Dubai was a 6,000-person fishing village half a century ago. Since 1966, when oil was discovered there, the population of Dubai has grown to 2.6 million. Over the years, it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (become) a well-known tourist destination .

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} attracts tourists to Dubai are tax-free shopping, dry weather, excellent accommodations, delicious food and beaches that go on for miles. In fact, some foreigners come here only {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (experience) the shopping. There are dozens of shopping malls, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (provide) every famous brand you can name. Those outdoor markets sell everything from spices (香料) to gold at fair prices.

    Choosing what places to visit in Dubai is difficult, because even the hotels there are also amazing {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (attract). The Burj A1 Arab is considered one of the world's best hotels, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} is located on its own island, about 1,000 feet offshore from Dubai. Built in the shape of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} ship, this hotel is still {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (tall) than the Eiffel Tower and nearly as tall as the Empire State Building. Certainly, there are also other great places of interest to visit.

    Indeed, travelling around this country will {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (true) give you an amazing experience because of its interesting things {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  (offer) to all types of tourists.

    Five months ago. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(happen) to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. I didn't go downstairs until the window had to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(shut). The dark, rainy evening, the wind and the thundering clouds held me {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(entire) in their power.

    It was the first time in one and a half {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(year) since we found shelter here that I'd seen the night face to face. Sadly I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(hang) before very dusty windows.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}is no pleasure looking through them because nature is one thing{#blank#}7{#/blank#}really must be experienced. One evening when it was so warm. I stayed {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(wake) on purpose until half past eleven in order to have {#blank#}9{#/blank#}good look at the moon by myself. But as the moon gave far too much light, I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(not dare) to open the window.

    Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

    In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of{#blank#}3{#/blank#}most outstanding（杰出的）examples of environmental cleanup.

    But the river wasn't changed in a few days{#blank#}4{#/blank#}even a few months. It took years of work {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(clean) than ever.

    Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you leave a habit{#blank#}7{#/blank#}is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

    While there are{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patience).

    Music is in the corners of everyday life. It is said to be beneficial to us both {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(physical) and mentally.

    There are many ways to make music. For example, if you blow into bamboos or shells, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(permit) air to come in, they can produce pleasant music. A recent discovery suggests that music was played much earlier than we think. In 1995, deep in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} cave in Slovenia {#blank#}4{#/blank#}was occupied 45,000 years ago by Neanderthals, a leg bone of a bear with four finger holes was found. The discovery suggested that flutes（笛子）had come into {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (exist) at that time. Later, many other {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(tradition) musical instruments like drums were dug out from underground. Ancient people even {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(seek) a way to make music out of a bow that {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(intend) for hunting, so we have to admit that they did have a great gift {#blank#}9{#/blank#} music. But if exactly dated, the Neanderthal flute is by far the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(early) known example of music.

    Now music can be found in every known culture, and even the most distant groups have a certain form of music.