Those flowers were 　　　　 for your mother on her seventieth birthday， but as she is away， I would be glad if you accept them.

A．offered

B．produced

C．meant

D．supplied

Directions： Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
An old man lived with his son， his daughter-in-law and his four-year-old grandson. The family would eat together nightly. But the elderly grandfather always made 　小題1:　terrible mess on the table because of his shaky hands. 　小題2:　 the couple set a small table at the corner. There， the grandfather ate alone，　小題3:　the rest of the family enjoyed their dinner at the dinner table.
Because the old man had broken a lot of dishes， his food was served in wooden bowls. The four-year-old boy watched it all 　小題4:　silence.
One evening， the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps. 　小題5:　 asked the child， “What are you making？” The boy replied， “Oh， I’m making bowls for you and Mama to eat your food from 　小題6:　  I grow up.”
The couple finally realized 　小題7:　they should do. That evening， he led the old man back 　小題8:　 the family table. For the remaining days， the old man ate every meal with the family.

Directions： Complete the passage below with the correct forms of the given words and phrases in the column (ONE is extra).
motivation       Positive        remain          accomplish         guarantee 
Appreciate       go after           however         Apart from         hardship    
When we talk about happiness， we’ll naturally relate it to 　1　 or pleasant emotions. Many people consider happiness to be their ultimate (最終的) goal in life that they will spend their whole lives 　2　. Then how can we achieve happiness？
One effective way is to try to 　3　 in good spirits anytime and anywhere. Contrary to the belief that happiness comes hand in hand with much wealth， money is never enough to 　4　 happiness. What we simply need to do is 　5　 the precious things we have in life， such as good health， family and friends. The secret to obtaining happiness is perfectly explained in the proverb “Happy is he who is content (知足的)” .
　6　 staying optimistic， one can also gain happiness by 　7　 something meaningful. For instance， doing charity work and volunteering to help those in need can give you a sense of happiness as you realize you are doing your part for a better world.
Never quit seeking after happiness because of the fear inside or the 　8　 outside. Everyone has the right to pursue happiness and will surely find it with enough courage and 　9　.

Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of benefit than any other investment available in the developing world. Women’s education may be an unusual field for economists， but increasing women’s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics， with its focus on rewards， provides an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of(剝奪)an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family： girls grow up only to marry into somebody else’s family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school — the predict becomes self-ffulfilling， trapping women in a vicious circle (惡性循環(huán)) of neglect.
An educated mother， on the other hand， has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children， ensuring that her daughters and sons are given fair chances. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls， as well as of boys， will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle(良性循環(huán)).
Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously， there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments， but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices， including family planning.
Topic： The significance of 　小題1:　 in developing countries

Viewpoint	Educating girls is more 　小題2:　 than any other investment.
	From low-income families	From educated mothers’ families
Attitudes	Girls are of 　小題3:　  than boys.	Development should be for 　小題4:　.
Practices	●There is 　小題5:　 investment in daughters. ●Girls are made to stay at home， 　小題6:　housework.	Girls and boys are sure to have 　小題7:　.
Consequences	A vicious circle	小題8:
小題9:	Educating girls contributes to social benefits， 　小題10:　 and health practices， including family planning. Educating girls in developing countries is important and rewarding.

 

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Improve your memory, improve your life
Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the audience, but then he paused in horror. _________
Barbara hid her jewelry when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldn’t remember where she’d put it.
__________. Most people have. But memory can be developed.
First, relax. If you’re overanxious about remembering something, you’ll forget it. ________.Take a deep breath and tell yourself that you have all the time in the world to remember.
Second, avoid being negative. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you won’t remember things. When you forget something, don’t say, “ Gee, I need to have my brain rewired(重裝電線).”
To improve your memory, you’ll need to take an active role. Like your body, your memory can be strengthened through exercise. ______ For example, if you’ re learning a language, try to actively remember irregular verbs.
You may also want to make associations, or links, between what you’re trying to remember and things you already know. For example, if you need to catch a plane at 2:00pm, you can imagine a plane in your mind and notice that it has two wings. ___________.  

A．Don’t worry.

B．He had forgotten her name.

C．Perhaps you’ve had experiences like these.

D．Look for opportunities to exercise your memory.

E. Jokes like this will have a negative effect on your memory.
F. You are now ten times more likely to remember the take-off time.
G. Relaxing will help improve your awareness and ability to concentrate.

He ________ us handsomely with a lot of money for helping him.

A．rewarded

B．a(chǎn)warded

C．prized

D．offered

It is obvious that the hopes, goals, fears and desires _____widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.

A．a(chǎn)lter

B．shift

C．transfer

D．vary

I think it _____ that she should be knowledgeable about computers for her present job.

A．urgent

B．normal

C．essential

D．temporary

His wife is constantly finding ______ with him, which makes him very angry.

A．errors

B．shortcomings

C．fault

D．flaw

The plan was that the two parties should first reach an agreement on the basic ______, the details to be worked out later.

A．standard

B．practice

C．habit

D．principle