The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} you won't put yourself in my place. Can't you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(stubborn)—and felt the ache in my tooth. I'd thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the pain was really unbearable(难以忍受的). I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.

    “ {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in .”

     I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn't he as busy as the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}?

    In the dentist's office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(worry). The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.

    When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don't worry. The dentist is very good.”

“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently.

    “Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.

“The artwork?” I was puzzled.

    The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy {#blank#}9{#/blank#}：on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was！At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by {#blank#}10{#/blank#}words.

    What a relief！

    The following are some greatest artists or painters in the world.

    Pablo Picasso was considered {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（be）the greatest western artist of the twentieth century,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}was a Spanish artist. Picasso and another painter, George Braque, started Cubism.

    Roy Lichtenstein was{#blank#}3{#/blank#}contemporary American artist. One of{#blank#}4{#/blank#}（he） works is a world famous example of pop art. Pop art was an important modern art movement that {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（aim） to show ordinary twentieth-century city life.

    Qi Baishi was one of China's {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（great） painters. He followed the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（tradition） Chinese style of painting. Chinese painting is known {#blank#}8{#/blank#}its brush drawings in black inks and natural colours. Qi Baishi's paintings are special because he observed the world of nature very{#blank#}9{#/blank#}（careful）.

    Xu Beihong was one of China's best-known twentieth-century{#blank#}10{#/blank#}（artist）.

    Like Qi Baishi, Xu painted in the traditional Chinese style and is most famous for his lively paintings of horses.

    Wang: What's G. P.A.?

    Smith: G. P.A. stands {#blank#}1{#/blank#}the grade quality point average. Quality points are used {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(determine) the students' rank in class, academic honors, and academic warning, and probation or suspension.

    Wang: How can I list my overall undergraduate G. P.A. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(use)3 digits?

    Smith: I think it's difficult to change your grade {#blank#}4{#/blank#} G. P.A., as our system of grading is different from {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in your country. I'd like to advise you to submit your {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(office) transcripts(文字稿)of all previous undergraduate and graduate work.

    Wang: That's a good idea. I took TOEFL last year, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I haven't taken the GRE. What's to be done?

    Smith: The GRE may {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(require) by the particular graduate or professional program. You should go over the Table of Program carefully. What's your TOEFL{#blank#}9{#/blank#}?

    Wang: 630.

    Smith: Wonderful. In general, the graduate division requires a TOEFL score of at least 575. Those {#blank#}10{#/blank#}TOEFL scores are in the range 500­575 are admitted conditionally upon successful completion of further coursework in English as a second language.

    Since 1949 when the People's Republic of China {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(establish), and especially since 1978, China's transformation from a traditional {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（agriculture）society to a modern industrial society has been greatly accelarated by a rapid industrial restructuring. China's industrial structure developed according to the objective of industrialization, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} aimed at the proportion(比例)of agriculture declining ceaselessly, and the proportion of the industrial and service sector increasing continually. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(current), the industrial goods produced in China all range from capital goods to consumption goods.

    China's factory outputs extend from textiles (纺织业) to railway, planes and computers. China is the largest producer of inexpensive cotton textiles in the world and exports large {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(quantity) of textiles and clothes. Food processing is very important, and much farm produce is exported. Other industrial products {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(include)television sets, bicycles, cars, trucks and washing machines are expanding in the world.

    China has become {#blank#}7{#/blank#} industrialized country to some extent. The auto and the housing industry, in the process of industrialization have developed by leaps and bounds. The most important export products are machinery and electric equipment,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the most important import products are raw materials. In recent years, China's industry{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(compete) internationally, and as a result, the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(develop)of the country's industry is increasingly influenced by international economic environments.