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PAGEPAGE6AA.commonB.harmfulC.doorD.plansE.encouragedF.quietlyG.allH.notonlyI.aboutSammyLiu,asix-year-oldboyfromKowloon,hasbecomeaherorecently.Onedayheusedthefamily’scomputertostoparobbery.Whilethethiefwasverybusysearchingtheflat,Sammywentintohisbedroom1andusedhiscomputertocallthepolice,whoarrivedfiveminutesandcaughtthethief.Thesedays,itis2forchildrenasyoungasSammytobesogoodatcomputers.Manychildrenusecomputersathomeoratschoolandsomeschoolsevenhavetheirownwebsites.Suchwebsites___3____offerstudentstheopportunitytolearnnewskillsbutalsomeanthatpeopleallovertheworldcanfindoutmoreabouttheirschool.Someparentsthinkthatspendingtoomuchtimeusingacomputercanbe4,butthereistheoppositeofit.“Kidsshouldbe5tousecomputersasearlyaspossible,”saidTonyRobertson,asoftwaredeveloper.“Childrenlearnreallyfast.Manychildrenknowmuchmore___6____technologythantheirparents.”InHongKong,the“IT2011”project7toprovideeverystudentwithacomputerbytheyear2011.Schools,hospitals,shopsandhomeswillallbeconnectedbyanisland-widenetwork.Whetherathomeorschool,thedigitalage(数码时代)hascertainlyopenedthe8toawholenewworldoflearning.BA.toB.meansC.formedD.lifeE.furtherF.outofG.knowDoyouknowinsurance(保险)？Buyinginsuranceis____1____bywhichpeoplecanprotectthemselvesfromlargelosses.Protectionagainstfireisonekindofinsurance.Largenumbersofpeoplepaysmallsumofmoney___2___aninsurancecompany.Althoughthousandsofpeoplehavepaidforfireinsurance,onlyafewwilllosetheirhomesbyfire.Theinsurancecompanywillpayforthesehomes____3____thesumsofmoneyithascollected.Thefirstmodernfireinsurancecompanywas____4____inLondon,England,in1666.Agreatfirehadjustdestroyedmostofthecity,andpeoplewantedtoprotectagainst___5___losses.Thefirecompanygrewrapidly.Soonothercompanieswerefoundedinotherareas.BenjaminFranklinhelpedformthefirstfireinsurancecompanyinAmericain1752.Healso____6____In1759,BenjaminFranklinhelpedstartanothernewinsurancecompanyinAmerica.Thiscompany,whichoffered____7_____insurance,collectedsomemoneyregularlyfromdifferentmen.Althoughamandied,hisfamilywas___8___alargesumofmoney.Today,thiscompanyisstillinbusiness.Overtheyears,peoplehavebenefitedfrom(从……受益)manynewkindsofinsurancewhentheyhavesufferedfromsuchaccidentsascarandplanecrashes.Tomorrow,almosteveryonehassomekindofinsurance.CA.missB.NobodyC.getD.patientE.lateF.believeG.busyH.differencesI.forBeforemeetingwithmyfriendLeticiafromHonduras,CentralAmerica,IwouldaskherifshewasarrivingaccordingtoNorthAmericantimeorLatinAmericantime.Smiling,shewouldanswer,“LatinAmericantime,ofcourse.”Thismeantthatshewouldbe1.Theconcept(概念)oftimeisverydifferentforLatinAmericansandNorthAmericans.LifeintheUnitedStatesisfast-paced.Americans2“Theearlybirdgetstheworm”and“Firstcome,firstserved”.NorthAmericansevenhavetheirmealsinanefficient(有效率的)way.Microwaveshelpheatuptheirearlybreakfasts,noonlunches,andfiveo’clockdinners.Timeismoney___3____bigbusinesses.Everyonefollowsschedules(时刻表).Minutesaretakenatmeetingsthatareplanned.NorthAmericansareproudofcarryingout4workandstillfindingtimetospendwithfamilyandfriends.LatinAmericansenjoyaslowlife.Inthecafes,theserviceisslow.Outsideonthestreet,peoplewalkby,nottoloseweight,buttogetsomewhere.Busesarriveandleaveontheirownschedule,sometimessoonerorlaterthanthescheduledtime.Andifyou5thebus,justwait.Onewillcomealongfinally.Mid-morningbreakfastsarehomemade.Lunchisaroundthreeintheafternoonanddinnercouldbeanytime.6reallyfollowsaschedule.Youseldomhearthequestion,“Whattimeisit?”Ifyoudon’tknowthecultural7,youmayfeelangrysometimes.Inmyopinion,peopleintheUnitedStatesneedtolivelessbytheclockandenjoymoreoftheirdays.AlthoughLatinAmericanscansometimesbeveryfrustrating(令人沮丧的),theytellusit’sgoodtobe8andoneshouldslowdownenoughtoenjoysimplepleasureinlife.DA.atleastB.slowlyC.enableD.provideE.costF.gainedG.importantH.distanceI.withoutAlthoughpeoplecandodifferentsportswiththehelpofequipment,runningisstillthesimplestwaytoexercise.Thefollowingintroductionsmayhelpyoumakeyourrunningmorepleasantandsafe.▲Buyapairofgoodrunningshoes.Youdon’thavetobuythetopshoes,whichcould1youmuchmoney.However,it’simportanttobuytheactualrunningshoeswhichwill2__sufficientcushioning(缓冲)toprotectyourback,yourfeetandyourlegsfrominjury.▲Walkbeforeyourun!Forthefirstfourweeks,youshouldhavea5-15minutewarm-upwalkbeforebreakingintoatrot(小跑).▲Makesureyourunandwalk3threetimesaweek.Itwon’treallydoyouafavorifyoudolessthanthis.Pleasedon’trunifyou’reunwell,asthismightincreasethetimeyou’lltaketorecover.▲Runfortime,notfor___4_____.Yourrunningprogramshouldbeplannedto5increasethetimeyouspendonyourfeet,ratherthanthekilometers.Ifyouranatotalofthirtyminuteslastweek,don'tincreasethisbymorethantenminutesthefollowingweek.▲Nevercopythetopathletes!Thosetoprunnerswerebornwithsuperiorgenes(基因)that6theirbodiestodealwithstressloads,thereforeordinaryrunnersshouldnotfollowtheirexample.▲Bepatient!Don’tbeinahurrytotakepartinroadraces,etc.,nomatterhowmuchyourfriendsexpectyou.Waituntilyoucanrun30minutes___7____restingbeforeliningupforthatfirst5kmfunrun.▲Findafriendwhohasthesameinteresttorunwith.Someofthegreatestfriendshipsmighthavebeen8duringtrainingruns.▲Enjoyyourselfrunning.It’snicetobecompetitive,butnotifthepressuresaregoingtoaffectyourhealthandgenerallifestyle.Don’tgoinforaraceeveryweekbecausethisisthesurestwayofbecominghurt.Areyoureadytorunnow?EA.althoughB.successfulC.everythingD.whatE.giveupF.noticedG.activeH.suddenlyI.withHaveyouevercomplainedwhylifeissotiring?Doestheskysometimesseemdarktoyou?Areyourstudiessometimesnot1?Well,friendscheerupandsmileallthetime.Ifyouseetheworldwithyourwarmheart,you’llfindthatthewholeworldsmiletoyou.Whenyouareinschool,sometimesyouaretiredofyourlessons,buthaveyouever2thehappysmileonyourteacher’sfacewhenyoudidagoodjob?Onedayitisfine.Justbeforeyouwanttogoout,it3startstorain.Maybeyouwouldfeelverysadandstartcomplainingabouttheweather.Butdearfriends,whydon’tyousitdownandlistentothefreeconcertthatthenatureoffersyou?And4therainintime,cropsinthefieldswillgrowbetterandbetterandfarmerswillhaveagoodharvest.___5____everyonewantstosucceedinwhathetriestodo,sometimesfailure(失败)can’tbeavoided.Ithinkfailureisnotterribleandtheterriblethingisthatweareafraidofitand6hope.Whenwefacefailure,wemustbeconfidentinourselves,drawausefullessonfromitandtryourbesttofinish7wehavedecidedtodo.Asafamoussayinggoes,“Failureisthemotherofsuccess.”Attitude(态度)decides8.Withanactiveattitude,lifeiseasyandpleasant.Let’ssmiletowhateverwemeetandthewholeworldwillsmiletous.FA.alsoB.commonC.suchasD.especiallyE.grownF.worldG.fullofH.AsiaI.beatingFormostofthepeople,theOlympicGamesareexcitingandunforgettable.YoumighthaveknownquitealotaboutthemodernOlympicGames,1theSummerGames,whichbeganinGreecein1896.ButhowmuchdoyouknowaboutSpecialOlympicGamesforthedisabled(残疾人)？ThefirstSpecialOlympicGameswereheldinRomein1960.NowsoonaftereverySummerGames,thehostCityholdsaSpecialOlympicGames,2theGamesinBarcelonain1992andinAtlantain1996.Overtheyears,ithas3intooneofthelargestsportingeventsforthedisabledintheworld.ManypeoplewhowatchedtheGamessaidthattheyweregreatlyimpressedbytheeffort(努力)andcourage(勇气)shownthroughtheGames.AllthesportsmenandsportswomenwhotookpartintheGameshada(n)4goal:Theywantedtoprovetothemselvesandtotheworldthattheywere5lifeandhope,andthattheywerewillingtotryandeagertolearn."Butifhe'shomeless,whydoesn'theusethemoneytobuyfoodorclothes?Hewasteditonsomethinghedoesn'tneed.""Well,Sarah,sometimesfoodandclothesaren'tthemostimportantthings.Weneedhappiness,too."Thatmanmustcareenoughaboutmusictobuyaradio__6__foodorclothes.Isoonrealizedthathappinessisthekeytolife.Withoutit,there'snothingtolookforwardto.Apassiongivesapersonthehappinesstheyneedtokeepgoing.SincethenI'venevergoneaday__7__thinkingofwhat'strulyimportant.Ahome,ameal,clothesthesethingsareonlypartofthepicture.What'soften__8__isthatweallneedajoy,alightinadarkday.Weallneedapassion.KA.broughtB.disappearC.successD.realE.starsF.seriousG.forH.teachI.oncemoreItwasNewYear’snight.Anoldmanwasstandingbyawindow.Heraisedhissadeyestowardsthedeepbluesky,wherethe1werebrightlikewhiteflowersinalake.Thenhelookedattheearth,wherefewmorehopelesspeoplenowmovedtowardstheirtombs(坟墓).Hehadalreadypassedsixtyyears,andhehad2fromhisjourneynothingbutmistakesandsadness.Nowhishealthwaspoorandhismindwasnotstronganymore.Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreamsbeforehim.Andherememberedthe3momentwhenhisfatherplacedhimattheentranceofthetworoads—oneledtoapeaceful,sunnyplace,coveredwithflowersandsweetsongs;theotherledtoadeep,darkcave,whichwasendlessandfullofdevils(恶魔)andterriblesnakes.Helookedtowardstheskyandcried.“Oyouth,return!Omyfather,placeme4attheentrancetolife,andI’llchoosethebetterway!”Butbothhisfatherandthedaysofhisyouthhadpassedaway.Hesawthelightsgettingawayinthedarkness.Thesewerethedaysofhiswastedlife.Hesawastarfallfromtheskyand5,andthiswasjustlikehislife.Hisregret(懊悔),whichwaslikeasharpknife,cutdeeplyintohisheart.Thenherememberedhisfriendsinhischildhood.Theyhaddonetheirbestfor6andwerenowhappyonthisNewYear’snight.Herememberedhisparents’earlyloveforhim.Theyhadtaughthim.Buthechosethewrongway.Hisdarkenedeyeswerefulloftears,andhecriedout.“Comeback,myearlydays!Comeback!”Hisyouthdidreturn,___7___allthiswasonlyadreamwhichhehadonNewYear’snight.Hewasstillyoungthoughhisfaults(缺点)were8;hehadnotyetenteredthedeep,darkcave,andhewasstillfreetowalkontheroadwhichledtothepeacefulandsunnyland.LA.behindB.cardsC.achieveD.proudE.encouragementF.turnedintoG.successH.leaveI.memoriesPrinceAhmadFahadAl-Sabah,thepresidentoftheOlympicCouncilofAsia(OCA)saidattheAsianGames’openingceremony(开幕式)thatthousandsofvolunteersare“Guangzhou’snamecards1”,andwithouttheirserviceandhelpthe16thAsianGameswillbeunabletoachieve2suchgreatsuccess.“Isitnotapleasuretohavefriendscomingfromafar(=faraway)!”ThisChina’sancientcivilization(文明)shouldnotbelostforasinglemomentinChina’sopening-uporscientificdevelopment.MillionsofGuangzhoucitizens,whoarejustbehind3tensofthousandsofvolunteers,areallfeelingveryproud4tosharetheirfriendshipinhostingthegreatevent.Inagreatget-togetherduringthetwo-weekevent,athletes(运动员)havesaidrepeatedlythattheyhavereceivedsomuchencouragement___5___fromthosewhogotowatchtheirperformancesand,asforthehostsoftheevent,theythinkthatgueststotheGamesofthisyearwillhavemorebeautifulmemories6oftheGuangzhouGames.Medals(奖牌)willbecarriedwaywhenthegreatfestivalends,butthe16thAsianGameswillleave7itself,notjustsportsskillsbutanewoutlookonanopencityofalargedevelopingnation.FromtheAsianGamesinBeijingtotheAsianGamesinGuangzhouoverthepasttwentyyears,someathletesin1990havebeen8coaches(教练)already,buttheSong“AsiaMightyWinds”willcontinuetoringonandon….MA.complai