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The USA is a land of immigrants. Between 1815 1. 1914, the world witnessed the greatest peaceful migration in its history: 35 million people, mostly Europeans, left their homelands to start new lives in America. Why did these people risk everything by 2. (leave) their homes and families?

First, what forced emigrants 3. (make) the decision to leave? One major cause for European farmers to leave was the rise in population, 4. in turn led to land hunger. Another was politics. There was an increased taxation and the 5. (grow) of armies, and many young men fled eastern Europe to avoid being forced to join the army.

Physical hunger provided another pressing reason. Following the collapse (衰退) of the economy of southern Italy in the 1860s, hundreds of thousands decided to start a new life in America. Religion also encouraged millions to leave the Old World.

In short, people 6. (choose) to leave their homes for social, economic and 7.(religion) reasons. As a result, by 1890 among a total population of 63 million, there were more than nine million foreign-born 8. (America).

But what were the attractions? First of all, there was the promise of land that was so scarce in Europe. Next, factories were calling for workers, and pay conditions were much better 9. back home. Men 10. (need) to open up the West and build the long railroads, and new towns needed settlers to live in and to develop business. There was the space for people to practice their faith in peace.

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California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. Also 1.　　　 is the most multicultural state in the USA, having 　 2.　 (attract) people from all over the world. The first settlers are believed to have arrived there 　 3.　 means of a land bridge across the Bering Strait. No one knows 　 4.　 the first people arrived in California. 　 5. , it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least 15 thousand years ago. In the 18th century California 　 6. (rule) by Spain. In 7.　 early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California, then gold 　 8.　 (mine) and later arrivals. Now people from different parts of the world still immigrate to California. It is believed 　　 9. before long California will be a mixture of many races and cultures, without distinct major 　 10.　 (race) or cultural groups.

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A company in the USA is paying its workers to sleep more. Staff at the insurance company Aetna will get $300 a year 1. (add) to their salary if they get at least seven hours of sleep a night. They will get just over a dollar for each night they sleep over seven hours. The idea behind this plan is employee 2. (perform). Human resources 3. (official) say workers will work more effectively if they have slept well. A workforce that is more rested means the company will perform 4. (well). Staff can either record their sleep automatically, 5. (use) a wrist monitor, or record by hand how long they have slept every night.

6. number of studies warn that not sleeping enough can affect our ability to do our job. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine said that the average worker in the USA loses 11.3 working days of productivity a year from a lack 7. sleep. This 8. (cost) companies about $2,280 for one worker. It estimates (估计) that the US economy loses $63.2 billion a year mainly 9. workers do not sleep more than seven hours a night. A 2015 study by the Rand Corporation showed that staff members sleeping less than seven hours per night 10.(find) far less productive than workers having eight or more hours of sleep.

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A rich land owner decided to leave possessions to one of his two sons. As he lay on the deathbed, he called the two young men to him before 　　 1.　 break of dawn and even before the cock could crow. He then said, “I will leave all my earth to the one　 2.　 can best fill this room. It was in this room 　　 3.　 I made plans on how to build up my fortune. Not an inch must 　 4. (leave) uncovered. As I am getting 　　 5.　 (weak) by the hour you both must come back by midnight.” He handed them a small piece of silver and an empty bag to put their purchases in. They both went out and 　 6.　 (hurry) came back with their purchases.　　 7. (bring) the straw, the elder began to spread it around the floor,　　　 8.　 　 far from filling the room. It did not even cover half the space. “This is no use, son,” said the father, “and let me see how　　 9.　 brother fills the room.” The younger son took out of his bag a large candle,　 10. (set) it on the table in the center of the room and lit it. A brilliant bright light filled up the whole room. The father was delighted and exclaimed, “Son, I am sure you will use the wealth well.”

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The Internet is the biggest source of information in the world, consisting of millions of pages of data. In 1969, DARPA, a US defence 1. (organize), developed a way for all their computers to “talk” to each other through the telephone. They created a network of computers and only the US army could use 2. in the following 15 years. Then in 1984, the US National Science Foundation started the NSF network, also known 3.the Inter-network or ”Internet”. It then became possible for universities to use the system as well. The World Wide Web, 4. (invent) in 1991 by an English scientist, Tim Berners-Lee, is a computer network that makes the information from millions of websites accessible to computer users. At the moment, about 80 % of web traffic is in English, but by 2020, Chinese could take5.lead. Obviously, it was Berners-Lee 6.made it possible for everyone to use the Internet, not just the universities and the army. He designed the first “web browser”, 7.allowed computer users to access documents from other computers. With the web and the Internet 8.(grow), the number of Internet users rose 9.(rapid) from 600,000 to 40 million within 5 years.

So far, the Internet 10. (create) thousands of millionaires all over the world, but Berners-Lee is not one of them.

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Antarctica (南极洲), the southernmost part of Earth, is covered 1. snow and ice all year round. 2. it has amazing views, many are still frightened by this icy desert.

But 34-year-old US explorer Colin O' Brady is different. Three 3. (month) ago, he became the first person 4. (cross) Antarctica alone. During the 932-mile journey, O' Brady spent 54 days in extreme conditions. He had to push 5. (he) to the limit. He carried everything he'd need on a sled. But even with enough food, O' Brady began to become 6. (thin) and weaker after six weeks. “I 7. (lose) a ton of weight so far. My legs feel more like the size of my arms at this point,” he wrote on US social media Instagram.

Adding to the pressure, O' Brady was racing against Louis from the UK. The two men set off together, with Rudd 8. (take) an early lead. But on Christmas Day, O'Brady decided to make 9. final effort without stopping for a rest. Luckily for him he made it, getting to the finish line earlier than Louis.

O' Brady thinks that he has the spirit of exploration in his blood: He is an athlete, 10. loves to move. He also believes we can all have this strength and achieve much.

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Procrastination(拖延)is the avoidance of doing a task which needs to be done .Basically what that means is putting off until tomorrow what can be done today.Procrastination may result in late or incomplete work. With procrastination, many a result1.(occur). Procrastination has its advantages and2.(drawback), but too much procrastination can be harmful. Often we try to hide our avoidance by being very busy doing interesting, and even useful things,3.do not contribute to the main goal .One example would be writing this paper the night before the deadline. By waiting,the grammar, spelling, and even my name may4.(overlook) in a rush. This problem .can be solved by not procrastinating and allowing yourself enough time to proofread.

People procrastinate for5.range of reasons. Some people are often6.(forget)and procrastinate on getting the task7.(do)on time. By procrastinating a person could face a bigger task: the8.(origin) task plus possible new problems thanks 9.delay. Another reason is to avoid dislike. People who worry too much about what other people think of them, often feel embarrassed or worthless. When they believe they will not present10.(they) adequately, they often withdraw.

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The Sahara Desert, 1.　　　　 (cover) most of North Africa, is the largest desert in the　 world. From north to south the Sahara is between 800 miles 2.　　　　 1200 miles and is at least 3000 miles from east to west. Due to the large size of the Sahara, Africa is split into two regions: that 3.　　　　 lies above or forms part of the Sahara and the rest of Africa south　 of the Sahara. On the west, the Sahara is 4.　　　　 (border) by the Atlantic Ocean and on the　 east by the Red Sea, and to the north are the Atlas Mountains and Mediterranean Sea. Over 25 percent of the Sahara's surface is covered by sand sheets and dunes.

The Sahara's climate consists 5.　　　　 basically two sub-climates ,a dry subtropical　 climate in the north and a dry tropical climate in the south. The dry tropical climate is 6.　　　　 (general) characterized by mild, dry winters, a hot dry season just before the rainy　 season, and an annual temperature cycle. The dry subtropical climate, 7.　　　　 ,is　 characterized by 8.　　　　 　 (annual) high temperature ranges, cold winters, hot summers and two rainy seasons. There is a narrow strip in the western portion of the Sahara, 9.　　　　 　 the　 coast, which generally has cool temperatures 10.　　　　 (compare) to the rest of the Sahara　 because of the influence of the cold Canary Current.

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Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is famous for its festivals. There are twelve festivals around the year, half of 1. are celebrated during the months of July and August. Here are two famous festivals 2. (hold) each year during the summer in Edinburgh — the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The first Edinburgh International Festival 3. (plan) during World War II for artists to find hope and communicate with each other. 4. (late), actors, musicians, dancers and singers from all over the world came over to give 5. (perform). The Edinburgh International Festival developed so fast that it soon earned its reputation 6. one of the world’s greatest celebrations of the art. Anyone can perform in the festival 7. many artists take part in it. During the festival, you can go to the Royal Mile 8. (watch) shows for free.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is the largest book festival in the world. The festival 9. (take) place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the centre of Edinburgh. There are over 700 events for people who love books. Many kids find the festival 10. (attract) because they can listen to stories and watch artists draw pictures of the stories

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England is 1. largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided 2. (rough) into three zones.The zone nearest France 3. （call） the South of England,the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North.You find most of the population 　 4.　 （settle）in the south,but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England.Although these cities are not as large 5. those in China,they have world-famous football teams and some of 6.　 even have two!It is a pity 7.　 the industrial cities built in the 8.　 (nineteen) century do not attract visitors.For historical architecture you have to go to older but smaller towns 9. (build) by the Romans.There you will find 10. more about British history and culture.

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