A man was tired of living in his small house in the country.  He wanted to sell it and buy a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  one than the old one nearby. He tried to sell it for a long time, but{#blank#}2{#/blank#} wanted to buy it. So at last, he decided to use a house salesman. The salesman soon put a picture of the man's house on a magazine. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  days later, the owner saw a very beautiful picture of the house, with a wonderful introduction to its gardens, on a magazine. After the house owner had read {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the whole introduction, he at once called up the salesman and said,“I'm sorry, but I've decided not to sell this house after all. After {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  your introduction, now I know that It's just the kind of house I'm going to live in for the rest of my life.

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Some people are{#blank#}1{#/blank#} on the beach now.
Gina sings very{#blank#}2{#/blank#} in our class.
The children enjoy{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  basketlball.
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I think pandas are very{#blank#}5{#/blank#} .

     Many people have cars in the city. But pollution is a problem because of the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Nowadays some downtown (市中心) areas around the world don't have cars. These car-free zones (无车区) are{#blank#}2{#/blank#} for people, bicycles, and public transportation only.

     Eight million people{#blank#}3{#/blank#} in the center of London and another two million people go to work there every day. The downtown area is very{#blank#}4{#/blank#} with hundreds of cars, buses, and taxis, but there are {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a lot of beautiful parks with free music concert. At lunchtime, many people go there for a rest {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they get off work.

     Parts of Tokyo are always crowded with hundreds of people - but no cars! These modern car-free zones are{#blank#}7{#/blank#} popular and people like shopping there.

     In the past, Bogota was polluted because there{#blank#}8{#/blank#}lots of cars and traffic. Now the downtown area is car-free zone and the air is{#blank#}9{#/blank#}! Many people don't have a car and half a million people take the bus{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. There are lots of stores. It's not expensive.

    Helen is my good friend. She taught{#blank#}1{#/blank#} English when I attended a training course two years ago. Helen was always ready for the lessons, and she {#blank#}2{#/blank#} her best to make her classes lively. I used to be poor in English, especially in written English. But now I'm able to write letters and reports{#blank#}3{#/blank#} in English. I still remember{#blank#}4{#/blank#} she helped me with my English patiently. Teachers' Day is coming. I'm going to send her a card and give her my best {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    Thanks to the development of technology in the past few years, people now can read news on the Internet quickly. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} holding a newspaper to read, some people prefer to get worldwide news on mobile phones, computers and so on. So, does it mean it is the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of information technology and that newspapers will be replaced (取代) in the future?

    On the one hand, many people believe that newspapers will be replaced. Online news {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in a minute but newspapers can't. So, by taking advantage of technology, people can connect {#blank#}4{#/blank#} with the world in minutes. What's more, many people prefer to read electronic news {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they think it is not only fast but also cheap. Besides, using paper means cutting down trees. Reading online news can {#blank#}6{#/blank#} protect trees and save paper.

    On the other hand, some people believe that newspapers will still exist (存在) in the future. Firstly, not everyone likes to read online news since some of them think it is bad for {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Secondly, the development, of high technology is not spread {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the world. The online services will only be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in developed countries, but not in some other developing or poor countries. So, people there may still read newspapers.

    In short, although it is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that electronic news has developed quickly in the past few years, newspapers still play a certain role in our modern life.