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Did you know that in the mountains it can start to snow in August? It snows through the fall and winter. 1__________, in spring, when all that snow melts, water falls down the mountain sides. Streams（溪流）form and come together to form 2__________ . Let’s follow one of the rivers in Utah.

The Bear River begins nearly 13,000 feet 3__________ in the mountains. It ends only 90 miles away, 4__________ it will have dropped about 9,000 feet first! The most surprising thing about this river is where 5_____ ____ends.

If you look at a map, you will see that nearly all rivers 6_________（empty）into the sea. But 7___________ the water of the Bear River. This river flows into the Great Salt Lake, the largest lake in the West. The rivers and streams 8__________ flow into the lake bring with them about two million tons of salt each year. And no fresh water flows away from the lake. 9___________, the summer sun evaporates （蒸发）the fresh water, 10___________ （leave）the salt behind. The lake water is so salty that you can’t sink in it, no matter how hard you try.

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1 ___________ neither she nor her husband smoked, Mrs. Trench was surprised to see cigarette ash on her doorstep as she entered the house. When she opened the living-room door, she was astonished to see a strange man fast 2__________ in an armchair! Taking care not to disturb him, Mrs. Trench left the house at once. She called a taxi and went 3 __________（straight）to the police station. When she got there, she lost no time to explain 4___________ had happened and added that the man 5__________ have got into the house 6___________ an open window. Mrs. Trench returned home 7___________ a police car together with two policemen. But it was too late: the man had disappeared. 8___________ （hurry）upstairs, she went to her dressing-table. She smiled 9__________ relief when she saw the only thing that man had taken was an imitation（仿制品）diamond necklace that was almost 10 _________

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About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City 1___________ a woman and a yougn boy sat down 2___________ the next table. I couldn’t help 3__________ （overhear）parts of their conversation. At one point 4___________ woman asked: “ So, how have you been?” And the boy, 5__________

couldn’t have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”

This incident 6___________ （stick）in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are cahnging. As 7___________ as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school. The evidence of a change in children 8__________ （increase）steadily in recent years. Chil dren don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults 9___________ they used to. 10___________ this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Children as it once was no longer exists, why?

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Johnny Carson began his career in television 1 ____________ his twenties. First he worked at local stations in Nebraska. Several years 2___________, he moved to Los Angeles,

California. It was “The Tonight Show” 3____________ made Johnny Carson famous for thirty years. He became 4 ____________ most popular star of American television. He 5_____________ （call）“the king of late night.” Critics said Americans from all parts of the country liked him and felt they knew him.

He did not take his fame 6_____________ （serious）. For example, when asked 7____________ he became a “star”, he answered: “I started in a gaseous （气体的）state and I cooled.” Carson’s special skill was his sense of 8____________. Audiences laughed at his jokes he made at the beginning of his show. However, sometimes they laughed 9____________ harder at the jokes that failed. He was the most powerful performer on televison. Many 10____________ （comedy）and singers became successful after appearing on “The Tonight Show”.

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Although many Chinese students say that 1____________ knowledge of English grammar is good, 2 ____________most would admit that their oral English is poor.

3 ____________ I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My oral English is poor.”

4 ____________, their oral English does not have to remain “poor!” I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons 5_____________ their problems with oral English.

First, they fail to find suitable words to express 6_____________ due to （由于）a limited vocabulary. 7_____________, they are afraid of making mistakes. The third reason is that not enough attention 8 ______________ （pay）to listening.

9_____________ you use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know. Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better 10____________ speaking English more.

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Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it ___1_______（consider）an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very ______2_____ （health）thing to do. Some reseachers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us ,_____3___（be）a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go 4 this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some 5 （surprise）conclusions.

Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has conclued that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth. It ____6_____ improves 7 （concentrate）,attention span, and the ability to get along with others. Idustrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured 8 as an inventor. For these notable achieveers, it appears 9 their daydreams came true. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “hold a picture o f yourself… in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself 10 as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible.

（31）1. Then 2. rivers 3.up 4.but 5.it 6.empty 7. not 8. that/which

9. Instead 10.leaving

（32） 1. Because/As 2. asleep 3. straight 4. what 5. must

6. through

7. in

8. Hurrying

9. with 10. worthless/ valueless

（33） 1. when 2. at 3. overhearing 4. the 5. who 6. stuck

7. far 8. has increased 9. than 10. Whether

（34） 1. in 2. later 3. that 4. the 5. was called 6. seriously

7. how 8. humor 9. even 10. comedians

（35） 1. their 2 yet 3. Whenever 4. However 5. for 6. themselves

7. Second 8. is paid 9. Unless 10. by

（36）1. was considered 2. healthy 3. is 4. beyond 5. surprising

6. also

7. concentration

8. himself

9. that 10. vividly