W: What {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wonderful place!

M: I wanted the best restaurant {#blank#}2{#/blank#} your birthday. And I know you like French food. Let's begin with a cocktail(鸡尾酒) and then look at the menu.

W: I don't want to look at it because {#blank#}3{#/blank#} always takes me a year to make up my mind. Any suggestions?

M: I've never been here before, but everything {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (suppose) to be excellent.

W: They have snails(蜗牛)! But I wouldn't dare eat them. They might make me sick.

M: I feel the same way about snails. I think I'll have roast duck(烤鸭). It comes with vegetables and potatoes.

W: {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (sound) good. But {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I like seafood, I'd like {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (begin) with some seafood. And let's have the salad after the main course.

M: Fine. We should have white wine with dinner and champagne(香槟)with dessert since this is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}celebration.

W: Oh, don't forget the cheese. There's nothing like real French cheese.

M: I can see already this {#blank#}9{#/blank#} going to be an {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (enjoy) and delicious dinner.     

    Have you ever imagined {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (live) in 2116, 100 years from now? A recent study describes robots, underwater cities and holidays in space. City planners and experts on space and architecture were asked {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (give) their ideas on life in 2116. According to them, the way people live, work and play will be totally different{#blank#}3{#/blank#} how we do these things today. They also said that 25 years ago, people couldn't imagine how the Internet {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the smart phones would change our lives. But today, both have changed the way we communicate, learn and do daily things, and the changes in the next century will probably be even {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (great).

    Those{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (question) in the research said that people may not go to offices in the future but will work at home instead. People will have advanced 3D printers that will let {#blank#}7{#/blank#} download a design for furniture or a food recipe and then “print” the sofa, table or pizza at home. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} will also be less need for visits to the doctor. People will have a home health capsule that will “diagnose” what the problem is and provide {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (treat). They will also be going into space for holidays, and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hopeful), to get resources that have been used up on the earth.

    Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (improve) our English writing ability. Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (take)less time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} we keep practicing, gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (certain) run up against many {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (difficult). In the first place, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} often happens that we have trouble {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (find) suitable words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.

    As far as I am concerned, my {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look it up in our dictionary. We can also turn {#blank#}9{#/blank#} our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} development of our writing skills.

Daniel: Good morning, madam. I'm Daniel. I'm applying for the position of manager.

Madam: Sit down, please. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} did you learn about our company?

Daniel: I got to know {#blank#}2{#/blank#} company through such famous brands as LUX, LIPTOS and WALLS. Your products impressed me deeply.

Madam: Well, please tell me {#blank#}3{#/blank#} about your past work achievement.

Daniel: All right, Madam. When {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (work) for my previous company, I succeeded in raising the yearly sales volume(销售额) {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 25%.

Madam: Oh, that is quite an achievement! Why have you decided to change jobs?

Daniel: {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I hope to change. I am looking for a more challenging position. There are no more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (opportunity) for me to grow in my current job.

Madam: OK, I understand. But why have you made the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (choose) to work for us?

Daniel: I have carefully studied the information about your company on the Internet and I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (check) your company's homepage. The working conditions are so excellent here. I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sincere) hope to be a member of your company.

Madam: That's fine. Thanks for coming to see us. I will let you know about the job within the week.