【正文】 . About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors .Later, Catherine Ⅱ had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg ___________she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .In 1770 the room was pleted the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the _________(wonder) of the world, it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time ______ the two countries were at war. _________ the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room . However, some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself. In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twentyseven wooden boxes. There is no doubt ______ the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, _______ was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, ________happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace. By studying old photos of the former Amber Room, they have made the new one look like the old one. In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city. Using language A FACT OR AN OPINION?What is a fact? Is it something ___________ people believe? No. A fact is anything ________can be proved. For example, it can ___________(prove) that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact.Then what is an opinion? An opinion is _________ someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses ______________(believe) and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only cares about ____________ the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence. 詞匯檢測(cè)101． 文化的2． rare3． 貴重的，有價(jià)值的4． survive5． in search of6． 使吃驚，驚訝 令人吃驚的 對(duì)…感到吃驚7． select8． design9． decorate 被….裝飾10. style11. artist12. belong to13. 作為回報(bào)14. reception15. remove16. wooden17. 毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)18. mystery19. former20. 值得的，相當(dāng)于…價(jià)值的21. 值得…22. local23. evidence24. explode25. entrance26. sink27. 看重，器重28. informal29. debateUnit 2 The Olympic GamesReading AN INTERVIEWPausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has e on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the presentday Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.P: My name is Pausanias. I lived in __________you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. I’ve e to your time to find out about the presentday Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland. May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?L: Good heavens! Have you really e from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like. What would you like to know?P: How often do you hold your Games?L: _________ four years. There are two main sets of Gamesthe Winter and Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a _________(定期的，有規(guī)律的) basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes _________ have reached the agreed standard for their event will be ___________(admit) as petitors. They may e from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy peting in winter? And what about the horses?L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are petitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. That’s ________ they’re called the Winter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics________ you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from al