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　　Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis recently met 　　1　　(Egypt)President Hosni Mubarak in Athens and 　　2　　 promised to 　　3　　(strong)the bilateral(双边的)cooperation on political and economic level．

　　Karamanlis pointed out that Egypt was one of the most important trade partners of 　　4　　(Greece), and referred to the strong 　　5　　(history)ties between the two countries．The two countries will 　　6　　(far)promote the bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy, shipping, 　　7　　(tour)and culture．

　　Mubarak stressed the rapid progress in bilateral relations 　　8　　 the two countries since 2004, 　　9　　 the Greek premier visited Egypt．In the 　　10　　(state)after the meeting, the Greek Prime Minister stressed Egypt’s important role in the Middle East peace process．

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　　Recently, archaeologists announced the discovery of 　　1　　 4,000-year old temple in Lambayeque, Peru．The temple was built around 2,000 B．C．　　2　　(make)it one of the oldest archaeological finds in the Americas．The site 　　3　　(locate)in Peru’s northern coastal desert．The religious structure, 　　4　　 researchers have named“Ventarron”, was built of clay bricks made from mud 　　5　　(find)in local rivers．Some of the walls of 　　6　　 27,000-square-foot site-nearly half the size of a football field-　　7　　(paint)．“This discovery shows an architectural tradition different from 　　8　　 has been known in the area before,”said an expert．He added 　　9　　 the temple was built by an“advanced civilization”．

　　Peru is rich in ancient cultural treasures．This new discovery adds to 　　10　　 unique charm and importance in the field of archaeology．

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　　In the sea, at the base of what scientists call the food web, 　　1　　 single-celled plants．　　2　　 plants–algae(海藻)–provide the energy for the web that feeds higher forms of life．

　　　　3　　 some conditions, algae suddenly begin to spread very quickly, an event 　　4　　(know)as a bloom．When algae bloom, they can change the color of the water as they form dense areas near the surface．You may 　　5　　(hear)the term“red tide”．But experts say this is 　　6　　(correct)．Blooms are not connected with tides, and 　　7　　do not always appear red–the water can look brown 　　8　　 greenish．So, instead of“red tide”, scientists use the term“harmful algal bloom”, or HAB 　　9　　 short．Not only the fish that feed on algae are dangerous to eat, bigger fish that eat the algae-eaters may also be 　　10　　(danger)．

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　　The company Crafts America organizes three craft shows every year in New York, Florida and Washington D．C．Visitors 　　1　　 the shows can see the 　　2　　(work)of almost 200 skilled artists from around the Unite States．Every year, three crafts specialists 　　3　　(appoint)to choose from 1,000 artists who apply to be in the craft show．The specialists judge each artist on 　　4　　(create), skill, and quality．

　　　　5　　(walk)through these craft shows is an exciting experience．For example, you might see basket 　　6　　(contain)made by Christine and Michael Adcock．These artists 　　7　　 the state of California weave together fiber material from plants．They create wildly 　　8　　(usual)baskets in different shapes and colors．Jeung-Hwa Park, another artist, makes colorful scarves to wear around the neck．　　9　　 her silk and wool creations are more like sculptures than just clothing．

　　To see pictures of the works 　　10　　(make)by these artists and many others, you can visit www.craftsamericashows.com．

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Country music lies close 　　1　　 the heart of many Americans．This style 　　2　　(create)by country folks in the southern and western United States．　　3　　 home of country music is Nashville, Tennessee–Music City USA．Country music even has 　　4　　 own theme park called“Opryland”where you 　　5　　 enjoy music shows and fun rides．Although 　　6　　(origin)called“hillbilly music”, country music 　　7　　(move)into the popular music mainstream and gained wide international 　　8　　(accept)．　　9　　(music)speaking, country music is one of the simplest styles to create．Maybe this is just the reason for 　　10　　 popularity．

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　　Last month we finally got a chance to have a trip to E’mei Mountain, which we 　　1　　(long)to do for ages．It was there 　　2　　 I was amazed by the most beautiful scenery I had ever seen!

　　The weather didn’t seem to welcome us when we got to West 　　3　　(China)Chengdu city－it was quite wet and cold．On the coach heading to the mountain, I couldn’t help 　　4　　(feel)disappointed．“What a bad day!”I said to myself when looking out of the window,“We may not be able to see a lot in the mountain．And 　　5　　 a pity it will be if we miss the sunrise next morning!”

　　The guide denied the possibility of a sunny day．“Actually, seldom 　　6　　 we have bright sunshine here, especially in winter．”he said．

　　Very early the next morning, amazingly, we got completely satisfied in a totally 　　7　　(expect)way．On the way up the mountain, we found everything was becoming white-it was snowing!We screamed．Arriving at the top of the mountain, we found 　　8　　 in a white world that only existed in fairy tales．　　9　　 could help describe what we saw．We were jumping, screaming, taking 　　10　　(photo), trying to fill our eyes with everything we could see, because we knew that this was the first time to see such beauty of the nature, and probably, the only time in our lives．

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　　Today our life and work are rarely pleasant and relaxing．　　1　　, the whole experience of 　　2　　 alive begins to change into the standard greeting everywhere：“I’m just so busy．”

　　We say this to one another with no small degree of pride．The 　　3　　(busy)we are, the more important we seem to ourselves 　　4　　, we imagine, to others．We don’t even have 　　5　　 single relaxing breath．Is this the model of a 　　6　　(success)life?

　　Because we do not rest, we lose our way 　　7　　 we gain wisdom and enjoy the beauty of the world．　　8　　(trap)by the belief that good things come only through tireless effort, we never dare to rest．But this is not the world we dreamed of 　　9　　 we were young．Why 　　10　　 just change an angle to look at the whole thing?

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Gloria Estefan has been making records for over 20 years．Her 　　1　　(late)album“90 Millas”honors the musical traditions of Cuba, the country 　　2　　 she was born．The songs express a longing for the home she left 　　3　　 a young child．Estefan helped write most of the songs on the album, which were 　　4　　 Spanish．She gathered famous 　　5　　(music)from around Latin America to perform with 　　6　　．The name of this album means 90 miles．This is 　　7　　 distance between Cuba and the United States．It is a small distance, 　　8　　 to many Cuban-Americans with families still in Cuba, it feels 　　9　　(large)．In this album, Gloria Estefan gives a modern translation of 　　10　　(tradition)Cuban songs．

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　　Child labor has been a problem for many years．Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions 　　1　　 which young children worked in British factories．The conditions Dickens described continue, almost unchanged today, in many parts of the world．The only difference is 　　2　　 today’s employment of children is confined to small industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and 　　3　　(particular)farms, rather than to large factories．The children not only receive nothing or very 　　4　　 for their long hours of work, but also they 　　5　　(prevent)from attending school．Therefore, when they become older they are 　　6　　(able)to do any other kind of work．

　　The solution 　　7　　 the problem of child labour is clearly better laws to protect young children greater supervision(监督)of industry and heavier fines for 　　8　　 who break the laws．Only in this way 　　9　　 young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most valuable time of 　　10　　 lives-childhood．

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　　The British sense of humor differs from other countries 　　1　　 it is generally more negative．When it comes to 　　2　　(make)the British laugh, there is nothing 　　3　　 effective than a socially inappropriate joke．

　　Popular British comedy shows such as Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and the Office are 　　4　　(fill)．of sarcasm(讽刺), teasing and self-deprecation(自嘲)．It reflects the culture where mocking, moaning and ridicule is part of everyday life．

　　　　5　　 most British people don’t take these jokes too 　　6　　(serious), foreigners are often puzzled by them．A recent survey found that most foreigners 　　7　　 visited Britain found that the British are“arrogant(傲慢的)”, unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor．

　　Do foreigners not understand British humor 　　8　　 are the British just not so funny 　　9　　 they think they are?McKinstry certainly thinks the British are funny．“Accusing the British 　　10　　 having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce that its cars are down-market．