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【正文】 vertising is everywhere! Some people think that ads are great. Others hate ads, 1 that they make our cities and countryside look ugly. Many ads are aimed specifically 2 teenagers, and some young people see more than 100 advertisements a day. It’s true that some ads can be very useful. For 3 , they can help you to pare two different products so that you can buy the one you really need. They can also help you 4 money. When prices are listed, you can go to the store with the 5 price. Ads also tell you when stores are having sales. 6 , some advertising can be confusing or 7 . Sometimes the words sound good but don’t really tell you anything about the quality of the product. 8 other times, the picture in an ad looks a lot better than the 9 thing. And you have to be careful. At times an ad can 10 you to buy something you don’t need at all. 1. saying 2. at 3. instance 4. save 5. lowest 6. However 7. misleading 8. At 9. real 10. lead (P107) Dear Diary, I thought today was going to be really bad. To start 1 , it was raining, and rainy days make me 2 . And it was my birthday, but when I got up, no one was home, and Mom and Dad hadn’t left me a 3 . I walked to school with my best friend, Gu. She didn’t say anything 4 . This made me a little angry. After 5 , I remembered her birthday last month. In class, the teacher asked me for my homework, but as I was 6 tense when I left home, I had fotten to bring it 7 me. That made me 8 with myself. But things got better. Gu invited me for lunch. I was so 9 . Mom and Dad and all my friends were there. I had a 10 surprise birthday lunch. That made me VERY happy. 1. with 2. sad 3. note 4. either 5. all 6. so 7. with 8. annoyed 9. surprised 10. wonderful (P112) Hi Jake, Sorry I couldn’t get 1 to you sooner. I have so many chores to do today. I have to do my homework, of 2 . I started about an hour ago, 3 I haven’t finished. Then I have to take the dog for a 4 , water my mom39。s plants and do some 5 . I haven’t any of those things yet 6 my grandfather came to chat with me. He loves talking 7 I love listening to him. He started telling me about all of the 8 he had to do when he was a child. He had to get up at 5 am to chop wood and 9 the fire for breakfast. Then he had to collect water from the 10 well. Then he had to feed the animalshe and his family lived on the farm.. Anyway, I have to run now. Take care, Crystal 1. back 2. course 3. but 4. walk 5. shopping 6. because 7. and 8. chores 9. light 10. village Don’t miss the New Ocean Waves!(P114) Do you like pop music? Most people do. One of the best bands on the music scene is the New Ocean Waves. In the 1 twelve months, they’ve had three 2 concerts and made a hit CD. They’re going to appear on CCTV next month. And then they’re going to go on a world tour in 3 they will perform in ten different cities. Be sure not to 4 them if they e to a city near youif you can get tickets, 5 is. “ For years, we played other people’s songs,” says 6 singer Zhu Wen. “But now we play 7 our own songs. We’re had a few songs in the top ten, but we really hope to have a number one 8 some day.” Good luck to the New Ocean Waves. They’re off to a great 9 . And they’re really nice people. Did you know that they gave half of the money they made to a charity for 10 children? 9 1. last 2. major 3. which 4. miss 5. that 6. lead 7. mostly 8. hit 9. start 10. homeless (P120) Dear Editor, I am writing to say that I am 1 building a new zoo in out town. Zoos are 2 places for animals to live. I’ve visited a lot of zoos in my 3 , and I have never seen one I liked or one that was 4 for animals to live 5 . Just last week, I visited a zoo and couldn’t believe 6 I saw. The animals are kept 7 tiny cages and can 8 move at all. And they are only given food 9 a day. Is this a good way 10 animals to live? I don’t think so. Sincerely, Disgusted 1. against 2. terrible 3. life 4. suitable 5. in 6. what 7. in 8. hardly 9. once 10. for Dear Editor, I visited our zoo yesterday 1 I was very surprised to find 2 anyone there. Zoos are very important places. They are like 3 textbooks for young people. They 4 homes for many 5 animals, and help to educate the public about 6 for them. 7 we don’t 8 our zoos, they won’t have enough money to take care 9 so many fine animals. I 10 all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon. Sincerely, Animal Friend 1. and 2. hardly 3. living 4. provide 5. endangered 6. caring 7. If 8. support 9. of 10. urge The house of trash(P122) You have probably never heard of Amy Winterbourne, but she is a most 1 woman. She lives in a house 2 she built herself out of trash. Well, the stuff used to be called trash, but now it’s called” 3 ” material. The windows and doors came from old buildings around the town that were being pulled 4 . The walls are made 5 old glass bottles that are glued together. The 6 is made from discarded titles. And the fence is built out of used soda cans. Amy recently won an 7 from the Help Save Our Pla Society. The president Jackson Smith said, “Amy is an 8 to us all.” And what does Amy do in her 9 time? She makes model toys out of old TVs, and sells them to 10 money for the Children’s Hospital. 1. unusual 2. that 3. recycled 4. down 5. from 6. roof 7. award 8. inspiration 9. spare 10. raise