Nelson Mandela is a great man. The black people in South Africa are grateful to     1    (he) for what he did.

At one time black people were not treated equally. It was not easy for them to find a good job and many families were too poor to afford their children’s     2    (educate). In 1952 Mandela set up a law office to help the poor black people     3    trouble. It was with his guidance that those    4    lost heart in life became     5     (hope) about their future. As     6    matter of fact, it was Mandela’s dream to help black people get the same rights    7    white people. However, the government was so angry with him that he     8    (sentence) to prison for life on Robben Island for being one of the ANC leaders. He was released in 1990 and was voted President of South Africa in 1994. Now black people in his country live a much    9    (good) life than before.

Mandela devoted all his life to     10     (improve)the life of the black in South Africa.

Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 in Mvezo， South Africa. His father was chief of Mvezo，    1    influence on Nelson was huge. Later， Nelson became a civil rights leader in South Africa. Having    2    （contribute） to South Africa， he won the respect from South Africa and the whole world.

Nelson Mandela was a great activist. After finishing    3    （learn） law in the college， he joined the Africa National Congress in his    4    （twenty）. All his life Nelson fought    5    apartheid （种族隔离） and helped many Africans， but his contribution    6    （treat） as an act of terrorism then. The African government sent him to prison for 27 years. Once set free from prison， he continued to make efforts    7    （end） apartheid. To Nelson，    8    he wanted was that all people would enjoy human rights    9    （equal） in South Africa. Eventually， he won the    10    （elect） and served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

【推荐3】Wu Zetian, the only woman emperor to rule ancient China, is considered     1     one of the most powerful women in Chinese history.

She was born into a(n)     2     (wealth) family with great beauty and intelligence. This beautiful girl, unlike others in ancient China,     3     (be) in favour of reading and often travelled around the country with her father when she was young,     4     increased her knowledge and developed her talents. When she was about fourteen, she     5    (send) to the palace and married to the Emperor. After many difficulties and hardships, she     6    (successful) made herself queen. A few years after Emperor Gaozong died, Wu Zetian changed the name of the dynasty Tang to Zhou, and became Empress.     7     seemed like a hard task for women to be rulers in ancient times, but Wu Zetian succeeded. When she ruled the country, she supported economic and cultural     8     (develop) and improved people’s living quality. She also encouraged girls to go to school     9     (study). Before then, girls were not allowed to go to school.

Wu Zetian died at the age of 82,     10     (leave) a gravestone without any words on it. Although the Zhou dynasty only lasted for one generation, it marked an important period in Chinese history.