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Many people believe that classical music is not relevant to young people today . However, this issue (问题) frequently causes heated debate.
Some people say that classical music is associated only with old people .For example, if you look at the audience at a classical concert , the majority is over the age of fifty.
Others say it is more popular than we first imagine . Many young people listen to classical music without realising .It is often used in films and advertisements. For example.a famous piece of classical music was used as the theme music for the 1990 World Cup . Not many people could have given its name , but millions enjoyed it .
Also,some people point out that young people produce new music based on classical ideas: for example, it is said that rap(说唱)music was invented by a classical musician in 1912, but it is now used by young people in pop music.
However, young people point to the fact that classical music has been outstripped(超越) by technology. To play a classical instrument, such as a violin, you need to study hard and practise for hours. Nowadays, you don't need to get aching arms from practising. A teenager can write and make music using a computer program in the comfort of their own bedroom.
A final point to in mind is that the term "classical music" is used to refer to a great variety of music, from jazz to pieces for large orchestras(管弦乐队).This makes it even more difficult to say whether classical music is relevant to young people.
So, it may be only a minority of young people who play classical instruments , but when it comes to enjoying classical music, it depends on the piece of music. It may be more relevant to young people in the modern world than they realise!

Title	Classical Music
Introduction	The issue of whether classical music is (1)         to young people causes heated debate.
Opinions	Evidence
● Classical music is associated only with old peonl.	● (2)    of the audience at a classical concert are over fifty.
● Many young people don’t (3)      some music they listen to is classical.	● Classical music is often found in films and advertisements.
● Classical ideas provide a (4)     for producing new music.	● Young people now (5)       rap in popular music.
● (6)      has put classical music at a disadvantage.	● A young man can write and make music on a computer (7)       in his bedroom.
● “Classical music”can refer to various (8)      of music.	● Classical music (9)         from jazz to pieces for large orchestras.
Conclusion	Classical music may still be (10)         by young people today.

Good morning, everyone,
I am Li hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let’s Ride Bicycles”.
As  (know) to us all,  the improvement of people’s living standards, cars(become)a popular means of transport, (bring) great convenience to our life. , they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jams.
How can we solve the problems then? As far as I(concern), bicycles is a good solution. For one thing, bicycles don’t need any petrol and they are energy-saving. For, bicycles are (environment) friendly because they won’t give off waste gas. What’s more, riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is beneficial to our health.
, let’s take the(responsible) to build up a carbon city by riding bicycles. Come on and join us!
Thank you!

By the midnineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in places like hotels and hospitals, and by some forwardlooking city businessmen in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861～1865 ), it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half of the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and onethird of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, early form of the modern refrigerator，had been invented.
Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, people only had some simple and basic knowledge of the physics of heat. The common idea that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling. Early efforts to save ice included wrapping up the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance needed for an efficient icebox.
But as early as 1803, a Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been in the correct direction. He owned a farm and used an icebox of his own design for the transportation of his butter to a market in the village of Georgetown. And there he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting goods of his competitors to pay a higher price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, onepound bricks. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool.As a result，Moore managed to earn a large sum of money.

The Origin of Refrigerators
History of the icebox	*By the mid19th century the_______ that ice had on American citizens' life was limited mainly to the diet. *When cities grew, the ice ________ increased. *Forwardlooking businessmen used ice to keep meat, fish and butter_______. *After the Civil War, due to the _______ of the modern refrigerator, household use of ice became possible.
Incorrect________ about the icebox	*The icebox ________ best when the ice was prevented from melting. *Ice should be ________ up in blankets to help do its jobs.
Thomas Moore's story	*As early as 1803, Thomas Moore knew how to use an icebox________. *An icebox was designed by Thomas Moore to________ his butter to the market. *Thomas Moore was very______ in his business.

“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are __(fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the __ amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important ____ (decide), so it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women __(work)at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention ___. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will ___   (able) to do the things that they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing ___ children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and have __ freedom to choose between a job and home life, ___ a mixture of the two. In fact women have the right ___ to equal pay but also to equal chances.

Today I received a sweet letter from Brianna, one of my “cookies”. It was wonderful to hear ___________her. You see __________ I taught kindergarten, I called all ___________ sweet children “cookies”. Brianna said that every day she would walk into kindergarten and see a smile__________ my face. I named them “cookies” because I always feel that children can bring great happiness and __________ (excite) to my life. I still feel that all children are the ____________ (great) joy I could ever have.
So far I _____________ (adopt) and taught children for over 35 years. All my children were ________ are now a great joy of my life. __________(hope), I feel much fortunate to be able to use my life’s talent to teach children and have fun___________(do) it every day. I am able to spread my wings and help my “cookies” to spread their wings.

A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. ____water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder____had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man____ ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled__ ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home___a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let___student taste the water. He spit it out, ____ (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like___?" The teacher replied," You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be____ (sweet). "We understand this lesson best____we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

For years, researchers have looked into a possible relationship between heat and violence. There are conflicting results over whether there is an actual connection between rising anger and rising temperature, but the murder rate constantly increases during the months of July and August, according to the FBI's annual crime report.
Many police chiefs say they put more policemen on the streets when the heat rises. “Calls for service always increase from May, June, July to August，” said New Bedford's Captain Richard Spiriet. “The longer period of time you have the heat, the worse it is. It's just the opposite in the winter time.”
Craig Anderson, a professor and specialist in social psychology at Iowa State University, argues the evidence is clear. “As the temperature goes up, people become more uncomfortable. They become easier to get angry，” he said. “That increases the possibility that a small conflict will be interpreted as more major.” Anderson conducted a couple of studies looking at crime rates over the course of several years within the same area to see when most violent crimes occurred. He found that violent crimes were more likely to occur on hot days and hot months—even hot years had higher violent rates than cold years, according to his research.
Other researches show it is not so much the physical climate, but rather the social climate, that causes increased violence. “During the summer months, people stay up later. They talk with their neighbours. They party with their friends，” said Jack Levin, director of the Brudnick Centre on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University. “It is more likely to be large numbers of people interacting, and they are more likely to argue.”
Perhaps the realization that there is a link will help spur people in an argument step back and say “Let's cool off.”—both literally(字面上地) and figuratively(比喻地)．

Title	Heat and violence
Theme	Violence possibly has a ________ with heat.
Facts	☆July and August witness the________ increase of murder rate. ☆More policemen are called in with the heat ________． ☆People get angry more ________ as the temperature goes up.
________ of the research	☆Fewer violent crimes occur on ________ days. ☆The ________ climate causes increased violence. ☆People usually go to________ later during the summer months. ☆It is more likely to be ________ when people chat with each other.
Conclusion	________the link will help people in an argument cool off.

It is not easy to find true friends. Even if you’ve connected with someone, how do you really know he is a true friend? And often you will find that someone who you thought you could trust may have let you down. There are ways you can know if a friendship is true and how you can hold onto that friend.
Generally speaking, a true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what happens. They will stand by you through bad and good times. They will accept you for who you are without trying to change you, and they will be there to help you grow in new ways.
A true friend will keep you secrets for you trust him. They will be honest and be someone you can depend on. They will listen and be someone you can talk things over with, even if they may not have advice to share with you.
However, friendship is a two-way street. To find true friends and keep them, you must in turn be the same as well. Be there for them in their hard times and share the good times with them. Be someone your friends can depend on as well and offer them the same thing they give to you. A friendship will fall apart fast if only one person is giving and putting all the effort. If you are the only one making an effort, be honest and it works.
Actually, there will be barriers in the road but that is the test of true friendship. If it can survive those barriers, it will be stronger and better than ever. Just as St Thomas Aquinas put it, “There is nothing on this earth more prized than friendship.”

Find a True Friend
The writer’s () on friends	●True friends()         come by nowadays. ●Those who you regarded as your friends may make you down.
Characteristics of true friendship	●A true friend will()         you whatever happens. ●A true friend will keep your secrets and be a good()        .
()______ to hold friendship	●()______ with your friends when they are in trouble. ●Be someone who your friends can()          . ●()         is the key to keep a friendship if you are the only one making efforts.
()_________	●True friendship can stand up to various()         and grow stronger and better.

My older brother and I are busy     (arrange) a trip to Africa. We will leave London on 15 July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco. We are going to travel on camels    the Sahara Desert. After the trip by camel, we’re going to travel down the River Nile. We’ll start at Lake Victoria. A little way down the river from Lake Victoria, the water     (actual) gets quite rough. So, we’ll go white-water rafting,     is quite dangerous, but very exciting! After white-water rafting, we’re going on a trip to see wild animals in Kenya.
   we’ll be walking for almost two weeks, I’ll need to buy a large, strong, light backpack    advance to carry my     (supply) of food and water. It is so dangerous that our guides will have guns    (scare) the animals away if they come too near. I really want to see     elephant close up. After that, we’ll be moving on to Tanzania,   we’re going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The African part of our trip will take about four weeks and we will surely have a happy time. 

Many of us invest valuable time，energy and money planning our vacations. We do this because we know for sure that going on vacations must be good for us. Research proves this feeling without a doubt. Vacations help us perform better at work, improve our sleep quality and cushion us against depression.
Yet, despite these benefits, many of us return home with a feeling that our last vacation was OK --- but not great. In order to change this, some mistakes should be avoided. A classic one for vacation planners is attempting to maximize value for money by planning trips that have too many components (组成部分).Perhaps you’re planning a trip to Europe, seven cities in 10 days，and you realize it will cost only a little more to add two more destinations to the list. It sounds fine in theory, but hopping from one place to the next hardly gives an opportunity to experience what psychologists call mindfulness(留意) --- time to take in our new surroundings, time to be present and absorb our travel experiences. Another mistake is that we worry too much about strategic issues such as how to find a good flight deal，how to get from A to B，or which destinations to add or subtract from our journey. These issues may seem important, but our psychological state of mind is far more important.
Actually, vacation happiness is based on the following top rules. First, choose your travel companions wisely, because nothing contributes more significantly to a trip than the right companions. Second，don’t spend your vacation time in a place where everything is too expensive so as to keep a positive mood. Third, shop wisely, for meaningful experiences provide more long-term happiness than physical possessions.

Ms. Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact         she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished       a driving mistake.
Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without       (stop).
When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her severely and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason         she had not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak            old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished     he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she      (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.
When she had        (success) done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubts       your eyesight.”
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary    (dismiss解雇), and her record remained unbroken.

The giant vending machine (自动售货机) is a new village shop
Villagers have long been used to facing a drive when they run out of basic supplies. However, help is now nearer at hand in form of the country’s first automatic push-button shop. Now residents in the Derbyshire Village of Clifton can buy groceries around the clock after the huge vending was installed outside a pub in the village this week.
Peter Fox, who is______electrical engineer, spent two and a half years working on the project. The machine ______ (equip) with securing cameras and alarms and looks like a mini shop with a brick front, a grey roof and a display window.
Mr. Fox said he hoped his invention, _____ is set to be installed in other villages in the area over the coming months, will mark a return to convenience shopping for rural communities.
He said:“ I had this idea a few years ago but I couldn’t find a manufacture who could deliver what I wanted, so I did it by _____. The result is what amounts to huge outdoor vending machine. Yet I think the term “automatic shop” is far ______ (appropriate)
In recent years, the commercial pressure from supermarket chains______ force village shops across the country to close. In 2010, it was estimated that about 400 village shops closed, ______ (urge) the local government to give financial support to struggling shops or set-up new communities stores.
Hundreds of communities have since stepped in and opened up their won volunteer-run shops, but Mr. Fox hopes his new invention will offer a solution______these villages without a local shop.

My Stay in New York
After graduation from university, I had been unable to secure a permanent job in my small town. So I decided to leave home for New York, ______I might have a better chance to find a good job. ______ (earn) some money to pay the daily expenses, I started work in a local café as a waiter. I believe that______ ______ ______ I was offered a good position, I would resign at once.
Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already ______ (exhaust) shoulder. On the other hand, my search for a respectable job had not met with much success. As I had studied literature at university, I found it quite difficult to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that ______ I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps ______my mother had told me was deeply rooted in my mind. I just did as she had expected.
Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty______ (adapt) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job to my delight. After nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned ______I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me.

Tim:  Hi, Susan. I've been wondering when I'd run into you. What are busy with?
Susan: Nice to meet you here, Tim. I'm buying some Christmas gifts for those    work with me, but it's really     headache?
Tim:  Maybe I could give you some advice. Firstly, you should consider     (divide) them into different groups. Who are the people that are your friends as well as your workmates and who are the people you do not know well    see pretty much daily.
Susan: OK, then    should I do?
Tim:  For the friends, you want to buy     personal gifts. Chocolate, for example.
Susan: This is what I always give, but I know one of my friends, Mary, is     a diet.
Tim:  Does she like fruit or coffee? Anyway, think the gift that you know your friend likes.
Susan: Well, I think fruit is helpful to keep  (health). What about others?
Tim:  You can send them cards.
Susan: Christmas cards?
Tim:  Yes, you can afford them. More   (important), it reminds them that you're thinking of them.
Susan: Thank you for your suggestion, Tim. You    (help) me out.

Julie enjoyed reading when young. She grew up in   key middle school in her city,     her parents both taught Chinese. That meant she was surrounded by either teachers who were busy teaching or students who      (devote) to their studies. So she developed her love of     .
Her interest     reading also benefited from the fact that   parents only let her watch half an hour of TV a day. She learned to use her mind and imagination to entertain   . It’s not really   (surprise) that reading became her vocation. When not reading she enjoyed watching films, walking and relaxing with her friends. Reading brought her much     (please) and she never wanted to stop learning. Not only did reading enrich her knowledge     it improved her learning scores.