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马晨翔

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（一）

[great hear she please for fan but want one and start about ]

In September， 2014， Asias biggest tennis star retired （退役） from tennis. She made the decision because of the pain in her right knee，

1 she said she had no regrets. “Im very 2

with my tennis career. I dont feel sorry or have any regrets about retiring.”

Li Na was born on February 26， 1982 in Wuhan， Hubei Province. She 3 to play tennis at the age of six. The 33-year-old is one of the

4 sports stars in China. She won the 2011 French Open， becoming the 5 player from China to win a Grand Slam singles title （大满贯单打头衔）， and clinched the Australian Open title in January， 2014.

Li has tens of thousands of 6 in China. They call her “Big Sister Na” and “Golden Flower”. After 7 the news， many people said they respected her decision and wished

8 the best. “We thank Li Na. She has brought many proud and shining moments to Chinese tennis.”

After the retirement， Li 9 to start a family. She also wants to open a tennis college to help build up the base 10 Chinese tennis.

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（二）

[one young and parent she but paint for only take old show ]

Aelita Andre， a young artist from Melbourne， Australia， has been described as “the worlds youngest professional artist”. She is known for

1 special painting style and her young age.

In 2011， when Aelita was only four years old， she held her 2 solo （單独的） show in New York. It contained 24 of her paintings， each on sale for between $4，400 and $10，000. Now， at the age of seven， the little girl has become the 3 professional painter in the world.

Aelita 4 strong interest in painting when she was only a baby. At that time， she often watched her 5 ， both artists themselves， work on canvases （画布） on the floor. When she was 6 nine months old， Aelita crawled over one of her fathers canvases and began mixing colors—thats when she started 7 .

Like any child， Aelita can be easily distracted （分心）， 8 her parents say that whenever they put her in front of a canvas， she will always stay focused （集中注意力的）. It can 9 her from a few hours to up to a day to finish her artworks.

Now Aelitas cheapest works is selling

10 more than $3，000 each. She has already made more than$100，000 from her art—more money than most professional artists earn in a lifetime.

There is no doubt that the little girl has a great talent for painting.

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（三）

[gas cause she much bad instead burn by

many when good scientist ]

Smog is a big problem in many Chinese cities. But it seems that besides wearing a mask （口罩）， few of us know what has 1 the smog and what to do to beat it. Chai Jing， a former news reporter with China Central Television， discussed the questions in 2 documentary Under the Dome （穹顶之下）.

In the film， Chai visits polluted places and talks to officials and 3 . She finds out that burning too 4 coal and oil is the main cause of PM2.5 and smog. To make things 5 ， according to Chai， the coal and oil we are 6 are of poor quality （质量） and dont meet the standard for environmental protection. Therefore， they have produced more harmful 7 and particles （顆粒） to pollute the air. To solve the problem， Chai suggests that we should clean our coal and oil， or use cleaner energy such as natural gas 8 .

In her film， Chai also stresses that ordinary people can do something to help control smog， too. For example， we can live a greener life 9

using more public transportation. Or 10 we see things that could harm the environment， we can try to stop it.

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（四）

[he spend besides who allow quick three

get nothing something cost vacation ]

Mark Twain was a famous American writer. 1 writing， he also liked hunting and fishing. One year he went to Maine on 2 . When he had to go back home， he drove to the station. Then he 3 into a car （火车车厢） and sat down. The car was empty when he got in， but a few minutes later， another man got in and sat down on the seat opposite 4 . Mark Twain thought it would be impolite to say 5 ， so he said “Good morning” to the man， and they began to talk.

First， they talked about the weather and then they talked about Maine. The stranger said， “We have some beautiful forests in Maine. It would be a pity to come to Maine without 6

some time there.” “Yes，” said Mark Twain. “Ive just spent 7 weeks there and I had a very good time. And let me tell you something. Although fishing isnt 8 in Maine at this season， Ive got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish. May I ask who you are， sir？”

The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several seconds and then answered， “Im a police officer. My job is to catch people 9 hunt or fish during the wrong seasons. And who are you？”

Mark Twain was surprised and afraid when he heard this. He thought 10 and then answered， “Well， Im the man who tells the biggest lies in America.”

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（五）

[care unless wonder way another make take deep show afraid so happy ]

It seems that Americans are much happier to help strangers than Chinese. Once I walked on the street and tried to find my 1 to my hotel. I stopped and 2 out my map and began searching for the right way. Then a lady came to me with a friendly smile. I was 3 if I was in her way. The lady asked， “Do you need any help？ I can 4 you the way.” I was very surprised. In China， most people wont give you a hand 5

you ask. I said yes to her. She carefully explained the direction to me. I was 6 moved by her warm attitude.

After experiencing 7 many things like that in the US， I thought about the situation in China. My teacher in China told me that several years ago he went to 8 city by himself. After a whole days hard work at a factory， he bought a pancake at a stall （攤位）. 9 he later found out that it had gone bad. Since then， he has been very 10 to buy food at the little stalls.

Chinese people are more vigilant （警惕的） to strangers because they are afraid to get hurt. But many American people believe that if you love others first， you will be loved. I think we should learn from this attitude.

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（六）

[rise weak raise when fall throw walk like gun she while immediate ]

One day an ant was drinking at a small river and 1 in. She made a big effort to reach the side， but made no progress at all. The poor ant， almost exhausted， was still bravely doing her best 2 a dove （鸽子） saw her. Moved with pity， the bird 3 her a piece of grass， which supported her 4 a boat， and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying 5 in the grass， she heard a man come near. He was 6 along barefooted （光脚） with a 7 in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove， he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so， but the ant bit him in the foot just as he 8 his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him， and the dove 9 flew away. It was an animal much 10 and smaller than her that had saved her life.

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（七）

[hurry easy think sad with stand minute be tell again get worry ]

While I was waiting for a bus at a bus stop， I saw a young man walk into the pay telephone nearby. After a while， he came out and looked very 1 . When he saw me 2 there， he walked up to me in a 3 . “Good morning， sir，” he said. “Do you know when Abraham Lincoln was born？” I felt a little surprised at his words. “Something must be wrong 4 the poor young man，” I 5 and didnt answer him. “Could you please tell me in which year Abraham Lincoln 6 born？” he repeated politely. Now I understood that he was not joking， so I smiled and 7 him that Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809. “Oh， yes！ Thats it！ Thank you！” he said. Then he turned around and rushed into the pay telephone again. A few

8 later， he came out with a smile. He thanked me 9 and explained that he wanted to call his friend， but he forgot the telephone number. “You helped me to remember it，” he said. “You see， his telephone number is 180909. It is 10 remembered if you know when Abraham Lincoln was born.”

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（八）

[farmer weekend exciting arrive with until run final because I leave prepare ]

Darcy became unhappy after he moved to the new house in town with us. He had got used to 1 free on my grandpas farm. But in the new house， he was chained （拴住） in the backyard.

Grandpa said he could keep Darcy on the farm and that we could go back to see Darcy every 2 . But I couldnt give up my dog for five days a week！

In the evenings Mom and I walked Darcy together 3 it took both of us to hold him back. What he wanted to do was running.

At last， Friday came. After nearly two hours drive， we 4 at Grandpas farm. It was exciting to see Grandpa again， but the greatest thing was to watch Darcy run free on the farm. He was so 5 .

Two days later， it was time to 6 . I never saw a dog change as quickly as Darcy did. He looked at me 7 a very sad expression. I looked away and pushed him into the car.

As we drove down the road， I found Darcys eyes lift to mine， then away， and 8

back to mine. He gave me his saddest expression. I couldnt stand to see him so unhappy.

I asked Mom to stop the car and got off it. Darcy followed 9 .

“Ill miss you，” I hugged Darcy. “Now， go home， Darcy！”

Darcy turned around quickly and he rushed towards Grandpas 10 .

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（九）

[duck turn one harder driver what others think how I farm bird ]

One weekend a lawyer from New York decided to go bird hunting in Vermont. The lawyer 1 to Vermont and found a good hunting spot near a farm. The lawyer saw a 2 ， shot it and watched it fall to the ground on the 3 side of the barns fence.

The lawyer， 4 to himself that was his bird， climbed the fence to get the bird and climbed back. Just as he got back over the fence， the farmer came up to him and said， “Give me

5 bird.” The lawyer said to him， “Your bird？ No， no， no. I shot this bird. It is mine.”

“No，” said the 6 . “It landed on my property. It is mine.”“Look，” said the lawyer. “I am a lawyer. I will sue you. You will lose and I will get the bird.” “No，” said the farmer. “Thats not 7 we do it here. In Vermont， we use the three kick rules.”

“OK，”said the lawyer.“How does that work？” “I kick you three times as 8 as I can， then you kick me as hard as you can three times and we keep going until one of us gives up.” “Fine，” said the lawyer. “Lets go.” “Ill go 9 ，” said the farmer.

And just as the lawyer was bent over in pain， the farmer kicked him right in the face. Then just as the lawyer was thinking what the farmer got himself into， the farmer kicked him in the stomach. After the lawyer got over the extreme pain， he said， “OK， now its my 10 .” “No！” the farmer said. “I give up， you can have the bird.”

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（十）

[think she grow noise among mountain two peace careful between because make ]

There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who painted the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked， and he had to choose 1 them. One picture was a quiet lake. The lake was a perfect mirror （镜子） for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture 2 that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had 3 ， too. But they were rocky. Above was an angry sky， from which rain fell and in which lightening played. Down the side of the mountains fell waterfall. This did not look 4 at all.

But when the king looked 5 ， he saw behind the waterfall a small bush （灌木） 6 in a crack （裂縫） in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built 7 nest （巢）. There， sat the mother bird on her nest—in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize？ The king chose the 8 picture. Do you know why？

“ 9 peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no 10 ， trouble， or hard work，” explained the king. “Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be peaceful in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”

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（十一）

[much after do word accident each warm as feel late on until ]

A father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and announced， “Dad， because today is your birthday and youre 40 years old， Im going to give you 40 kisses， one for 1 year！” When the boy started， the father shouted， “Andrew， 2 do it now. Im too busy！”

The boy soon fell silent 3 tears fell from his big blue eyes. 4 sorry， the father said， “You can finish 5 .” The boy said nothing but quietly walked away.

That evening the father said， “Come and finish the kisses now， Andrew！” But the boy didnt.

Unfortunately， a few days later 6 the fathers birthday， the boy had an 7 and died. His sad father wrote：

“If only I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless 8 ， and how much my heart is hurting.”

Love is a two-way street. We must 9

accept any loving act， or others will take it as a “NO” and it can leave a scar （傷痕）. If we dont receive love， our life will lose its true meaning. Nothing is 10 important than accepting love from those who are near and dear to us.

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（十二）

[produce in and write place past visitor well it on but talk ]

The hills around Salzburg， Austria， will soon come alive as people from all over the world come together to celebrate The Sound of Musics 50th anniversary （周年）. 1 will attend once-in-a-lifetime events and see the 2 made famous by the film that took the world by storm in 1965.

When the movie first hit the theatres， it drew the worlds attention with 3 touching story， breathtaking （美不胜收的） and unforgettable songs. Moviegoers waited in long lines for hours to see the film that everyone was 4 about.

People could be heard singing Do-Re-Mi， My Favorite Things 5 The Sound of Music that would become classics. The lyrics （歌词） were 6 by Oscar Hammerstein Ⅱ and the music by Richard Rodgers.

The story had been 7 for the public before. There were two German / Austrian films， one in 1956 and another in 1958， as 8 as a successful Broadway production in 1959.

Over the 9 50 years， The Sound of Music has been shown in many places around the world. There have been performances 10

London， Japan， Sweden， Brazil， China and more. People still flock （聚集） to performances， thanks to beautiful music and a classic story left behind by the ever-popular 1995 film.

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（十三）

[worry start play stop program although important they around while seat in ]

Todays young people are taking a more active part in online activities. Although the Internet can be useful for students to collect information and communicate with 1 friends， teachers and parents are becoming more and more 2 about the unhealthy web content （網上内容） in the bar. They think that the birth of “Harm-free Internet Bars （健康网吧）” is an

3 step to protect teenagers.

It was Sunday afternoon and there were not many empty 4 in the Feiyu Internet Bar. A few students were found 5 online games. A staff of the bar was walking 6 watching Internet users online activities. “My job is to find anyone who is looking at harmful websites and then 7 them from doing so，” he said. “This is a 8 of the ‘Harm-free Internet Bars” project. Feiyu， a famous Internet bar in Beijing is among the first 19 to join the Harm-free Internet Bar Club.

In order to help 9 a better environment for teenagers online activities， Chinas Communist Youth League has brought out the program named “Harm-free Internet Bars for Teens”. 10 teachers and parents are still worrying about these harm-free Internet bars， what do many school students think of them？

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（十四）

[it since start problem when express by mean wonderful what about easy ]

“If you agree with me， please dianzan.” Do you know dianzan is one of the most popular words on the Internet？When you think someones ideas are right，when you think someones articles are 1 ， or when you are moved by what someone writes， you can click （点击） the praise sign. Anyhow， clicking the praise sign 2 that you agree with someone or praise someone.

Dianzan is a kind of Chinese Internet language. People usually use 3 when they surf the Internet. There is a function （功能） of Dianzan in the QQ space. The QQ space has had the function 4 2010. It didnt become very popular until Sina blog （博客） 5 the function of dianzan. In recent years， it has become more and more popular. When the 2015 Spring Festival came， Chinese leader Xi Jinping used the word dianzan to praise and 6 his thanks to the great Chinese people. Websites can know how many people support some ideas 7 counting how many people click the praise sign. Experts can know 8 teenagers are caring about through what they click the sign for. That can help them solve teenagers 9 .