11.Giventhechancetoshowhisability,heregainedconfidenceandbegantosucceedinschool.2.Itissodifficulttoexplorethebottomoftheoceanbecausesomepartsareverydeep.3.Itwasabout30secondsbeforeAlexemergedfromthewater;wewerequitescared.4.Weoftenassumethatwhenotherpeopledothesamethingsaswedo,theydothemforthesamereasons;butthisassumptionisnotalwaysreasonable.5.Thereiswidespreadconcernthattherisingunemploymentmayposeathreattosocialstability.6.Aftera(n)comprehensivephysicalexam,mydoctorsaidIwasingoodconditionexceptthatmybloodpressurewasalittlehigh.7.ItiswellknownthatChinaisacountrywithrichnaturalresourcesandaverybigpopulation.8.Somepeoplebelievethattheearthcanyieldenoughfoodtosupportatleasttwiceitspresentpopulation.9.Saminheritedthegiftofimaginationfromhisfamily,buthelackedthedrivingpowertotakeaction.10.Abeethathasfoundhoneyisabletotransmittootherbeestheinformationtheyneedinordertocollectthehoney.Universitystudentscomefromdifferentpartsofthecountrywithvariouspurposes.However,acloserlookattheirreasonsforstudyingattheuniversitywillenableusto(1)classifythemroughlyintothreegroups:thosewhohavea(n)(2)passionforlearning,thosewhowishto(3)attainabrightfuture,andthosewholearnwithnodefinitepurpose.Firstly,therearemanystudentswholearnsimplybecausethey(4)pursuetheirgoaloflearning.SomereadawealthofBritishandAmericannovelsbecausetheyarekeenlyinterestedinliterature.Otherssitinfrontofthecomputerscreen,workingonanewprogram,(5)virtuallydayandnight,becausetheyfindsomecomputerprograms(6)fascinating,andtheydreamofbecomingaBillGatesoneday.Secondly,therearestudentswhoworkhardmainlyforabetterandmore(7)prosperousfuture.Itseemsthatthemajorityofstudentsfallintothisgroup.Afteradmissiontotheuniversity,theyreadbooksafterbooksto(8)acquireknowledgefromalloftheresourceswhichare(9)availabletothem,andfinally,tosucceedinthefuturejobmarket.Thirdly,therearestillsomestudentswholearnwithoutacleargoal.Theytakecourses,finishhomework,enjoylifeoncampus,butdon'twantto(10)sampleanythingneworchallenging.Theyhavenoideawhattheywillbedoingaftercollege.Andtheymayendupwithnothingintheirlives.1.Myfamilygotbyonmyfather'sunemploymentbenefitafterhelosthisjob.2.Manysubwayridersreadbooksorlistentomusicinordertomakethemostoftheirtimeonthewaytowork.3.Inordertomakesurehewouldbeabletoattendthemeeting,Icalledhimuptwoweeksinadvance.4.Expertssayourcompanyisamazinginthatsaleshavebeenincreasingsteadilyovertime.5.Inordertoreapthebenefitsofthephysicalexercise,youhavetoexerciseregularly,andforatleasthalfanhoureachtime.6.Theyalltriedtotalkallatonce,butIcouldn'thearanythingtheysaid.7.Yellowflowersinthefieldalwaysremindmeofmychildhoodinthecountryside.8.Wehavebeenpracticingforsolongandsohardthatourteamshouldstandachanceofwinningthegame.9.Researchongeneswillopenthedoortoexcitingnewmedicaltreatments.10.EveryoneofyouhasmadeacontributionandItakepleasureinacknowledgingwhateachof2youhasdonetomakethisacademicconventionsuchasuccess.ConfucianismsageTheAnalects21ConfuciuswasagreatthinkerandeducatorinChinesehistory.HewasthefounderofConfucianismandwasrespectfullyreferredtoasanancientsage.HiswordsandlifestorywererecordedinTheAnalects.AnenduringclassicofancientChineseculture,TheAnalectshashadagreatinfluenceonthethinkers,writers,andstatesmenthatcameafterConfucius.Withoutstudyingthisbook,onecouldhardlytrulyunderstandthethousands-of-years'traditionalChineseculture.MuchofConfucius'thought,especiallyhisthoughtoneducation,hashadaprofoundinfluenceonChinesesociety.Inthe21stcentury,ConfucianthoughtnotonlyretainstheattentionoftheChinese,butitalsowinsanincreasingattentionfromtheinternationalcommunity.1.Hehasaspecialfeelingforthebrilliantbirds,andeachspringheeagerlyawaitstheirreturn.2.Thankstotheefficiencyofairtransport,everyoneisfreetogoanywhereatanytime.3.Johnbelievesthatthedonationoffoodtothehungryismorehelpfulthangivingmoney.4.Marywasacarefulspeaker;everywordseemedtohavebeenpolishedbeforeitwasallowedtoescapethroughherlips.5.Whenshehearditwassnowinginthecitytheyweregoingto,shestuffedtwomoresweatersintoherbag.6.DuringourstayinEuropewevisitedmanyplacesofhistoricalinterest,includingseveralcastles.7.Theweddingceremonyofmysisterwasaveryemotionalexperienceforourfamily.8.Hewasembarrassdwhenhediscoveredthathedidn'thaveenoughmoneytopayfortheredwinehehadordered.9.Thelocalgovernmentispressedtofindnewplacestowaste.10.Thenewsystemdesignedtodumpharmfulemissions()fromfactorieswillbeputintousesoon.10.Thenewsystemdesignedtocurbharmfulemissions()fromfactorieswillbeputintousesoon.Parentsandteenagershavedifferentorevenoppositethingstoworryabout.Forexample,whileamothermighthaveahardtimeunderstandingwhyherteenagers'roomisalwaysa(n)(1)embarrassmentofdirtystuff,theteenagersaremoreworriedabouttheirnextexamsandmaythinkitis(2)ridiculousfortheirmothertoinsistonkeepingacleanroom.Itisthereforeimportantforyouto(3)appreciatethedifferencesandlearntocommunicatewithyourteenagersproperly.(4)otherwise,yourteenagersmaysaynothingandshutyououtoftheirpersonallives.Theirrefusaltotalkwithyoumayevencreate(5)emotionalstressinyourlife.Learningeffectivewaystocommunic