【推荐1】There are many famous athletes at home and abroad, one of whom is Michael Jordan. He became     1     (know) as “Air Jordan”, for he changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but the mental     2     (strong) that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to success is learning from his failures.     3     (lose) games taught him to practice harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success     4     others. The Boys and Girls Club     5     he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.

In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile. However, the proposal led to protests. So a committee was established     6     (prevent) the loss of cultural relics. After investigating the issue and conducting several tests, experts made a proposal for how the relics could     7     (save). Finally, the project was considered     8     great success and the countries taking part found     9     possible for them to work together to build a better tomorrow. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the     10     (globe) community can sometimes provide a solution.

No structure is as symbolically significant or     1     (cultural) important to China as the Great Wall. Architectural     2     (engineer)are part of a huge project to repair this centuries-old structure.

Jiankou     3     (believe) to be one of the most rugged stretches of the relic. Some of the most dangerous work includes laborers hanging from towering heights. With ropes tied around     4     (they) waists, repair workers spread cement on the wall’s steep sides, while others hold the ropes for support.     5     (survive) a fall from the steep sides would be unlikely. A laborer explains     6     he risks his life to make repairs to the ancient structure, saying that it is an honor to be part of such a great cause, and it is very     7     (meaning) to do so.

Getting supplies to this part of the wall is also a demanding effort. Because the path is so steep, donkeys and mules must be used to transport bricks,     8     can weigh as much as 150 kg each. The repair team goes to great lengths     9     (keep) the principle of minimal intervention. “We have to stick     10     the original format, the original material and the original craftsmanship, so that we can better preserve the historical and cultural values, ” said Cheng Yongmao, the engineer leading Jiankou’s restoration work.

The word justice is usually associated with courts of law. There is no doubt     1     justice has been done when a man’s     2     (innocent) or guilt has been proved. Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law. Those     3     seek it undertake a hard journey and can never be sure that they will find it. Judges, however wise or famous, are human and can make mistakes.

There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept. Reward or punishment are given quite independent     4     human interference. At such times, justice acts like a living force. When we use a phrase like “it serves him right”, we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act automatically.

When a thief was caught in a large jewellery store one morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say “it serves him right”. The shop was an old house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys. Towards midday, a girl heard a muffled (捂住) cry coming from behind one of the walls. As the cry     5           (repeat) several times, she ran to tell the manager who promptly rang up the fire brigade(消防队). The cry had certainly come from one of the chimneys,     6     as there were so many of them, the fire fighters could not be certain which one it was. They located the right chimney by     7     (tap) at the walls and listening for the man’s cries. After chipping (凿) through a wall which was eighteen inches thick, they found that a man had been trapped in the chimney. As it was extremely narrow, the man was unable to move, but the fire fighters were eventually able to free him by cutting a huge hole in the wall. The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged,     8     (admit) at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got     9     (stick) in the chimney. He had been there for nearly ten hours.     10     we can learn from the story is that justice had been done even before the man was handed over to the police.