Virginia Key is a barrier island {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(contain) a variety of upland and wetland plant communities. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(locate) in Biscayne Bay, south of Fisher Island and bordering {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Atlantic Ocean. The city of Miami is the present landowner of the north point of Virginia Key.

    Since the 1970s, the island {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) the site of the deposition(淤积) of sand from the Port of Miami, which destroyed its beaches as a turtle habitat. Due to historical clearing of native vegetation(植被) followed by carelessness, non-native plants {#blank#}5{#/blank#} threatened the ecology of Virginia Key grew rapidly.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fortunate), 11,000 young mangrove(红树) representing over eight acres of habitat have been replanted in Virginia Key {#blank#}7{#/blank#} volunteers over the past five years. Volunteers are now working hard {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (monitor) the habitat. Each month, they survey birds, check the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (grow) of new vegetation, collect water quality data, and observe changes in the landscape. Please sign up {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you'd also like to participate.

    A big fire broke out in a clothing factory in our city last Wednesday. At 9:18 that morning, when the employees were working {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (busy) in the 4-storeyed building, heavy smoke was seen {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(come) out of the windows on the second floor. The fire lasted nearly an hour, and the majority of the 345 employees managed {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(escape) from the fire. Unfortunately, 7were killed, and 23 injured, lightly or seriously.

    Some workers {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(complain) that aids came too late,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the firemen did come just 10 minutes after the fire was reported. To rescue everyone from the burning and smoking building in such a short time was too difficult. The only two exits of the big building were not enough for so many people to withdraw in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} hurry.

    The reason of the fire, according to an investigator, was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}someone broke the non-smoking rule in the factory, because some cigarette {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(end) were found. Next two weeks, 15 inspection teams will be working in all the factories {#blank#}9{#/blank#} turn, aiming to clear away the possibility of more fires.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hope), no disasters like this will happen again.

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删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）花掉。

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Dear Mr. Chen,

    I'm very delight to have you as our English teacher. As the world is becoming a global village, English is getting more and more important. Therefore, master English means we can see the world through a new window.

    To be honesty my English is just OK. There are two mainly problems in my English study. First, I feel it difficult to learn words by the heart. Besides, I often feel nervous when spoken English. I'd appreciate if you could give me some good advices on how to memorize new words. Another suggestion is to give us more chance to practice speaking English in class. I'm certain that we can make much progress in English under your help. I'm dreaming that you will be more than our English teacher.

Thank you.

Li hua

    Once there lived a rich man {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wanted to do something for the people of his town. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

    In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} very large stone. Then he {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

    “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(say) to himself: “The night {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(late) in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

    Then he began {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(move) the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! Under the stone, he found a bag of money.

    The Chinese Culture Center in Paris, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(locate) in downtown areas opposite the celebrated historic sites of Grand Palais and Petit Palais across the Seine River, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sit) next to a large number of grand handsome and elegant classical architectures that have witnessed the evolution of Paris at {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (vary) historical stages. It conforms to(符合) the status of China, a great power with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} lasting civilization of several thousand years in the East, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (set) the Chinese Cultural Center in this exact place.

    The amazing progress in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (smooth) selecting the site for the Chinese Culture Center and putting it into {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (operate) in downtown Paris in such a short period was due to high priority of the Chinese government and constructive cooperation of the French party. Wu Jianmin, Chinese ambassador to France,  said {#blank#}8{#/blank#}excitement, "We have our own cultural center in Paris at last, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}we have eventually realized the long cherished wish of my predecessor(前任) in the Chinese embassy." Hou Xianghua, the first director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris, said the center will stick to its "non-governmental" nature and greet people from all {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (walk) of life, in addition to serving the mainstream society.

    In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient peopled dally lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (music) instruments and even weapons.

    The {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played {#blank#}4{#/blank#} important role. The world's oldest water piper was also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the 19th century, and it was by using the technology {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

    In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of the "four gentlemen" in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging People to hold on when {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (face) tough situations.