4 . I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her items had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled(做标记)everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got untidier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other. War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her shouting, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬)under her covers, crying. Clearly, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of pity rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

Travelling around the Sydney district (地区) is a wonderful experience.

The sightseeing options (选择) are     1     (end), but most travelers begin on the harbor at the Sydney Opera House.    2     (know) as one of the wonders of the world, it is a photographer's dream.

There is a huge     3     (choose) of accommodations available in the city and its surrounding area. Darling Harbor is famous     4     its restaurants and four-star hotels. Under the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge is the Rocks shopping district, which     5     (call) “the heaven of shoppers”. You can spend at least a half day     6     (wander) through the alleys and side streets to take in everything the shops offer. On the other side of harbor     7     (lie) another must-visit spot, the Taronge Park Zoo. With an exciting collection of native animals, including lions and giraffes,    8     is rare to find a zoo with a view of Darling Harbor and the city skyline.

The Royal Botanic Garden is within walking distance of the Opera House, and is an absolutely perfect place for a picnic lunch. After lunch, take a walk to Sydney Tower,    9     you can get 360-degree     10     (forget) views of the city.

8 . He came from somewhere south of Rome. I didn't know when or how he got to America, _________maybe. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage, extremely thin.     

＂My name Tony Trivionno and I mow （割） your lawn. "he said. It was hard to comprehend his _________ English. "I mow your lawn, "he said again and walked away. Yes, these Depression days were _________，but how could I_________a person who had come to me for help? When I got home the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the walks_________and the garden weeded._________, my wife assumed I had _________him. I told her of my _________the night before and we thought it strange that he had not asked for_________。The next two days were busy, and I ____________ about him. But on Friday, I saw him, behind my garage again and busy around.

I managed to ____________ some small weekly pay for him and each day he cleaned up the yard and took care of any little ____________. He was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix in my factory.

＂I want to be an apprentice （学徒），”he said one day. ____________ we had a good Prentice school that trained laborers, I doubted whether he had the ability to____________ blueprints and micrometers （千分尺）.Therefore, he took a ____________in pay to become an apprentice.

Many years later, I found him in our____________   meeting spot, much ____________ than he used to be and taking on a look of____________. He was a millionaire now!

Tony came to America seeking the American Dream. But he did not find it-he ____________ it himself. Tony didn't begin on the bottom rung （横档） of the ladder. He began in the____________. Tony' s affairs were tiny, and all he had were 24 hours a day. He wasted none of them and succeeded finally.

9 . Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the second child of the family. Reese spent the first four years of her life in Wiesbaden, Germany, where her father John Witherspoon served in the US Army Reserves. Shortly after, John moved the family back to the United States, settling in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reese was introduced to the entertainment industry at a very early age. At age 7, she began modeling. This led to appearances on several local television commercials. At age 11, she was placed first in a Ten-State Talent Fair.

In 1990, she landed her first major acting role in The Man in the Moon(1991). Her role as a 14-year old tomboy earned her good reviews. Roles in bigger films such as Jack the Bear (1993) and A Far Off Place (1993) followed shortly after.

Following high school graduation in 1994, Reese decided to have a pause in her acting career and attend Stanford University where she would major in English literature. However, her plans were shortly stopped when she accepted roles to star in two major motion pictures. Although neither film was a huge box-office success, they did help to make Reese a rising star in Hollywood and open the door for bigger and better film roles.

Her breakthrough role came as Elle Woods in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde In box office terms, the movie was a great success and made Reese one of the top female stars in Hollywood. In the year 2014, she produced both Gone Girl and Wild, for which she got nominated (提名) for a best actress Oscar again for her role.

Reese is actively involved in children's and women’s advocacy organizations. She is a longtime supporter of Save the Children, an organization that helps provide children around the world with education, health care and emergency aid.