Tang poetry was better than everything that had come before it because of an explosion of talent and the 6.appearance (appear) of new forms. Du Fu regarded himself as a 7.failure (fail) because he never became famous during his lifetime. 8.However,_his poetic genius was recognised in the 11th century. He was a realist 9.because he painted a realistic picture of the problems of that time. Not successful in the Civil Service Examination, Li Bai began a life of travel and poetry. As a romantic, he wrote about nature, friendship, the 10.pleasures (please) of wine and so on.

　　Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达

　　李明是去年结识(acquaintance)王林的。他们现在是好朋友了。他们总是同甘共苦(share joys and sorrows)。王林是一个能容忍(tolerant)不同意见的人，而且他还乐于助人。一天在试图抓住(take hold of)小偷时，他伤得很重，不得不被送往医院。李明不想和他分开(part)，一直陪伴着他。

　　Li_Ming_made_the_acquaintance_of_Wang_Lin_last_year._And_they_are_good_friends_now._They_always_share_their_joys_and_sorrows._Wang_Lin_is_a_boy_who_is_tolerant_of_different_views._What's_more,_he_is_ready_to_help_others._One_day_when_trying_to_take_hold_of_a_thief,_he_was_badly_hurt_and_had_to_be_taken_to_a_hospital._Li_Ming_didn't_want_to_part_from_him_and_accompanied_him_all_the_time.

　　二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　My history teacher Mrs. Sherman in my 11th grade is a great influence on me. She was the person who helped me develop an interest in __1__. Most importantly, she had faith in me, forcing me to __2__ myself and helped me become the first in my family to attend a four­year college.

　　To __3__ her, I say at the beginning of one of my books that it has been written for her. I hadn't __4__ her in nearly a decade, but I knew: She changed my __5__ - I owed her forever. When she got word of what I'd done, Mrs. Sherman reached out to me. I was __6__ just to receive her email. Mrs. Sherman was a giant in my life. To see a __7__ from her - I feel like I was 17 again.

　　After a few emails back and forth, Mrs. Sherman told me a secret: she was __8__， and she needed a new kidney (肾). __9__， I got in touch with Sheryl Sandberg, who was also one of Mrs. Sherman's __10__ and who is the COO (Chief Operating Officer) of Facebook and we started to search for potential donors.

One of my readers was thought to be a __11__. So, naturally, we started getting __12__. Then, a twist of fate (命运): Beth, the potential donor, was discovered to have a cancerous tumor (肿瘤) on her own kidney. We were __13__ to learn this.