Unit1HowILearnedtoLearnEnglishLastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswas_________(像)abaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.ButIwas_________toaskquestionsbecausemy_________（發(fā)音）wasverybad.SoIjust_________behindmytextbookandneversaidanything.ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmovie_________ToyStory.I_________inlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SothenI_________（開始）towatchotherEnglishmoviesaswell.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthe_________（人物）said,theirbodylanguageandthe_________ontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.Ialso_________（意識到）Icouldgetthemeaningby_________forjustthekeywords.Mypronunciationalso_________bylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.I_________thatlisteningtosomethingyouareinterestedinisthe_________tolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilooked_________thewordsinadictionary.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.Unit1HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?Everyoneisborn_________theabilitytolearn.But_________ornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsin__________________aninterestinwhattheylearnStudiesshowthatifyouare_________insomething,yourbrainismore_________(積極的)anditisalso_________（容易的）foryoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoften_________whattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.Practicingandlearningfrom_________Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetit_________youuseit.Practicemakeslearnersarealsonotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephone_________.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.Developingtheirstudy_________Itisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknowhowtostudy.Goodlearnersfindoutthebestwaystolearnwell.Forexample,theymaytake_________bywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Goodlearnersalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorby_________theinformationtoanotherstudent.Asking_________Goodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesa_________（部分）ofyouandchangesyou,solearn_________(聰明的)andlearnwell.Unit2FullMoon,FullFeelingsChinesepeoplehavebeen___________________theMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesareinthe______________ofafullmoonontheMid-Autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’s____________tothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.Therearemanytraditional_____________storiesaboutthefestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemost_______________(感人的)。Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYi_________downtheninesuns,agoddessgavehim___________medicinetothankhim.________________drankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYi_________________todrinkitwithChang’e.However,abadman,PangMeng,triedto____________themedicinewhenHouYiwasnotathome.Chang’e____________togiveittohimanddrankitall.Shebecameverylightand_______________uptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalled____________hernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightabdroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequickly_______________outherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecouldcomeback!Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionof_________________themoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.Unit2TheSpiritofChristmasManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.Butbehindallthesethings_______________thetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceof_______________(分享)andgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.ThestoryinAChristmasCarolisperhapsthebestexampleofthis.AChristmasCarolisafamousnovel_______________byCharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhoneverlaughsorsmiles.Heis_______________（吝嗇的）andonlythinksabouthimself.Hedoesn’t_______________othersnicely.Hejust__________________(在意)whetherhecanmakemoremoneyandhehatesChristmas.OneChristmasEve,ScroogeseestheghostofJacobMarley,hisdeadbusinesspartner.MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,sohewas_______________（懲罰）afterhedied.He_______________Scroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn’twantto______________（結(jié)束）likehim.HealsotellsScroogeto_______________threespiritstovisithim.Thatnight,threeghostsvisitScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshimbacktohischildhoodand_______________Scroogeofhishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,takeshimtoseehowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Thelastone,theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Scroogeseesthatheisdead,butnobodycares.Heisso_______________（恐懼的）thathewakesupinhisbedandfindsoutitisonlythenextmorning-ChristmasDay!Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.Hehappily_______________Christmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessand_______________,_______________（擴(kuò)展）loveandjoyeverywherehegoes.AndthatisthetruespiritofChristmas!Unit3CouldYouPlease...?Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelp_______________.Forexample,youmayask“Wherearetherestrooms?”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?”Thesearesimilar_______________(要求)fordirections.Botharecorrect,butthefirstonesounds_________polite.Thatisbecauseitisavery_______________ctquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitewhenweaskforspeakerschangethewaytheyspeakindifferent_______________（形勢）.Theexpressionstheyusemight_______________onwhomtheyarespeakingtoorhowwelltheyknoweachother.Itisallrighttoaskdirectquestionstoyourclassmatesbecauseyouknowthemwell.However,Ifyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip?”,thismight_______________impolite.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis?”,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.Usuallypolitequestionsarelonger.They_______________（包括）expressionssuchas“Couldyouplease...?”or“MayIask...?”Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtime_______________（引入）toarequest.Forexample,wemightfirstsaytoa_______________“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but...”beforeaskingforhelp.Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythandirectly.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtousetherightlanguageindifferentsituations.Thiswillhelpyoucommunicate______________withotherpeople.Unit4FromShyGirltoPopStarForthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,I_______________（采訪）19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithher_______________（害羞）.Asshegotbetter,she_______________tosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthe_______________school.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontof_______________（人群）.IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIget_______________ofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuch_______________canalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowI_______________（出現(xiàn)）toothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuch_______________（私人的）timeanymore._______________outwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?“Well,”shebeginsslowly,“youhavetobe_______________togiveupyournormallife.Youcannever_______________howdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butI_______________on（繼續(xù)奮斗）.Youreally_______________alotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmall_______________ofpeoplemakeittothetop.”Unit4HeUsedtoCauseaLotofTroubleLiWenisanormal15-year-oldboyfromthecountryside.Heworksveryhardanddoeswellinschool.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtohave__________（困難）inschool.Whenhewasalittleboy,heseldom___________anyproblems,andhisfamily__________alotoftimetogether.However,thingsbegantochangeafewyearsago.Hisparentsmovedtothecitytolookforjobs,andhisgrandparentscametotake__________ofhim.Buthemissedhisparentssomuchandheoftenfeltl__________andunhappy.LiWen’sunhappinessbeganto__________(影響)hisschoolwork.Hebeganlessinterestedinstudying.Hewas__________fromclassesandfailedhisexaminations.Finally,LiWen’sparentsmadethedecisiontosendhimtoa__________school.however,LiWenwasshyandwasnotabletomakefriendsquicklyinschool.Hefoundlifetheredifficult.Onedayhetoldhisteacherthathewantedtoleavetheschool.Histeacherwas__________aboutherandshecalledhisparents.She__________（建議）themtotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Sohisparentstooka24-hourtrainanda5-hourbusridetogettotheirLiWen’sschool.Theyhadalongtalk.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,”hesaid.“NowIunderstandthat_________________（即使）theyallbusy,theyarealwaysthinkingoftake__________ineverythinggoodthatIdo.”Afterthat,LiWen’sparentshadmuchmore__________（注意）withtheirsonthantheyusedto.NowLiWenhasreallybecamemoreoutgoingandmadesomegoodfriendsinschool.Heevenjoinedtheschoolbasketballteamandbecamea__________inmanyotheractivities.“I’mmuchhappiernow,andIworkevenharderthanIusedto.Iknowmyparentslovemeandtheyarealways__________ofme,”saysLiWen.“It’sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.”Unit5TheDifficultSearchforAmericanProductsintheUSIfyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?Wouldyoubuya__________inJapan,somebeautifulclothesin__________,orawatchinSwitzerland?Nomatter__________youmaybuy,youmightthinkthoseproductsweremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyswereAmerican__________,theyweremadeinChina.”ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuya__________ofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbefore__________（找到）apairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardly__________（避免）buyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”he__________（繼續(xù)）,“therearemanyotherthingstheremadeinChina—footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-__________productsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.BeautyinCommonThingsEachdifferentpartofChinahasits__________specialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,__________paper__________claytobamboo,areturnedinto__________（物體）ofbeauty._________________Chinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.He__________themouttoaskforhelpwhenin,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandother___________（慶祝）.Theyaremadeofbambooand____________withpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowly____________intotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrights____________ofhappinessandgoodwishes.Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercuttings_____________veryeasybutitcanbedifficulttopaper,usuallyred,is_____________beforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.Duringthespringfestival,theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgood_____________andahappynewyear.Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclayp_____________aresosmallbuttheylookveryreal.ThepiecesareusuallycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleor_____________（歷史）story.Thepiecesarecarefully_____________（塑形）byhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterd_____________,theyaref_____________ataveryhighheat.Theyarethenp_____________andp_____________.Ittakesseveralweekstocompleteeverything.ThesesmallpiecesofclayartshowthelovethatallChinesepeoplehaveforlifeandbeauty.Unit6AnAccidentalInventionDidyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedby_____________?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirst_____________nearly5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongfirst_____________teaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwas_____________drinkingwater_____________anopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterand_____________thereforsometime.Itp_____________anicesmellsohet_____________thebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Afewthousandyearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,m_____________ShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsod_____________wherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.Itisbelievedthatteawas_____________toKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7th_____________.InEngland,teadidn’t_____________untilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountries__________________（發(fā)生）inthe19thcentury.Thishelpedto_____________（擴(kuò)展）thepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChineseare_______________________（毫無疑問的）theoneswhobestunderstandthen