Every year, the ancient Town of Fenghuang,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}of China's most well-known ancient towns, is visited by a large number of people from all over the world.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fortunate), it was under water as heavy rain hit the centre of the country,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}tens of thousands of people leaving from the area. Heavy rain and floods lasted for the past few days. Waters in the nearby river called the Tuojiang River rose by almost one meter above warning level,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (cause) heavy rainstorms. More than 120,000 local people and tourists have been helped to leave there because of the terrible disaster. And more than 4,000 shops in the town{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(shut). Several bridges on the Tuojiang River have been damaged or destroyed. Water has flowed into many bars, restaurants and hotels in its ancient town, and electricity in the ancient town has been cut off.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the heavy rains have stopped, the popular tourist spot remains closed for local people's {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(safe).

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} shoe shop owner named Kuang said the flood was the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(bad) the town had experienced. They could only live in an old factory{#blank#}10{#/blank#}many homeless people had to stay together.

    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).

    Currently， both women and men {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(surround) by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting， exercise and fashion. Gone are the days {#blank#}2{#/blank#} all men had to think about wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.

    Now， a survey has suggested that 80% of men admit {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) unhappy about their body. The biggest body issues for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (they) were beer bellies and lack of muscles. Some think it is because {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the pressure of influence of role models we see on TV and in magazines. People end up with a perception of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the perfect body should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to have perfect muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger. An opportunistic designer has even invented a muscle­enhancing shirt {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(make) the buyer look more of a strong man．

    But Joe Warner，the former editor of Men's Fitness magazine， thinks the muscle­enhancing shirt is just {#blank#}8{#/blank#} trick. He thinks many people in the country are overweight and should accept they need to do more exercise {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(regular)．Exercise is always good. But we mustn't forget beauty is only skin deep. Character is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (important) than appearance.

    When Jennifer Lawrence tripped on her way to accept her best actress Oscar one year, her pink princess-like Dior dress {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (capture) in all its glory. The unscripted moment became hot topic throughout social media.

    That bonus air-time for a single dress at one of the world's global events is priceless for the likes of Dior, one of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (influential) fashion houses in the luxury marketplace.

    Success on the red carpet can earn exposure and profits for luxury brands for years {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (come). The red carpet, which will be televised live before Academy Award ceremony, presents a great opportunity for a designer to reach an audience that expands {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the fashion setting. The Lawrence dress received about 40 million mentions on various social media.

    One way of estimating the monetary benefits of having a standout dress on the red carpet is to compare how much a brand would otherwise spend on commercial advertising during the same time. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Lawrence had only 75 seconds of solo camera time for her Oscar acceptance speech, Dior had to pay more than $4 million for a commercial spot of the same duration on similar occasions. And this didn't include the time {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (devote) to Lawrence and her dress on the pre-show televised red carpet. Lawrence, 23, had an advertising contract with Dior. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the group's deal with Lawrence affected its sales was clearly stated in its annual financial report. That year, the group clothing section's profits {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (total)165 million euros, up 26 percent from the previous year.

    Heston, the founder of a publicity firm, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} success stories include introducing Jimmy Choo shoes and designer Saab to Hollywood, believes that the Oscar red carpet is today dominated by established luxury brands. Finding it much more difficult to compete with big brand names to dress super stars on big events, many young designers turn to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (bet) on promising rising stars, expecting an overnight success if the young stars rise to sudden fame.

    Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

    Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, it's a necessary condition for many worthwhile things such as child care or friendships. On the other hand, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (put) your faith in the wrong place often carries a high price.

    Then, why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that produces pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instruction that leads sheep to flock together for safety and prompts humans {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (connect) with one another.

    Swiss Scientists have found that exposure{#blank#}4{#/blank#} this hormone puts us in a trusting mood: In a study, researchers sprayed oxytocin (催产素) into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (high) amounts of money to strangers than were their counterparts{#blank#}6{#/blank#}inhaled something else.

    Lucky for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} protect us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate between a credible person and a dishonest {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Sixty toddlers were each introduced to an adult tester holding a plastic container. The tester would ask, "What's in here?" before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, "Wow!" Each subject was then invited to look inside. Half of them found a toy; the other half discovered the container was empty-and realized the tester {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fool) them.

    Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were willing to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership. In contrast, only five of the 30 children {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (pair) with the "inflexible" tester participated in a follow-up activity.

    I can still remember the day we brought her home from the animal shelter (收容所). Lexie moved in my arms when I held her, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the second I handed this lovely dog to my daughter, she settled down. My daughter cried tears of joy while {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(hold) her on the way home and Lexie happily licked (舔) them away.

    Since then, they {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) good friends. They lie under blankets on the sofa and watch TV together. When my daughter climbs into bed, Lexie will carry her toys on top of the covers {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (join) her. Lexie's favorite spot is right in my daughter's arms. If she could spend every second of the day there, she {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    The other day I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(watch) Lexie while my daughter, who lives right up the road from me, did some housework. When it was time {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Lexie to go home, I could see Lexie's {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(excite) as I leashed (用皮带牵) her up. I opened the back door and let her out. She was running as fast as she could. I called her name, but {#blank#}9{#/blank#} was no use. She had found my daughter on the road. My daughter bent down to pick her up. Lexie jumped into her arms and happily licked her face.

    I smiled, seeing she was back {#blank#}10{#/blank#} she belonged.