The Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee, has always been American's most important concert hall for country music. Every Saturday night the place is filled with country music1

    One 2 in January 1967, it was a very 3night at the Opry and for the first time a4 man was an attraction (吸引力).5 music has always been thought of as “white music”. For many, it was a strange 6 to see Charley Pride step 7 the Opry stage. Some people felt 8 about whether a black man could sing country songs.9 Charley's smooth voice quickly 10 over the Opry 11 Charley was so good that before long, he was country music's biggest12.

    Like many country singers, Charley was13on a farm. He spent his youth milking cows and picking cotton. But he knew he wasn't going to make 14his career (事业). Later, he became a baseball player.

    Charley made it to a major league team. But he didn't stay on for more than one season.

    In the winter, after the baseball season, Charley 15 at a local nightclub. One evening, Red Sovine, a great country music star,16 Charley sing and told Charley to forget about 17 and go for a singing career.

    Charley took the 18and became a true hit-maker. His 19 were always near the top on the list. Some were number one all over the country.

    Today Charley Pride is 20one of the biggest stars in country music. But he says his real wish is to own a baseball team.

My young brother                      to receive further education in Oxford University.

He                             an important paper when the boss came in.

What will happen to the children if Peter and Alice              ?

She                      in the oral examination.

It is impolite to                      others.

The villagers here               wells        their water.

He              a lot of money              in the evenings.

You can pay either               or by cheque.

                    , I have never been to Japan.

People                      her because she wears               a hat.

There are twenty people               in the classroom.

You can't               others to help you.

This type of computer                             me.

She has two daughters，                     is a doctor.

    We think that life in Chinese high school is a hard experience in which we have to survive mountains of homework and all kinds of exams. Yet would it be      (surprise) if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as hard        it is in China?

    In US high school, everything must       (record) into your studying document(文件), including your grades, tests and final examinations. Failing       (turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps completely different from       we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to       (they) study in order that they can get into a good university.

    Like university students, US high school students can choose the       (course) that most interest them freely. Even a ninth-grader can sit        the same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also       (mean) he or she has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her       (different).

    Please Don't Be Afraid To Travel On Your Own

    You want to travel. You make an unclear plan.        But either way, you're leaving in six months time. You start doing research every single night.

    Of course, as this will be your first ‘real' travel experience, you naturally prefer to travel with other people.        But the first friend you ask, perhaps your closest friend, turns you down and so you move on to the next friend.        The third friend, the fourth friend and even that guy that you don't really like say no as well.

          You hope that one of your friends will change their mind and decide to join you. Maybe you decide to forget about your trip altogether, fully believing that you can only travel so far away from home with a friend or travel companion (同伴) by your side.

    Don't give up just yet. Here's my advice to you. You may be on your own when you board that flight to Bangkok or Mexico City, but believe me, once you arrive, you'll never actually be alone. That's how travel works. Unless you stare at the ground and never talk to anyone, you're going to meet people when you travel, lots and lots of people from all over the world.       

A. Don't give it up.

B. Maybe you'll fly to Thailand or to Mexico.

C. Meeting new people is one of the worst things to do.

D. But they too, tell you they have no interest to join you at all.

E. They will be interested in meeting and hanging out with you.

F. So you start asking your friends to join you in your journey.

G. Maybe you decide to put off your trip for another six months.