California is the third {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(large) state in the USA and it is the most multicultural state. About 15,000 years ago, the first {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(settle) crossed the Bering Strait and arrived in California. The Native Americans suffered {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(great) after the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century. In the 18th century, California{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(rule) by Spain until 1821 when the people of Mexico gained their independence{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Spain. California then became part of Mexico. But after the American-Mexican war in 1846, California was given to the USA.

    In 1848, gold was discovered in California，{#blank#}6{#/blank#}attracted people from all over the world to arrive there{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(achieve) their dreams of becoming rich. In 1850, California became{#blank#}8{#/blank#} 31st state of the USA as a multicultural society.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (attract) by the climate and lifestyle, more and more people from different parts of the world have been immigrating to California{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(include) Asians, Africans and Europeans.

    As a stranger in Atlantic City, I often used to go walking outside. One afternoon, I found a little boy{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (stand) alone, and he looked very lost. I tried to get his trust, so I{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(buy) him an ice-cream cone and decided to call the police to take him home. I told{#blank#}3{#/blank#} to stay there when I went to the phone booth(电话亭), {#blank#}4{#/blank#} after I returned, he was missing. A few minutes later, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} patrol car arrived. The policeman asked me {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the child was. I felt stupid; {#blank#}7{#/blank#} was embarrassing (难堪的) to say that I had lost a lost child. I told the policeman {#blank#}8{#/blank#} had happened and gave him a {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(describe) of the boy. "What did you treat him with?" he asked. "An ice-cream cone. Why?" "That kid lives only a few blocks {#blank#}10{#/blank#} here, and you're about the fifth stranger he's conned (欺骗) for a treat!"

    Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

    People are being lured(引诱) onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} realizing that they're paying for it by giving up plenty of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (target) messages.

    Most Facebook users don't realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they're paying for Facebook, because people don't really know what their personal details are worth.

    The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules.  Early on, you could keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook -- you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules {#blank#}4{#/blank#} many things -- your city, your photo, your friends' names -- were set, by default(默认), to be shared with everyone on the Internet.

    According to Facebook's vice president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don't share information, they have a “{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (satisfying) experience.”

    Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed. Who wants to look at ads when they are connecting with their friends online?

    So far the privacy issue {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (land) Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy.  He also urged the Commission to set regulations for social-networking sites.

    I suspect that whatever Facebook has done {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (invade) our privacy is only the beginning, which is why I'm considering {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (cancel) my account.  Facebook is a handy site, but I'm upset by the idea that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} information is in the hands of people I don't trust. That is too high a price to pay.

    My name is Nora. I live in Moscow now, but I was born in Qingdao. We{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(move) to Moscow four years ago when my dad got {#blank#}2{#/blank#} new job here. I didn't want to leave China, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}I had a great life there. I had lots of{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(friend) and everyone got along well {#blank#}5{#/blank#}each other. We had fun swimming almost every day after school. And the weather was always great. At first, I didn't like the life in Moscow when we arrived. It was still winter,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the weather wasn't very nice. It was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(real)cold and it snowed all the time. I didn't have any friends. I felt sad and lonely and wanted to go back to China. Things got {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good) when I started school. All the kids at school were friendly to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (I). Now I enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (live) here. I think Moscow is a great city.