China is home to different kinds of soybeans. In 2011, the soybean output of China dropped     1    the fourth place around the globe,     2     （account）for only 5.55% of the world’s total. China now relies    3    (much) on import to meet a domestic(国内的) need for the plant than ever.

Actually, Gai Juyi is one of the millions of diligent Chinese people    4    (work) hard to change the situation. For over two     5    (decade), Gai and his team went into various fields across the country just to collect seed from the farmers. “None of the seeds is the same.” he said. Seed collection is already no easy job. And they even     6    (have) to delay the process from time to time because of a lack of funding, many of Gai’s students left    7     industry for the small financial payback.     8    , Gai has remained in his post and spared no efforts in looking after the precious seeds.

The hard work of Gai and his team    9    (final) paid off. Thanks to them, China’s soybean harvest doubled over the years. The old man said, “I know     10    my persistence means when I see self-produced tofu and soybean milk on Chinese people’s table.”

I was driving home late     1     my car lost momentum (动力) and got slower and slower. Nothing I did seemed to make any     2     ( different). “It can’t be fuel,” I thought. The petrol gauge (汽油标量) was showing I had plenty     3     (leave). Then my car died completely after I     4       ( manage) to roll to the side of the road. It was an extremely dark, lonely country road. Neither a single person     5     any traffic was in sight at all. I felt like an idiot. I should not have left without charging my cell phone. The battery was dead and I was alone without any way     6     (contact) my family. Time dripped slowly like a leaking tap.

“God, help me!” I begged anxiously. “Is there someone who will be kind enough to stop and help me out?”     7    , there was no sign of anyone. I was starting to panic,     8     (feel) completely abandoned. Suddenly I saw a faint light     9     the distance. I waved my white scarf as hard as possible. It was a huge lorry. The driver stopped and kindly drove me to the nearest hotel,     10     I had a rest, and I called my family and explained what had happened. How lucky I was! When he stopped for me, I felt as if I had just found a million dollars.

Wikipedia says that a hero is “a character who, in the face of danger,displays courage and the will to sacrifice himself”．

A dictionary defines a hero     1     “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities”．

To me, a person's hero is someone they can rely on, someone providing endless     2     (encourage) and unconditional love and someone who sticks to you through thick and thin, and     3    keep)   sticking to you even when you want them to leave.

For me, that person is my grandma.     4     was always my supporter. My grandma lived through death and loss,     5     woke up every morning with a smile on her face. She lived 1,729 miles away, yet managed     6    (visit) us four times a year.

She taught for 34 years , and was the one who instilled(逐渐灌输) the love of writing into me. Always encouraging me to write,   she     7    (help) me grow as a person. Of the     8     (lesson) she taught me, the one I will always remember is     9     I should live a happy life, go about everything with a smile and never take myself too     10     (serious)．

So, here's to my grandma, my hero, my support group, and my best friend.

Women are at their happiest at the age of twenty-eight, a study has found.

Researchers discovered women feel most confident and happy     1     their love life and body shape shortly     2     they reach thirty.

The age of twenty-eight has been pinpointed(认定) as the time in a woman’s life     3     their hair looks the best, body shape is at its peak and confidence is at an all-time high.

The survey of 25-65-year-olds     4    (record) the age at which women were most content in twelve key     5    (area) of their life.

According to the results, women are happiest in their career at twenty-nine and most content with their relationships one year later at thirty, despite having the best sex at twenty-eight.

But all is not     6    (lose) for the over thirties, as women feel most content with their financial situation at thirty-three and at ease with their home and family life at thirty-two.

The research found two thirds of women feel they age more     7    (quick) than men. It also emerged(表明) that 56 per cent of women worry about losing their looks as they get older.

But     8    (drink) from the fountain of youth doesn’t come cheap as the average woman will spend ￡600 every year on beauty products in a bid     9    (stay) looking young.

The research also found women spend over five days a year on their     10    (beautiful) routine—an average of twenty-two minutes every day.