For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake {#blank#}1{#/blank#} until half past eleven {#blank#}2{#/blank#} have a good look at the moon by myself. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn't dare open a window. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs{#blank#}3{#/blank#} when the window was open. I didn't go downstairs until the window had to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} clouds held me {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in their {#blank#}6{#/blank#}; it was the first time in a year and a half that I had seen the night{#blank#}7{#/blank#}.

Rachel: We will go on {#blank#}1{#/blank#} outing next weekend. Would you like to go with us?

Michael: I will be free then.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}are you going?

Rachel: I think we'll go to the Western Hill. You see, it's spring now. There are wild {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(flower) everywhere.

Michael: Good idea. That's a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(love) place. We can also enjoy fresh air here. There is a beautiful river. And I hear there{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) a lot of fish in it. It will be a nice place for fishing.

Rachel: So you can go fishing{#blank#}6{#/blank#}you get there.

Michael: Wonderful idea!

Rachel:{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the way, how do you think we should go there?

Michael: I think we'd better go there by bike so that we can relax better. When shall we start off?

Rachel: Personally, I think we should set out at half past seven on Saturday morning if the weather is fine.

Michael: I{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(tell) the whole class about it this afternoon so that more classmates will join{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we).

Rachel： Good idea. I think many more students would love {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (go).

Michael: I think so.

    When Jack was a small boy, he was once asked to give a speech about “A Big Challenge in My Life”．To talk before the whole class, he was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (terrible) shy the moment he thought of so many eyes {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (stare) at him. He had no other{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (choose), though. First Jack was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for him because he was a good writer. But the hard part {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (lie) in his oral presentation, for it was not allowed to read from the paper. He had to give the speech {#blank#}5{#/blank#} his memory and in front of such a big audience!

    A real trial began when Jack stood on the platform with his legs trembling and his mind blank. He didn't know how much time had passed by. His listeners were still waiting patiently and without any signs of laughing. Gradually he found himself back, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) out his speech without much difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, he found the audience applauding. He made {#blank#}7{#/blank#}！From then on, his fear of talking before the audience disappeared. Actually with his confidence {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (build) up, Jack now turns out to be a great speaker. As we know, the greater difficulty we meet on our way to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (succeed), the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} likely we will achieve our goals.

    Many people consider old friends to be more important than new ones. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}an old saying goes, “Friends are like wine, the older, the better.” If two pieces of advice {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (give) to solve a problem, one from a new friend and the other from {#blank#}3{#/blank#} old friend, people would prefer the latter one {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the former one, even though the new friend's advice may be better.

    I, however, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (agree) with the old saying, believing that new friends are not necessarily worse than old friends. It is not always right {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (determine) your friendship by the length(长度) of time.

    Once you call someone a friend, he must be a person who is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (rely) and whose interests are in common with {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(you). It is mainly his character (性格) and interests that make him your friend. It {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (actual) has little to do with time. People's appearance may change, but their character usually stays the same. Therefore, on this point, there is no {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (different) between old friends and new friends.

    The Silk Road is in fact {#blank#}1{#/blank#} relatively recent term. These ancient roads had no particular name until in the mid-nineteenth century; Baron Ferdinand von Richth often named the trade and communication network the Silk Road. Since then the term {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（accept）globally.

    In the nineteenth century, a new type of travelers stepped onto the Silk Road: archaeologists and geographers, enthusiastic explorers who were eager {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（look）for adventure.

    Researchers who came from many countries traveled through the Taklamakan Desert, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is now in Xinjiang, to explore ancient sites along the Silk Road, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（lead）to many discoveries and studies, and most of all, a renewed interest {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the history of these routes.

    Today, many historic {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（build） and monuments still stand, marking the passage of the Silk Road through hotels, ports and cities. What's more, the long - standing legacy （遗产） of this {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （remark）network is reflected in a large number of cultures, languages, customs and religions that have developed for many years along these routes. The passage of merchants and travelers of many different nationalities resulted not only in commercial exchange {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in a widespread and continual process of cultural interaction. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（obvious）, it has become a driving force in the formation（形成）of diverse societies.

My wife and I like watching plays, so we will go to the theater whenever we have time. But before we buy tickets, we would like to know if the play is good or bad. When a new play comes, we {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (usual) read the newspaper to get information about it. Last week a new play was put on at the theater. The newspaper said it was very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (interest) so we decided to go on Saturday night. My wife took a long time to make her {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (decide) about what to wear and we left our house a little late. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the time we got to the theater, the first act had already {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (begin). After the play was over, we met some friends, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} lived next to us several years ago. Then we went dancing. By the time we got home, it was about two o'clock in the morning. I'm not used to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (stay) out so late and I was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (extreme) tired.

When I was younger, I did not have the money to go out for {#blank#}9{#/blank#} evening like this. Though I can afford it now, I don't have the energy{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(enjoy) it.