The task of being accepted in a university begins early for some students. Long before they graduate {#blank#}1{#/blank#} high school, these students take special courses to prepare for{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (advance) study. They may also take one or more {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (examine) that test how well prepared they are for the university. In the final year of high school, they complete applications and send them to the universities{#blank#}4{#/blank#} interest them most. Some high school students may be required to have{#blank#}5{#/blank#} interview with people from the university.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (neat) dressed and a little bit frightened, they are determined to show that they have a good attitude and the ability to succeed.

    If the new students {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(accept), many universities will offer an instruction program for them {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(get) to know the procedures for students' advising, university rules, the use of the library and all the other major services of the university.

    Beginning a new life in a new place can be very {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (puzzle). The more knowledge students have about the school, the{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (easy) it will be for them to adapt to the new environment. However, it takes time to get used to college life.

    A rainforest is an area{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(cover) by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (warm) the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.

    In the past hundred years, humans {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(begin) destroying rainforests in search of three major resources: land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (animal). This action affects the environment as a whole. For example, a lot of carbon dioxide in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(obvious) have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} we will suffer much more than we will benefit.

    Rainforests are often called the world's drug store. More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than 1% of rainforest plants have been examined for their {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(medicine) value. It is extremely likely {#blank#}9{#/blank#}our best chance to cure diseases {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(lie) somewhere in the world's shrinking rainforests.

    No one could say that Katy Perry is an ordinary artist. Her songs are not just about sweet love and heartbreaks,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}usually have bigger themes. Take the songs Firework (2010) and Roar(2013) for example,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Perry sings about being our own master and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(discover) our true value. Earlier this year, she {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (announce) her new album (专辑) Witness, together with a new idea for W music Perry calls her new style “purpose pop”, meaning a{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(society) and political message. It seems that Perry has become tired{#blank#}6{#/blank#} simply encouraging people. Now, she wants to educate them politically as well. The best example of Perry's purposeful pop is{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (probable) the song Chained to the Rhythm, in which Perry criticizes the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (behave) that people are unwilling to think more critically (批判的) about the world.

    But when it comes to the concept (概念) of purposeful pop, it is, in fact, something a lot of pop stars have been doing for a while. For example, Beyonce's 2016 song Formation deals with various problems such as an {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (argue) between white policemen and black citizens (公民) in the US,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hope) to create change through music.

    Earth Day, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (mark)on 22 April, is an annual event aiming to raise public awareness about environmental protection. First celebrated {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 1970, the Day now includes events in more than 190 countries and regions (地区). No matter what you like to do, there is a way to get involved in various {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (activity) on Earth Day. You can plant a tree, make a meal with locally grown vegetables, or save power—the possibilities are endless.

    Yesterday, I was walking down the street {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I saw four separate dimes (角) on the ground shining in the sunlight. I bent down, picked them up and entered the post office. Inside a lady {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (dig) through her purse at the counter anxiously looking for change to mail a package. Believe it or not, she was exactly forty cents short. How amazing it was! I placed my dimes on the counter. The smile I got in return was worth a thousand {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (dollar).