One morning, I was about     1     (go) the bus stop, worried about being late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, some of     2     looked very anxious and     3    (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next     4     the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike     5     (catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused     6    (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept     7    (cycle). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “    8     anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It’s     9     (I)”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase    10    (thankful), Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers suddenly became friendly to one another.

It was Mother’s Day morning last year. My son, a five-year-old boy     1    ( name) Tom, and I were leaving the supermarket after shopping. Suddenly an old woman    2    (fall)over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground.Her husband was with her,but the woman was    3    (serious) hurt and shaking with pain.

At the front of the supermarket a charity group was selling some beautiful     4    (flower)to raise funds. Tom wanted    5    (buy)the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better” he said. I was    6    (surprise)that he’d come up with such a sweet idea. So we went to the flower seller to buy a flower    7    the lady. By now rescuers had arrived,and they were    8    (take) care of the injured woman. As we walked up to her,my son became scared by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.

Instead I gave the flower to the woman’s husband    9    told him,“ My son was very upset for your wife and bought her this flower to cheer her up. ”At that moment,the old man was moved and said,“Thank you so much,you have     10    good son. Happy Mother’s Day to you. ”

The man then gave his wife the flower,telling her who it was from. Although badly hurt,the old lady looked up at Tenyson with thanks in her eyes and gave him a little smile.

You may have heard of the Red Cross. It is an organization that     1     (help) people who are in need no matter     2     bad the situation is! But if not for the passion of a young woman named Clara Barton, the American Red Cross may have never been formed!

One day when she was 11 years old, her elder brother was     3     (terrible) injured. He had been ill for two years. Clara cared for him     4     whole time. Through this experience she found out that she came alive when she cared for others.

Soon, Clara began taking care of injured animals. Neighbors began bringing their pets to her. And, almost always, she made them better.

When she was     5     (old), she became a nurse in the American Civil War and she helped save hundreds of soldiers.

After the Civil War, Clara travelled to Europe to rest.     6     that did not last long. Soon she was caring for     7     (wound) people in battle once again! But this time, she learned about the Red Cross who worked alongside her on the battlefield. Their mission was to help those who needed it most.

She decided that the Red Cross     8     (need) in America. Over several years, she asked four different presidents     9     (bring) the Red Cross to America. They all said no. But then, thanks to her persistence, one of the     10     (president) changed his mind! And the American Red Cross was born.

Peru is     1     country on the Pacific coast of South America. In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the center of the     2    (power) ancient Inca Empire. Spain     3    (take) control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason     4     Spanish is the main official language of Peru. In Peru, there are many places that you can visit.

A short flight from Cusco will take you to the Amazon rainforest. You can spend three days     5    (explore) the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals that are unique     6     the rainforest.

A four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After     7     (arrive) at the destination, you will be given a day to visit the city. The ancient city will leave you a deep impression.     8    (especial) amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building. Stones     9    (cut) by Inca builders to exact sizes so that nothing was needed     10    (hold) walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.

When Beethoven was only four, his father decided to make him a musician. Beethoven was made to practice     1     (play) different musical instruments hour after hour. Whenever he did not put his heart into his practice, his father would be strict     2     him.

    3     (fortune), the boy loved music very much and learnt so fast that he was able to go around and give     4     (concert) when he was only 11. When he was 17, he received high praise from Mozart,     5     great Austrian composer. A few years later, Beethoven went to Vienna     6     ( study) under Haydn, another great Austrian composer. Then he     7     (write) a great deal of music, even at his most difficult time. But after one illness, he suddenly found     8     (him) deaf at the age of 31.

However, this didn’t stop Beethoven. During his life, he composed about 30 pieces of music. It is     9     (amaze) that he wrote some of his best pieces after he became deaf, many of     10     are well known and loved all over the world.

In Li Lan’s travel journal, she described her experience back in San Francisco—a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that     1     (occur) in 1906.

In the morning, she walked around the Mission District,     2     (look) at the street art for a few hours.     3     (impress) by some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck, she exclaimed, “What     4     mix of cultures there!”

Later, she headed to a museum     5     the historical changes in California were showed. In 1848, gold was discovered near San Francisco and a gold rush started. Many Chinese arrived during this period.     6     (earn) a living, some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown. The museum did a     7     (real) good job of showing how America was built by immigrants from different     8     (country) and cultures.

In the evening, Li Lan toured Chinatown. There were so many nice cafes and restaurants to choose     9    . She selected a Cantonese restaurant and enjoyed some     10     (tradition) Chinese dishes.