We have chosen what we believe to be the five most spectacular natural wonders—those that are the biggest, longest or most impressive of their kind. These natural wonders inspire awe(敬畏) in everyone who views them. Mt. Everest Mt. Everest, which is located at the border between China and Nepal, is the world' s highest mountain. It measures 29,035 feet. And the mountain is still growing! Geological forces push it up a few millimeters each year. Grand Canyon Visitors to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona admire its breathtaking colors, rock formations and cliffs. No picture can adequately capture its beauty. The canyon is 277 miles long and from 4 to 18 miles wide. Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef extends 1,200 miles along Australia' s northeast coast through the Coral Sea. It is the largest coral formation in the world and is visible from space! Actually, it is not one reef but a chain of thousands. Victoria Falls Victoria Falls stretch across the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Locals call the falls "Mosi oa Tunya" or "The Smoke that Thunders". The roar of the water can be heard long before the mist from the falls comes into view. Amazon Rain Forest The Amazon Rain Forest covers more than a billion acres of northern South America. If this rain forest were a country, it would be the ninth largest in the world! 【R1】______ is the world' s highest mountain. The Grand Canyon is【R2】______ in length and from 4 to 18 miles in width. The largest coral formation in the world is located in the country of【R3】______. "Mosi oa Tunya" is the name of【R4】______ called by the locals. The area of the Amazon Rain Forest is more than【R5】______ .

Although buses tend to be slower than the subway for traveling around New York City, there are many reasons to use the bus while visiting New York City: They tend to service areas of Manhattan that are not located close to subway lines. Buses offer the added advantage of being able to see various areas of Manhattan while you ride. How Much Does the Bus Cost? Fare is $2.25 and can be paid with a MetroCard or coins(no dollar bills, no pennies). A free transfer to another bus or the subway within 2 hours is available if you paid with a MetroCard. If you pay cash you can ask for a transfer, but it is only good for transferring to another bus(not to the subway)within 2 hours. Getting On and Off the Bus You must wait for buses at designated(指定的)bus stops. As you see the bus approaching your stop, you can put your arm out to indicate to the driver that you want to board the bus. Enter the bus through the front doors and pay your fare. Take a seat or move toward the back of the bus to make room for other people boarding the bus. To request a stop: Pull the cord or press the black band near the windows. A "Stop Requested" light will be on immediately at the front of the bus.

Certain portable electronic devices(PEDs)may interfere with aircraft navigational equipment. PED use is permitted while on the ground when the boarding door is open, and in flight when advised by crew members. About 10 minutes before departure, passengers will be asked to turn off computers, cell phones and other PEDs. The following PEDs are approved for use during the flight time: - Personal Computers - Handheld computer games - Personal stereo and video devices Medical devices are permitted at all times while TVs. radios, two-way radios, remote-control devices and some other electronic devices are not permitted. Due to safety concerns, the crew may at any time request that PEDs be turned off. Cell phones may be used only in the following instances: - When the aircraft is at the gate and the boarding door is open. - When the aircraft is on the ground away from the gate and the captain has approved their use.

He is an excellent athlete, and all his movements are(beauty) ______.

Unless he (tell)______us who he is, we won't let him in.

Many visitors to the United States find that the fast pace at which people move is very troubling．One’s first impression is likely to be that everyone is in a rush．And they are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment．But when they discover that you are a stranger，most Americans become quite kindly and will take great care to help you．

Being engaged in the research work, Dr. Yang seldom goes anywhere______his office.

She bought several clothes shops and prepared to build up a chain．

The classroom is empty, so the students______have gone to the laboratory.

In winter, most animals have a hard time______anything to eat.

Travelers【T1】______ into two categories: those who make lists and those who do not. Some people prefer to plan the course of their trip to the【T2】______ detail. For others the joy of a trip is its spontaneity. Neither【T3】______ works perfectly in South America. It is an area【T4】______ requires considerable preparation: internal flights often run only once or twice a week, and an advance【T5】______ can mean the difference between continuing to a new city and waiting several days for another flight.

Provided that there is no (object) ______, we will begin with the next item.

In Downtown Los Angeles, you will have the opportunity to see the Music Center, the Los Angeles performing arts center which used to be the home of the Oscar Ceremony for more than thirty years. You will see the birth place of Los Angeles, and follow the history from the beginning at Olvera Street and see the oldest church in the city. Our Lady Queen Of L. A. You will witness and take a memorable picture of the world famous sign HOLLYWOOD. In Hollywood you will walk down the famous Walk of Fame before you stop at the Mann's Chinese Theatre. You will have a chance to see the cement(水泥)hand and foot prints of the Hollywood great people. Then off to Beverly Hills to see the homes of your favorite stars and Rodeo Drive where the rich and famous do their shopping. Lunch stop is at the new and historic Farmers Market. At the Farmers Market you will have time to choose and eat from the many different food courts(食府)and shop at one of the biggest shopping malls in the west side. Famous Sites to Visit in Los Angeles 1. Music Center in downtown 2. Olvera Street, the【B1】 1of Los Angeles 3. Our Lady Queen Of L. A., the oldest【B2】 2in the city 4. Famous sign HOLLYWOOD 5. Mann's【B3】 3 6. Walk of Fame: cement【B4】 4prints of the Hollywood great people 7. Beverly Hills and【B5】 5 8. The historic Farmers Market 【B1】

It would be difficult to have a society like ours without public goods such as defense, transportation, and other services. A public good is one that a person can use without reducing the use of it for another person. One of the best examples of a public good is national defense. One person can benefit from our national defense without reducing another person's benefits. In fact, it is difficult to keep any person in our society from enjoying the benefits of national defense. The market system does not work well in producing public goods. This is because a person who refuses to pay for a public good cannot be kept from using it. Suppose that the neighbors in a high crime area decide to hire a police force. Each neighbor, except Mrs. Smith, agrees to pay $ 100 a year for it. Mrs. Smith refuses to pay because she knows that if all the others pay the $ 100, the police will guard the area anyway. So Mrs. Smith can enjoy the services of the police force without paying $ 100. The market system has no way to deal with this type of problem. For this reason, we cannot ask each person to make a direct payment in the form of product price. Therefore, we collect money for public goods by using taxes

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a notice. You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the information given in Chinese below: 请以外语学院学生会的名义写一则篮球比赛延迟通知。通知的内容是原定于后天(10月18日)举办的2013级和2014级之间的篮球比赛，由于近日的阴雨天气将延期举行。新的比赛日期定于下周六(10月25日)举行，比赛地点不变，还是校体育馆，欢迎老师和同学们到时积极参加和观看。

说明：请以王丽的名义用下面所提供的信息写一份简历。内容：1.女性;2.出生于1990 年6 月15 日;3.家庭地址: 山东省济南市市中区87 号;4.联系电话: 136××××53585.2007~2011 年在山东大学英语学院主修商务英语专业，并选修了会计和国际贸易课程，以优异成绩毕业;6.2011~2013 年在讯达通讯公司担任经理助理，主要负责翻译和外事接待工作。Words for reference:商务英语专业 Business English 翻译(口译) interpreting

The British like moving. They regard the opportunity to travel far and frequently as a right. Some people spend up to two or three hours each day getting to work in London or some other city and back to their suburban or country homes in the evening. Most people do not spend time quite so long each day traveling, but it is taken for granted that few people live near enough to their work or secondary school to get there on foot. As elsewhere in Europe, there are serious problems of traffic congestion(拥挤) and pollution.

The playwright David Henry Hwang has been in high demand in recent years—not for works like his Tony Award-winning M. Butterfly, which is essentially banned there,【C1】______because of his standing as the only son of Asia to be【C2】______regularly on Broadway. In 2005 he was【C3】______to Shanghai to discuss Broadway-style shows that might fill the lavish (耗费巨大的) cultural centers under【C4】______across the country. Yet our appreciation for status symbols【C5】______Broadway and Mr. Hwang did not translate into understanding more ordinary aspects of American life. "We【C6】______to one brand-new cultural center that had extremely beautiful Italian marble (大理石), fine Brazilian wood, smart German design and these horribly【C7】______signs for handicapped restrooms that read, 'Deformed Man's Toilet,'" Mr. Hwang recalled. "You saw this over and over—an eagerness【C8】______Chinese and Americans to impress one another,【C9】______wildly basic misunderstandings because of language and cultural【C10】______I realized I'd never seen a play【C11】______with this aspect, where the characters are trying to understand each other【C12】______keeping the dignity of their own language." Mr. Hwang's latest play, Chinglish, now【C13】______preview performances on Broadway at the Longacre Theater, is his【C14】______to grapple (努力应付) with East-West relations from a good【C15】______that is new for him. Starting with his earliest plays at Stanford—his first, FOB, went straight【C16】______a dormitory production to a run at the Public Theater in New York in 1980—he has【C17】______multiculturalism, the stranger-in-a-strange-land tensions that【C18】______Asian-Americans and others of hyphenated ethnicity. With Chinglish, 【C19】______has no Asian-American characters, Mr. Hwang has moved on from multiculturalism to consider internationalism today, specifically the frustrations【C20】______by Americans and Chinese who are united in capitalist greed but divided by their cultural sensibilities.

By the end of last month, our factory(produce) 13 000 motors.

Car servicing is something that every car owner has to experience at least some time of the year. The best method to service your car is to go to your car service station and have the servicing done methodically(有条理地)according to your car maker. Consider this: Your car is up and running smoothly but the mileage(里程)figures indicate that you need to have it serviced. Certainly, this is the right thing to do but have you wondered what actually goes in to make you pay that servicing bill every 6 months? Servicing your car is a simple DIY(Do It Yourself)job that you can learn quickly and easily save some good money. If you have never serviced your car before personally, here's your resource: Servicing Basics Car servicing essentially means inspecting the car thoroughly for any damaged components, and replacing some parts regularly that wear out over time. If you review carefully it is certainly possible to do all this by yourself, as below; You will need a complete set of tools as provided by your car maker when you purchased the vehicle. This will usually consist of all the spanners(扳手)that you might need. Completely servicing your car will need a few hours but you will end up saving a lot of money. Besides, it's fun too and a lot of learning.