1. moving　 　　2. through　 　　　　3. ends　 　　4. once　 　　5. across　　

7. With 　　　8. hardly 　9. cheers　 10. once　 11. excitedly　 12. Since

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It seems to us that the earth stand quite still (静止的). But it is really m　 1　 　all the time. It turns around a make-believe(虚假的) line t　 　2　 　　its center. We call this make-believe line the earth's axis (地轴). The two e　 3　 　　of the earth's axis are called its poles (极). The earth travels twenty-four hours around its axis o 　4　 　.

We look at the sun and say it "travels" a　 5　 　the sky, but the sun doesn't really do

S　 6　　 . The turning of the earth makes us f　 7　 　as if the sun were moving across the sky. We can't see that the earth is moving because everything e　 8　　 　on the earth is turning with us. As the earth turns around every twenty-four hours, first one half f　 9　 　the sun and then the other half. When our half of the earth is facing the sun, we say it is "day". When our half is

a　 10　 　from the sun, we say it is "night". It is the turning of the earth that tells us when to go to bed and when to get up.

1. laugh 　　2. terrible　 3. stand 　　4. win 　　5. chose 　　6. over

6.or　 　　7. only　 8. carefully　　 9. make　 10. help　　

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　Life is not easy, so I'd like to say " When anything happens, believe in yourself."

　When I was 14, I was too nervous to talk to anyone . My classmate often l　 1　 　at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened. It changed my life. It was an English contest. My mother asked me to take part in it . What a t　　 2　 　idea! It meant I had to s　 3　 　in front of all the teachers and students of my school!

　"Come on , boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to w 　4　 ." Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I c　 5　 　the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to remember all the speech and practice it o　 6　　 　100 times. W　 　7　 　my mother's great love, I did well in my contest. I could h　 8　　 　believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the c　 9　 　from the teachers and students. Those classmates who

o　 10　 　looked down on me, now all said "Congratulations!" to me. My mother hugged me and cried e　 11　 .

S　 12　 　then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

1. top　 2. fact　　 3. without　　 4. 1ist　 　5. yourselves　 　

7.taking　 　8.much　 　9.better　 　　10.necessary　 11. life　　　 12. waste

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Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a t　 1　 　student. In f　 2　 , anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study w　 3　 　　much work. Here's how:

Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a l　 4 　　of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn't take all of your time. Don't forget to leave y　 5　 　enough time for hobbies.

　 Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk o　 6　 　just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think o　 7　 　about the subject!

　 Make good use of your time in class. Listen c　 8　　 　to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class m　 9　 　less work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can m　　　　 　it easier for you to learn well.

There are only a few ways mentioned here to h　 10　 　you with your studying. I believe you find many other ways besides these.

1.true　　　 2. live　 　3.without　 　　4.hot　　　　 5.enough　 　6.need

6. sure　 7. faster　 　　　 8.am　 9.possibly10. against

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The most important drink is water. Not many people understand this but it is quite t　 1　 . People can l　 2　 　for a long time without food, but they will die if two or three days

w　 3　 　　water. In h　 　4　 　weather, many people do not drink e　 5　 　　water, because they don't know how much water they n　 6　　 . After t　 7　 　exercise, people need more water.

The water in the man's body is m　 8　　 　more than other matters(物质). We'd b　 9　　 　have enough water, or we may get ill.

　 Water is n　　 10　 　to all the living things. "There will be no l　 11　 　if there is no water."

　 　So we must save water and don't　 w　 12　　 　water.

1. driving 2. when　 3. ran　 3. speed　 4. more　

6.places 　　　7.fly 　　　　　　8.describe 　　9.busy 　　10.ourselves

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M: Would you please tell me what you were doing when the accident happened and what you saw?

W: Yes, I was d　 　1　 　　home from work. It was about 5:15, and there was a blue car in front of me.

We were both driving along Harbor Road w　 2　 　a small white Ford suddenly shot out of the side road. It shot right in front of the blue car. The driver tried to stop, but it was impossible. He r　 3　 　into the white Ford.

M: What's the s 　4 　　of the car in front of you when the accident happened?

W: You mean the blue car? Well, thirty miles an hour. Of course no m　 5　 　　than that.

M: And the white Ford shot out without any warning?

W: Yes, that's right.

M: How can you make s　 6　 　that the blue car was only doing thirty?

W: Because I was only doing thirty, and the blue car wasn't going any f　 7　 　than I was.

M: Are you sure of that? Absolutely positive(肯定)?

W: Yes, I a　 8　 . I'm positive.

M: How can you be so positive? Were you looking at your speed-metre when the accident happened?

W: Of course not. I was looking at the road ahead. That's how I managed to see the accident.

M: Well, if you were not looking at your speed-metre, how can you p　 9　 　be sure how fast you were going?

W: Because I never go faster than 30 on that road, or it's a　　 10　 　law