English now is also spoken as a 　　1　　 or second language in South Asia．For example, India has a very large number of 　　2　　 English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947．During that time English became the language for 　　3　　 and education．English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa 　　4　　 as South Africa．Today the number of people learning English in China is 　　5　　 rapidly．

I 　　1　　 　　2　　 it's because I haven't been able to be outdoors for so long 　　3　　 I've grown so crazy about everything to do with nature．I can well remember that 　　4　　 was a time 　　5　　 a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound…．

Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous 　　1　　?Have you ever 　　2　　 playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music?Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan?　　3　　, a lot of people 　　4　　 becoming rich and famous．But just how do people form a band?

Since the 1970s 　　1　　 have been found for me．I have become very important in communication, 　　2　　．I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations．I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars．Anyhow, my goal is to provide human with a life of high quality．I am now truly 　　3　　 that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race!

Daisy smiled．“That's good news．It shows the importance of 　　1　　, but I'd like to help as the WWF suggests．”The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest．A monkey watched them as it rubbed itself．“What are you doing?”asked Daisy．“I'm protecting myself from mosquitoes,”it replied．“When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body．It contains a powerful drug 　　2　　．You should 　　3　　 the rainforest where I live and appreciate how the animals live together．No rainforest, no animals, no drugs．”

I needed his help because I had very little education．I began school at six．The school 　　1　　 I studied for only two years was three kilometers away．I had to leave because my family could not continue to pay the school 　　2　　 and the bus fare．I could not read 　　3　　 write well．After 　　4　　 　　5　　, I got a job in a gold mine．　　6　　, this was a time 　　7　　 one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg．　　8　　, I did not have it because I was not born there, and I worried about 　　9　　 I would become out of work．

All hope was not 　　1　　．Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue workers．　　2　　 of thousands of people were helped．The army organized teams to dig out those who were 　　3　　 and to bury the 　　4　　．To the north of the city, most of the 10,000 miners were rescued from the coal mines there．Workers built shelters for 　　5　　 whose homes had been 　　6　　．Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane．Slowly, the city began to breathe again．

Directions：Complete the following passage by choosing the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note there is one word more than you need．

　　Using the power of the sun is nothing new．People have had solar-powered calculators and buildings with solar panels for decades．But plants are the real experts：they've been using 　　1　　 as an energy source for billions of years．

　　Cells in the green leaves of plants work 　　2　　 tiny factories to convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and starches－stored energy that the plants can use, this conversion process is called photosynthesis(光合作用)．Unfortunately, 　　3　　 you're a plant, it's difficult and expensive to convert sun light into 　　4　　 energy．That's why scientists are taking a closer look at exactly how plants do it．

　　In a world with increasing energy needs, researchers are always looking for new ways to power everything from cars to computers 　　5　　 putting more stress on the environment．That's another reason why scientists are so interested in solar power－it doesn't pollute the air, water, or land．And since the sun lights and warms the entire planet, the ability to harness its energy could provide a clean energy 　　6　　 for everyone．

　　The main sources of energy that people use today are called fossil fuels, such as natural gas, oil, and coal．Unfortunately, the supply of fossil fuel is 　　7　　．Once we use all the coal and oil in the Earth, they're gone for good．The sun, on the other hand, is a 　　8　　 energy source．No matter how we tap it for energy, the sun will be around –at least for the next few billion years．

　　There's another problem with 　　9　　 fossil fuels－pollution．The ideal energy sources of the future will be“clean”：they won't produce carbon dioxide and other gases that pollute the environment as fossil fuels do．

根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

Mathematical gift, musical ability or a way with words have come ________(被认为是)natural talents or, biologically speaking, in our genes．(think)

根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

It doesn't make any sense to me ________(他是否参加)the meeting tomorrow．(attend)