We are now in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, due to the scientific technology's evolving     1     (rapid). Many of us are looking forward to seeing popular science fiction turn into a     2     (real) in the coming years. As is known to all, there have existed many great scientific inventions that are ready to go off the shelf. Either those that     3     (develop), or those that are in the process of designing. The imaginations we laugh at today will end up     4     (surprise) us in the future when they become real.

One of the most     5     (ambition) plans of China is to get 17 different countries to work for the idea of getting the western world linked to the eastern one via a high-speed rail line. We are not talking about connecting Eastern and Western China     6     train; we are talking about connecting London and Beijing. Another one is that the US might have created something     7     looks and sounds like a flying car,     8     (call) “flying Humvee”. But the rest of us still have to wait for this invention to turn up. Nevertheless, at least that should count as     9     achievement.

If you think there     10       (be) a great many other out- of-the-world inventions that are promising in the near future, please share them with us.

3 . When I was young, I heard stories about the Communist Party of China from my grandfather. But to be honest, only as I grew older did I begin to have a _______ understanding of the Party and its members.

My grandfather is a party member. He often talked about his _______ in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

When it _______ to the war, what hits me hardest is the guns and blood. I once asked Grandfather, “Were you _______?” He admitted that he was, but his _______ to defend the country helped him conquer (战胜) the fear. _______, he also wanted to reunite with my grandmother as soon as possible after the war _______.

Grandfather fought on the frontline. They _______ in the grass and behind sandbags. One day, Grandfather was carrying a gun while sheltering himself in a _______ safe place with other comrades. At a critical moment, a bullet __________ over the head of one of my grandfather’s comrades, and he __________ to the ground. Grandfather swiftly dragged him behind a sandbag and patted him on the shoulder, __________ him to stand up and continue fighting. When the war was over, countless scars were left on Grandfather’s arm and the experience was one that has carried much __________ throughout his life.

My grandfather often tells me that our happy life today is only possible due to the sacrifice and __________ of revolutionary martyrs (烈士). My generation should be __________ to the great Party.