I was not a confident person before. That’s because I was fat and others often ______ me. As a result, I. became very shy. I was scared(害怕) to say hello to strangers, let alone(更不用说) talk or hang out(闲逛) with them. I was afraid to ask simple questions and speak loud ______ others. It seemed that I felt afraid of ______ in my life. I used to believe that I would be like this all my life.

But one day, my friend Paul’s words changed my mind. He ______ me to change myself. He said, “If you can give it a try, you still have a ______ to make a change. But if you ______ try, your life is only going to get worse. “I was blown away(兴奋起来) by what he said. After all, I had nothing to lose. Why not have a try?

The first thing I did was lose weight. I had a ______ diet(饮食) and did exercise every day. After six months, I lost ninety pounds. This taught me that I could change myself.

A few months later, I heard about a speech competition at my university. I plucked up the courage(鼓起勇气) to sign up for the competition. For the first time, I was able to ______ my story and speak loud in front of dozens of(许多) people.

After the competition, I made a to-do list and started changing in a very short time. I tried my best to ______ the things on the list one by one. When working on them, I became more and more confident.

I am still ______ now. And I will never stop.

Have you ever heard of Orbis? Orbis is a group that helps blind people everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside a plane and flown it all over the world with an international medical team. Samantha Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to the Mongolian People’s Republic. Samantha tells the story of Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl.

“Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked(袭击) by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly hurt. Dr. Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see again. I thought about all the everyday things I do that she couldn’t, things like reading schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realised how fortunate I am.”

“The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian medical students. “Hopefully, the operation would be successful” I said to myself. The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr Duffey took off her bandages (绷带). “In six months your sight(视力) will be back to normal(正常)”, he said. “Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I cried too!”

Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor. Her whole future has changed, thanks to the simple operation from Orbis.

Austria has been considered as one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Recently, an organization(组织) has done a worldwide search for the best places to live and visit. They looked at 40 different indicators(指标) such as healthcare, culture, environment and education. Vienna, the capital of Austria, is in the top four. With its rich history and culture, Austria is well worth(值得) a visit.

Vienna was once the centre of the vast(辽阔的) Austro-Hungarian Empire(奥匈帝国), now it’s a modern city with historic roots(根源). It’s got music, museums, shopping malls and restaurants and there is so much to see. One way to start your tour of the city is to go on a tram(有轨电车) ride around the Ring, a series of roads that go around the old city. Along the route, you can see the Imperial Palace, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Imperial Theatre, the State Opera House and Vienna’s City Park.

Of them all, the Imperial Palace is the most spectacular. You can go on a tour of the Imperial Apartments or visit the Treasury, where you will see the crown jewels(王冠上的宝石). Also in central Vienna is the Spanish Riding School. You can see a performance of these fantastic horses and riders or view one of the morning training courses.

Music is everywhere in Vienna. You can hear the famous Vienna Boys Choir or visit the State Opera House. While you are going on a tour of the summer home of the imperial(帝国的) family, you can see some of the lavish(奢华的) rooms, including the Hall of Mirrors. Six-year-old Mozart once gave a concert there for Queen Maria Theresa.

Finally, you can’t leave Vienna without having coffee at one of Vienna’s famous coffee houses. There are many to choose from, but the most famous is probably the Cafe Sacher, where you can. also enjoy the most delicious chocolate cake in the city.

Located(位于) in northwest Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park is one of the most popular national parks in the country. Lots of animals live there. However, for animals, this national park is not only a natural paradise(天堂), but also a place that is full of d    76    .

The villages to the north of the park are a    77     the poorest villages in the country.

Local people live a hard life and don’t have money to buy food. So, they set snares(陷阱) to catch animals for meat. The snares are mostly made from wires(金属丝) because they are easy to get and use. They often catch small animals, and sometimes even the big ones like e    78     and lions. As a result, the number of animals in the park has dropped g    79    . Luckily an initiative(倡议) named Snares to Wares(商品) is helping change the s    80    . It teaches local people how to make animal sculptures(雕塑) with the wire snares.

The initiative was started by Tutilo Mudumba and Robert Montgomery in 2015.They describe it as a way to solve the problem once and for all. In their opinion, it is not the snares, but the people who set the snares that matter. If the locals can make money by t    81     , they will not catch the animals any more.

To teach them how to make animal sculptures, the initiative started by organizing (组织)trips into the park. In this way, the local people can s    82     the animals. They used to have no idea of how the animals live and behave(举动) in the park. They only saw the animals after they were caught o    83     the park.

Now, over 600 people are working for the initiative and they sell about 800 sculptures a month. Thanks to it the workers can meet their basic needs and p    84     enough money for their families. And more locals want to take part in it. Hopefully, the local people and the animals in the park can live in p    85    .

86. 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Vicky在网上看到了你校“爱心环保俱乐部”的信息，他对此很感兴趣。你作为这个俱乐部的发起人，根据以下要点用英语回复一封电子邮件，向他介绍俱乐部的爱心善举以及丰硕收获。

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Hope this will be helpful to you!

Yours truly

Li Hua