In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, ___31 __ 8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop ___32 __ sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream?” “Fifty-cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled __33 _ right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of 34 in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit __35 _ (patience). “Thirty-five cents.” she said __36 _ (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins ___37___ .“I will have a plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress walked _38 __ __ . The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long _39 __ the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised at what she saw. There, _40 __ (place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies — her tip!
Snake dishes have become popular __31________ recent years. Snake meat in various flavors (风味) is often seen in restaurant ads. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven’t eaten snake yet, you __32_________(consider) “out of date”. But I wonder___33__________ all the trends are worth following.
Some people may defend themselves __34_______ saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，__35_______ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.
According __36_________ a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as ___37_________ as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!
These figures warns us that if no action is taken, __38_______ number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will __39_______ in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?
So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect __40________.”
Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep needed __31________ on the age of the person and the conditions in ___32_______ sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than ___33_______ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with __34________ than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. ___35_______ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep __36________ always be enough to make one bring back his __37________ (strong) and get ready for a day’s work.
Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not __38_________ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, __39________ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleep-producing drug(帮助睡眠的药物) should never be taken except when ___40_________ (suggest) by a doctor.
I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance（毅力），were a sure path 31 success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 32 was originally to be held in our classroom, 33 (change) to the library at the last minute. This, 34 ，didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 35 ．But my mood quickly changed when I saw 36 first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 37 I finally found the solution. With the problem 38 (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. 39 (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 40 (complete) the rest!
Will __31_______ matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test __32________ (give) in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different __33________ from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got __34__________ breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see ___35________ well their bodies worked and when they had eaten ___36_________ certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect __37_________ if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be ___38_________ (especial) true if a person works __39_______ his brains. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with __40_______ (much) attention in class.
Dawn graduated several years ago. She __31__________(be) a successful model, and 31________(find) a job had not been a problem ─ until _33_________(recent).
When Dawn did start trying to find another type of job , she found in interview after interview that computer literacy(能力)was a must to 34 _____(employ).
__35_______ Dawn had always been afraid of learning computer while in college ─ our school didn’t require to learn computer at that time — she managed to get a degree __36_______ ever confronting(面对) a computer.
Finally, after months of searching for a job, Dawn failed. She had to admit that sidestepping (回避) computer literacy(读写能力) hadn’t been a good idea. _37______, She enrolled in a computer course at 38 ____adult vocational school.
__39__________(surprise), although she had been afraid of learning computer, she took to computers __40________much that after about a year she opened her own computer-based business.
