Macao, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} lies to the south of Guangdong, is a small city with  Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Hong Kong as its neighbors. It has {#blank#}2{#/blank#} population of 550,000, 96% of which {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) Chinese. It is a clean and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (beauty) city with trees, flowers, and green grass everywhere. There are lots of cars {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (run) in the narrow streets. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} all people obey the traffic rules. Macao is also famous {#blank#}7{#/blank#} its gambling, and several million {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (visit) come to tour every year.

    Macao, which used to belong to China but {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (take) away by the Portuguese in 1887 from the Qing Dynasty, returned to our motherland {#blank#}10{#/blank#} December 20th, 1999.

    Long ago,there was a mother and a son living in a house.She worked hard every day,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}they were always poor.

    One day,her son stole his friend's bag.“Mom,what do you think of this bag?”His mother praised her son instead of scolding him.The next time,he stole{#blank#}2{#/blank#}overcoat.She praised him again.A few years{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(late),he grew up to be a young man.He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother.This time,she did not scold her son.Then,he started{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (steal) more expensive things.

    One day,the police caught him.Before he{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(put) in prison,he begged the police to meet his mother.They took him{#blank#}6{#/blank#}his mother.As soon as he saw his mother,he suddenly bit her ear.“Ouch!What is the matter with you?”She finally scolded him.Her son answered.“If you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag,I could not {#blank#}7{#/blank#}a thief.”{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (look) at her son heading to prison,“If only I{#blank#}9{#/blank#}turn back time,I would scold him severely.”She said{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(regret).

    A superhero is a fictional character with special powers. Since the first superman story was written in the USA in 1938, superheroes{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(appear) in various comic books around the world. But more recently they have become better known {#blank#}2{#/blank#}film characters.

    Although superhero powers vary{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(wide), superman strength and the ability to fly are common. Some superheroes do not have special powers {#blank#}4{#/blank#} have developed some other important abilities.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (protect) friends and family, a superhero's identity is normally kept secret, which often {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(mean) superheroes have {#blank#}7{#/blank#}complicated double life.

    There have been{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(success) superheroes in countries other than the USA. Examples include Cybersix from Argentina and the heroes of AK Comics from Egypt. Japan is the only country{#blank#}9{#/blank#}has many superhero characters as the USA. However, most Japanese superheroes are short-lived. While American entertainment companies reinvent superheroes,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hope) they will stay popular, Japanese companies frequently introduce new characters.

    Born in England in 1944, Ian Wilmut{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(know) as the leader of the research group than first cloned a female lamb {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (call) Dolly in 1996. Dolly became famous and pictures of her appeared on the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (cover) of magazines all over the world. The {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (possible) of reproduction without a male and female being involved also made her the focus of a moral debate. For scientists, however, the cloning of dolly using the DNA of an adult cell was a breakthrough {#blank#}5{#/blank#}showed the cloning of special animals was possible.

    However,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}Wilmut think unlikely is human cloning. He says {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (undertake) the procedure with humans would require 29 surrogate（替代的）mothers and 300 eggs. Of those 29, 28 would be bound {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(experience) failure and suffer physically and emotionally. He says he is also concerned about the psychological and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(society) consequences a cloned might have to go through. For these reasons, he is not{#blank#}10{#/blank#} favor of it.

    Dario and his mother loved their new apartment {#blank#}1{#/blank#} living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them sat side by side at the piano. They played jazz music {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (celebrate) their new home. The loud music filled the room and made them feel very happy. The next morning, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a note under their door during the night. One of their neighbors {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (write) to complain (抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario's mother asked the doorkeeper {#blank#}5{#/blank#} he knew anything about it. But he said 'no'. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they should hold a party at home and apologize {#blank#}6{#/blank#} their playing.

    They {#blank#}7{#/blank#} loved the idea. Over the next few days, they sent out {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (invite) and decorated the apartment with party lights. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (final), the day of the party arrived. The guests brought different presents. One woman even presented Dario with a book of piano music, which gave them a feeling of warmth. Dario apologized and was already looking forward to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (practice) the new music.