From the first day I arrived in Kunming, I had my understanding of China     1    (change). Far from being narrow-minded and hostile to     2    (foreign) ，people came up to talk to me the first time I went out on the street. It happened to be all in Chinese, so I didn’t understand much,     3    it did cause me to rethink my assumptions.

As my Chinese improved, this continued throughout my stay, from my landlord introducing me to people who could help us learn Chinese to     4    (get) to know the couple who ran a noodle restaurant nearby.

If you’re interested in other people, their culture, and their language, they’ll be    5    (friend) to you. China isn’t     6    exception.

Don’t judge a country by its media coverage,     7    (especial) some Western media, which have much prejudice.

I saw a very different kind of China with my own eyes. Kunming,     8     I lived for most of my stay, wasn’t much polluted. I had frank conversations with Chinese people about almost everything.

Still China     9    (develop) ，but the economic growth means that most people     10     (see) their living standards improve rapidly in the last 20 years. People I spoke with were generally optimistic about the future.

My act of kindness takes place in my neighbor's yard.    1     involves their dog，which they do not feed very often and rarely，if ever，take for walks.

    2     dog's life had been miserable until a couple weeks ago，when I took notice of the dog and fed him.It was very cold outside in winter，    3     his owners only left him in his dog house instead of     4     (take) him inside.He was so thin.His food bowl was empty.I assumed he had been fed and already ate，but I still decided     5     (check) on the dog tomorrow just in case.The next day，I went to see the dog，    6     I nicknamed Yuki，and there was still no food to be found in his bowl，I began to doubt his owner.However，I gave them a few more chances.I checked several times throughout the next two days，with the same result.I     7     (immediate) went to a store to buy some dog snacks and fed a couple to him.The dog must be very     8     (hunger); he jumped to the food and started to eat it quickly.I     9     (do) so ever since，and now Yuki becomes     10     (fat) than before.

A

I have the    1    (great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using    2    (science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never    3    (bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people    4     one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

B

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it    5     (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can    6     (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by    7    (turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

C

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing.     8    (know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland,     9    Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people    10    (conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

【推荐1】Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you get a closer look you will notice one of them is blind. Instead of     1     (abandon) him, his owner has made him a safe and comfortable barn to live in. And if you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell     2     (come) from     3     smaller horse. Attached to     4     (it) halter (缰绳) is a small, copper-colored bell assisting the blind friend to follow him.

    5     you watch them, you’ll find the horse with the bell always checking on the blind one, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to     6     the other one is, trusting he will not     7     (lead) astray (迷路地). When the horse with the bell returns to the barn each evening, he will stop     8     (frequent) to look back, making sure that the     9     isn’t too far behind to hear the bell．

Life does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of our acquaintances;     10     other times, we are the guide horse, who helps others to find their way.

In Africa, when the antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing     1     comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run     2     (fast) than the fastest lion,     3     I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion     4     (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing     5     (take) up his mind is: “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope, otherwise I will suffer     6     the death.” So almost at the same moment both the antelope     7     the lion jump to their feet, and choose     8     (run) toward the rising sun. Such is life —    9     you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to run forward with     10     (brave) when the sun rises.

A few weeks ago, I received a letter. It was from a friend of     1     (my) who felt a bit down. His life was full of     2     (problem). He ended his letter to me     3     this question, “We can’t really change this crazy world we live in, can we?” I answered him quickly and started my own letter with these words, “Yes, we most certainly can!”

I can still remember one of the first times my world     4     (change) by someone. She was the music teacher at my elementary school, the guitarist at our church, and a family friend.

One day she let me try     5     (play) her guitar. I did my best but could only perform badly. When I was done, I put my head down. “I guess I am not very good,” I told her. She     6     (look) at me kindly and said, “We are all good at something. You just need to find out the things     7     you are good at.”

    8     (lucky), those simple words changed me. Can you change the world? Yes, you can! You can change it and make it better every single day of your life. I realize that I had something to give to others. All you have to do is share your     9     (kind) and it can make     10     difference then.