Zhang Lei is a highly skilled doctor. He was born in a lonely ________ village. The people there lived a hard life. They seldom walked out of the mountain. They could ________ get good education. However, Zhang Lei was ________, for he not only went to college, but he also became an excellent doctor. Then what made him lucky? A volunteer teacher called Han Xue encouraged him, and ________ his life.

When Han Xue first entered Zhang Lei’s school, she couldn’t ________ her eyes. She was shocked by the sights (情景) in front of her: broken windows, small old desks and chairs. Even worse, students of different ages were in the ________ classroom. It was the only class in the school. Han Xue realized ________ poor the people there were in education. She planned to ________ as many ways as she could to help them. One day when Han Xue was giving a class, Zhang Lei ________ some noise for fun. Other kids laughed. At that time Han Xue decided to make good use of the ________ to help him. She walked towards Zhang Lei and asked him to put out his hands. Looking at them ________, Han Xue said with a kind smile, “As soon as I see your little ________, I know you will become a highly skilled doctor in the future. Come on!” Hearing this, Zhang Lei was surprised because almost ________ said such words this way. Zhang Lei couldn’t believe that completely, but he remembered what the teacher said in his heart.

After that, Zhang Lei studied harder and then made more ________ continuously (持续地). Later, Zhang Lei went to college. After many years, he became a famous doctor, saving many lives. ________ Zhang Lei talks about his life, he always expresses thanks to his volunteer teacher. Her encouraging words have made what he is.

As we celebrate the Year of the Sheep, some of you may have heard some superstitions (迷信) about this animal sign.

It is s    46     that people born in the Year of the Sheep have a difficult life. That’s probably b    47     sheep are gentle and kind. Therefore, many Chinese people would try to a    48     getting married or giving birth during the Year of the Sheep. But is this all really true?

Of course, it doesn’t make sense according to Wang Juan, a folklore expert. In ancient China, “yang” was connected to good l    49     and happiness. In the book Shuowenjiezi—the first Chinese dictionary to e    50     characters—the writer Xu Shen from Eastern Han Dynasty said that “yang” meant “xiang”. And now many Chinese characters with “yang” also mean s    51     good, for example, “xian” and “mei”.

Today many f    52     people who were born in the Year of the Sheep live very good l    53     , including the US Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and the singer Gem Tang from Hong Kong.

What kind of life you will have d    54     on many things, including how hard you study now and the career you want when you grow up. In fact, animal signs are of little i    55     . The really important thing for you is to develop a good personality along with your own skills.