第十四天美文晨读Dont be afraid of killing yourself with overwork. It is beyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it is because they quit work at six in the evening, and do not go home until two in the morning. Its the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you an appetite for your meals; it lends solidity to your slumbers, it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday.不要害怕超负荷的工作会缩短你的寿命，不足三十岁的年龄，你的承受能力远不止如此。如果说真的有人过早送命，那完全是因为他们在晚上六点结束工作，却要在外流连到凌晨两点才归家。我的年轻人，正是晚上六点到凌晨两点的这段时间的生活毁了他们自己。工作会增加你的食欲，工作会使你安然入睡，工作将会使你心满意足地享受假日。.短语填空1The printing machines are always_(出故障).2The reporter_（采访）the Nobel Prize winner yesterday.3My daughter_（从事）an accountant in an overseas company.4Great changes_（发生）in our country since liberation.5The students all_（好印象）the new English teacher.6There was no way she could_him _（使信服）her innocence.7The visitor laid out the map on the ground_（找出）the route to the gate.8_（目前为止）scientists have not found a good way to cure AIDs.9All the visitors are required to_（登记）at the front desk.10You can_（依赖）me to keep your secret.11When all the passengers were on board，the train_（出站）of the station.12Keep it in dark! Neither of us shall_（泄露）the secret.13Dont worry.If anything goes wrong，Ill_（承担责任）it.14I usually_（相处）well with my father，although he is strict with me.15The ship_（进站）to the shore at midnight with a long whistle.完成句子16每天大量顾客向该旅店投诉服务质量。 Every day many consumers_the hotel about the bad quality of the hotel service.17他们拆除了旧房子，建起了几幢新房子。They_the old house and built several new ones.18他居然能在地震中活了下来，真是个奇迹。It was a miracle that he was able to_the earthquake.19他进来时大家都注视着他。All eyes were_him when he came in.20曾经一度他们身无分文。_，they had nothing left on them.21我们相信只要我们认真对待，一切都会顺利。 We are confident that everything will go well if we _.22要不是同学们帮助我学习功课，我的考试就会不及格。I_my exams if my classmates hadnt helped me with my lessons.语法填空Susan: Im so glad to see you, David. _23_ has been such a long time. How are you?David: Im fine, and you?Susan: Im just wonderful. God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to the air quality conference in Chicago?David: I am. And Im really glad to see you. Just last night I found your name in the conference materials, but it didnt come to my_24_ that we would meet on the plane.Susan: Im afraid I havent had time to look at_25_ conference materials very carefully. I had no idea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you. I was feeling very nervous about going there_26_ friends.David: I can imagine. My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the States,_27_ Im rather nervous myself. But I saw that you _28_ (give) the most important talk at the conference.Susan：_29_ (honest) speaking, Im scared to death about it.David: Im just giving a talk in one of the workshop sections, and I hope I wont make all of you_30_ (disappoint).Susan: But your English is much _31_ (good) than mine.David: But youre now the Director of the Air Quality Institute, so you_32_ know the technical terms.Susan: Maybe. But I still cant understand totally a lot of technical terms in my field.七选五Chinas Olympic lessonAlthough the Athens Games are over, _33_. While busy preparing for the new semester in the first week back at school, many youngsters have started to wonder what Beijing can learn from Athens. “I was amazed by the fantastic opening ceremony from the moment it began,” said She Fei, a Senior 2 boy from BeijingHuiwenHigh School. He represented China in Athens and got the chance to see the opening ceremony with his own eyes. “Greece has done such a good job in showing its colorful culture using high-tech methods. _34_” he said. “It seems that Beijing needs to combine the use of advanced technology with creative design to present its culture to the rest of the world. _35_” he added. Echoing her view on the challenge of designing a unique opening ceremony, Zhang Yufei, Senior 3 from No. 2 High School attached to BeijingNormalUniversity, thinks that director Zhang Yimos presentation of Chinese culture will be out of date by 2008. “Peking Opera costumes and the big red lantern did not seem to surprise the audience in the closing ceremony. _36_ ” She said. Other students worry peoples bad habits, _37_, might be the weak point of Beijing 2008. “In Athens, all the residents were very careful with their behavior and manners. I think they have set a good example of Olympic hospitality. Beijingers can learn from them and do better.” She Fei said.Asuch as spitting on the groundBWe