If you become blind (眼盲的), will you try your best to go to college? A young girl set an example for us. YangXiaoting, 23, is studying at Guangdong Baiyun University now. However, it wasn’t     1     (easily) for her to become a university student. Five years ago, Yang became blind because of an eye problem in the second year of senior high school in Guangzhou.     2     everything seemed so difficult, Yang never gave up her dream. She looked forward     3     going to college. She started to learn Braille (布莱叶盲文). Every day she spent almost ten hours touching her books in Braille. There were many calluses ( 茧 ) on her hands. As a result, she became the first student in Guangdong to take the gaokao in Braille, and she was lucky     4     (become) a student of Chaoshan Vocational and Technical College. However, that wasn’t     5     (she) last dream. She kept working hard and did well in her studies.     6     (final), she passed (通过) an exam and got into the university. By working hard, Yang can always     7     (get) good grades in exams. Like other students, she has some     8     (hobby). She once     9     (win) prizes in an important English competition and a bike riding activity. She is really     10     fantastic girl.

When I was young, I     1     (use) to keep a notebook. I wrote many poems and drew many pictures of different     2     (invention) in it. They     3     (be) not very good, but they helped me think and dream. Now I am a famous     4     (science) and I do many important things. However,     5     (I) journey began when I was at school. I was a student just like you. Perhaps you will do something important or even become famous one day. Just remember     6     (think) and to dream. I am sure you will     7     (success)!

It was Friday afternoon. Mrs. White came to the kitchen and saw her daughter making dumplings for dinner. She said to her, “Janet, the dumpling wrappers (皮) you make are too thin. You need     1     (add) more dough（面团).” However, Janet wanted to make the dumpling wrappers on     2     (she) own way. She liked the wrappers to be thin. She     3     (fill) the wrappers on wrappers with some meat and pressed (按压) the two sides together.

Janet made twelve dumplings. She could even see the meat     4     the wrappers. Mrs. White told Janet that the wrappers would break     5     Janet didn’t believe her. She thought it would be OK. She began to cook them. First, she heated the oil in the pot. Then, put some water in it.     6     (final), she put the dumplings in it.

The dumplings looked very delicious! Janet was happy at first, but     7     (slow), the dumplings started to break. And the meat came out of the dumplings. The dumpling wrappers also broke into     8     (piece). “Oh no!” Janet thought. “It was     9     (bad) than I thought. I won’t enjoy dumplings. I will have to eat the sandwich.” She thought     10     advice her mother give her was right. As you can see, sometimes, it’s good for us to listen to others.

Most of us have heard of the Silk Road. It     1     (provide) chances for trade (贸易) between the West and the East centuries ago.

    2     (travel) along the Silk Road was challenging in the past. The roads passed through many different countries. There was also the risk of     3     (meet) robbers (强盗) on the way.     4     even though there were dangers, many goods were sent in both directions.

From Marco Polo’s writings, we know     5     (clear) of some of the goods that businessmen traded from country to country. Chinese silk is the most well-known and gives the road     6     (it) name, but there were many more. From East to West, trade included tea, rice, paper and gunpowder (火药) and so on. From West to East, some     7     (example) are horses, honey and glass.

The exchange (交换) of goods was of course very important, and the arrival in the West of paper and gunpowder had     8     big influence on life there. But more than goods, the Silk Road was also responsible (负责任的) for the exchange and sharing     9     culture among all of the places along the roads.

Till today, the Silk Road has not been     10     (lose). Travelers from around the world take tours to different places to experience the different cultures along the Silk Road.