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The suit _______ so much that we didn't buy it.

1. A.
   spent
2. B.
   paid
3. C.
   cost
4. D.
   took

　　Many people answered the poster, but nobody had a pearl just like the right size and colour. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old woman came into his shop. She took out one such black pearl from her wallet. “I don't like to say goodbye to the pearl,”she said sadly. “It was given to me by my mother and she had received it from her own mother. But I really need the money.”

(1) The“rich”man wore expensive suit when he came to the shop.

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.
Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.
　　Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.
　　But fate(命运)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.
　　“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

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　　When July comes, children know they'll have their examinations and the school year will 1 soon. Boys and girls willhave nearly a two-month holiday, and they'll leave school 2 train or by car to 3 their parents.

　　The summer holidays are the 4 time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so children can spend most of their time 5 outside. If one lives in the countryside, he can go and play in the woods or in the fields. If he 6 in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.

　　The best place for children to spend their summer holidays is the 7 . Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. 8 for those who do not live there, if they have the luck to stay in one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will 9 it all the following school year.

　　Now, 10 makes children like the seaside so much? I think they are the sands, the sea and the sun. The feeling of sand under their feet, salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on their backs make them very happy.