The 2010 Asian Games is ____ a big event for the Chinese. It’s also a big event for the whole Asia.

 The old couple has ____ a lot since their only son was killed in an accident two years ago.

Can you tell me ____ the Olympic Village?

Xiao Ming speaks English very well as if he ____ an Englishman.

One minute she burst into ____, and the next she burst out ____. We just couldn’t

catch her mood at any moment.

He knew his daughter was crying ____ what he had said.

 ---- Does your wife like tea?

---- Well, she doesn’t really ____ tea; she likes coffee better.

I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.

It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride （自豪）and __21__ to __22__ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in __23__ way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. （风味）Thus, my American friends could discover the __24__ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “__25__” job, I was often rewarded （奖励） by their __26__ of appreciation （感激）such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.

But the joke was here: Yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style __27__ for dinner. I was __28__ at my achievement.（成就）

When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked __29__ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their __30__?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”

Terrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I __31_ know that fish heads are delicious. The __32__ is the best part of fish; in __33__ only the respectable （受敬重的）guest can have the special honour of __34__ it.

Another __35__ thing is: The American friends often said to me “__36__” as they __37__ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness __38__ actually helping myself to any of the food. __39__, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they __40__ hesitated （犹豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished

A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus route was by the seashore and I was enjoying the breeze (微风) while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were occupied (占据). They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my inner mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and offered them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I occupied another seat and we parted our ways. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.

Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.

“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.

Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”

She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”

Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”

She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”

“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.

The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.

1. Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?

2. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means that the author had a feeling that ______.

3.From the story, we can conclude that ______.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

What is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don’t try to be fancy. Don’t try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.

Clear. Use short, direct sentences. ___1._____ Talk as if the reader were right there with you. Above all, don’t use an introduction.

Correct. ____2.___ Don’t guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to, check a reference book, too.

Complete. Don’t scatter(分散，散开) our points. ___3._______ This is good organization too.

Courteous(有礼貌的). Be friendly rather than overly(过于) casual. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something. In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you.

Concise(简洁的). Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.

Conversational. This is really the secret of good writing. ___4.______ Such a letter has a natural, friendly tone. Let your come through naturally.

Considerate(体贴的). ___5.____ Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know. Try to be helpful. This will build good feeling toward you.

The seven Cs are about writing letters. But how about school papers? Use the seven Cs. Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You’ll be surprised. You’ll almost instantly become a good writer. And you might even enjoy writing from now on.

Just “ talk” to the person.

Think of the readers’ point of view as you write.

Make them easy to understand..

Include long sentences in your letter.

Make sure what you say is correct.

Writing should not be taken too seriously.

Finish one point completely before going on to the next.