My name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister and I     1     (dream) about     2     (take) a great bike trip. When we graduated     3     college, we finally got the chance to do it. It was     4     (I) sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to     5     it ends. The Dai live near the Lancang River,     6     Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other     7     (country). Wang Wei soon got them     8     (interest) in cycling too. She insisted that we should find the source of the river. She gave me a determined look. Once she has made     9     her mind, nothing can change it.     10     (final), I had to give in.

An old woman had     1     cat. The cat was very old. She could not run     2    (quick), and she could not bite,     3    she was so old. One day, the old cat saw a mouse. She jumped and     4    (catch) the mouse. But she could not bite     5    , so the mouse got out     6    her mouth and ran away.

Then the old woman became very     7    (anger) because the cat did not kill the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said: “Do not hit your old servant (仆人). I     8    (work) for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I’m too old. Do not be     9    (kind) to the old, but remember     10     good work the old did when they were young.”

When I was in my first year of college, I felt hopeless, lonely and very depressed.     1     one such day, I was walking from class across campus to catch my bus home, head down, fighting tears of despair, when     2     old man came along the sidewalk toward me. I     3    (not see) him before. Embarrassed at being seen in such an emotional mess, I turned my head away and tried to hurry past. I thought he would walk on by, but he moved     4     he was directly in front of me, waited, and then smiled.

    5     (look) into my eyes, this stranger spoke in a quiet voice, “    6     is wrong will pass. You’re going to be OK. Just hang on.” I cannot explain the impact of that moment. He gave me one thing I had lost     7     (complete): hope. I looked for him on campus     8     (thank) him, but never saw     9     (he) again.

That was thirty years ago. I have never forgotten that moment,     10     taught me to give hope to others whenever I see them in distress (悲痛，苦恼).

It was a very cold afternoon. I was on the bus    1    my children when it started to rain.

    2    my house was only two blocks away, it was not a pleasant walk with two little children. A truck passed us.I tried     3    (get) a ride but failed. My little boy began to cry. I was convinced that things might become worse and nobody would help us on such     4    terrible day.

A few minutes later，    5    truck drove by, but to my surprise, I saw it     6    (pull) back and the driver looking directly at us.

A young man put the window down. “Hey, here’s an umbrella for you, please take     7    . ” He called out. I stood there，    8    (feel) very surprised. “Come on, give this to your mummy，” he said to my     9    (old) son. I accepted the offer and expressed my     10    (thank) to him.

This man might have needed the umbrella for himself later during the day, but he gave it to me. It was a lesson to me that it’s possible to give without expecting anything in return.

Normally, my two-year old cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my tablet (平板电脑) because it takes my attention away from him. July last year, I had    1     terrible fall from the ladder(梯) at home and was on the floor for six     2    (hour). During this time, I was     3    (able) to move and couldn’t get to the phone to call for help. Tiger stayed by my side until he    4    (disappear) suddenly under my bed. “What’s he up to?” I wondered.     5    my surprise, he started to push something towards me. It was my tablet,     6     had fallen off the bed and onto the floor. Tiger     7    (probable) didn’t know what it was,     8    he knew it would make me happy.

Thanks to Tiger, I was able to contact a friend of     9    (I), who then called emergency(急救) services. It took me the next eight days in hospital     10    (recover). When I returned home, I bought Tiger a big fish to thank him.

Once, there lived a poor man in a small village. He was very clever but didn’t want     1     (work) at all. He lived on     2     the villagers gave him every day. One day, he got a basket of eggs     3     a kind lady. He began to think that he would save the eggs until they were in short supply. Then he could earn a small amount of money by     4     (sell) them at a very good price. And then he would buy a couple of goats. Very soon, he would have     5     large group of goats. The goat milk would bring him much more money. With the money, he would buy a cow.     6     (it) milk would bring him a lot of money. He would become much    7     (rich): build a big house and marry a pretty woman. They would have a lot of    8     (child). While he was lost in thought,     9     (luck), he fell over a stone and all the eggs dropped onto the ground. He was very sad. That    10     (bring) an end to the man’s beautiful dream.