　　11　　, let others talk．” This girl would always play basketball with me．Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 　　12　　 with me almost every day．

　　I was inspired by them．Confidence and passion 　　13　　 to my heart．I am ready to stand up and play．I will play as well as I can, 　　14　　 for me, even the sky is boundless(无限的)．

　　Basketball has become an important part of my 　　15　　．I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day．Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 　　16　　 a lot．

　　I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible．” It is from an advertisement on TV．I have 　　17　　 to realize that life is just like playing basketball．You should have an 　　18　　．After that, just be confident and 　　19　　 going．Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later．

　　I love the motto of the NBA．It can 　　20　　 my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

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　　It is the duty of every man to work．The lazy man wastes his time, and his 　　1　　 is of no use to himself or to others．The man who is too lazy to work is the man who is 　　2　　 most ready to beg or to steal．Everyone when he is young should learn some useful work．

　　But it is not 　　3　　 that one should learn some kind of work．He should work hard, and not waste his spare minutes or half hours．“Work while you work and play while you play” is as good a 　　4　　 for young people as for old．

　　There is no 　　5　　 aid to diligence than the habit of early rising, and this, like all other good habits, and must make easily 　　6　　 in youth．

　　There is an English saying “Lost time never returns”．This 　　7　　 that everybody must be diligent, and must make good use of his time．One must study hard when he is young, so that he may succeed in his 　　8　　 and become useful to his country．

　　I have 　　9　　 heard that those who are diligent will become beggars, but I know that lazy fellows will become beggars．Therefore, I should say that diligence is the 　　10　　 of success．