If the population of the Earth keeps on (increase) at its present rate, there will
(eventual) not be enough resources left to support life on the planet. By the middle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we
(use) up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on Earth will make it
(necessity) for us to look for open space somewhere else. But
of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem,
, has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that
the Earth’s resources are completely
(exhaust), it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and
create a new world almost as large as the Earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth.
, there is only a tiny amount of water there.
Susan: I want to go to Paris again. I think it’s perhaps ______ most cultured city in the world.
Billy: But you _____ (see) the famous museums and palaces there already. Won’t you get
_______ (bore) if you see them again?
Susan: Oh, Billy, you don’t understand. The real______ (attract) of Paris doesn’t lie in those famous science spots, though they are
_______(certain) worth visiting. It lies in the life in Paris and the style of the Parisians.
Billy: Do you mean that you feel good just walking around the city?
Susan: Exactly! I find ______ so relaxing to take a walk along the Seine River. And I also find the French can transform everyday objects
______ works of art!
Billy: That’s true. Even the little fountains and the iron garden gates have very delicate designs.
Susan: Yes, you’re right. And with the evening_____ (come) to Paris, I felt even better when I heard music floating from the concerts in the cathedrals.
Billy: Parisians love music. Did you taste any of the French cuisine (菜肴)? It’s said _____ a person has never tasted the true flavor of France until he has dined in Paris.
Susan: Yes, I did. Both the food and the atmosphere in the restaurants ___ (be) wonderful.
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Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of _____(工具) to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes b_
__ that you don't have enough tastes.
Your house of life ought to be a mansion, a royal ____(宫殿). Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds___
__ room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.
Art should be a desire for you to _____(培养) simply because the world is full of beautiful things. L__
___, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room ____
__ you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. __
___like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real____
__are of the spirit. Sports, without which you remain poor, m__
___ a lot in life.
Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass
their stomachs are filled up.
A classmate of (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草). I asked him
camels eat hay, not green grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with
strong sense of suffering,
(fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistant
green grass.
The camel has the best tolerance. Unfortunately, many people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its (prepare) made for it.
Life, a camel traveling through the desert,
(need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.
One (rain) night I was driving along a lonely highway
I saw a man walking rapidly ahead of me along the side of the road. It was pouring rain and I slowed down to avoid
(splash) him as I went by.
He misunderstood, (think) I was offering a ride and ran towards my car. He was very tall, had a full beard and he scared me. I stepped on the gas pedal to leave
(quick), and I saw the look of total despair in his eyes.
Suddenly, all fear was (go) and I backed up and unlocked my car door, praying this was not the
(big) mistake in my life but somehow knowing it would be okay.
The man was a plumber（水暖工人）, truck had got stuck in the mud. He
(walk) for miles. No one would pick him up and his wife was in the hospital in labour（分娩） with their first child!
He had cried at the thought that he might not be there.
We (arrive) at the hospital moments before his son was born.
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Have you ever had problems in your life? Have you ever wondered how to be happy? If so, you will find the book “Being a Happy Teenager” （use）. In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.
About problems with parents and friends, the book says we should stop （be） angry and forgive. The book tells us some skills such as how to put everything
we have learned from life into beautiful pictures.
Many teenagers think that （happy） comes from a good exam result or praise from
people. But you can still be happy
there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from good attitude. If you learn from problems, you
（have） success in the future.
Some school students have problems such as being too tall too short. But Matthews tells us that we should think about things
a positive way. This is Matthews’ most important lesson: you choose to be happy!
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