Dear George,

Thank you for your card. I'm glad you were having　　  　　   　　　　　　  1.——

a good time. I know Provence is wonderful this　　　　　　　　　　    2.——

time of a year. We're going on holiday the next　　　　  　　　　　　  3.——

month. I like to spending my summer holidays late;　　   　　  　　　　  4.——

then winter doesn't seem such long. We're going　　　　　　 　　   　　　　  5.——

to St. Ives, Corwall, where I have an aunt there, and　　　　  　　　　　　 　　  6.——

we can stay with her. We're not driving the car.　　　　　　　　  　　  　　  7.——

We'll go by train. The roads are too busy that it　　   　　　　　　　　  8.——

doesn't feel nice to go by car. At the same while,　　 　　　　　　  　　　　　　  9.——

we want to do some walking. I'm taking their fishing　　  　　  　　　　  10.——

pole and Belinda is going to do some drawing.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    Love，

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    Chris and Belinda

 

　　It's important and necessary of us to          1. ________

　　know certain things to keep children safety in the house. 2. ________

　　If we are using gas fires, make                     3. ________

　　sure that a window is closed. Check to see            4. ________

if electric wires are safe and keep them out of the reach of children when go out. Keep

5. ________

　　poisons on a high shelf and children can't            6. ________

touch them. Parents should not have young children to get close to pools, lakes and

7. ________

　　rivers with themselves. Small things                 8. ________

shouldn't be left on the floor because a baby may put them in its hand. If you

9. ________

　　follow the piece of advice, child will be safe in the house. 10. ________

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　　During the past hundred years, the car, the radio, the cinema, and now television, have produced great  1 in the amusements with which people pass their  2 time.

　　A  3 years ago, people were in the habit of making  4 amusements. When a group of people  5 together, they talked, played cards, or other games, or  6 riding, shooting or walking together. Most people could sing a little, or  7 some musical instrument (乐器) reasonably well; so at a party the guests amused each other.  8 , conversation (聊天) was an  9 : amusing conversation could  10 people happy for hours.

　　As for games such as football and cricket (板球) , people were also in the habit of playing  11 themselves. Most of them did not play very well , but they  12 themselves and their friends.

　　Nowadays we are amused by professional (专业的) singers or plays. 13 listen to your friends singing when you can  14 the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who  15 very good when you can go to  16 some of the best players in your country  17 an important match? You may just sit comfortably  18 and watch the game without the  19 of going outside.

　　The art of conversation and the  20 of playing and singing are  21 ; people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners, and  22 doers and talkers. This change does people  23 : it is better to do something  24 well oneself than  25 to sit and watch others doing it.

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In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment．There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 　1 ．

　 Today things are 　2 　, the world has become too 　3 　．We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are 　4 　our environment with dangerous chemicals．If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 5 survive．

　 Everyone 　6 　today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left． Yet, with modern fishing 　7　 , more and more fishes are caught．We know that if too many trees are cut down, 　8　 will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth．Yet we __9 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 　 10　 more and more trees．

　 We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die． 11 , in most countries wastes are 　12 　put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 　13 laws to stop this．

　 We know, too, that if the 　14 of the world continues to rise at the present rate , in a few years there will not be enough 　15 ．What can we do to solve these problems?

　 If we eat more vegetables and less 　16 ,there will be more food available for everyone．Land that is used to grow crops 　17 five times more people than land where animals are kept．

　 Our natural resources will 　 18 longer if we learn to recyclethem．

　 The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 19 ．

　 Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 　20　 in the future．

1．A．beautiful　　 B．unlimited　　 C．unusual　　　 D．valuable

2．A．common 　　　 B．the same 　　 C．changeable 　 D．different

．A．crowded 　　　 B．small 　　　　 C．dirty 　　　　 D．busy

4．A．protecting 　 B．saving 　　　 C．polluting 　　 D．fighting

5．A．may not 　　　 B．will not 　　 C．shall not 　　 D．could not

6．A．wonders 　　　 B．realizes 　　 C．considers 　　 D．discovers

7．A．poles 　　　　 B．boats 　　　　 C．methods 　　　 D．ideas

8．A．mountains 　　 B．the sea 　　　 C．trees 　　　　 D．forests

9．A．continue 　　 B．have 　　　　 C．ought 　　　　 D．go on

10．A．grow 　　　　 B．plant 　　　　 C．save 　　　　 D．cut down

11．A．Thus 　　　　 B．However 　　　 C．Generally 　　 D．Therefore

12．A．still 　　　 B．even 　　　　 C．also 　　　　 D．certainly

13．A．many 　　　　 B．none 　　　　 C．some 　　　　 D．few

14．A．production 　 B．pollution 　　 C．population 　 D．development

15．A．houses 　　　 B．vegetables 　 C．food 　　　　 D．places

16．A．fruit 　　　 B．meat 　　　　 C．fish 　　　　 D．grain

17．A．feeds 　　　 B．increases 　　 C．supplies 　　 D．helps

18．A．use 　　　　 B．stay 　　　　 C．keep 　　　　 D．last

19．A．control 　　 B．born 　　　　 C．plan 　　　　 D．pay

20．A．nature 　　　 B．sea 　　　　　 C．planet 　　　 D．forest

 

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　　During the past hundred years, the car, the radio, the cinema, and now television, have produced great 1 in the amusements with which pass their 2 time.

　　A 3 years ago, people were in the habit of making 4 amusements. When a group of people 5 together, they talked, played cards, or other games, or 6 riding, shooting or walking together. Most people could sing a little, or 7 some musical instruments reasonably well; so at a party the guests amused each other. 8 , conversation was an 9 : amusing conversation could 10 people happy for hours.

　　As for games such as football and cricket(板球), people were also in the habit of playing 11 themselves. Most of them did not play very well, but they 12 themselves and their friends.

　　Nowadays, we are amused by professional singers or plays. 13 listen to your friends singing when you can 14 the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who 15 very good when you can go to 16 some of the best players in your country 17 an important match? You may just sit comfortably 18   watch the game without the 19   going outside.

　　The art of conversation and the 20 f playing and singing are dying; people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners, and less doers and talkers. This change does people mare harm than good: it is better to do something not very well oneself than always to sit and watch others doing it.

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