swim while they are still babies. Most the large towns in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2. ________

Florida and California have already run particularly lessons for　　　　　　　　　　    3. ________

babies. The idea has quickly spread to Europe from where,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 4. ________

in several countries, special courses are now offered to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5. ________

the children who are from seven to twenty-four month old　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6. ________

The first step is to have child get rid of fear of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  7. ________

water. Next, he is teaching to float on water. Once he　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    8. ________

can do this naturally and can swim without fear, the child can　　　　　　　　　　　　 9. ________

master the technique and push him forward through the water.　　　　　　　　　　   10. ________

is always successful and also no one is always a failure.　　　　　　　　　　    2.________

So it doesn’t make much different whether you　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  3.________

are successful or not. The most important things　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 4.________

is simply what you did before your success or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   5.________

failure. If you lose your heart when you fail, or show　　　　　　    　　　　 6.________

arrogance(傲慢) when you success, you will　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    7.________

never be successful. Instead of , you should face it　　　　　　　　　　　　    8.________

brave and keep up your courage when you　　　　　　　　    　　　　　　  9.________

fail, then your failure can changed into a success.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 10.________

Now several months has passed, but I still haven’t found the job　　　　　　  2.________

I am interesting in. Last Sunday morning, I received a　　　　　　　　　　    3.________

phone call from a man calling Mr. Wang. He said on the　　　　　　　　　　 4.________

phone, “I heard you do well on your studies. I may offer　　　　　　　　　　  5.________

you a job.” I entered into his office with a beating　　　　　　  　　　　　　 6.________

heart. How I wished l will go through the job-hunting　　　　　　　　　　    7.________

and he would take on me as a lab assistant. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8.________

to my surprise, what he said made me to feel disappointed.　　　　　　　　   9.________

That he needs was only a model.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 10.________

in. She tried her best to reach to the bank, but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    2.________

she couldn’t. The little ant gets too tired, and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    3.________

she was still doing her best while a big bird　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 4.________

saw her. The big bird threw a piece of wood out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5.________

of pity. With it the ant got the bank again. When　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6.________

she was having rest and drying herself in the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    7.________

grass, she listened a man coming up. He was carrying　　　　　　    8.__ ____

a gun in his hand. As sooner as he saw the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 9.________

bird, he wished to kill her in his gun. He was　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   10.________

raising his gun when the ant bit him in the foot.

At that moment, the bird flew away.

made? Coins are made in mints (铸币厂). All coins start off as blanks　　　　　　 2.________

and workers will clean them, upset them and then striking them.　　　　　　      3.________

To strike them is to strike pictures and value on all sides of　　　　　　　　　　 4.________

the blanks. In some country, such as the United States, workers　　　　　　　　  5.________

also strike any mottoes (格言) on blanks. Next, workers inspect (检查) the new　　 6.________

coins to make sure there nothing wrong with them. After the　　　　　　  7.________

inspection, big machines count the number of them but put the　　　　　　　　   8.________

coins into big bags. When a bank needs much more coins, the mint　　　　　　   9.________

sends them to the bank. The coins then make out their way into your　　　　　　 10.________

pocket, and you spend them on pencils, toys, candies and video games.

could “see” with her fingers. The doctor didn’t believe it

after he saw with his own eyes. The doctor covered her eyes　　　　    　　 　　 2.________

by a large handkerchief and then put colored　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　 3.________

paper and newspapers under her hands. She was able to　　　　　　   　　 　　 　　 4.________

speak one color from another and read the newspapers by　　　　   　　 　　 　　 5.________

touch and feeling them. Because the doctor examined her　　　　　　 　　 　　 　　 6.________

for many times and was satisfied with the examination, he　　　　   　　 　　 　　 7.________

send the woman to Moscow, where she was further　　　　　　　　  　　 　　 　　 8.________

examined by many scientists. Her usual powers,　　　　　　 　　　　　　 　　 　　 9.________

at the end, were believed.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　 　　 10.________

turn around, believe in, get through, in a way, come across, in other words, play tricks on, be about to, fight against, do well in

1. Jones　　　　  the written papers but failed in oral examination.

2. 　　　　, it is a good thing that I didn’t get that job I applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.

3. I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else　　　　 , I was wasting my time.

4. Don’t 　　　　 me. I want to know the truth.

5. 　　　　 and go bank the way you came. You’re sure to get home before supper.

6. In Western countries, most young children　　　　  father Christmas.

7. It was a difficult time and I 　　　　  it and then things improved.

8. I 　　　　  the book I had been wanting for a long time in a second-hand bookstore.

9. I　　　　  explain my being late when our teacher interrupted me.

10. Britain　　　　  the US in the War of Independence.

make a difference, devote…to, set…free, throw away, lead to, take measures, adapt to, respond to, die out, as a result of

(1) The use of horses on farms has almost　　    in this modern country.

(2) Little Johnny won’t be able to go to school for a couple of days　　   

　　    the fall from the free.

(3) A recent research shows that eating too much sugar can　　    all sorts of health problems.

(4) When we moved to France, the children　　    the change very well.

(6) We baby need you support, which will certainly　　    in completing our project.

(7) Christine gave up work to　　    her full time　　    her music.

(8) Someone has cut through the bars and　　    the prisoners　　    .

(9) It’s a pity to　　    such a good opportunity to go abroad for further education.

(10) Most of us will　　    the sudden light by blinking（眨眼）our eyes.