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I am writing to protest ________ the plan for a new airport．First, the government says that the airport will ________ us industry and jobs．________,in my opinion, it will ________ the character of Tamford．Second, the airport will ________ our health．Air pollution will get ________ and this will be harmful ________ people．Noise pollution will also have an effect ________ the houses and schools near the airport．So we should do ________ we can to ________ the airport．

Yours ________

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　　According to a research published by Leeds University yesterday, people don’t mind bad language ________ television as ________ as it is not used in programmes watched by children．The study found there was “________ agreement” about when bad language was serious and when it was not．People were ________ to comment ________ scenes from films, TV series and cartoons．Leeds University concluded that people made a ________ between bad language used in programmes for adults,and those ________ for children．

　　Peter Moore said, “The result does not ________ us at all．We have always tried to ________ bad language away from innocent ears．”Susan Bold said, “The report gives interesting information about ________ to bad language on screen．But it doesn’t ________ that we can increase the ________ of bad language used on television．”

　　More than 30 astronomers ________ a sightseeing trip to the museum of science had an amazing escape,________ their trolleybus crashed into a greengrocer’s truck．The accident happened ________ the fog．When the truck’s driver finally discovered the trolleybus ________ towards him ________ the fog．He tried to move but his tyres ________ stuck in the muddy ground．At the last minutes, he jumped ________ of the truck．“I would have been killed if I’d stayed in the truck，” he said ________．The spokesman ________ the police said, “When we arrived at the scene, we called an ambulance ________ we saw blood everywhere．We soon realised, ________, that the blood was really strawberry juice！”

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　　The ________ advertisement is one that gives information about finding certain products．However,it might not be ________ when there are products and services in direct competition ________ each other in the market place．In such situation,advertisements need to ________, and ________ the attention of the public．As present-day advertisers often have large budget,a lot of money is spent ________ applying modern techniques of design．But because of the ________ boom,people are used to ________ high standards of ________ design．Modern advertisements must stand out in a world full of ________ by combining the highest standards of design________ ideas to make the products more attractive．

　　Most people know that the main ________ of the advertising is making customers spend money,so many of today’s advertisers ________ that it does not matter ________ attractive the idea linked ________ the product is．________, they try other ways to make people notice their products．For example,using humor, new and unusual ideas．________,not all advertising is about selling products and services ________ a profit．________ advertisements are made to encourage citizens to participate ________ improving their neighborhood．These advertisements have helped to ________ public knowledge,________ has made society a better place for everyone．

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　　The Group of Eight, 　　1　　 by eight of the world’s wealthiest nations in 1998, is 　　2　　 political leaders．They meet every summer to 　　3　　 major problems．This year’s meeting, in which the topic of Africa will be discussed 　　4　　, will be 　　5　　 as a historical meeting．Reforms have been 　　6　　 by people from all over the world．Their belief is that the problem can be 　　7　　 from getting any worse by 　　8　　 the debt, and help the poorest nations 　　9　　 their painful pasts．

　　London was 　　10　　 to be the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games．By then, it has the 　　11　　 of being the first city to 　　12　　 the event three times．

　　　　13　　 to host the games were also made by several other cities．In the end, it 　　14　　 a choice between Paris and London．The news is being 　　15　　 by crowds in the street．Prince William said that he was 　　16　　 and 　　17　　 to the games．

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　　On 1st January 2002, twelve European countries started using the new Euro as their _______ currency．The Euro soon became the second biggest currency in the world．One problem of the Euro was the _______ of the coins and notes．Usually, a currency is _______ with one country only so it is easier to find images and symbols to put on the coins and notes．However, for the Euro, twelve different countries were _______, and each country was as keen as the other to be represented．

　　The notes were designed by Robert Kalina of Austria and he developed an interesting _______ to the problem．_______ of showing real,existing structures, he used photographs to make _______ imaginary structures．The structures he used were all bridges, to represent _______ between the people of Europe．

　　The coins were _______ to design．Each country was _______ to design their own Euro coins which could be used in any of the participating countries．Perhaps the American dollar is one of the most _______ banknotes．On the back of the dollar bill, there is an interesting design with a pyramid with an eye at the top of it．The pyramid is _______ to represent strength and the power to _______ a long time．Some people call the eye “the -all-seeing-eye”, _______ on the religious heritage of America．The top of the pyramid is _______ from the body of the pyramid showing that America will grow and build more．

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　　What can you _______ with 5 yuan?If buying a bag of candies or cookies doesn’t _______ to you, you can buy a tree along the banks of the Yellow River．Every year, _______ 1．6 billion tons of soil flows into the Yellow River．The soil _______ materials to keep the natural _______ of the area．Over time, a lot of soil has been _______, which has caused serious _______．In some areas in Shanxi Province, this has _______ almost all the land, and has _______ many local farmers to move to other areas．

　　In _______, you have the most important role to _______ in stopping Yellow River erosion．For a start, you can use 5 yuan to buy a tree, which will help make soil stay on the land．On local with rich soil, local farmers can grow crops to make a _______．With the money they earn from their crops, farmers buy goods or services．This help to develop local _______．

　　If you are still puzzled how your 5 yuan can have so much _______, just take a look at the fact below．Since 1997, a tree-planting program has _______ the Jiuchengong Valley in inner Mongolia into a green homeland．Visitors from all over the world now come to _______ this great achievement．What is _______, the success of the programme has greatly improved the lives of the local people．

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_______, many people are _______ to become a _______．They always _______ ways of _______ and things they would do _______ they _______ their goals．But there are also some people who have _______ their backs on their money．Charles Gray is one of them．Sixteen years ago, Charles was a millionaire and lived in a large house．But he was _______ of being a person who had everything．He made a _______ to give all his money _______ to _______．Now he lives in a small room with only second-hand _______．He grows _______ in his garden．He is no longer rich but he is much _______．

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　　When you go into American elementary, secondary or high school classrooms, you will find you have entered a colorful world with many interesting and meaningful decorations on the walls．

　　Classroom rules, proverbs(格言), the American flag and students’ homework can be seen on the walls．Wherever you go on the campus(校园), there are always beautiful pictures, drawings and art works which show you a lively and warm atmosphere．Everything must be clean．Everything must be in order．

　　Americans like to make their high school classrooms similar to those of elementary schools．But we Chinese always make our elementary school classrooms the same as those in middle schools．We want to establish(建立)a kind of academic atmosphere, but Americans do the opposite．They try to give children a lively, colorful world because in their eyes the world is like that．

　　The most interesting decorations are the sentences on the walls．Most are written on colorful paper with different shapes and sizes．Some of them show a respect for others; some of them encourage a love of learning．For instance, there is a sentence saying, “Shoot for the moon．Even if you miss, you will fall among the stars．”What a wonderful sentence!

　　There are so many good sayings：“A good book can really grab you．”“You won’t be rewarded for having brains, but for using them．”

Quiz：

1．People can see many _______ and _______ decorations on the walls of American classrooms．

2．In the author’s opinion, the Chinese try to make the classrooms of elementary schools _______　_______ those of high schools．

3．From the passage we can know that the author prefers _______ classrooms to _______ ones．

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Dear Ralph,

　　I’m a newcomer here 1_______ a small town．I would describe myself 2_______ shy and quiet．Before my classmates, it seems always difficult for me to do things 3_______ well as them．I’m sure they will laugh 4_______ me and see me as a fool．So I feel 5_______(happy)every day．

　　Besides, I have few friends．I don’t know 6_______ they don’t like to talk with me．Sometimes, we talk to each 7_______ very well in class, but after class we become 8_______(strange)at once．I am trying to improve the situation 9_______ it doesn’t seem to work．Can you tell me 10_______ I should do?

Yours,

Xiao Wei