Last Friday, my friend David called me and invited me and our friend Tom to a party in his university. Tom and I are in{#blank#}1{#/blank#} same class. We both wanted to go to the party, but there was a problem—we'd have a final exam on the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (come) Monday.

    “Don't worry. We can come back on Sunday and won't miss the exam,” really{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (want) to go to the party, Tom said. So I decided to go{#blank#}4{#/blank#} him.

      The party was great and we{#blank#}5{#/blank#}  (true) enjoyed ourselves there. However, we stayed up late on Saturday night and slept all day on Sunday and didn't make it back to our university until Monday morning. We missed the exam. Then we went to our professor's office and explained{#blank#}6{#/blank#} we missed the exam. We lied that there was a flat tire（车胎漏气）on our way back to the university. Our professor {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (agree) that we could take the exam the following day.

    When it was time to take the exam, Tom and I{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (take )to different rooms. After we opened the test paper, we saw only one question, “Which tire?”

    Neither Tom nor I answered the question. Instead we told our professor the truth. Luckily, he later gave{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we) the real test paper . And both Tom and I made a{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (decide): never to lie again.

    There're something you should pay attention to when you're in Thailand.

    There's one thing for sure: Don't touch the head Thai people are very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (friend). After all, it is known as the “Land of Smiles”, but like any other country there're some customs visitors should follow in case you offend (冒犯) someone unknowingly.

    The head of a person or statue (雕像) in Thailand is regarded as {#blank#}2{#/blank#} most important part of the body. It {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (consider) rude to touch a stranger's head, as it would be in most countries around the world. It is also impolite to touch the head of a statue,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (especial) a statue of the Buddha (佛). Certainly, close friends {#blank#}5{#/blank#} family members often touch each other's heads or hair,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} is not rude.

    And, of course, another thing is very important: Know where your feet are. Visitors should try to avoid {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (point) their feet directly at another person or Buddha statue. It is also not proper to step over a person or a Buddha statue.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} other words, your feet should always be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (low) than another person's head.

    Buddhism plays a key role in the country's culture. Therefore {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (tourist) need to show respect towards the religion (宗教).

    There are various festivals throughout the world, festivals to satisfy and please the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(ancestor), to honor some famous people or important events, and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (express) people's thanks to the God {#blank#}3{#/blank#} bringing them harvest. For example, in Mexico people observe the Day of the Dead in early November, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. In India, October 2 is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi who helped India become a(n) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (depend) country. And in China, the Spring Festival, which {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (celebrate) in January or February, is the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward to the coming of spring. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are there all these festivals? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while.

    Stephen Hawking, who is the most famous physicist, was born in Britain on January 8^th, 1942. As a child, he was enthusiastic about designing complicated(复杂的) toys .As a teenager,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(expose) to maths and physics,he showed great interest in them. But{#blank#}2{#/blank#}  (fortune), in his twenties, he suffered{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  a disease that was impossible to be cured,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}was a great challenge for him. However, not only was he positive about the misfortunes{#blank#}5{#/blank#}also he eventually he defeated all the obstacles and was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (absorb) in his research in the universe. In 1988, his best-seller A Brief History of Time was published, in which he put forward the idea {#blank#}7{#/blank#} time itself has a {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(begin), and will have an end. In{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (conclude), he has made outstanding contributions {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity(宇宙学与量子引力).