1 . Sudan, a dancer from India, was cut off in the best of her career (职业生涯) when her right leg had to be cut off after a car accident (车祸). Though the accident ________ her career to a stop, she didn’t give up.

She met a ________ who developed an artificial limb (假肢). She had such a strong will (意志) that she decided to go ________ to dancing after she had an artificial leg.

Sudan knew if she believed in ________, she could make her dream come true. She began her journey back to the ________ of dancing—learning to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist (旋转) and finally ________.

After every show, she would ask her dad ________ her show. “You still have a long way to go” was the answer she usually got.

In January, 1984, Sudan made a historic comeback by ________ a show in Bombay. It was such a wonderful show that it ________ everyone.

That evening ________ she asked her dad the same question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet ________ Sudan did a good job.

Sudan’s comeback was ________ heart-warming that a filmmaker decided to make the story into a film. When someone asked Sudan how she ________ it, she said quite simply, “You don’t need ________ to dance.”

If you have the will to win, you can achieve ________ you want. Just make sure you try your best.

Kate’s brother Danny _________ some New Year’s resolutions this year. _________, he is going to learn _________ the guitar. He is going to take the guitar lessons _________ practice every day. Next, he wants to get good _________. He is going to study _________ and he is going to do all his homework _________ he watches TV. Finally, he wants to learn _________ new language. He is going to buy some _________ CDs and practice __________ at home every morning.

3 . We have a lot of trouble in our life, but we have to face them. When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you ________ good about yourself.

① Look in the mirror and say ________, “I am a special person and there’s no one in the world ________ me. I can do anything!” It may not ________ so good, but it really works.

② Do ________ for someone. ________ others always makes you feel good.

③ Smile! ________ people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.

④ Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn ________? Go for it! New challenges (挑战) are fun and give you sense of accomplishment when you have finished.

⑤ Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination (想象) fly! If you have any thoughts, dreams or anything you want, ________! Writing always helps to express your feelings.

⑥ Stay with your family. We all ________ our family time. Talk with your Mom or Dad or maybe even your cousin.

4 . Jason is thirteen years old. He is a middle school student. Last month, he _________ a new friend. His name is Daniel. Daniel is the same age _________ him. He is friendly and smart and he always has new ideas. But there is one _________. Daniel only has one _________. He lost the other one in a car accident (意外事故) as a child. Jason _________ enjoys being with Daniel. They sometimes go to the _________ to see films together. Sometimes they go to the zoo to see _________. They spend much time _________ with each other. Jason likes making new friends. One day, Jason invited Daniel to eat out with some other friends. Jason was _________ the other boys would like Daniel, too. “Meet us at the __________,” said Jason.

Daniel walked into the restaurant. All the other boys __________ him. Daniel got very nervous (紧张的). “I hope they won’t __________ at my arm,” he thought. He really wanted to __________ friends with Jason’s friends. “Wow,” said one of the boys. “That’s really a nice shirt!” Daniel was __________. After that Jason’s friend __________ him out every weekend.

5 . Tony had an expensive car. One day, he did not stop his car at some traffic lights when they were red, and he hit ________ car. Tony jumped out at once and went to it. There was ________ in the car. He was very frightened. When he saw Tony, he said to Tony, “ ________ are you doing? You nearly killed me!”

“Yes,” Tony answered, “I’m very sorry.” He took a bottle (瓶) out of his ________ and said, “Drink some of this. Then you’ll feel ________ .” He gave the man some whisky (威士忌), and the man ________ it, but then he shouted again, “You nearly killed me!”

Tony gave him the bottle ________, and the old man drank a lot of whisky. Then he ________ and said to Tony, “Thank you. I feel much better now. But why aren’t you drinking?”

“Oh, well,” Tony answered, “I don’t want ________ whisky now. I’m going to sit here and ________ the police.”

6 . The readers is a popular TV show. It invites different people to read aloud on stages (台). The ________ also tells the moving stories behind those people. They can read everything ________ poems, books and letters. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come to ________.

Many people are fans of the show. They begin to ________ reading aloud at home. Now the show gives people a ________ place to read across China. This place is reading pavilion (朗读厅). They are in many cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an. The pavilion is so ________ that only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone (麦克风) in it and it ________ people’s voices. Everyone can read for three minutes. They can read ________ they like. The show will invite some famous people to read on TV.

People of all ________ read in the pavilion. “Reading should be just like singing and talking.” said Dong Qing, the producer of the show. “We can express our true ________ by reading.”

7 . Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear ________ at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might ________ hear music in an office or on a farm.

Scientists believe that music changes the way ________ people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of Western classical music makes people ________ richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend ________ money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays ________ music, people spend less money. With ________ music, people spend even less.

Scientists also ________ that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people ________ their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their ________ hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants ________ make more money.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say ________ music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are ________. And listening to music can help you relax.

The ________ time you hear music somewhere, be ________. It might change the way you do things.

8 . A funny thing happened to me the other day. I was in a hurry to get to work and I found that my ________ wasn’t working. I had to rush out of the house to ________ the bus. While I was running along the street, I noticed a ________ of about my age on the opposite side of the road. I looked at her again and I realized that we had ________ before. She arrived at the bus stop a couple of seconds after me. “She must be catching the bus, too,” I thought.

We had just missed the previous (稍前的) bus and we had fifteen minutes to ________ before the next one came. I ________ the woman behind me again. I was sure that I ________ her.

“Excuse me, have we met before? I’m ________ that I know you,” I said.

She looked a bit ________, but she told me that her name was Angela Barker.

“You studied history at Liverpool University,” I shouted, “from 1985 to 1988!”

“________!” she replied. “And you’re Claire...?”

“Lewis. Well, my ________ was Lewis but I am married now. What are you doing nowadays?” I asked.

“Well, I ________ in the Central Museum in town and I’ve lived in this area in George Street, for about three years,” she replied.

“You’re joking! I live round the corner from there. I don’t ________ it! We have been ________ for three years and we have never seen each other!” I said.

“I know, it’s ________!” she agreed. “And I’m glad that you spoke to me because I wondered why you were looking at me all the time!”

10 . Once upon a time, Zeng Zi’s wife was going to the market. Her little _______ wanted to go with her. She said, “It is too far and you’d better stay at home.” Her son was unhappy and _______. She didn’t know how to deal with it. Finally, she said to her son,   “Listen to _______, my dear. Stop crying and go home now. Mum will be back soon. When I’m back, I’ll kill a pig to make a meal _______ you.” When the son heard what his mum said, he went home happily.

When Zeng Zi’s wife returned home, Zeng Zi tied up their fat pig _______ prepared to kill it. His wife stopped him from killing the pig _______ and said, “We needn’t kill it. I just made an excuse.” Zeng Zi said _______, “How can you cheat a child? Now you cheat him, and then he will follow your _______ and cheat others. Besides, when a mother cheats her child, the child will no longer _______ his mother. Then how can you educate the child well? So we must be _______ and keep our promises.”

Zeng Zi raised his knife and killed the pig.