语法选择

　　Jean is a bright young woman 　　1　　 comes from a rich and famous family．She goes to a good university and has 　　2　　 that money can buy．The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy 　　3　　 they can hardly find time to be with her．In fact, Jean feels quite 　　4　　．So Jean spends a lot of time 　　5　　 her QQ．She likes being anonymous(匿名), 　　6　　 to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life．She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often．

　　Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ．His name was David and lived in San Francisco．David was full of stories and jokes．He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance．So it always took them hours to talk 　　7　　 on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time．Of course, they wanted to know more about each other．David sent a picture of himself：He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile．As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other．

　　When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her 　　8　　 with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday．She would take him the latest DVD of their favourite rock singer．　　9　　, when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was 　　10　　 named Jim!

语法选择

　　Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is 　　1　　 by many people around the world every day．English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from．

　　Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes 　　2　　．Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)?About a hundred years ago, some men 　　3　　 to America from Europe．They came from a big city in Germany 　　4　　 Hamburg．They did not speak good English, but they ate good food．When some Americans saw them 　　5　　 round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was．The Germans did not understand the question and answered,“We come from Hamburg．”One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea．He cooked some round pieces of beef like those 　　6　　 the men from Hamburg ate．Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started 　　7　　 them．Such bread came to be called“hamburgers”．Today“hamburgers”are sold in many countries 　　8　　 the world．

　　　　9　　 this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting．Knowing why any word has certain meaning is 　　10　　, too．This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary．