WangKun and his sister had dreamed {#blank#}1{#/blank#} taking a great trip since middle school. After {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (graduate) from college, they {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (final) got a chance to make their dream come true. His sister thought of the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from{#blank#}4{#/blank#} it begins to where it ends. They {#blank#}5{#/blank#} bought expensive bikes. They also got their cousins {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (interest) in cycling. WangWei {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (insist) that she organize the trip properly. When she heard that the source of Mekong River is in Qinghai Province, she wouldn't change her mind. She even felt excited {#blank#}8{#/blank#} she knew that their journey would begin at {#blank#}9{#/blank#} altitude of more than 5,000 meters. Before the trip they found a large atlas in the library {#blank#}10{#/blank#} from the atlas they knew clearly about the Mekong River.

    Crossword puzzles and exercise are just a few of the habits that improve memory best. But to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(true) give your brain a push, you might want to take a simple tip to heart-and it's nothing you learned in school.

    So far, researchers from Waterloo University in Canada {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(discover) what may be the easiest way to improve your memory ever. Their research, recently {#blank#}3{#/blank#}( publish) in the journal Memory, suggests that reading out loud to yourself can increase your recall skills {#blank#}4{#/blank#}up to 15%.

    In the study, scientists asked 95 participants to test four {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(method): reading, silently, hearing someone else read, reading aloud and listening to a recording of oneself reading. Their result? The people{#blank#}6{#/blank#}read the information out loud showed the best retention(保持)rates—about 15%{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(high) in learning speed, in fact. You may want to add these brain-boosting foods that can improve memory to your diet, too.

    “Read{#blank#}8{#/blank#} needs to be remember out loud, and you'll remember it better. Yes, it's shat simple!” psychologist and study co-author Colin Macleod said.

    So next time when you're preparing for a big exam, spend some time{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (read) loud. Trust us. It might make you{#blank#}10{#/blank#}genius.

    The importance of punctuality (守时) in our daily lives{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) obvious. It affects both the individual (个 人) and the workplace.

    On {#blank#}2{#/blank#} whole, the workplace operates more smoothly when employees are punctual. For example, when everyone is on time for a meeting, the meeting will start smoothly as it{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (schedule). Punctuality may help you achieve advancement. Research shows that managers are less{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (like) to promote late employees.

    Lack of punctuality affects the people in the workplace. It may lead to anger, as colleagues who are on time compare{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) with late-comers. Being late throws you out of the group, as you may miss important{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(inform). This causes a harmful division among employees. Leaders affect the entire workplace. When leaders are late, it sends an irresponsible message to employees{#blank#}7{#/blank#} may decrease their work enthusiasm. Lateness leads to stress, and stress brings{#blank#}8{#/blank#} poor workplace performance. Being consistently late may cause you {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(start) believing your lateness is acceptable. When this happens, you begin to blame outside circumstances and lose focus on potential solutions. To make matters{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (bad), constant lateness can eventually make you lose your job.

    Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was to choose a suitable Christmas gift for her father. She wished that he was as easy {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.

    Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} pleasant experience：people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（step）on your feet or pushed you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

    Jane paused in front of a counter {#blank#}5{#/blank#} some attractive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant tried to attract her. "Worth double the price." But Jane knew from past experience that her {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.

    When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already {#blank#}9{#/blank#} table having supper. Her mother was excited. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," Jane {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (inform).

    Johann Strauss was{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Austrian composer of light music，particularly dance music and operettas (轻歌剧). He was born in Vienna in 1825. Although his father didn't want him{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(become) a musician, Strauss studied the violin{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(secret) when he was a child. When his father discovered his son was practicing on a violin one day, he gave him a beating,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (say) that he was going to beat the music out of the boy. But that didn't prevent the boy from becoming one of the greatest{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(composer) of all time. He wrote his first waltz at six. At the age of 19, he decided to devote himself to{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(write) music. He formed his own orchestra and made a successful tour to Europe and soon became famous. The emperor of Austria was so{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(please) with his music that he appointed him the conductor at the court balls of Vienna. It was for these occasions that he wrote some of his most popular waltzes, among{#blank#}8{#/blank#}was the well­known favorite TheBlueDanube. In all，the talented Johann Strauss wrote more than 500 masterpieces. In his lifetime, he was known{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the Waltz King, and was largely responsible for the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(popular) of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.

    According to a recent survey, violence does exist in schools. Students show their fear and parents and teachers also {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (express) their great concern about it. Experts hope {#blank#}2{#/blank#} whole society will pay more attention to the mental health of adolescents.

    Nowadays, school violence is a big issue. I think this is a phenomenon (现象), which {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) for our great concern. We should try every effort {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (prevent) school violence happening, for more and more students would drop out of school if their personal {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (safe) could not be guaranteed (保证). In fact, violence can be learned. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (actual), children learn violent behavior from adults or from {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they see on television or the Internet.

    If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence with violence, for it will result in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (much) fights. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and protect me {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the bad guys.

    All in all, we students should behave {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) and keep away from violence.