Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love for reading and builds community. It is also referred to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} neighborhood book exchanges around the world. This is a creative idea {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (think) up by Todd Bol and Rick Brooks in 2009, which seeks {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (put) small book exchange boxes right in front of a house or on a street corner to offer free books to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (member) of the local community. Mini libraries of all shapes and sizes exist, from a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bright) painted wooden house to a library based on Doctor Who's TARDIS.

     {#blank#}6{#/blank#} makes the idea so special? Their website states: "Little Free Libraries have a unique, personal touch and there is an understanding that people are sharing their favorite books with their community. These are not just any old books {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a carefully organized collection. Besides, the library {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (it) is a piece of neighborhood art!"

    Through Little Free Libraries, millions of books {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (exchange) each year among readers of all ages and backgrounds. They also play an important role in remote areas by {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (provide) access to books and encouraging a love for reading.

    Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their own micro blogs on the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a colorful platform to show their talent. For{#blank#}1{#/blank#}it is a useful way to release their pressure. And all these make it more and more popular with high school students{#blank#}2{#/blank#} many parents and teachers hold a different view. They think that managing one's micro blog will take a lot of time and energy,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}should be used to study.

    In my view, I am greatly in favor{#blank#}4{#/blank#} this activity. Today the Internet is playing {#blank#}5{#/blank#}important role in our life. Therefore as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(value) tool to communicate and display ourselves. What's more, opening and organizing micro blogs need various abilities such {#blank#}7{#/blank#} writing, designing, being skillful at computer and so on. Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful micro blog. As a result, we improve ourselves while {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(organize) our micro blogs.

    In fact, micro blog {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(oneself) is of little harm. It is your attitude towards it {#blank#}10{#/blank#}matters. We should take the advantages and avoid some bad effects.

    Ecotourism is a new term in today's tourism industry. Ecotourism, which is considered as a kind of responsible tourism, is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (typical) defined (定义) as travel to places {#blank#}2{#/blank#} special and unusual plants, animals and cultural heritages (遗产) are the main {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (attract). It takes ecology and culture into consideration. Therefore, programs {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (concern) the protection of some natural and cultural spots also form a part of ecotourism.

    Ecotourism is developing {#blank#}5{#/blank#} great speed. According to a recent report by the World Tourism Organization, ecotourism in recent years {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(enjoy) an annual growth of about 5% worldwide. More than 80 activities have been listed for ecotourism and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} include bird watching, hiking, diving, photography and taking part in various kinds of local cultural events.

    Big cities are still the major places that attract tourists in our society today. However, it seems some {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (small) towns and country areas may well become the new destinations for people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (visit) tomorrow because they are rich in ecological, cultural and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (history) resources.

    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.

    Is Climate Change Consuming Your Favorite Foods?

    Due to climate change, the world's endangered lists are no longer just for animals. We may not only need to adapt ourselves to living in a warmer world but a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tasty) one as well.

    As the increased amount of carbon dioxide in the air linked to global warming {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (continue) to affect weather, we often forget that they are also impacting the quantity, the quality, and the growing locations of our food. Some foods have already felt the impact while {#blank#}3{#/blank#} may even become scarce within the next 30 years.

    Whether or not you try to limit yourself {#blank#}4{#/blank#} one cup of coffee a day, the effects of climate change on the world's coffee-growing regions may leave you little choice.

    Rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall patterns are reported to have been threatening coffee plantations in South America, Africa, Asia, and Hawaii. The result? Significant cuts in coffee yield.

    According to organizations like Australia's Climate Institute, half of the present coffee-producing areas {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (estimate) not to be suitable by the year 2050, if current climate patterns continue.

    With temperatures continuously rising, oceans are absorbing some of the heat and undergoing warming of their own, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (cause) a decline in fish population, including in lobsters that are cold-blooded creatures, and in salmons (鲑鱼) {#blank#}7{#/blank#} eggs find it hard to survive in higher water temperatures. Warmer waters also encourage some poisonous marine bacteria to grow and lead to illness in humans whenever {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (take) with raw seafood, like oysters.

    And how about that satisfying “crack” which you get when you are eating crabs and lobsters? It could be silenced {#blank#}9{#/blank#} shellfish have been struggling to build their calcium carbonate (碳酸钙) shells, which is a result of ocean acidification.

    Even worse is the possibility {#blank#}10{#/blank#} we will have no seafood to enjoy at all. In a 2006 Dalhousie University study, scientists predicted that if over-fishing and rising temperature trends continued at their present rate, the world's seafood stocks would run out by the year 2050.

    Many people think that when they become rich and successful, happiness will naturally follow. Let me tell you that nothing is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(far) from the truth. The world is full of very rich people who are as miserable as if {#blank#}2{#/blank#} were living in hell (地狱).We have read stories about movie stars who {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(commit) suicide or died from drugs. Quite clearly, money is not the only answer {#blank#}4{#/blank#}all problems.

    Wealth obtained through dishonest means {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (do) not bring happiness. Lottery winnings do not bring happiness. Gambling winnings do not bring happiness. Happiness is more a process {#blank#}6{#/blank#} an end. It is a continuous process of honest, productive work {#blank#}7{#/blank#}makes a real contribution to others and makes you feel you are a useful, worthy person. As Dr. Wayne puts {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” There is no use {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (say) ''Someday when I get a car, build a house and own my own business, when I achieve the goals, then I will be really happy.” Life just does not work that way. If you wait for certain things to happen and need the external circumstances of life to make you happy, you will always feel unfulfilled. There will always be something {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(miss).

    Ever wondered how many calories are in the human body? Or ever wondered why old people have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (big) ears than they used to? The winners of Ig Nobel Prizes (搞笑诺贝尔奖) have got the answers.

    He Ig Nobel Prizes, founded in 1991, are to honor achievements {#blank#}2{#/blank#} first make people laugh, and then make them think, The ceremony {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (take) place at Harvard University every year. Winners' acceptance {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(speech) are limited to 60 seconds, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (strict) policed by an eight-year-old girl.

    The honored research might seem ridiculous {#blank#}6{#/blank#} first sight, but that doesn't mean it lacks scientific value. For example, the research in 2006 on why dry spaghetti tends to break into more than two pieces was important {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (discover) failure in bridge spans (跨度) or human bones And a follow-up paper {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (publish) by MIT physicists several years later. But people are more likely to read about {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (break) spaghetti than to read an academic paper. Even when there is no immediate usefulness, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is still good to encourage people to observe and think.