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Deciding what present you should give someone is never easy.Many things must be considered such as __1__ the person is interested in and how old he is.We must also consider the reaction of the person __2__(receive)the gift.One of the __3__(bad)gift choices I ever made was for my high school English teacher,Ms Chen.Ms Chen__4__(teach) me English since Junior 1,and to show my__5__(appreciate) I decided to get her a present.I asked my classmates about her interests__6__ I made my final decision. Then I went to the department store__7__ I worked part-time and bought her__8__ expensive gift box of Sichuan beef. I was certain she would like it because I __9__(tell)by my classmates that she loved hot food. I left the box with a card on her desk, and I was sure she would like them. __10__was only after I heard she became sick that I learned she couldn’t eat MSG!
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Nowadays, millions__1__lonely singles are now going online instead . The World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s__2__popular matchmaker.
Singles are flocking to the Internet mainly __3__ their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for significant others. Using dating sites __4__ quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them __5__ one bad experience to another and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make __6__easy to avoid someone who you are not interested in. In __7__ real world, however,__8__(ignore)someone you don’t like can be difficult.
Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always the ones __9__ they declare to be in their online descriptions. ___10___(safe)is another concern. You are just likely to find a criminal online as your Mr or Miss Right.