11． Long time ago, some people lived in a kingdom (王国), under the rule of a king. They were very (1)
       as they were rich and had no problems.
One day, the king decided to travel and visit faraway places of great historical importance. He chose to travel on foot, (2)       he could talk to his people. People from these areas were very happy to have a (3)       with their king.
After several weeks, he (4)       to the palace. He was quite happy to have visited many places and seen his people. However, he felt a lot of pain in his (5)       because it was his first long-distance trip on foot. He told his ministers (大臣) that the roads were covered with stones and weren't (6)      . He said he was very (7)       about the people who walked along them.
He made an order to (8)       the roads of the whole country with (9)       in order that people would feel happier and more comfortable. His ministers were very (10)       to hear his order as thousands of cows would have to be (11)       for leather and it would also cost a lot of money.
A wise man from the ministry came to the king and said he had another (12)       The minister asked the king: "Why do you want to kill so many cows to cover the road with leather? Why not cut a piece of leather in the right (13)       to cover your feet?"
The king was (14)       by this idea and praised the minister. He ordered that a pair of leather shoes were to be made for himself and for each of his countrymen.
Many of us criticize (批评) our surroundings and never understand that we can make a change ourselves. Changes are unavoidable, and they should come from us. We cannot or should not (15)       others to make them.

12． Once upon a time, there was a captain (船长) who loved money so much that he cheated (欺骗) his sailors at the end of every voyage (航行) and took their wages (工钱).
On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't believe him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.
"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."
"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.
"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I win"
The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."
"I can," answered the captain.
"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."
The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"
"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."
"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.
" 'A fire's fire, you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."

13． As someone who's been studying English for many years now, you might think you know the English language pretty well. But if you overheard a British person say, "A Billy left some bees and honey in my sherbet (冰冻果露) last night." would you understand what they meant?
Probably not, but many native speakers may not know what this person was saying either.
The example above was a sentence that a London taxi driver might say to another member of his or her tribe. In plain English, the sentence would be, "A customer left some money in my cab last night."
So, what exactly is meant by "tribe"?
A recent article on the BBC Culture website pointed out that nearly all of us are a part of a tribe.
This is a group that defines (定义) who we are and even how we speak. And with each tribe comes its own "secret language", as the BBC called it.
If you work in a certain industry — education, for example — you may use slang words (俚语) and acronyms (首字母缩略词) that only other people who work in that industry would understand. Or if you live in a certain city, you might use a slang word to describe a landmark (地标) in the city, that only locals would understand.
These secret words don't always stay within their tribes, however. Words from many tribes, especially musical cultures such as rap and hip-hop, often enter people's everyday vocabulary. For example, the phrase "to have beef" — meaning "to be in a conflict (冲突, 争执)" — was made by US rappers. Today, it's widely used by native English speakers all over the world.
As BBC reporter Susie Dent wrote, "We hear amazing secret languages every day, full of history and stories and in-jokes. And one thing is certain: our tribal conversations will never be finished."

14． Our youngest daughter can be stubborn (执拗的) about receiving gifts, and I told her so. She took it well.
"Where do you think I get it from?" she always asked me.
"I'm not stubborn when it comes to receiving gifts," I said. "I used to be, but not now. I like all the. pngts I get."
She has a birthday coming up and we want to get her new boots, cowboy boots. All the females in our family have cowboy boots.
Cowboy boots aren't cheap, but we want to do something special and get her something she could use and enjoy for years to come. But my daughter is pushing back, saying she's happy with her present boots — which are old and worn-out (破烂不堪的).
I push back, she pushes back, and we are locked in (陷入) a mother-daughter match over stubbornness and how much is too much to spend on a special. pngt.
She thinks my husband and I do too much for her. I used to think the same thing about my parents — my parents weren't rich, but they were generous (大方的). They kept saying they enjoyed giving me. pngts, but all I could think about was how much money they were wasting on me.
Years ago, I told a friend that I thought my mother overdid (做得过多) it when it came to buying. pngts for her children.
My friend, closer to my mother's age than mine, looked at me and said, "Who are you to tell your mother what she can do?"
I wanted to argue with her, but I didn't. I didn't fully understand it then, but I understand it now — now that I'm a grandmother myself.
The longer you live, the more you see how often things go wrong. Marriages fail, friendships break down, family members become estranged (疏远的), and accidents and illnesses cut lives short.
There is a brokenness (挫折;苦难) that fills many of our lives.
So, when you see life going well, families working hard and growing strong, you want to celebrate.
It took many years for me to understand that giving. pngts is an expression of happiness as much as it is an expression of love. I understand giving. pngts is a way to celebrate those moments when life goes well.

35．找出每行中唯一的错误并改正.
As one saying goes, where there are Chinese people, there are kung fu legends (传奇).
Jin Yong, also known as Louis Cha Leung﹣yung, was thought to be one
of the greatest kung fu fiction writer in China. And for many people,       
Cha built a magical(充满魔力的) kung fu kingdom that they could escape into sometimes.
But this kingdom is falling apart now, because Cha past away       
on Oct 30, 2018, at the age of 94.
Cha wrote all of his 15 novels between 1955 to 1972.       
Although the tastes of readers change greatly as time goes by,
but his books continue to attract people. His books are adapted (改编)       
into movies and TV series, so much times in Hong Kong,       
Taiwan and the Chinese mainland that the comparison
of these versions (版本) is of great fun to his fans.
There is always a knight (大侠) who are honest in love,       
friendship and patriotism (爱国精神) in his stories. Such
characters move both men and women. For example,
in The Return of the Condor Heroes (《神雕侠侣》), the young knight
Yang Guo waits faithful for his lover Xiaolongnü for 16years,       
believes that she is still alive, even though she jumps off       
a mountain.
Cha has a theory about writing an interesting story: "To
make a lie believable, you 'd better to tell 10 true things       
with it. " This theory works well for Cha's writing.
Cha's books bring readers joy. However, his real aim in
writing novels is to show traditional Chinese values.
"Traditional values show through the characters       
and their stories, not by lecturing(告诫)readers, " he said.

36． A recent study found that only 9% of teenagers in the United states smoke cigarettes. That's down from down from 23% in 2,010. (1)      
Cigarettes have been linked to cancer, lung disease, heart conditions, and high blood pressure. (2)       Every day almost 3, 900 children under 18 years of age try their first cigarette, and more than 950 of them will become daily smokers. If it continues like this, 5.8 million children alive today will die as a result of smoking.
The Truth campaign (运动) is working to end teenage smoking. It uses social media to spread information about the dangers of smoking. "If we all join forces — smokers and nonsmokers — we can end smoking once and for all, " the campaign leader says. (3)       "We are not here to criticize (批评) your choices, or tell you not to smoke. We are here to equip everyone with the tools to make change," they say.
(4)       A 2017 report found the use of electronic cigarettes is on the rise. High school students who reported ever using an electronic cigarette rose from 4. 7% in 2016 to 10% in 2017. The increased use of e-cigarettes by teenagers is deeply troubling. Scientists are still researching how harmful e-cigarettes are.
Harmful effects of smoking do not only end with the smoker. About 88 million non-smoking children between the ages of 3 and 11, are exposed (无保护的) to second-hand smoke. (5)      
Anti-smoking campaign have become more popular. Some college campuses and other outdoor areas across the country have banned smoking altogether.

37．
10% of life is made up of what happens to you and 90% of life (1)              by how you react (反应). What does this mean? Here is an example.
You are having (2)              with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. What happens next?
You speak (3)             to your daughter for knocking the cup over. Her eyes are (4)             of tears at once and then cry. You go upstairs quickly and change your shirt. Back downstairs you find your daughter is too busy crying (5)              her breakfast and get ready to go to school. She (6)             the bus. You have to drive your daughter to school (7)             . After a 15-minute delay you arrive at school. And you arrive at the office 20 minutes late. Your day starts terrible. As it continues, it seems to get even (8)            .
Here is what could have and should have happened. Coffee falls onto your shirt. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "It's okay, honey, you just need to be more careful next time." Picking up a towel, you go upstairs and get your shirt changed. And you come back down in time to see your child getting on the bus. Everything goes (9)            .
Two different scenarios (设想). Both are with the same beginning but (10)             endings. Why? It's just because of how you react.

38．　　Madame Tussaud's is a waxwork museum where you can see models of kings, queens, 1.p              , and 2.m            . It's one of the most famous tourist attractions in London. The 3.o             Madame Tussaud built the museum in 1835 after travelling around the country with her waxwork 4.e             for many years. Her grandsons moved it to its present home 50 years later. Now the full-time 5.s             make models for celebrities. They take hundreds of photos and 6.m             at first, then they make the eyes separately and put real 7.h             hair into the wax one by one because they want people to 8.r             the models easily. The models will be replaced quickly when they are not 9.p             .

39．　　Terry is a 1.t              New Age Travelers. She travels from places to places with her husband Streak and her daughter Scarlet. They always move around the country, parking on 2.p             land. Before they went on the road, they 3.l             a poor and unhappy life. They did a series of boring and 4.b             jobs before they went on the road. Travelling is fun. Both Terry and Streak enjoy this kind of life. However, things are different now. Terry wants to move back to the city because their daughter needs a good 5.e              and a 6.n              life.

40．　　New r              shows that dog and cat o              have fewer heart attacks. In other words, people who keep furry animals are generally healthier because they have lower cholesterol and blood p              levels. Physical c              makes people calmer. On the other hand, walking a dog is also good r              exercise.

41．　　In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the fennec fox, which is smaller than any other kind of foxes.
　　Fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. That's big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. Their ears help shed (去除) body heat. And, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing.
　　It's also interesting to think about the hair of fennec foxes. Why would a fox that lives in the desert need a thick, fur coat? Actually, the desert isn't always warm. During the nighttime, a desert can be terribly cold ! A fennec fox's fur keeps them warm during those desert nights. They also have long bushy (浓密的) tails that they use as a blanket. And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.
　　Fennec foxes live in small communities of dens (兽穴). They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun. Then, when night comes, they come out looking for food. Besides their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to find dinner.
　　Like other foxes, fennecs are omnivores. This means they eat both meat and plants. They like eating birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves best.

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43．You are Li Hua. Please write a letter to the editor of a newspaper to state(陈述) your opinion of keeping a pet. The following information should be included:
1. Your opinion of keeping a pet
2. Reasons for or against keeping a pet (At least 3 reasons)
3. Suggestions on keeping a pet (At least 2 suggestions)