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　　The whole family objected(反对)strongly when I said I was going to Europe over the Christmas holidays with a college friend of mine．Mother said that 　　1　　 there was going to be a family reunion(团聚), I really ought to 　　2　　．Although I always 　　3　　 these occasions(场合), nobody could persuade me to 　　4　　 my mind．

　　A week before Christmas, my friend and I 　　5　　 to Madrid and then travelled by train through Spain, France and Germany．On Christmas Eve we arrived 　　6　　 a small town in southern Germany and were greatly 　　7　　 to find so much activity in the town．The streets were crowded with people, and the shops were full of all kinds of 　　8　　 things．We walked around for hours and just before the midnight we went to listen to Christmas 　　9　　 sung by children around the 　　10　　 lighted tree in the main square．We returned to our 　　11　　 late that night, looking forward to the next day when we planned to have Christmas 　　12　　 at the best 　　13　　 in the town．

　　However, in the morning 　　14　　 people were to be seen in the street．To make the matter 　　15　　, every shop was 　　16　　 up tight(紧紧地), even the restaurants．We searched 　　17　　 for hours and 　　18　　 had to return to our hotel feeling unhappy and 　　19　　．Our Christmas meal was a bag of fruit that my friend had happened to buy the day before．Our thought sadly turned to home．At that moment, our families must have been 　　20　　 us a“Merry Christmas”!

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　　My father often works very hard．And he has 　　1　　 to see a film．Here I’ll tell you 　　2　　 about him．

　　One afternoon, when he finished his work and 　　3　　 go home, he found a film 　　4　　 under the glass on his desk．He thought he 　　5　　 to have not much work to do that day and 　　6　　 was quite wonderful to pass the 　　7　　 at the cinema．So he came back home and 　　8　　 finished his supper．Then he said 　　9　　 to us and left．

　　But to our 　　10　　, he came back about half an hour later, I 　　11　　 him what was the matter．He smiled and told us about 　　12　　 funny thing that had happened at the cinema．

　　When my father was sitting in his seat, a 　　13　　 came to my father’s and said that the seat was 　　14　　．My father was surprised．He took out the ticket 　　15　　 looked at it carefully．It was Row17, 　　16　　．And then he looked at the seat．It was the same．So he asked her 　　17　　 her ticket．She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3．

　　　　18　　? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The colors of the tickets are different according to the 　　19　　．”So they looked at the ticket more carefully．After a while, my father said, “Oh, 　　20　　, I made a mistake．My ticket is for the film a month ago．Take this seat, please．”With these words, he left the cinema．

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　　I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters．Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pen, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most 　　1　　 thing in the world．

　　Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother．“But the 　　2　　”, she said, “is for Elizabeth”．

　　I never saw her angry, and never saw her cry．I knew she 　　3　　 me, she showed it in action．But 　　4　　 a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks 　　5　　 mother and daughter．They never happened．And a gulf(深渊)opened between us．I was “too emotional”．　　6　　 she lived “on the surface”．

　　As years passed and I graduated from college, I loved my mother and I wrote to her in 　　7　　 words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did 　　8　　 me．

　　I posted the letter and waited for her answer．　　9　　 came．My hope turned to 　　10　　, then little interest, finally, peace－it seemed that nothing happened．I couldn’t be sure that the 　　11　　 had even got to Mother．I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not．

　　Now the present of her desk told me, as she’d 　　12　　 been able to, that she was 　　13　　 that writing was my chosen work．I 　　14　　 the desk carefully and found some papers 　　15　　－a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times．

　　“Give me an answer”, my letter asks, “in any way you chose”．Mother, you always chose the action that speaks louder than words．

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　　A rich man was camping alone on a hill．One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent wet．At last he 　　1　　 make his way home．As he passed a beautiful house he 　　2　　 to look for rest．A lady in 　　3　　 walked past him with her 　　4　　 holding up high．Following her were her two pretty daughters．They stopped and stared at him 　　5　　．

　　“Who are you? We don’t like tramps(流浪汉)going 　　6　　 our home．”One of them shouted．

　　“Go away at once．”cried the other．

　　“But I’m not a 　　7　　．” said the man, “All I want is food and the stay for the night．”

　　“How 　　8　　 you come here? Go away at once!” they 　　9　　, “We don’t like your feet around our house．Go, go!”

　　The man moved on and reached a 　　10　　 house．On entering it he saw a 　　11　　 preparing their supper．Though the light was 　　12　　 and the furniture was poor, it made him feel warm and comfortable．

　　“Can I have some 　　13　　 and rest for the night?” he asked．

　　“Of course, friend,” said the woman, 　　14　　 forward a little chair for him．“We are going to 　　15　　 our supper．Come and 　　16　　 us．”

　　The food was not 　　17　　 but they shared it with the stranger．That night they let him sleep on their bed 　　18　　 they themselves used the stable．Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them．Their 　　19　　 left him a memory full of thanks．

　　When he reached home he 　　20　　 ordered a lovely house to be built for the couple in the woods．

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　　Every person needs water and a diet of healthy foods．These foods should contain some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on．

　　People need energy 　　1　　．They eat different kinds of food which change into energy．The energy is 　　2　　in calories．Even when you 　　3　　, you are using energy–about 65 calories an hour．　　4　　you are at school, or walking home, your body is burning up 100 calories an hour．When playing football or basketball, you 　　5　　be using 400 calories an hour．On Sports Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, 　　6　　as much as 650 calories an hour．

　　The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world．It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables．It is 　　7　　in fiber and low in sugar and fat．The Chinese eat less sugar than many other countries in the world．That is 　　8　　lots of people in China have healthy white teeth．

　　People in the Western world do not eat such healthy foods．They eat 　　9　　fat and sugar and don’t take enough 　　10　　．Because of this, they 　　11　　weight very easily．Their diet contains a lot of fat in the 　　12　　of potato crisps, potato chips, butter, cream and chocolate．They eat a lot of sugar which exists in cakes, soft drinks, 　　13　　and so on．The result is that many of them become fat．　　14　　some have bad teeth．In some parts of Britain, one person in ten, 　　15　　the age of thirty, has no teeth left．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　“I will donate blood as long as I am healthy, that's a citizen's responsibility,”said Peter Weber, Swiss by birth and general manager of Four Seasons Shanghai, 　　1　　donating blood in a blood collection bus on Friday morning．

　　Despite the heat wave 　　2　　 the city, nearly 40 employees of the local leading hotel donated this precious gift, 400ml of blood each, to 　　3　　 in need of transfusion．

　　　　4　　 last week, the city's blood centers have been thirsty for healthy blood because the need for blood 　　5　　 in summer when traffic and burn accidents are more 　　6　　．But the number of donors decreases significantly(明显减少)　　7　　 the hot weather．During the first half of the year, blood donation increased 　　8　　 about 5.5 per cent but the clinical(医学的) use of blood jumped by 11.2 per cent．

　　“Right after we heard that the blood centre was short of healthy blood last week, we sent 　　9　　 to our employees calling them to donate,”said Stanley Ng, the hotel's human resources director．

　　“Our staff(工作人员) feel 　　10　　 to help the hotel make a contribution to public welfare events．”

　　Meanwhile, the hotel also 　　11　　 leaflets(传单) to 50 nearby office buildings informing and encouraging their employees 　　12　　 the Friday donation effort．

　　“I hope my blood will help 　　13　　 in need, especially the patients with financial difficulty,”said one donor．

　　“Donating blood is good for others and also good for oneself and family．One day, if I or my family members need to use blood, we 　　14　　 receive such help from others．”

　　According to the China Blood Donation Law, blood donors can use blood up to 　　15　　 they have donated within five years free of charge．Their family members can also use the same amount of donated blood, also free of charge．

　　In addition, public education on the 　　16　　 of blood donation should be improved and more convenient procedures adapted．

　　“The arrival of the blood collection bus at our hotel makes giving blood 　　17　　 more convenient．Otherwise, it's quite complicated(复杂), with the need to make a trip to a hospital(blood collection centre),”Weber 　　18　　．

　　All local residents who are 　　19　　 to donate their blood, are invited to contact the city's Blood Centre via two blood donation 　　20　　：6219-1114, 6275-8257．

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　　You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes．But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t believe how 　　1　　 time has passed．

　　If you are 　　2　　 with this scene, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and 　　3　　 when you are bored．Now scientists have 　　4　　 a reason why this is the case．

　　Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 　　5　　 according to how we focus on a task．When we are 　　6　　, we concentrate more on how time is passing．And 　　7　　 makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly．

　　In an experiment 　　8　　 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 　　9　　 researchers monitored their brain activity．

　　The volunteers were told to 　　10　　 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then 　　11　　 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color．The results showed that 　　12　　 was more active when the volunteers paid attention to 　　13　　 subjects．

　　It is thought 　　14　　 if the brain is focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 　　15　　 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock．　　16　　, time passes without us really 　　17　　 it, and seems to go quickly．If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 　　18　　 energies on monitoring the passing of time．　　19　　, time seems to drag．

　　Next time you feel bored 　　20　　, perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

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　　Building a house costs quite a lot of money．　　1　　 you plan to build a house．Your first step will be to find a right piece of land．Your 　　2　　 will depend on many different things．You will probably try to find a sunny place, with 　　3　　 surroundings near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the 　　4　　 where you work．

　　Next you will find an excellent 　　5　　, and together with the builder you will work out a plan．The builder will draw the plan．It will 　　6　　 the number of rooms, their position and size, and other 　　7　　 which must be noticed, 　　8　　 windows, doors, and electric outlets．The builder will 　　9　　 how much money is 　　10　　 to build your house．He will work out the　　11　　of the　wood, bricks, the glass, and 　　12　　 else that must be used in building the house．Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate(预算)must be corrected and revised(修正)．His estimate is based on existing 　　13　　, but prices of such things may 　　14　　, and many other things may happen between the time when he 　　15　　 the estimate and the time when he builds the house．

　　When the builder 　　16　　 his estimate, you may wish to change your plan．(You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too 　　17　　!)You may find that some of the features(特征)you wanted at first 　　18　　 too much, or that you can spend a little more and 　　19　　 something to your plan．The builder's estimate depends on the plan,　　20　　 the final plan depends on the builder's estimate．

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　　If you have a watch, don’t repair it! I know it 　　1　　．Once I had a beautiful watch．And this watch 　　2　　 perfect time．But one night it happened that I forgot to 　　3　　 it up．Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to 　　4　　 by the exact time．The watchmaker examined my watch and said, “The regulator(校准器)is to be pushed up 　　5　　 your watch is four minutes 　　6　　．”

　　I tried to stop him, tried to 　　7　　 him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator．

　　My beautiful watch began to gain time．It 　　8　　 faster and faster day by day．By the end of the second month it 　　9　　 all the clocks and watches of the town far behind．

　　What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated．I expected him to regulate the watch immediately 　　10　　 he asked me to come in a week’s time．When at last I took my watch from him it began to 　　11　　 down．And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners．

　　Now I went to 　　12　　 watchmaker．While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he 　　13　　 it to pieces and said that he could finish this work 　　14　　 three or four days．I could do nothing but 　　15　　．That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped．

　　So I kept 　　16　　 my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time．

　　And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not 　　17　　 the time by my watch．The thing was getting 　　18　　．My watch had 　　19　　 two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred．At last I decided to buy 　　20　　 watch, which I did．

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　　As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation．　　1　　 you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 　　2　　 down．But relaxation is 　　3　　 for a healthy mind and body．

　　Stress is a 　　4　　 part of everyday life and there is no way to 　　5　　 it．In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be．A 　　6　　 amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give 　　7　　 to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control 　　8　　 it can lead to poor performance and 　　9　　 health．

　　The amount of stress a person can bear 　　10　　 very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 　　11　　 are obviously chief material for managerial．(管理的)responsibilities．Other people lose heart at first 　　12　　 of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in 　　13　　 form, we react both physically and mentally．In fact we make a choice between“　　14　　 and fight”．And in more ancient days the choices made the 　　15　　 between life and death．The crisis we meet today are 　　16　　 to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it requires the same response．It is when such a reaction 　　17　　 a long time, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 　　18　　．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress．　　19　　 we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it．

　　So what do you think of 　　20　　? What is your way to deal with it?

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