“Why are you unwilling to accept this opportunity in space? Have you read the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(describe) carefully?” Wang Ping asked me. “You will live in a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(furnish) house with all modem equipment and robots will be able to clarify any problems. You are only needed to become familiar with the administration and rules for such a project. It will be an{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (enjoy) experience for you.”

    Many people need to be reminded of the job opportunities in space stations, which{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (constant) need space cooks, cleaners, teachers, stewards and stewardesses. You can be swiftly trained for your new job from using previous skills. At first people may find new surroundings difficult{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(tolerate). However, they will be able to overcome the difficulties if their families encourage them to take{#blank#}6{#/blank#} the job. There are lots of advantages{#blank#}7{#/blank#}come from a period of time in space. But for health reasons only one stay of three years{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(allow), because{#blank#}9{#/blank#}link between illness and length of stay may be strong. It is a little disappointing,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}the rules cannot be changed for anyone.

    No one is sure how many Americans belong to reading groups called book clubs. Yet{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (publisher) and bookstores report that more and more people throughout the United States are joining{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (they).

    Most of the clubs work the same way. Members read the same book at the same time. Then they meet to talk about the book. Members may be friends or people{#blank#}3{#/blank#} live near each other. Some Americans belong to reading groups on{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Internet. These groups include people around the world who communicate about books they read. They send electronic mails instead of gathering{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (discuss) books.

    Most reading groups study books by{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (variety) writers. However, some groups read the work of a single writer,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (usual) one that has been famous for a while. Other groups may{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (name) for an important person in the work of the writer,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} a Sherlock Holmes Club. Members of these book clubs often are experts about their{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (choose) reading materials. One member of a Holmes reading group, for example, can identify almost every person in every Sherlock Holmes story.

    Mary will ever forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (wear) sun glasses. He walked in as if he {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (buy) the school, and the word quickly got around that he was from New York City.

    For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(please), because there were many empty seats in the room .But she quickly realized that it wasn't for her, it was probably the fact that she sat in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} last row.

    But if he thought he could escape attention by {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(sit) at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little harder for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn't stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turn to look at him, they had to look at Mary, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}made her feel like a star.

    “Do you need those glasses for medical {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (reason)?” the teacher asked .The new boy shook his head. "Then I'd appreciate{#blank#}8{#/blank#} if you didn't wear them in class .I like to look at your eyes when I'm speaking to you." The new boy looked at the teacher for a few seconds and all the other students wondered {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the boy would do .Then he took them off, gave a big smile{#blank#}10{#/blank#} said "That is cool."