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1American learn sports as part of their education. They learn two or more ball （1）games _, such as football or basketball. At high school, they choose groups of boys or girls to make （2）teams _,. They choose those who are best at that sport. These teams （3）compete _, against teams from other schools. In many schools, students learn wrestling, running, tennis, golf and swinging. They have teams for some of these sports, too.The games between schools are often very （4）exciting _,. Other students, the ones not on the team, love to watch them. They let everyone know this by shouting and （5）cheering _, when their team plays well.There is a special （6）club _, of girls and boys, mostly girls, who jump up and down and shout for their football team. They call themselves （7）cheerleaders _, because they lead everyone in shouts and cheers. They （8）wear _, clothes of a special colorthe color of their schools team. The football players wear that color, too. Each school has a team color and a team name. Cheerleaders call out the team name in their cheers. （9）They practice many hours to learn the special jumping and cheering moves._. Cheerleading is almost s port itself.Every classroom has an American flag in it. （10）From elementary to high school, students start each day by standing up and showing respect to the flag._. They put their hands over their hearts and say “the Pledge of Allegiance”. （11）This is a promise to the country, which was written by people who came to the US over 200 years ago _. By standing and showing respect to the flag people think about the United States and its freedoms.KEY:1、games2、teams3、compete4、exciting5、cheering6、club7、cheerleaders8、wear9、They practice many hours to learn the special jumping and cheering moves.10、From elementary to high school, students start each day by standing up and showing respect to the flag.11、This is a promise to the country, which was written by people who came to the US over 200 years ago2Setting GoalsWhy is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and (1) experience _ everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, (2) goals _ allow you to make your life happen.Successful and happy people have a (3) vision _ of how their life should be and they set lots of goals, both(4) short-term _ and long-range, to help them reach their vision. By (5) setting _ goals you are taking control of your life. Its like having a map to show you where you want to go.(6) Winners _ in life set goals and follow through on them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by (7) accident _. Goals arent difficult to setand they arent difficult to reach. Its up to you to find out what your goals, (8)ideals_, and visions really are. (9) You are the one who must decide what to go after and in what direction to aim your life._.Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it. (10) Writing goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power._. Like an agreement with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also (11) when you write your goals in a particular fashion you are able to stimulate your subconscious _. to be continuously aware of situations that will further your goal.key:1、experience2、goals3、vision4、short-term5、setting6、Winners7、accident8、ideals9、You are the one who must decide what to go after and in what direction to aim your life.10、Writing goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power.11、when you write your goals in a particular fashion you are able to stimulate your subconscious3The Barbie DollsIn the mid 1940s, the young (1) ambitious _, Ruth and Elliot Handler owned a company that made wooden picture frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler (2) joined _, with their close friend Harold Mattson in (3) forming _, a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named Mattel, MATT for Mattson, and EL for Elliot.In the mid 1950s, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler (4) purchased _, a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a (5) shapely _, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous (6) cartoon _, character.Lilli is the doll that (7) inspired _, Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. With the help of her (8) technicians _, and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. This was a fashion doll unlike any of the time. She was long-limbed, shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. (9) Ruth and Elliot named their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie _.(10) In 1959, the Barbie doll made her way to the New York Toy show and received a warm reception from the buyers._. Barbie has experienced a lot of changes over the years and has managed to keep up with current trends in hairstyles, makeup and clothing. (11) She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market _. Barbie has universal appeal and collectors both young and old enjoy time spent with their dolls.Key:1. ambitious2. joined3. forming4. purchased5. shapely6. cartoon7. inspired8. technicians9. Ruth and Elliot named their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie10. In 1959, the Barbie doll made her way to the New York Toy show and received a warm reception from the buyers.11. She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market4American MoneyAmerican money can be quite (1) confusing _. The bills or paper money are all the same color and (2) size _. One has to look carefully to be sure he is giving out a $1 bill and not a $10 bill, for example. Furthermore, new bills (3) stick _, together easily. Be sure this does not happen to you.Coins are also confusing. This is partly because some of them have two names, partly because the size doe not (4) indicate _ the value. The ten-cent coin is smaller than the five-cent coin, for example. In addition all coins are (5) silver-colored _ except for the penny (one cent) which is brown color or copper colored.1 cent, or penny, is the coin of smallest value, equal to 1/100 of a dollar. It is useful for some parking (6) meters _ and some sales taxes but a penny does not buy very much! Five pennies are equal to one nickel. A coin of 10 cents, the smallest in size of all the coins, is one of the most useful. It is used for pay-phones, buying newspapers, coin-operated machines, and some bus (7) fares _. The 25 cent coin, or quarter, is larger than the nickel but is easily mistaken for it. This is the (8) normal _ tipping coin, also commonly used for paying bridge and road tolls.(9) One has to keep considerable change on hand _, especially in cities which require exact change for their buses. Sales taxes also require a lot of small coins, although stores will give change. (10) Bus drivers, however, are often not allowed to give change in many cities _.Bills come in the following denominations: $1, $5, $10 and $20. (11) they also come in $50 and $100 bills, but these are seen less often by most of us _! Keep small value bills with you. Taxi drivers and some store clerks will not change anything larger than a $5 bill; most big department stores will, however.Key1. confusing2. size3. stick4. indicate5. silver-colored6. meters7. fares8. normal9. One has to keep considerable change on hand10. Bus drivers, however, are often not allowed to give change in many cities11. they also come in $50 and $100 bills, but these are seen less often by most of us5Dad was the kindest and most (1) generous _ man I have ever met. Yet I was never able to know him as well as I had wished. He was a man of few words. He never spoke of the things close to his heart. I know that he loved all his children. But because in our family (2) outward _ signs of affection were never shown, somehow I have never or at any time been able to (3) express _ my love for him. I was with dad on the night he died and I longed to be able to (4) kneel _ by his bedside and say, “Dad, thank you for being so good to us. I love you , Dad.” Every time I tried to, but I was (5) embarrassed _. Even at that time I felt he would think it wrong for me to try to express my feelings in (6) words _.After dad died, all of us (7) gathered _ round Mum. We thought that to have her children calling her would be a way to (8) make up _ for the loss. It was so at first. Id visit her twice a day and listen while she talked about her life with dad. (9) She would relate their lives and relationship together from the time she first met him _. I think it was right that she did. It was far better to talk about dad to keep him alive in spirit. After all, death is inevitable. (10) The great thing about mum was that she didnt talk endlessly _. All she wanted to do was live their lives together again. (11) I remember once when Pat and I had listened to her all afternoon, mum said, “Now Ive talked to you both and I fell ten years younger. _”1. generous2. outward3. express4. kneel5. embarrassed6. words7. gathered8. make up9. She would relate their lives and relationship together from the time she first met him 10. The great thing about mum was that she didnt talk endlessly11.I remember once when Pat and I had listened to her all afternoon, mum said, “Now Ive talked to you both and I fell ten years younger.6What can hospital do to help patients (1) recover _faster from illness? Apart from nursing and medicine, one way that is getting more attention is to improve the (2) quality _of the environment in hospitals.Now some of Britains most (3) talented _ artists have been called in to transform older hospitals. Of the 2,500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have large collections of (4) contemporary _ art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms.These recent creative ideas (5) owe _a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior. He set up his (6) studio _at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a