Passage 1:

    My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle . She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten minutes later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other {#blank#}3{#/blank#} now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

Passage 2:

I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter , she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun {#blank#}5{#/blank#} my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to some people. It {#blank#}7{#/blank#} be the only modern house in the district.

Passage 3:

I enter the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost £50 and I felt very upset.‘I left the money in my room,'I said, ‘and it's not there now.'The manager was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} , but he could do nothing. ‘Everyone's losing money these days,'he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelop on his desk. It contained £50 . ‘I found this {#blank#}10{#/blank#} this gentleman's room,'she said. ‘Well,'I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honesty in this world! ‘

    According to a recent survey, violence did {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(existence) in schools. Students showed their fear and parents and teachers also expressed their great concern about it. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (obvious), it's time for the whole society to pay more attention to the mental health of adolescents (青少年).

    Nowadays, school violence is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon (现象) {#blank#}4{#/blank#} calls for our great concern. We should try every effort to prevent violence from {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(happen) at school, for more and more students would drop out of school {#blank#}6{#/blank#}their personal safety could not be ensured. In fact, violence can {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(learn). Children learn violent behavior from adults or from {#blank#}8{#/blank#}they see on television or on the Internet.

    If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence {#blank#}9{#/blank#}violence, for it will result in more fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guys.

All in all, every student {#blank#}10{#/blank#}behave himself and keep away from violence.

    I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance, were a sure path{#blank#}1{#/blank#}success. But this piece of advice does not always work as planned. My high school math exam is one example. The exam， {#blank#}2{#/blank#} was originally to be held in our classroom, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(change) to the library at the last minute. This, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, didn't bother me because math had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and took a deep breath to help relax {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. But my mood quickly changed when I saw{#blank#}6{#/blank#}first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and preserved{#blank#}7{#/blank#} I finally found the solution. With the problem{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fortunate), I then notice that I had just 10 minutes left {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (complete) the rest.

    As we all know, Columbus was a great explorer. He left Spain in September 1492,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (look) for gold. Native Americans greeted him, offering gifts of corn. Columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (plant), including corn, to bring back to Spain.

    Columbus didn't know it, but the corn was much {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (valuable) than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (immediate). They grew it on cold mountainsides and in rainforests. So it {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (feed) millions of people all over the world today.

    On his second trip, Columbus brought back a few chocolate beans to make chocolate. Europeans and Asians loved this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. Chocolate beans became so valuable in Central America {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (use)as cash for 200 years.

    Tomatoes and potatoes took some time to become popular. Eventually, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, they became the basis of a lot of popular foods. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes or chocolate. Thanks{#blank#}10{#/blank#} native American culture, many people are able to enjoy lots of tasty food.

    Ne Zha, China's animated blockbuster hit of the summer, is ready {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hit) North American theaters later this month.

    Well Go USA Entertainment, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} distribution company specializing in bringing top Asian film titles to US cinemas, will release the film in select 3D IMAX theaters across North America on Aug 29, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (follow) by a nationwide expansion on Sept 6.

    Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Yang Yu, also known {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Jiaozi, the film {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (tell) of Ne Zha, a boy born as a social outcast (弃儿)because of a divine prophecy(神的预言) {#blank#}6{#/blank#}he would destroy the world. He tries to change his predetermined fate and people's views of him by choosing good over evil and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (become) their true hero.

    Built on a successful{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (adapt) of Chinese folk tale and excellent word-of-mouth, the film - the first Chinese animated film is proving to have long legs at the box office.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} a total box office of 4.1 billion yuan ($582 million) and counting, Ne Zha is the best-received animated feature ever in China, and the fourth{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (large) theatrical release in the country's box office history.