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.

    He was a professor. At the age of 90, he still worked eight hours every day regardless{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the weather.

    His secretary said, “He was extremely old, but he forced himself to walk from his living place to the office through two blocks{#blank#}2{#/blank#}would lake him an hour to do so but he insisted because it made him get a sense of{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(succeed) .”

    One day, a university student{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(step) out of his office with a pile of books. He complained. “He always answers my questions with just a yes or no. However, he always gives me dozens of books and suggests me{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (find) the answer on my own.”

    By chance, the professor knew{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the student complained about. He explained to him with a smile, “This is the method I have learnt—the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(hard) you work independently, the better solutions you will find. If you can make full use of the books, you will{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(probable) become a good lawyer in the future.”

    This 90-year-old man was Pound{#blank#}9{#/blank#}was the president of Law College of Law College of Harvard. He believed “all slopes are easy{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (go)”, of which he often reminded his students.

    The so-called Americanization phenomenon seems to be more a result of the recent globalization(全球化)in our world. If we find various American products worldwide, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is also increasingly common to find Asian products in the United States.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(go) to any country in Asia nowadays, we are see many of the American icons everywhere. A few years {#blank#}3{#/blank#}when I was in Vietnam, I was{#blank#}4{#/blank#}complete) surprised at the number of advertisements about products from multinational companies, many of them American. It is unforgettable for me to see the huge coca cola billboard shown on {#blank#}5{#/blank#}unnamed long and narrow street.

    Since I moved to America, I{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(discover) many Asian products in America, from movies to food. Either in San Francisco{#blank#}7{#/blank#}in Seattle, we can go to the cinema and enjoy the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(attract) American-Chinese movie Kung Fu Panda, and take home spring rolls from one of the many Chinese restaurants in town.

    I know that many people would like{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(reduce)the globalization process in the world because they think they are losing their own culture, but it is very difficult to stop this process. We can only try to be wise and choose {#blank#}10{#/blank#}is better for us to have or to buy.

    As a student, you may have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (win) the Noble Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (student) in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Have you ever tried to make your dream come true?

    Andrew Matthems, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams come true is life's {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(big) challenge. You may think you're not very good {#blank#}5{#/blank#}some school subjects, and it's {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (possible) for you to be successful. In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember {#blank#}7{#/blank#}your dream is. Keep telling{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (you) what you want every day. There will be difficulties on the road to your dream, but the largest difficulty {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (come) from yourself. You need to decide to do what is the most important. When you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (use).

    A 90-year-old has been awarded "Woman Of The Year" for {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) Britain's oldest full-time employee-still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (final) been acknowledged after a customer nominated (提名) her to be Cheshire's "Woman Of The Year".

    Picking up her "Lifetime Achievement" award, proud Irene {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (declare) she had no plans {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (retire) from her 36-year-old business. Irene said, "I don't see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) over the years. I work not because I have to, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} because I want to."

    Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31-who works alongside her in the family business-said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said, "We don't have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (say) she was short-listed, we thought it was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. It's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wonder)."

    Mobile payments have made our life {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(convenient) by freeing us from the trouble of having to take our wallets out with us. But a UK supermarket has gone one step {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(far), allowing customers to pay using just {#blank#}3{#/blank#} fingertip.

    Shoppers at the Costcutter store at Brunel University in London can pay for items {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(use) the special vein(静脉) pattern in their fingertips, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(report) The Telegraph. It's the world's first store {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make) use of such technology.

    This new method of payment {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(mean) that customers can pay for items in just three {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(second).

    Sthaler, the company behind the technology, explained that it uses infrared scanners(红外扫描仪) to read the pattern of veins in the finger. It links this to the customer's bank details, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are kept safe by payment provider Worldpay. The firm is also responsible for millions of online shoppers' details around the globe.

    The company said dozens of Brunel students are already using the technology, and it hopes to have signed up 3,000 students out of 13,000 {#blank#}10{#/blank#} November.