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　　The wedding ring of a pregnant woman saved her life when it turned a bullet aside that would have hit her 　　1　　 the head during a robbery in Brazil．

　　　　2　　 woman, 32, was working in a chemist's on Thursday in Monte Alegre 　　3　　 an armed man shot her at close range, the reports said on Tuesday．She immediately raised her hands 　　4　　(protect)her face and head．Police said 　　5　　 was later found that the bullet had bounced off her wedding ring and saved her life．

　　However, 　　6　　 shot brushed the woman, causing minor injuries, police added．

　　Two customers were not 　　7　　 lucky．The 17-and 11-year-old girls were shot and killed．

　　The pregnant woman 　　8　　(take)to hospital where doctors said she and her baby, 　　9　　 is due to be born in a month, were in good health．

　　After the funerals of the girls who were killed in the robbery, residents of Monte Alegre went onto the streets to show their fear and 　　10　　(angry)for Brazil's rising crime rate．

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　　After I finished school, I began to look for work．Now, several months later, I had not found 　　1　　 kind of work I was interested in 　　2　　．

　　One morning I received a phone call．“Is that Jenny Smith?” a man asked．“I have been told you’re looking for a job.” I agreed．Then he went 　　3　　．“I hear that you did well in your studies and 　　4　　 you were active in sports．Well, I might have a 　　5　　 for you．If you have 　　6　　(interesting)in it, come over to my office．I’ m Tim Brown of the All-Star Clothing Factory.”

　　I went up to see Mr．Brown that afternoon．While 　　7　　(ask)me questions, he looked at me, up and down carefully．

　　At last he said, “Ok, I’ll let you have the job.” My heart started beating 　　8　　(fast )．Would he take me on as a laboratory assistant? I wanted to become a scientist or an engineer some day．When he spoke again, I couldn’t believe my 　　9　　．　　10　　 he needed was not a future scientist, but a model．

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　　Life is difficult．

　　But life is no longer difficult once we truly understand and accept it．

　　Most do not fully see this truth．　　1　　 they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy．It seems to them that difficulties represent 　　2　　 special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation．

　　　　3　　 makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems 　　4　　 painful．Problems, 　　5　　(depend)on their nature, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear．These are 　　6　　(comfort)feelings, often as any kind of physical pain．And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy．

　　Yet it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning．

　　Problems are the serious test that tells success from 　　7　　(fail)．When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems just as in school we set problems for our children 　　8　　(solve)．It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems 　　9　　 we learn．As Benjamin Franklin said,“Those things that hurt, instruct．”It is 　　10　　 this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems．

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　　Storms 　　1　　 produced at least 13 tornadoes swept along New Mexico's border with Texas on Friday, 　　2　　(destroy)homes and other buildings and injuring at least 16 people, several critically, authorities said．

　　The 　　3　　(bad)damage was reported in the towns of Logan and Clovis, which are about 80 miles apart, police said．

　　The tornadoes damaged several 　　4　　(new)built buildings, toppled power lines 　　5　　 sparked fires that were later extinguished in Clovis, police Lt．James Schoeffel said．

　　Thirteen people from 　　6　　 area were hospitalized at the Plains Regional Medical Center．Five were in critical condition 　　7　　 head trauma(外伤，损伤), said Liz Crouch, the center's chief operating officer．

　　In Logan, three people 　　8　　(take)to a hospital, 　　9　　 others were treated at a local clinic．One of them was a visitor, saying he wouldn’t have been there if he 　　10　　(watch)the weather forecast the day before．

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　　Why did the chicken go 　　1　　 the road？To get to the other side．

　　Most people know this joke．But recently, some people 　　2　　(be)much more concerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road．

　　Millions of animals die each year 　　3　　 U．S．roads, the Federal Highway Administration reports．In fact, only about 80 ocelots, 　　4　　 endangered wild cat, exist in the U．S．today．The main reason？Roadkill．

　　“Ecopassages”may help animals cross the road without 　　5　　(hit)by cars．They are paths both over and under roads．“These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid human conflicts,”said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Conservation Society．

　　　　6　　 do animals actually use the ecopassages？The answer is yes．Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway, 　　7　　 showed that the lion used the passage．

　　Builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a 　　8　　 part of an area 　　9　　 planting trees on and around them．Animals seem to be catching on．Animals 　　10　　 salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses．

　　The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around．You might see an animal overpass！

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　　STRESS-that tense feeling from having too much to do, too many bills to pay, or not enough time or money - is an emotion that recognizes no borders．

　　About three-fourths of people in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and Britain say they experience stress on a daily basis,(1)________ a recent survey (2) ________(conduct) by the Associated Press and Ipsos, an international research company．And the anxious(3)________(feel)get more intense during holidays．

　　The poll,(4)________ covered about 1,000 people in each of the 10 countries, showed that the causes of stress are growing in the modern world．They include finances, jobs, long commutes and(5)________(increase)complex technology．

　　(6)________(Germany)feel stress more intensely than those in other countries polled．People in the US said(7)________(finance)pressure was their top worry．About half the people in Britain said they frequently or sometimes felt that life was(8)________ their control, the highest level in the 10 countries surveyed．

　　“The idea(9)________ we French lead the good life is totally utopian,”said Pascale Mongay, a counsellor at a private Paris tutoring firm．“We are as stressed as anyone．”

　　People use various ways to deal with all the pressure bearing down on them．Many say they turn(10)________ friends．Mongay says he has started taking weekly piano and swimming lessons．

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John：Examinations do more harm(1)t ________ good!

Morgan：I agree．We spend so much time revising for examinations that we haven't enough time for new work．

Joan：I don't agree．(2)W ________ exams, no one would do any revision．We would soon forget(3)e ________．

Linda：That's right．The only time!do any work is (4)w ________ there's going to be an exam!That's true of everyone, isn't it?

John：No, I don't think so．Many people work steadily all the time and they remember what they learn．That's (5)h ________ than doing no work for weeks and then working all night (6)b ________ the examination, If there were no exams, more people would work like that, don't you (7)a ________?

Joan：No, I don't think so．I think many people wouldn't do any work at alh I know I wouldn't．

Linda：Of course not．besides, without exams, how could an(8)e ________ decide whether to give us jobs?

John：The teachers could write(9) r ________ about us．Examinations can be unreliable, don't you think so?Our teachers know us well, don't they?

Linda：Yes, they do．That's (10)w ________ I would rather have an examination!

Deciding what present you should give someone is never easy．Many things must be considered such as　　1　 the person is interested in and how old he is．We must also consider the reaction of the person　　2　(receive)the gift．One of the　　3　(bad)gift choices I ever made was for my high school English teacher, Ms Chen．Ms Chen　　4　(teach)me English since Junior 1, and to show my　　5　(appreciate)I decided to get her a present．I asked my classmates about her interests　　6　 I made my final decision．Then I went to the department store　　7　 I worked part-time and bought her　　8　 expensive gift box of Sichuan beef．I was certain she would like it because I　　9　(tell)by my classmates that she loved hot food．I left the box with a card on her desk, and I was sure she would like them．　10　 was only after I heard she became sick that I learned she couldn't eat MSG!

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　　According to the Hong Kong-based newspaper Ta Kung Pao, Jackie Chan 　　1　　 participated in the promotion of many famous brands of clothing, shoes and food in recent years．Several days ago, he showed the public a 　　2　　(limit)edition four-wheel drive car, 　　3　　 is especially made 　　4　　 his personal taste．

　　At the press conference in Singapore a few days ago, Jackie said that he 　　5　　 have cooperated with Parjero, but the plan was suspended because of the sudden death of the car 　　6　　(design)．Later he decided to work with his old partner Ralliart, one of the brands of Mitsubishi, and finally rolled out(正式推出)this limited edition car with a storage capacity of 3,500 cubic centimeters of oil．Only 50 such cars will be available in the world．

　　As a car fan, Jackie has participated in 　　7　　 car design himself．The car, 　　8　　(decorate)with the symbols of “dragon”, is said to be comfortable and powerful．Jackie said that making this car was 　　9　　(fulfill)his dream, not to make money．The price of the car has not been announced yet due to 　　10　　 status of the limited edition and different taxation systems all over the world．

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　　I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains．The sun was setting when my car 　　1　　(break)down near a remote and poor village．Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 　　2　　 should have the honor of receiving me 　　3　　 a guest in their house．Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house．While she was getting me 　　4　　(settle)into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 　　5　　 small town some 20 kilometres away 　　6　　 there was a garage．

　　I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table．　　7　　 villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone．We drank together and talked 　　8　　(merry)till far into the night．

　　When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 　　9　　 the trouble I had caused 　　10　　．