阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后1—10 的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意每空不超过3个单词。

Why must we pay taxes? The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example to pay its army, to build public facilities and to buy goods from abroad, and only the people of the country can supply the money.

One of the most important taxes is income tax which a person pays according to the amount of his income. Whether he is a merchant, a doctor, a lawyer, a shopkeeper, a miner, or anything else, he must pay tax if his income is more than a certain amount. This is called a “direct”tax, because it is paid in money direct to the government.

Another tax is paid on goods such as watches, jewelry, tobacco, wine, etc. When they are brought into a country, such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods if they are later sold in shops. We call it “indirect”tax, because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeeper.

People usually complain about having to pay taxes, but they forget that the money is spent on things that they and their families need. We need policemen to catch thieves, and they must be paid what they earn; children need education and there must be schools and teachers; we want our streets to be kept clean, and the wages of men who do this kind of work have to be paid. Above all, the country must always be ready to defend itself against attacking enemies, and we cannot have an army without paying for it.

Taxes, therefore, cannot be avoided. We have no real cause to complain when we are asked to pay taxes for the good of ourselves and for our fellow citizens.

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请根据下列表格内容，以“Are Prizes a Good Thing?”为题，用英语写一篇120 词左右的短文（首句已给出，不计入总词数）。要求根据所给信息并作适当发挥。

Are Prizes a Good Thing?

There is no denying the fact that competitions with prizes can bring people’s motivation into full play.                                                                        

Having ________ fair attitude towards people with different ideas is ________ indication that one has been well educated．

A． a, an         B． the, the         C． /, the          D． a, /

__________ the Customs Office, he will have to declare this sort of things he carries with him to the customs officer．

A．No matter who will come through                B．Who comes through

C．No matter whom comes through                  D．Whoever comes through

Experts believe that land that is becoming deserts ________ the size of Australia, Russia and the United States put together．

A． is equal       B． equals       C． is equalled       D． is equalled to

Many shops and restaurants offer ___ prices every day to promote business．

A． clear         B． regular         C． particular          D． special

– How do you like the essays written by the students?

– ________．

A． Amazing satisfactory                     B． Amazingly satisfactory

C． Amazing satisfactorily                    D． Amazingly satisfactorily

This time next week, we ___________ astronauts from the Challenger trying to deal with the mechanical problems．

A． will see            B． will have seen          C． will be seeing            D． shall see

Mixed doubles competitions, __________ a team consists of one male player and one female player, are typically held only at the four grand slam events．

A． that           B． where              C． which             D． /

The doorway is low, so ___ your head when you go in．

A． attend             B． mind          C． protect         D． guard