1 . A Race against Death

It was a cold January in 1925 in North Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world because of the heavy snow.

On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch _________ a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious (传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be _________ if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. _________ , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.

How could the medicine get to Nome? The town’s _________ was already full of ice, so it couldn’t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the _________ roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.

_______ January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were _________. Nome’s town officials came up with a(n) _________. They would have the medicine sent by _________ from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled (狗拉雪橇) drivers — known as “mushers”—would __________ it to Nome in a relay.

The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. __________ he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon’s face was black from the extreme cold.

On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to __________ a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most __________ part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would __________, and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.

A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his __________. He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹) to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to   __________ the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, __________to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to __________. He had found the trail.

At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog __________ in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.

Nome had been __________.

The Chinese war film The Battle at Changjin     1     (arouse) enthusiastic discussion on Chinese social media since it debuted around the country on September 30.

The film tells the story about how Chinese People’s Volunteer soldiers held their ground during fierce cold and the enemy’s more advanced weapons. However, the real battlefield is far     2     (impressive). Changjin Lake     3     (locate) in North Korea. The war was     4     in severely cold winter with temperature of around minus 40℃. CPV soldiers did not only need to fight against enemies,     5     had to battle over the nature with their strong will. Chinese People’s Volunteer Army won the battle by     6     (fight) against impossible odds. The Battle of Changjin Lake became a critical moment in the war. It is not the film itself but the     7     (hero) of the war years who fought     8     (blood) for our country and the people     9     make people moved.

Song Zhongping,     10     military expert and TV commentator, emphasized that the film shows that the Chinese people don’t provoke troubles, but never flinch (退缩) when troubles come their way and are able to defeat provocation (挑衅).

I went to Xiangshan Park in last week. At the gate I happened to meet some America tourists. I greeted him in English and then we begin to chat. I got to know that they were college students travel in China. They were busy with taking pictures and were much impressed by the changes had taken place in the past few years. After that, we visited Bei Jing hutong and had a good time. We exchanged our e-mail address so that we could write to each other on the future. I was very glad to have a chance to practice my speak English.

6 . In a small town in Oklahoma, many people have lost their jobs because of Covid-19. They do not have as much _______ as they used to. Therefore, in some restaurants, customers pay for their meals, and then they add another food item for someone who cannot _______ it.

On the _______ in a restaurant named The Daug House are receipts (收款单) for the _______ meals. Someone who is hungry can come in, choose one from the receipts and have something to eat. This is what the customers are doing now to _______ others. When they pay for their meals, they can_______ another food item.

Jennifer, owner of the restaurant, started the idea of the _______ wall. Her restaurant has eight tables, _______ only a few people can visit at one time. But in six months, customers have bought 600 _________ meals.

Customers who had no money would take down the receipts to eat and then later returned to ________ more meals, so someone else could eat. Jennifer remembered when a poor ________ came in with their children recently. “They sat there to just have a meal ________, not worrying about how much they were having to pay.”

“That says a lot about how ________ our community is,” Jennifer said. “The small town has been hurt by the ________ crisis(危机). But I believe it will soon return to normal activities. We ________ by helping others.”

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . Mokpo City is holding the 17th Korea-China-Japan Sport Complex Competition, and looking for 50 interpreters (口译者) for this event. This event will be held from August 23rd to August 29th. Korean, Japanese and Chinese high school students who are under the age of 18 will take part in the competition. Anyone who is interested in the job is welcomed to apply.

Application Period: May 20th - May 29th

Interpreters needed: 20 Chinese interpreters, 20 Japanese interpreters and 10 reserve interpreters

Application Steps

* The 1st step: Look over submitted (递交的) documents

* The 2nd step: Interview

Requirements

* Only Koreans or foreigners who are in Korea can apply.

* Foreigners applying must be fluent in Korean.

How to Apply

* Applicants can submit their application forms by emailing to happy3837@korea.kr, by mail or in person at Mokpo City Hall.

* Reception desk: Office of Korea-China-Japan Junior Competition, Dept. of Sport Industries at Mokpo City Hall

* Send mail to: Yangeulro 271, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do (Postal code: 530-701)

Notice: Applicants who submit their application forms by email have to make sure their e-mails have been received by calling at 061-270-3402, 3682, 8280 (Person in charge: Kim, Ju-yeong).

Required Documents

* One copy of the application form (The official form is attached.)

* One copy of the certificate of language qualification (语言资格证书)

Schedule of Interview and Announcement

* Interview: Thursday, June 4th, 10: 00 am

* Final announcement: Wednesday, June 10th

Working Conditions

* Uniform, accommodations and meals will be provided.

* 80,000 WON per day will be paid.

* The interpreting certificate of this activity will be given.

For more information, please contact the Dept. of Sport Industries (061-270-3402, 3628, 8280)