Cloze 1 Terry Townshend is an ecologist from the UK. In late October, he climbed to the roof of a building to check out a hand-sized recording device 1 (lay) there to catch the sounds of migratory birds(候鸟) at Beijing's Olympic Park. Every two weeks, he came here to collect data and share it 2 universities' research centres for this year's bird tracking study. As a birdwatcher 3 has lived in Beijing for over a decade, Townshend founded a website 4_____ formed a group for fellow enthusiasts. He works to raise environmental 5 (aware) among people to help save some of China's most endangered birds, initiating(发起) projects to track some of Beijing's celebrated birds. Though observing the migratory birds in Beijing 6 (be) one of Townshend's main activities now, his bond with China was established twelve years ago. At that time, the non-governmental organization Townshend once worked with was invited by the Chinese government 7 (cooperate) in boosting support for China's general environmental laws on climate change. As the project leader, Townshend came to China for the first time. After getting to know the country, he decided to stay here for 8 (far) research. "China 9 (value) the recovery of nature in past decades. With the efforts to carry out various targeted protections toward nature, 10 future looks bright for China's biodiversity," Townshend said. Cloze 2 For many of us, online shopping has made purchasing goods a far 1 (simple) process. We no longer have to head to shops to look through various objects, 2 (wander) round endless shelves before finally deciding the thing we will buy. These days, we find the item we want online, click on it, and check a full 3 (describe) of it. If it fits the bill, we will add it to our shopping basket and pay. There 4 (exist) many a choice at our fingertips, readily available for us to choose from. 5_____ how do we know the options appearing before us are really the best deals, and how might algorithms(算法) help or hold us back Algorithms, put simply, refer to mathematical instructions that tell a computer how to find answers 6_____ problems. By analyzing the things we bought or looked 7 (previous), algorithms can predict what goods we're most likely to be attracted by. To be honest, for some people, 8 idea of guessing their preferences could sound a bit worrying. But first, let's look at the positives. Ordering a computer 9 (show) us what we are interested in can save us a lot of time and help us get a good deal. Therefore, 10 you're shopping online or in physical stores, there are the pros and cons of it. Cloze 3 The Chinese began to accept Western medicine as early as the beginning of the 20th century, 1 Chinese medicine is still in doubt among most Western people. To them, Chinese medicine, like ancient China, is mysterious and beyond 2 (believe). Most of Chines ... ...
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