(51) Leehom Wang is different from other pop singers and has huge musical talent. However, this time it is his environmentally-friendly behavior 31_ is making him stand out. When his 32_ (late) album Change Me came out, Wang used 33_ (recycle) paper rather than plastic to package his album and went 34_ bicycle to the press conference. that latest recycled by “Everyone can make the world 35_ better place on a daily basis,” he said. He suggests that the temperature of an air-conditioner 36_not be lower than 28 C. His words and actions have won him the hearts of thousands of fans. Wang Wang has established 37_ as a gifted musician in the Mando-pop scene. His ambition has always been to be a musician. a should himself However, this was not 38 _ his parents wanted. They hoped he would be a doctor, 39_ they saw as a steady and well-paid job. So Wang decided to study biology at university to please his parents. But while he 40_ (study), he continued playing music and finally landed a record contract. (張明張明) what which was studying (52) Is the customer always right? The answer, it seems, depends on 31_ country you are in. Shopping is a part of a countrys culture, and attitudes 32_ shopping and consumers differ from country to country just as much as climate or taste in food. People often regard America as 33_ example of sophisticated customer service. which to/towards an In restaurants waiters compliment you on your clothes and on the 34_ (wise) of your order and then return 35_ ten minutes to refill your glass and make sure that everything is 36_ your satisfaction. But do Europeans really want US style service? A friend of 37_ once told me, “By the end of that evening I 38_ (spend) as much time talking to the waiter as to my wife.” wisdom every to mine had spent It is a question of expectations. Different nationalities expect different types of service. Another friend told me about how her Chinese mother shopped for clothes: “First she bargains 39_ she gets a lower price and then she finds some small fault with the product and demands a further reduction. She never buys anything at the regular price.” Could you imagine 40_ (try) such tactics in your country? until trying imagine (53) Apple Computer Inc. announced a callback of 1.8 million lithium-ion notebook batteries could cause a fire risk, a move 31_ followed Dells similar callback just ten days ago. In its callback 32 _ (announce), Apple said it had received nine reports of lithium-ion battery packs overheating. 33_company urged users to stop using the batteries and contact Apple Customer Service. that /which announcement The The computer maker 34_ (place) the batteries free of charge. About 1.1 million of the battery packs are 35_ use in the US, the remaining 700,000 sold internationally. The recall is the second 36_ (big) in US history involving electronics or computers. Both Dell and Apple problems were caused by tiny pieces of metal floating 37_ the battery. 38 _the batteries are being used or recharged, will replace in biggest inside When they will heat up and these particles (質(zhì)點質(zhì)點) can start moving around, potentially 39 _(cause) short circuit (短路短路). This can cause the battery to explode or catch fire. According to both Apple and Dell, the callback will cost 40 _ between 172 and 278 million dollars and not affect their earnings. causing them (54) A cowboy rode into town and stopped at 31_bar for a drink. Unfortunately, the people 32_ (live) there always had a habit of playing a joke on stranger. When he finished his drink, he found his horse 33_ (steal). He went back into the bar, threw his gun into the air, caught 34 _above his head without even looking and fired a shot into the ceiling. “Which one of you stole my horse?” he shouted 35 _ surprising forcefulness. a living had been stolen/ stolen it with No one answered. “All right, Im going to have 36 _ beer, and if my horse isnt back outside 37 _ the time I finish, Im going to do 38 _ I did in Texas! And I dont like to have to do so in Texas!” another by what Some of the people moved 39 _(restless). The man, true to his word, had another beer, walked outside, and his horse had been returned to post. He saddled up and started to ride out of town. The barkeeper wandered out of the bar and asked, “Hi, 40 _ you go what happened in Texas?” The cowboy turned back and said, “I had to walk home.” (張明張明) restlessly before (55) A good teacher is many things to many people. In my own experience, the people I respect most are the teachers 31 _ demanded the most discipline from their students.who/that I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school. I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person. I remember very 32 _ (clear) a sign over her classroom door. It was 33 _ simple sign that said, “Laboratoryin this room the first five letters of the word was emphasized, not the last seven.” In other words, I guess, labor 34 _her was more important, which mean 35 _ (make) speeches.clearly a for making She prepared her work very carefully and demanded us to do the same. We got lots of homework from her. 36 _ she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the homework 37 _(reduce), but it continued just the same. She checked our work by stamping her name at the bottom of the papers to show that she had read 38 _. Once would be reduced them I think sometimes teachers who demand most are liked 39 _. But 40 _ time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit the students. least as (56) I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me. Once 31 _ we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand 32 _ some water and held it before me, and said this: “You see this water carefully 33 _ (contain) on my hand? It symbolizes Love.” when with contained This was 34 _ I saw it: “As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there. 35 _, if you attempt to close your fingers round it and try to possess it, it 36 _(spill) through the first cracks it finds. how However will spill This is 37 _ greatest mistake that people do when they meet love.they try to possess it, they demand, they expect. and just like the water spilling out of your hand. For love is meant to be free, you cannot change 38 _ nature. If there are people you love, allow them to be free beings. Give and dont expect. Advise, 39 _dont order. Ask, but never demand. It might sound simple, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice. the its but It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel no 40 _ (expect) from those who you love, and yet an unconditional caring. expectations (57) Like any commodity(日用品日用品) 31 _ has become scarce, time has become a battleground. In what 32 _ (suppose) to be the world of the consumer, firms are stealing time from customers. 33 _is now perfectly acceptable to be asked to hold the instant the phone is answered. This saves the company time, 34 _costs you time. We are engaged 35 _a constant, subtle war over time. If politics of class controlled the last century, the politics of time could control this one.that is supposed it but in Of course, there is a class dimension to the rush culture. One of the biggest transitions of the past few decades has been to take the previous relationship 36 _time and statusthe rich had lots of time, 37 _poor had littleand reverse it. 38 _bankers in the city are now at their desk at 7 a.m., in the good old days bankers hours meant 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. with a nice lunch break. between the while Moreover, to be seen to have time to spare is a sign of low status; when 39 _ (arrange) lunch, it is not done to be available too soon. Similarly, being late is moving from being a sign of 40 _ (rude) to a sign of status. arranging rudeness (58) There is nowhere quite like India: the violent mix of all 31 _ is beautiful in the world and the rough reality of a country that is home to around 900 million people. There is no doubt 32 _Indias landscapes are very beautiful in their variety. 33 _ range from the harsh lonely deserts of Rajasthan to the 34 _ (roll) green hills of Darjeeling; that that They rolling from the snow- capped peaks of the Himalayas to the quiet palm forests and plentiful rice fields of the south, to say nothing of the long unspoilt beaches 35 _ the Indian Ocean. You can stay in former palaces, 36 _ (explore) hilltop old sites, bargain for an auto-rickshaw(人力車人力車) in Delhi, and escape the heat among the tea plantations of Darjeeling, 37 _for those who prefer a more leisurely holiday, you can relax for a few days on a palm. besides explore or And then there is religion. Apart from 38 _ continually contrasting landscapes, the colourful celebration of its people is responsible for making the country so magical, so 39 _(charm). Indeed, the very tradition of India is religion, and the strength of Hinduism and Buddhism, both of 40_originated there. the charming which (59) Rice is the most popular grain in the world, but it requires far more water than 31 _other croptypically twice as 32_ as wheat and up to ten times more than lettuce. Yet rice and wheat are the two crops 33 _the Indian government supports through price guarantees, 34_farmers have little incentive(刺激刺激) to grow anything 35 _ or to use less water. Before36_ nineteen-sixties, groundwater played no real role in farming, and wells were rarely used to irrigate crops. any much that so else the When the amount of rainfall decreased by twenty per cent, 37 _ did the grain harvest. By the late eighties, however, this, too, 38_ (change). In 1987, a year in which rainfall was thirty per cent below normal, the production of grains fell by only five per cent. The difference was due to groundwater. so had changed “We couldnt 39 _(possible) exist without a good well,” Ganasekemon said to me. “I dont know how anyone ever did.” Ganasekemons use of water is excessive(過多的過多的) but not unusual: whoever owns land also owns the groundwater beneath it. The water is free, and the electricity 40 _ (need) to pump the water to the surface is extremely cheap. possibly needed (60) One evening, I wandered down the Rue de Richelieu. I was on my way to a Chinese restaurant called Dave, which is recommended in the fashion business. 31 _ many popular restaurants in Paris, reservations are hard to get at Dave. 32 _I wasnt surprised to find a complete sign hanging over the red door. Inside, though, the place was practically emptythere was just one couple, 33 _(sit) at a table near the window. Like So sitting 34 _ unshaven Chinese man of middle age came out from the kitchen. He had wild black hair flecked with gray and 35 _(wear) a pink shirt, a gray sweater-vest, seersucker pants, and silk slippers. This was the owner, Dave Cheung. He led me 36 _ a table and poured tea, and I asked him why he had placed a “Sold out” sign on the door on a night when there were thirty empty tables. An was wearing to “Are you kidding? Do you know 37 _ would happen if I took that sign off the door?” “People might come in to have dinner?” 38“_ (exact)! They would just walk right in. I would have to let anybody 39 _ wanted come and eat here. I would have no control. No control over 40 _ own restaurant!”(何檢笑何檢笑)what Exactly who my