Unit46Unit41Imagine1.________(stay)onanislandalone.Youcanonlytakefivethingswithyou.Youmightputfood,2.________(water),toolsandclothesonyourlist.Butwhatabout3.________(冠詞)fifthone?Mostpeoplewouldchoosesomething4.________(介詞)fun,likeanovel,amagazineorasolarmediaplayer.Afterall,noonewantstoget5.________(bore)!Funcandoawaywithbad6.________(feel)andliftourspirits.Justpicture7.________(you)watchingafunnyfilmonthatisland.Sittingunderthetreeswillnotbeboringatall.Itbeesamomentofjoy.9._________________(keep)usfeelingyouthful.AsGeorgeBernardShawoncesaid,“Wedon'tstopplayingbecausewegrowold;wegrowold9._________(連詞)westopplaying.”Researchalsoshowsthatfunbringspeople10.________(close).Nooneisonanisland.11.________(have)funisagoodwaytoconnectwithothers.So,nexttime,inviteyourfriendstoenjoylivemusictogether.It'snotjustabouthavingfunyouwillbecloserbecauseofthesharedexperience!12.________rtantinanumberofways.Don'tforget12.________(take)sometimeouttohavefunandenjoylife!Weneedtoworkhard.Butweshouldbeabletoplayhard,too.Unit422.________3._____________(notice)amonsteraroundus?It'snotbigorscary,butit's2.________(extreme)dangerous.Thismonsteresinmany3.________(form)games,socialmediaandTVshows.Youmayask,“It4.________(bring)ussomuchfun.Sowhydoyousayit'samonster?”5.________6.________wemayallthink,“I'lljusthavealittlefun.”Weturnontheputerandstart6.________(play)agame.Butsoonthemonstertakesover.Itstartstoeataway7.________(we)time,minutebyminute.Butwejustsitthereandlookatthescreenwithoutnoticingitatall.Weoftengetlostin8.________(冠詞)monster'sworldlikethis.Webeecouchpotatoeswithsorenecksanddryeyes.Wemissoutonsweetmomentswithlovedones.Weare9.________(deaf)totherealworld.10.________er,toomuchfunalsomakesJackadullboy!Thetimeeatingmonsterwillalwaysbethere.Butwecankeepitawaybyhavingfunina10.________(balance)way.11._________12._________hescreens!Gooutside,feelthesunonyourface,andjoginthefreshair.Playtennis11._________(連詞)gohikingwithyourfriends.Talkaboutyourdaywithyourfamily.Thereissomuchforyoutodo.The12._________(choose)isours.Unit511.________3.________1.________(介詞)theQinghaiTibetPlateau.Thegeographyhereis2._________(amaze).Itisfamousfor3.________(冠詞)world’shighestmountain.Butthisareaisalsofullofthemostamazingcoloursinnature.Thecolourwhitemeets4.________(you)eyesallaround.Thecloudsarecleanandsoft,likeourwhitesheep.Themountainsshine5.________(bright)underthesun,likewhitelotusflowers.The6.________(love)blueoftheskyalwaysgivesmeacalmfeeling.Itislikeagreatseaabovetheplateau.Andwordscan’t7.________(express)mylovefortheriversandlakes.Therearea8.________(hundred)kindsofblueinthewater.Ourgrasslands,forestsandfieldsareallgreen.That'smy10.favourite(adj.)colour.Itmeanshope9.________(連詞)itisthecolouroflife.Butgreenisnotjustthecolourofnaturenow.Trainsare10.________(run)throughtheplateau.Theyarethisbeautifulcolour,too.Theplateauis11.________(quiet)thanthebigcities.Wehavefewershopsandrestaurants.Butwehavethebestpresentsfromnature.Inmyheart,it'sbetterthananyotherplace.I'mproudtosaythatI'mfromoneofthemostbeautiful12.________(place)intheworld.Unit52TheDeadSeacoulddie!I'mnotaseabutalake.AndI'mnotdead.Infact,I'vegotmanyplantsandanimals.I'm1.________(salty)thananysea,sopeoplecanlieonmysurface.Riversflowintome.Butnowpeopletaketoomuchwaterfromthem(pron.).Mywaterlevelis2.________(go)down.Iambeingsmalleryear3.________(介詞)year.Takelesswater,orIwilldryupwithinyears.ThenI4.________(real)willbedead!Rainforestforest≠rainI'mtherainforestofMadagascar.Asmynamesuggests,Imakerainfor5.________(I)plantsandanimals,suchasmonkeys,snakesandmanykindsofflowers.For80%ofthem,I'mtheironlyhomeintheworld.However,peoplearecuttingdownmytreesforwoodandtomakespaceforfarming.Please6.________(stop)it.I'mdisappearing.IfFrozenturnsintoWaterworld...I'maglacierattheGlacierNationalParkinAmerica.It'salandfulloficeandsnow.Doyouwanttoexplore7.________(冠詞)WhiteworldinthefilmFrozen?Thenmy(adj.pron.)homeisthe8.________(good)choice.Twohundredyearsago,there9.________(be)about150glaciers.10.________(連詞)now,therearearound25.Pleasestopclimatechange.I'mturningintoWaterworld!Unit611.________(介詞)last,IarrivedinChengdu.MyfriendHaoyutook2.________(I)toarestaurantrightfromtheairport.Ijustcouldn'twait3.________(try)Sichuanhotpot!But4.________(冠詞)firsttastemademymouthburn!Thefoodwasmuch5.________(hot)thanIexpected.Itookadeepbreathanddrankawholeglassoficedlemontea.“Doyouwantsomethinglesshot?”Haoyusaid.“No,"Ireplied.“WheninChina,doastheChinesedo!"I6.________(careful)tookasmallmouthful.Surprisingly,Istartedtoenjoythetaste.And7.________(cook)hotpotwasjustasfunaseatingit!Afterlunch,8.________(thing)wentfromreallyhottototallycoolwewenttothenewSanxingduiMuseum!Themaskswerefantastic.“Why9.________(be)theireyesandearsmuchbiggerthannormalones?WereancientShupeopleabletoseeandhearfurtherthanus?"Iwondered.Iwantedtostayinthemuseumforaweek!MyfirstdayinChinawasfulloffun:Itriednewfood10.________(連詞)wenttoanexcitingplace.I'mreallylookingforwardtotherestofmytriparoundChina!Unit62In1640,amanwas1.

________(serious)ill.Hehadtoend2.________(冠詞)lasttripofhislife.Backhome,peopleaskedhim,“Youspentyourwholelife3.

________(介詞)theroad.Doyouregretit?”

“Iwalkedthroughmanyfantastic4.________(place)inChina,"hereplied.“PeoplesayI'mas5.________(great)asZhangQianandXuanzang.

Thismanwas(v.)XuXiake,thegreatesttravellerinChinesehistory.Fromanearlyage,Xudreamedof6.

________(visit)China'sseasandmountains.7.________(連詞)atthattime,itwasverydifficulttotravelfar.

Thisdidn'tstophim,however.At22,he8.________(set)outonhislife'sjourney.Hetravelledforabout30years,andachieved9.________(he)dream.

Xumademanygeographical10.________(discovery)duringhisjourney.Once,hevisitedMountHuangshan.PeoplethenthoughtTianduPeakwas11.________(high)thanLianhuaPeak.Tofindoutthe12.________(true),Xuclimbedbothpeaks.HediscoveredthatLianhuaPeakgaveawiderview,13.________(連詞)itmustbehigher.Hewasright!Xu14.________(record)histravelexperiencesinhisdiary.Thanks(n.)tothisbook,wecanlearnaboutChinaalmost400yearsago.“Exploringtheunexplored”isthe15.________(good)descripti