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　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned．Parents are 　　1　　 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children．If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 　　2　　．On Christmas Eve, young children find the 　　3　　 almost unbearable(难以忍受的)．They are 　　4　　 between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 　　5　　 up late so that they will not 　　6　　 the fun．The wish for gifts usually proves stronger．But though children go to bed early, they often lie 　　7　　 for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas．

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I 　　8　　 managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom．I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would 　　9　　 me where that new bike had come from, but 　　10　　 he did not see it．

　　On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep．It must have been nearly 　　11　　 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 　　12　　 stockings．Then I pushed in the 　　13　　 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree．We knew we would not get 　　14　　 sleep that night, for the children were 　　15　　 to get up early．At about five o’clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children’s room－they were shouting excitedly! 　　16　　 I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came 　　17　　 into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, 　　18　　 close behind pushing her new baby carriage．Even the baby arrived, he moved 　　19　　 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him．Suddenly it burst．That woke 　　20　　 up completely．The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)．

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　　I came to study in America last fall．My life had been quite 　　1　　 since I arrived at Andover．Although I had quite a few extracurricular(课外)activities, I hadn't taken any official leadership position．

　　This 　　2　　 changed when I received an email from Ms Griffith, my cluster(a group of dorms)dean(主任), saying that a new female DC Rep was needed．DC Rep 　　3　　 Discipline(纪律)Committee Representative(代表)．Sometimes boarding school students break serious rules, like using drugs, getting drunk or cheating in their studies．The punishments given to such students are 　　4　　 by the DC Rep, a house counselor, two student representatives, the cluster president and the cluster dean．I was really interested in becoming DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, but so were five other students．We had to hold 　　5　　 and Ms Griffith asked us to write speeches to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll．

　　I thought hard about what to write．I didn't want to make any 　　6　　, because they are difficult to keep．I didn't want to say I was experienced, because I was not．So I started my speech by explaining why I wanted to become a DC Rep．“I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out discipline,” I wrote 　　7　　．

　　I made three posters that said “Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit of my dorm so that people would 　　8　　 my name when they went to vote．

　　Although I tried hard, I didn't win the election．I was disappointed, but my positive(积极的)nature did not allow me to 　　9　　 for very long．I actually smiled when my friends tried to comfort me, “Teresa, I am sorry that you didn't win the election,” they would say．

　　“No, don't be sorry for me．I am very happy to have taken part in the election,” I said．

　　It was true; the 　　10　　 was much more important than the result．I was surprised and happy to discover my hidden courage．

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　　I came to study in the US last fall．My life had been quite 　　1　　 since I arrived at Andover．Although I had quite a few extracurricular(课外)activities, I hadn't taken any official leadership position．

　　This 　　2　　 changed when I received an email from Ms Griffith, my cluster(a group of dorms)dean(主任), 　　3　　 that a new female DC Rep was needed．DC Rep 　　4　　 Discipline(纪律)Committee Representative(代表)．　　5　　 boarding school students break serious rules, like using 　　6　　, getting drunk or cheating in their studies．The punishments given to such students are 　　7　　 by a DC Rep, a house counselor, two student representatives, the cluster president and the cluster dean．I was really interested in becoming DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 　　8　　 so were five other students．We had to hold 　　9　　 and Ms Griffith asked us to write 　　10　　 to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll．?

　　I thought hard about what to write．I didn't want to make any 　　11　　, because they are difficult to keep．I didn't want to say I was experienced, because I was not．So I started my speech by explaining 　　12　　 I wanted to become a DC Rep．“I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out discipline,” I wrote 　　13　　．

　　I made three 　　14　　 that said “Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit of my dorm so that people would 　　15　　 my name when they went to vote．

　　Although I tried hard, I didn't win the election．I was 　　16　　, but my positive(积极的)nature did not allow me to 　　17　　 for very long．I actually 　　18　　 when my friends tried to comfort me, “Teresa, I am sorry? that you didn't win the election,” they would say．

　　“No, don't be sorry for me．I am very happy to have taken part in the election,” I said．

　　It is true; the 　　19　　 is much more important than the result．I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden 　　20　　．

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　　When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad．That was becausea professor 　　1　　 me to do so．She said, “Now it is time for you to travel around the world 　　2　　 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!” I 　　3　　 her．

　　Since I started to work for a 　　4　　 company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet．By using the Internet, I have seen the sights of many cities on my computer screen．And I have really made business 　　5　　, too．With the help of the Internet, I have also got information about food in different countries．

　　Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were 　　6　　 necessary when I happened to read a famous chef’s(厨师)comment on the Internet．He said：“It is very difficult to have Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the 　　7　　 around us at the same time．So why don’t you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian 　　8　　?” Those words reminded me of my 　　9　　 advice．As information technology advances you might be able to do without making some real trips．But this also means that you will miss the various 　　10　　 you can get from traveling．

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Protecting China’s Giant P and as

　　China’s giant pandas show the achievement of the international effort to save animals that are now in danger．In television programs we often see pandas 　　1　　 funny games．Children have panda toys and beautiful cards with pictures of lovely 　　2　　 in them．They often visit the giant pandas in the zoo on 　　3　　 holidays and have a good time there．However, scientists are worried about the 　　4　　 of giant pandas．They know only about 1000 giant pandas remain 　　5　　 today．They think the giant panda will die out in 30 years if the present conditions are not 　　6　　．

　　It is reported that the giant pandas have a very 　　7　　 birthrate．About 115 pandas live in zoos and research centers mainly in China, but during the past 10 years they 　　8　　 only 34 　　9　　 pandas that are still alive．Survival rate for giant pandas in the wild are probably?the same or lower．

　　There are several reasons for the low 　　10　　．The main reason is 　　11　　 male pandas can make love with females in a very 　　12　　 season－only a few days a year．When they do have babies, females often produce two pandas, but the mother is usually not able to care for 　　13　　 of them．The newborn pandas 　　14　　 only a few kilograms each．They are too weak to live without special care．In the zoo, scientists can help the mothers 　　15　　 the young pandas, but those living in the wild do not get enough 　　16　　．It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas．

　　Conditions for the giant pandas have been worse in recent years．Pandas in China continue to 　　17　　 in number．We know pandas live on bamboos．But sometimes all the bamboos in one area die．The pandas there have 　　18　　 to eat and die of hunger．

　　Giant pandas now live in 13 separate 　　19　　 areas in China．Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wild Life Organization agreed 　　20　　 a project of protecting giant pandas in the wild．We hope it could be helpful．

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　　China’s giant pandas show the achievement of the international effort to save animalsthat are now in danger．In television programs we often see pandas 　　1　　 funny games．Children have panda toys and beautiful cards with pictures of lovely pandas in them．They often visit the giant pandas in the zoo on 　　2　　 holidays and have a good time there．However, scientists are worried about the future of giant pandas．They know only about 1000 giant pandas remain 　　3　　 today．They think the giant panda will die out in 30 years if the presentconditions are not 　　4　　．

　　It is reported that the giant pandas have a very low birthrate．About 115 pandas live in zoos and research centers mainly in China, but during the past 10 years they 　　5　　 only 34 young pandas that are still alive．Survival rate for giant pandas in the wild are probably the same or lower．

　　There are several reasons for the low 　　6　　．The main reason is that male pandas can make love with females in a very 　　7　　 season－only a few days in a year．When they do have babies, females often produce two pandas, but the mother is usually not able to care for 　　8　　 of them．The newborn pandas weigh only a few kilograms each．They are too weak to live without special care．In the zoo, scientists can help the mothers care for the young ?pandas, but those living in the wild do not get enough help．It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas．

　　Conditions for the giant pandas have been worse in recent years．Pandas in China continue to 　　9　　 in number．We know pandas live on bamboos．But sometimes all the bamboos in one area die．The pandas there have nothing to eat and die of hunger．

　　Giant pandas now live in 13 separate 　　10　　 areas in China．Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wild Life Organization agreed on a project of protecting giant pandas in the wild．We hope it could be helpful．

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　　When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad．That was because a professor 　　1　　 me to do so．She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, 　　2　　 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!” I 　　3　　 her．

　　Since I started to work for a 　　4　　 company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet．By using the Internet, I have seen the 　　5　　 of many cities on my computer screen．And I have really made business 　　6　　 too．With the help of the Internet, I have also got 　　7　　 about food in different countries．

　　Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were 　　8　　 necessary when I happened to read a famous chef’s(厨师)comment on the Internet．He said：“It is very difficult to have Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the 　　9　　 around us at the same time．So why don’t you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian 　　10　　?” Those words reminded me of my 　　11　　 advice．As information technology 　　12　　 you might be able to do without making some real trips．But this also means that you will miss the various 　　13　　 you can get from traveling．

　　Today there are people who 　　14　　 direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet．It is not surprising to see a group of people 　　15　　 not with each other but into their micro phones．It seems as if such people are 　　16　　 by an invisible wall．They seem to be losing out on a good chance to 　　17　　 and talk with other people．I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology．We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily 　　18　　 more fruitful．However, we should never let it 　　19　　 our time for facetoface communication．

　　Let’s make use of information technology more 　　20　　, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world．

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　　Wang Nan and her table tennis teammate Zhang Yining reached top on May 26, in Paris．　　1　　 each other down on opposite sides of the table, the two battled for the women’s singles title of the 47th World Table Tennis Championships．Finally, with a last 　　2　　 in the seventh set, Wang took the gold medal and her place in history with three world records 　　3　　 table tennis．

After competitions, people all thought 　　4　　 of what Wang won and Chinese players won, “The rule change has 　　5　　 our performances, but it is not a big problem, which was shown by what we’ve achieved, ” Li Furong said．

　　Wang set world table tennis records in women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles．She is also the first Chinese player to 　　6　　 gold for women’s singles in the fields．The 25 year old champion is 　　7　　 to table tennis fans throughout the world 　　8　　 the only player ever to win all 12 international table tennis championships for 　　9　　．Now, she has 14 gold medals 　　10　　 international competitions in her medal list．

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　　Wang Nan and her table tennis teammate Zhang Yining reached top on May 26, in Paris．　　1　　 each other down on opposite sides of the table, the two 　　2　　 for the women’s singles title of the 47th World Table Tennis Championships．Finally, with a last 　　3　　 in the seventh set, Wang took the gold medal and her 　　4　　 in history with three world records 　　5　　 table tennis．

　　After competitions, people all thought 　　6　　 of what Wang won and Chinese players won, “The rule change has 　　7　　 our performances, but it is not a big problem, 　　8　　 was shown by what we’ve achieved,” Li Furong said．

　　Wang set world table tennis records in women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles．She is 　　9　　 the first Chinese player to 　　10　　 gold for women’s singles in the fields．The 25-year-old champion is 　　11　　 to table tennis fans throughout the world 　　12　　 the only player ever to win all 12 international table tennis championships for 　　13　　．Now, she has 14 gold medals 　　14　　 international competitions in her medal list．

　　Wang started playing table tennis when she was seven．After 14 years of training and 　　15　　, she ranked top seed in the world in 1999, and 　　16　　 her throne(王座)for three years．But, at last year’s Asian Games, Wang met her Waterloo, 　　17　　 take gold and later falling into a slump．Wang was at a crossroad．“I had thought of retiring from the national team 　　18　　, but at last, I chose to stay, ” said she．

　　When 　　19　　 who are her three main rivals, Wang answered, “The first is myself, the second is the whole world, 　　20　　 the third is the player who I have yet to meet．”

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　　Accidental discoveries have often opened the door to beauty and wonder．The rock paintings in France that date back 15 000 years, for example, 　　1　　 by two boys who were looking for shelter from the rain．The paintings 　　2　　 became “the find of last century”．Or, the Sanxingdui Ruins, known by historians as “the Ninth Wonder of the World”, were discovered in Sichuan Province by a farmer．

　　In the spring of 1929, Yan Qingbao, then a 43 year-old 　　3　　, discovered a circular piece of jade(玉)while digging a hole．　　4　　 by curiosity, he dug deeper and found a group of about 400 colourful jade pieces．At the time, he had no idea his discovery would be 　　5　　 important? as other wonders of the world 　　6　　, China’s Great Wall and Egypt’s pyramids．

　　Since then, more than 10 000 relics(文物), dating back to between 5000 and 3000 BC have been unearthed(出土)at Sanxingdui．These relics 　　7　　 gold, pottery(陶器), bone tools and ivory(象牙)objects．They prove that Sanxingdui contains the ruins of an ancient city that was once the political, economic and cultural center of the ancient Shu Kingdom－the old name for Sichuan．

　　It has 　　8　　 modern historians realize that Sichuan’s human history went back 　　9　　 five thousands years, and located on the upper part of the Yangtze River．The site challenges the common idea 　　10　　 Chinese civilization rose from a single source－the Yellow River valley．Sanxingdui was named the Scientific Education Base for China’s Youth in March this year．

　　But still, only four of the Sanxingdui Ruins’ 12 square kilometers have been uncovered．Who knows what other big surprises are waiting to be shown to the world?