11．　　Food is very important. Everyone needs to (1)       well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is (2)      . We begin to get knowledge even (3)      we are very young. Small children are (4)       in everything around them. They learn (5)       while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to (6)       story books. science books…, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and (7)       to find out answers. What is the best (8)       to get knowledge?If we learn by ourselves, we will get (9)       knowledge. If we are (10)       getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand better.

12．　　It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.
　　I wish maps in various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.

13．　　A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked(敲) at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: " It's 8:05, "he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up (被叫醒 )again because a second person was knocking at the window.
　　"Sir, do you know the time?he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight.
　　In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note (纸条) and stuck (贴) it on the window for all to see.It said, "I don't know the time. "
　　Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, " "Hey, sir, " he said. "It' s a quarter to nine. "

14．　　An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, I'm afraid it'll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money. "The other person may say, OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's. "
　　This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, "Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith's", or" I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They're great. "This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say, Thank you. That would be very nice. American customs about who pays for dates are much the same as in other parts of the world In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means"Come, as my guest. So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning

15．　　It was Mother's Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs (丁香) in the garden.
　　Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, "I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on. "So they went, driving down the country roads.
　　There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.
　　When they were passing a nursing home (养老院), the young woman saw an old granny (奶奶) sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
　　When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, "Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?"
　　"I don't know her'' their mother said. "But it's Mother's Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her. ''

16．　　Our earth is in trouble. Our drinking water is becoming dirtier, and the air is not as clean as before. People and factories are polluting the air, rivers and lakes and seas. You may think that there is nothing you can do to help. That's not true. There are many things you can do to help the earth.
　　Cars burn gasoline. This will produce a lot of CO₂, into the air. Some people believe that too much CO₂, is making the earth warmer than ever. (2)They think CO₂thins the clouds above us. The clouds keep us away from the strongest sunlight. So try to walk, ride a bike or a bus. And if you drive a car, drive at a steady speed. This can save some gasoline. The biggest energy use at home is for keeping (1)      or_______take air conditioner off when you don't need to use it. Use lights that save energy
　　Use fewer things that cannot be used again. When you buy something, consider those made from things that can be used again first.
　　 (3)要用大量的水来洗澡沐浴. In one week an American family uses as much water for showers as a person drinks in three years! Buy a waterworks that uses less water, or take shorter showers. This can cut the use of water

17．　　In learning English, one should first pay attention (1)             listening and speaking. It's the ground-work (基础) of reading and writing. You'd better try (2)            (you) best to speak when you do much listening. Don't be afraid of making (3)            (mistake ). But be careful not to let them stop you from (4)            (improve) your English. While you are doing this, (5)             good way is to write a diary and write notes or letters. Then if you can, ask some others to go through what you have (6)            (write) and they will tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your writing will be (7)            (easy) found when you write. Through correcting mistakes you can do (8)            (well) in learning English.
　　If you are slow in speaking, don't (9)w             . One helpful way is reading aloud, either to others or to yourself. The important thing is to choose something interesting to read. You will (10)i             your reading speed in this way.

23．每当考试来临之际, 同学们都会表现出不同情况的紧张和焦虑. 请你以" How to relax When Facing Exams"为题写一篇英语短文, 谈谈你对缓解考试紧张和焦虑的建议.
内容要点:1. 考试焦虑的危害.
2. 建议:制定科学的学习计划, 端正考试态度, 适当运动, 听听音乐, 和老师交流等. 3. 可以自拟合适的建议.
词数:90左右.