注意：词数100个左右。

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So I began attending classes at the local university, hoping that might lead me to a new career. 【1】 “What gave you pleasure as a child?” the counselor (顾问) asked. I thought for a while before responding, “Playing outside in the woods.” Our discussion eventually led to a second master’s degree, this one in zoology, and the job as a naturalist at a state park. I was 44 years old. 【2】

But as I climbed the career ladder, my time in the field disappeared. I was chained to a computer screen. In the back of my mind, the career counselor’s question sounded again. “【3】”

Shortly thereafter, an opportunity presented itself: a 4-month field research project at a university in the Netherlands. I found that field research allowed me to play in the woods again, but with a new purpose.

At the end of the project, I was invited to participate in the “sandwich” Ph.D. program, in which students do research in their home country while receiving support and instruction in the Netherlands. I was 60 years old. I didn’t think that earning a Ph. D. would further my career. 【4】

Still, my colleagues raised their eyebrows. “【5】“ they asked, “It is all about the journey,” I responded.

A. What gave you pleasure as a child?

B. I also went to see a career counselor.

C. What do you intend to do with a Ph.D.?

D. But I wanted to follow my new passion.

E. But when it was no longer right, I changed direction.

F. Can you believe you’re actually getting paid to have this much fun?

G. And I was delighted to once again experience the joy of being outdoors.

1. 已为他找了一名教练王先生；

2. 简单介绍王先生；

3. 询问什么时候开始学习。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear George,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Fourteen-year-old Alaina Gassler from Pennsylvania noticed her mother struggling with blind spots while driving their family car. So she came up with an ingenious solution that won the first place and $25,000 in the Broadcom Masters Competition.

Blind spots are the areas around the car that cannot be directly observed by the driver. There are two kinds of blind spots---on the back of the car that cannot be seen with mirrors, and blind spots at the front of the car as well.

When a driver is changing lanes, he has to look over his shoulder through the side windows to make sure that there is no vehicle in the blind spot. This invisible area is big enough to hide a car!

The other blind spot is created in the front by the A-pillar（柱子）---the material on either side on the windshield（挡风玻璃）that holds the glass and forms the frame of the car. In some cars, this pillar can be quite thick. Usually, people or cyclists can be hidden by this pillar.

Alaina's design was to get rid of the blind spot created by the front A-pillar of the car, the one that helps hold up the windshield.

She put a camera on the outside passenger side of the car which then sent the photos to a projector above the drivers' head. Then, she covered the inside of the pillar in reflective fabric onto which the image was projected. Basically, her device made the pillar "see through" and removed the blind spot on that side of the car.

Alnina's solution is very creative and could be improved by using LCD displays that will make it easier to see during day time as well.

【1】What can be learned about blind spots during driving?

A.They call for careful driving.B.They make driving thrilling.

C.They are many in kinds.D.They can't be get rid of.

【2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word "ingenious" in paragraph 2?

A.interestingB.creative

C.inspiringD.invisible

【3】How did Alaina solve the problem?

A.By improving the A-pillar.B.By using a mirror on the outside of the A-pillar.

C.By relying on LCD displays.D.By using a camera to capture images.

【4】What's the best title for the text?

A.An Introduction to Blind SpotsB.A Warning About the Road Safety

C.A Teen's Creative Solution to Blind SpotsD.Scientific Research on Blind Spots

A young man and an old man 【1】(wait) for a bus.They sat next to each other.“What's that in your bag？” asked the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man.

“Gold.There was nothing but gold，” answered the old man.The young man could not believe his own ears and was 【2】 great surprise.Then he began to think about 【3】 to get the gold.The old man was very tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open.After a while the old man 【4】(lie) down on the chair and fell asleep.

The young man took 【5】 big bag gently and quietly.But when he was just about to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old man's body.Several times he tried to pull it out, but in vain.At last he took off his coat, 【6】(think) that the gold in the bag must be worth far more than his fur coat.

Worried but 【7】(delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place 【8】 he thought the old man couldn't find him.He stopped and 【9】(quick) opened the bag but he just found a great many of small stones in it.Then he ran back to the station hurriedly only 【10】(find) that the old man was gone with his coat.

（1）时间和地点；

（2）内容：学习唐诗（Tang poetry）；

（3）课前准备：简要了解唐朝的历史。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Lisa，

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Yours sincerely，

Li Hua．

Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you advice on having a healthy and possibly long－term relationship.

【1】 Don't hide things from them; don't lie.Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship.So please be honest and they'll learn to open up to you.

Make sure you give them respect. Now respect isn't just simply treating her or him nicely.There's a lot more to it.You have to learn to adjust to their liking.【2】 Don't just think about yourself; think about what your partner needs out of it as well.

【3】 Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positiveness at the same time.Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with.This is an important step in a relationship.Your partner has to be able to count on you when needed.

Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness.Laugh a lot with them, joke with them.Laughter may seem silly, but it's the secret to a lot in life.It will keep the sparks alive.【4】

Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust, but always communicate how you feel, even if it's something that upsets you.Instead of screaming, talk to them.【5】 It's important to communicate this to them, not keep it bottled up.

A．Show them your personality.

B．Be an honest person with them.

C．Make sure you are encouraging to your partners.

D．Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.

E．Don't start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.

F．Basically, learn to study your partners' moods, wants and needs.

G．If they did something that made you unhappy, tell them about it in a respectful manner.

John Snow was a well-known physician in London in the 19th century. 【1】 famous was he that he even attended Queen Victoria to ease the birth of her babies. However, he decided to defeat cholera, a 【2】 (dead) disease at that time when he saw thousands of people 【3】 (expose) to it died every time there was an outbreak.

In 1854 when cholera broke out, he began to gather information and marked on a map 【4】 all the dead people 【5】（live）. He found many people who had drunk 【6】 dirty water from the pump died. So he decided that the polluted water carried cholera. He found a woman and her daughter who had the water 【7】（deliver） from the pump every day died of cholera after drinking the water. 【8】 this extra evidence John Snow announced that the polluted water was 【9】（blame）. He suggested the source of all water supplies should be examined and new methods of 【10】（deal）with water be found. Finally, “King Cholera” was defeated.

I went to a classical music concert yesterday and I loved it．【1】 I particularly experienced in a different way is how much I appreciated the musicians. I am 【2】 gratefulfor the gifts 【3】(share)by the musicians with the audience that I’ll carry this special feeling along with me．

I have noticed how the music can change one’s view，and I am thankful for the way musicians work to the best of their 【4】(able)to provide this music for their audience．This newly-found appreciation is from the kindness that I have been allowed 【5】 (develop)here on KindSpring and from all of you KindSpringers．

On 【6】 topic of classical music，I always love the clapping and the cheering 【7】come at the end of a concert．【8】(specific)in classical music concerts the applause can last to six or seven minutes．It always 【9】 (1ift)my spirits，but now I know that it's because it is all act of gratitude(感激)to the musicians and the music．Thanks 【10】classical music concerts，I’ll never fail to carry on with the act．

If there is one word to describe the progress made in the last 100 years, it’s connectedness. From the telephone to the radio to the TV to the Internet, we have found ways to bring us all closer together, enabling，constant worldly access..

I don’t think I need to highlight the benefits of all this. But the downsides are also beginning to show. Beyond the current talk about privacy and data collection, there is perhaps an even more detrimental side-effect here: We now live in a world where we’re connected to everything except ourselves. According to Pascal, we fear

the silence of existence, and we dread boredom and instead choose aimless distraction and use the noise of the world to block out the discomfort of dealing with ourselves.

However, we ignore the fact that never facing ourselves is why we feel lonely an anxious in spite of being

so intimately connected to everything else around us.

Fortunately, there is a solution. The only way to avoid being ruined by this is to face it. It’s to let the boredom take you where it wants so you can deal with whatever it is that is really going on with your sense of self. That’s when you’ll hear yourself think, and learn to engage the parts of you that are masked by distraction.

The beauty of this is that, once you cross that initial barrier, you realize that being alone isn’t so bad. Boredom can provide its own stimulation.

When you surround yourself with moments of solitude and stillness, you become intimately familiar with your environment in a way that forced stimulation doesn’t allow. The world becomes richer, the layers start to peel back, and you see things for what they really are, in all their wholeness, in all their contradictions, and in all their unfamiliarity.

You learn that there are things you are capable of paying attention to than just what makes the most noise on the surface. Just because a quiet room doesn’t scream with excitement like the idea of immersing yourself in a movie or a TV show doesn’t mean there isn’t depth to explore there.

Sometimes, the direction that this solitude leads you in can be unpleasant, especially when it comes to introspection (内省）---your thoughts and your feelings, your doubts and your hopes—but in the long term, it’s far more pleasant than running away from it all without even realizing what you are.

Being alone and connecting inwardly is a skill nobody ever teaches us. That’s ironic because it’s more important than most of the ones they do.

Solitude may not be the solution to everything, but it certainly is a start.