Directions：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

In order to present the best presentation and eliminate room for error, you need to keep in mind certain guidelines. Here are some of my ideas for presenting quality presentations that demand genuine attention【小题1】your listeners.

Picking out a topic is the hard part. It has to be interesting, impactful and unique, 【小题2】 it is crucial to choose something you care about rather than randomly select one. Ask yourself if it covers angers—is it informative? Will it keep my listeners hooked? Will it create an air of boredom? Will I be able to get all my facts and research done? Is it appealing to me, but not to them?

There is nothing more annoying than having someone blabber on about a topic he/she 【小题3】(not do) extensive research on. It is obvious from the way they speak, how monotonous their tones sound and how robotic their movement and gestures are. So don’t be that someone. Take the effort 【小题4】(learn) as much as you can. Make it matter to you, and remember 【小题5】it can impact your listeners, and enlighten(启发) them on things they didn’t know about at all.

No one is perfect, and there are bound to be mistakes or circumstances 【小题6】you didn’t count on and couldn’t avoid. You 【小题7】stutter(结巴) with a word, mix up slides, or forget some important sheets of your presentation and so on. Straighten up. Crack a minor joke in your defense. In other words, improvise(即兴表演) and don’t beat yourself up about it or else your presentation will end in disaster. Don’t let it ruin the rest of it, and finish the presentation as planned, so that people think more of how well it ended.

The 【小题8】(good) thing about presenting a topic is eye contact. 【小题9】you are able to say it by heart,  and not by looking at a piece of paper you will have mastered the most effective presentation technique. Memorize your lines, and points, and only glance at your notes occasionally if you think you may forget something. In end if, you think that you are well prepared to answer questions, then by all means invite 【小题10】

Direction: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
【小题1】目前Henry应当在巴黎。（suppose）
【小题2】今天我演讲的主题是对西方人而言友谊意味着什么。（focus）
【小题3】毫无疑问他的外貌并没有阻碍他在英语演讲比赛中的优异表现。（interfere）
【小题4】他意识到面无表情，没有手势或眼神交流的枯燥冗长的演讲是不受欢迎的。（aware， receive）

Directions: complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. There is one extra that you do not need.

【小题1】In Saudi Arabia the ibex may be the only large wild animal that is not________ with extinction.
【小题2】Radiation is one of the basic physical processes by which energy is________ from one place to another.
【小题3】Up to now, the local government has had a________ estimate of the damage caused by the drought.
【小题4】Do not always start your essay with the same beginning. Try to________ the beginning of your essay so that it may be more attractive.
【小题5】It was said that there was still a ________for a salesman in that famous company, so he decided to apply for the position to try his luck.
【小题6】The seriously injured man _______ a major surgery and it took him a long time to recover health.
【小题7】As _______ residents enter the middle class, particularly in China and India, they increase their consumption of energy and transportation.
【小题8】John was soon promoted to Vice Director of the _______ department and got a pay rise.
【小题9】The Korea warship was reported to have been _______ off the coast of the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of over 40 soldiers.
【小题10】The United States finally decided to _______ the troops stationed in Iraq after suffering such a huge loss.

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Old Friends, Good Friends

More than 30 years ago, when I took my first job in New York City, I found myself working with a number of young women. Some I got to know just in passing, but others gradually became my friends. Today, six of these women remain an important part of my life. They are more than simply friends, more even than close friends. They are old friends, as essential as sunshine and more dear to me than ever. These people share a long 【小题1】 history with me.  In fact, old friends are a lot like promises. They put 【小题2】 into the uncertainty of life and establish a link between the past, present, and future.

The attachment between friends who have known each other for many years is 【小题3】 to be complex. On occasion we are exceedingly close, and at other times one or both of us 【小题4】 step back. Rise and fall. Thick and thin. How smoothly and gently we negotiate these hills and valleys has everything to do with how well the friendship 【小题5】

Sometimes events intervene (干预) in a way that requires us to rework the term of a relationship. A friend starts a second career. Let's say, and suddenly has less free time. Another remarries, adding someone new to the equation. Talk honestly and listen to each other to find out if the other’s needs are being 【小题6】. Renegotiating pays 【小题7】to life’s inevitable changes and says that we consider our friendships worthy of preserving.

Old friends are familiar with the layers of our lives. They have been there in the gloom (阴暗) and the 【小题8】. Even so, there's always 【小题9】 to know more about another person. Of course, self-disclosure can make even old friends more vulnerable, so go slowly: Sharing the one world can open new doors, but only if we 【小题10】 first.

Time is the prime commodity between old friends --- by this I mean the time spent doing things together. Whether it's face to face over a cup of coffee, side by side while jogging, ear to ear over the phone, or via email and letters, don't let too much time go by without sharing your thoughts with each other.