Far out in the ocean, where the water is as clear as glass, lives the Sea King. The ocean is too deep     1    (measure). We may imagine there is nothing except yellow sand under the sea, but actually it is not rare     2    (see) the most unique flowers and plants     3    (dance) in the fast-moving water. In the deepest spot of all stands the Sea King’s castle, which has walls of coral and a roof     4    (form) of beautiful shells. The mother of the king, a wise woman who is proud     5    (be) born into the royal family, takes care of his six daughters. Among the six sea-princesses, the youngest is the prettiest. Although she has delicate skin like a rose-leaf and eyes as blue as the deepest sea, she has no feet but a fish tail just like her sisters. The most common way for the princesses     6    (play) all day long is     7    (swim) in the halls of the castle or among the flowers growing out of the walls, feeding and touching the fish     8    (swim) up to their hands through the windows. They seem not     9    (worry) about anything, except for the youngest, who wants to see what life is like on land. She swims all the way to the surface and sees a large ship. It travels toward her at great speed and terrifies her. She swims below the surface of the water and just manages     10    (swim) away from the big ship. She now realises that it is a scary world outside of the ocean, and she decides to stay with her family and friends under the sea.

【推荐3】I like reading.     1     I was 9 years old, I caught a bad cold. I had to stay at home for several weeks. My mother bought me some novels. Soon I     2     (attract) by the stories. Since then I have made use of any time to read. Now, I often surf the Internet at home, where I’ve found many students like reading as I do. We exchange our reading experience and become online friends.     3     (read) brings me both happiness and friendship.

Imagine     1     (fly) down a mountain at 70, 80, even 90 miles per hour. Ski racing is not for the faint of heart. It takes a rare     2     (combine) of skill and courage.

Consider then Ralph Green. He does it with one leg. “He’s hard at work, towards his goal of becoming     3     Olympic champion. More     4     (specific), a Paralympic champion.

“This winter Ralph and     5     (dozen) of other athletes will train for a spot on the United States’ Disabled Ski Team and the chance     6     (compete) in the Paralympic Games.

“We have people that ski visually impaired, with a guide in front of them. We have paralysed athletes who ski in     7     you call a mono-ski (单板式滑雪板). We have people that ski with one arm or someone like me that skis with one leg.”

Green grew up in Brooklyn and he     8     (lose) his leg in an accident.     9     Green is broken in body, he is firm in spirit.

“Don’t be afraid to be different. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box.” And Green is speaking from experience. “I never thought I could have an impact     10     somebody else’s life.”

Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day,     1    ( wear ) sunglasses. He walked in as if he     2    ( buy ) the school. And the news     3    ( quick ) got around that he was from New York City.

For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt     4    ( please ) , because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in     5    last row.

If he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little     6    ( hard ) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary,     7     made her feel like a star.

“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?”the teacher asked. The new boy shook his head. “Then I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking to you. ”The new boy looked at the teacher

    8    a few seconds and all the other students wondered     9    the boy would do. Then he took     10    off, gave a big smile and said, “That’s cool.”