填空题Early men did not have clocks. They were told time by the 11 sun and shadows of trees. At first time, they used 12 sticks placing in the ground instead of trees. They made 13 marks in the ground, and the shadows from the sticks told 14 the time of day. Later, men began to use sundials. Some of 15 sundials were boxes with sticks cast a shadow. Men were 16 able to take the sundial box with them. The mark for noon 17 was very important. The sundials always have to face the same 18 way or the time was wrong. Sundials were good only on sunny 19 days, not on cloud days. They were the first kind of clock. 20

填空题People all over the world write to Big Ben.They even send birthday's presents, One (81) present was a bottle of oil—to help keeping (82) Big Ben running. Big Ben is a clock in London. Big Ben is the great clock highly up in (83) a tower, the building in London where laws aremade there. People like to see Big Ben's (84) friendly face(The clock has four). They like (85) to hear the chimes(钟声)each 15 minutes. They (86) like to hear the big bell beating the hour. (87) "BONG BONG BONG". Radio sends the noise of the big clock to (88) the rest of the world. The BBC begins to sent (89) chimes in 1923. Ever since, Big Ben had been a (90) radio star.

填空题Loft: Good morning, Chuck. Are you here 1 (wait) for Professor Johnson? Chuck: Oh, yes. Good morning, Loft. The professor asked me to come here to have an interview. Do you know 2 about the job as 3 teacher"s assistant? Lori: Oh, yes. I know all about it 4 I have work experience in this field. Last year, I did it for a long time. Chuck: Really? How did you like 5 ? Lori: Well, actually I think it was the 6 (good) I had ever had at school. I was paid nine dollars an hour, which 7 (be) three dollars more than what the school post office paid us. Chuck: Yeah, I bet this is a good salary. But what did you do? Loft: My responsibility was to help Professor Johnson grade the students" homework. It wasn"t hard and the professor was always available 8 there were any questions. I 9 improve myself through doing this job. Chuck: I think I would enjoy this kind of work. But I"m a little worried about how much 10 it might take. Loft: Only about five or six hours a week and you can do that in your room. Chuck: It sounds good.

填空题To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research. 1 Try the following steps: Calm yourself. 2 You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don"t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don"t see things the same way. 3 Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you. Take the control away from your offender (冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your mounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. 4 If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender"s point of view. Don"t forget to forgive yourself. 5 But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don"t do it. A. Why should you forgive? B. How should you start to forgive? C. Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. D. Try to see things from your offender"s angle. E. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge. F. To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique. G. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.

填空题It was a sunny day. A little boy"s father was sitting on the couch, drinking a beer while watching 1 basketball match. Seeing this, the boy rushed to his father and shouted, "Daddy, show me how to play catch!" The father, staring 2 the television screen, replied, "Let me finish watching the match. Play outside and come back in five minutes." "Okay, Daddy!" said the boy, running out of the room. Five minutes later, the boy returned 3 (scream), "Daddy, Let"s play catch now!" By this time, the father had opened another cold beer and another match was beginning. 4 (patient) with the boy"s interruption, the dad brought a magazine to his son. On the cover of the magazine was a large picture of the world. The father, who was angry and 5 (bother), began tearing the magazine cover into small 6 . Then, the father turned to his boy and said, "Son, once you put this picture back together, we can play catch, but do not interrupt me again 7 you finish." A few minutes later, the boy returned and said, "I have finished, Daddy! Can we play catch now?" 8 (surprise), the father glanced towards his child, and 9 lay the magazine with the world pieced perfectly together in his small hands. The dad asked his child how he put the world together so quickly. " 10 was simple," said the boy. "On the back of the world was the picture of a person, and once I put the person together, that"s when the world came together."