If the population of the Earth keeps on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (leave) to support life on the planet. By the middle of the 26^th century, if present trends continue, we {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（use）up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on the earth will make{#blank#}3{#/blank#} necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. But {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the problem, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} before the Earth's resources are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (complete) exhausted it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and therefore create a new world almost as large as the Earth {#blank#}9{#/blank#}.The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, there is only a tiny amount of water there.

    There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical community（医学界）{#blank#}1{#/blank#}a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(effect) such as overweight and heart disease—the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.

    Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(process) the food that we eat, to recover from injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(remove) from food, the food tastes as if is missing something. As {#blank#}5{#/blank#} result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (bad),  the amount of fast food that people eat goes up. Fast food {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (be) full of fat and salt; by {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (eat) more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet.

    Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心) between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (care) not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is not good for the health.

    There are many great heroes in the world. For example, Gandhi, an Indian {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(nation) hero, was respected as the father of the Indian nation. He has been beloved by the Indians.

    He was born in India in 1869. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(Follow) the local custom, he got married at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.

    In South Africa,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}surprised him most was that the problem of racial discrimination (种族歧视) was serious. There he formed an {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(organize) and started a magazine to fight for equal rights.

    Gandhi returned to India in 1915, when India was controlled by the British. Under his {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(guide), the Indians {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(devote) to fighting for an end to the British rule and independence for their country. In the political movement, many Indians,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (include) Gandhi, were put in prison. However, they struggled bravely without hesitation. The British government had to give {#blank#}9{#/blank#} and India won its independence in 1947.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (fortunate) Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.

About the movie

    It is the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (finally) part of the Hobbit movie trilogy, and it came out in the US on Dec 17. The main character Bilbo Baggins is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of fantasy's most famous heroes. In the movie, he helps the dwarves to get their kingdom back from the dragon Smaug, and also fights an {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(expect) group of enemies. He shows that true heroics are not the absence of fear, but {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(have) that fear and doing something anyway.

Difficulties Freeman once had

    He {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(use) be overshadowed (使逊色) by Benedict Cumberbatch, his co-star in Sherlock. He seemed to be unable to take the role in the Hobbit trilogy because of his role in Sherlock.

His personality and habits

    He is known {#blank#}6{#/blank#} being outspoken and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(describe) as “direct and mean”. He is so old {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he doesn't use computers much, so he prefers his scripts to be mailed to him rather than e-mailed. He doesn't drive, and he's not interested in {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(hang) out with celebrities at clubs. He said he always saw the world in a funny way and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(learn) not to care about being criticized.

    What {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) English for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(learn) lists of words—the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(long) the lists, the better. That's wrong. Many students know hundreds of grammar rules, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they can't speak correctly or {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(fluent). They are afraid of making mistakes. English is the working language. It is widely {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(speak) and used in the world. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of global culture. You can listen to English songs {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the radio {#blank#}8{#/blank#} use English to communicate with people around the world through the Item. With so many people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(communicate) in English every day, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.

    Do you like trying different things? Are you afraid {#blank#}1{#/blank#} things that you think you're bad at?

    Last year I started to learn Tai Chi (太极)in order to improve my health and reduce my stress. It was something new for me, and I found it to be quite difficult, very {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(difference) from anything I'd ever learned before. Small {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(move) are important in Tai Chi. I was used to being fast and active , {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to learn Tai Chi I had to learn patience. Now I've found that I'm a much more patient person than before, and Tai Chi isn't nearly as difficult as it {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) before.

    We tend {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(like) things we are good at that's normal. For example, I'm naturally very good at badminton and tennis, but I'm very bad at anything {#blank#}7{#/blank#} involves keeping balance, such as skating, skiing and gymnastics. Tai Chi has {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(great) improved my balance which has been a very good thing for me.

    My point is that you can keep {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(do) the things you know you're good at and live in your comfort zone, or you can try something new. If you don't try new things, you'll never know what it would be like to try something new to challenge {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(you). It will definitely pay off in the end.