1 . Chris Turnbull, 39, finished the touching 3,856 km run on September 16, in the Sydney suburb of Manly, becoming the quickest runner from Perth to Sydney. He _________ the current record holder Achim Heukemes, who completed the distance in 43 days in 2005. To _________ the new world record, he was wholeheartedly _________ to preparing himself.

Mr Turnbull had a(n) _________ for running at a young age. He ran his first half marathon at 9 and since then he had been _________ at plenty of ultra marathons at different times in his life.

Mr Turnbull had run every single day from his beachside home in the Sydney suburb of Clontarf to his _________ on work days. The daily cross country run _________ him to see the sights of Australia, meet amazing people and most importantly, _________ himself physically and mentally.

With his 40th birthday _________ next year, to see what was his physical and mental limit, he wanted to __________ himself to the new record.

To make it in record time, Mr Turnbull was running between 100 km and 105 km daily.He had to __________ huge trucks rushing past him on major highways, blisters(水泡), aching muscles, and being __________ of sleeping well due to the pain his body was feeling

Mr Turnbull’s wife, along with their two kids, had been tracking his __________   on a map from their home as he made his way across the continent. They were __________ waiting there at the finish line in Manly for Mr Turnbull’s falling into their arms for a loving post- run __________.

My name is Linh. I am a woman with physical disability. Whenever asked about my diability, my answer remains the same: “I was born with a disability on my right leg. That’s all to it.” In fact, no disability can define me. I want to define the person I am by what I do — I am an advocate (倡导者) for people with disabilities.

My parents were right when they managed to bring me up in an environment where I was always among friends without disabilities. This made me think, “I am different from my friends, but that doesn’t mean I can’t do what they can. I can do things in my own way.”

Having been in an inclusive (包容的) education system. I can see both opportunities and barriers it brings 10 personal development for girls with disabilities. With this experience. I desire to work towards removing the barriers to ensure chances for people with disabilities to fully and equally participate in our society.

At the end of high school. I was at the crossroads when I had to decide the major I would pursue in college. “I plan to choose Law,” I said.

Most of the responses I received were countering: “You should be practical. Choose something less challenging that would help you earn a stable living.” “Many people without disabilities are still unemployed, let alone you with disability!” Self-doubt led me to the decision to apply for both my desired major and the safe choice that I had been told of. In the end. when the heart called — I chose to follow my dream.

The reason was simple. I was not confident that I would find a job upon graduation, but I held a strong belief that I would never be happy doing what I was told to do. I am and will be the only person responsible for my life.

After graduation I began to look for a job.

Besides, in my spare time I worked in Education Center for Disabled Children in Hanoi.

8 . How to Memorize a Long Text in the Shortest Time

If you’ve ever tried to memorize a long text, you are likely to just repeat the sentences over and over again.     1     Instead, using memorization techniques that suit your learning style can make a difference.

Divide the text into separate parts.     2     Use it to divide the text into smaller parts. Your parts won’t necessarily agree with whole paragraphs. Instead, each of them should discuss a single idea, Now that you’ve found your parts, start one by one until you can memorize it without looking at the text.

    3     Add the melody (旋律) of a song to the text to make it easier for you to remember. Choose a familiar melody or your. favorite song that you can fit the text into. It doesn’t matter whether the words of text sound strange, as long as you can make it work as a song.

Record your reading the text if you’re an auditory (听觉型的) learner. An auditory learner can more easily store things to memory by listening to them over and over again. If that’s you, then the most effective way for you to memorize a text is by hearing it. Record your reading the text you want to memorize, so you can listen to it.     4    

Memorize the first letter of each word of the text to create a shortcut (捷径). The ability to memorize something sometimes means the ability to recall the information in your memory. To exercise your ability to recall, make a new page with only the first letter of each sentence in the text.     5    

Caneze and her parents moved to the United Sates when she was only two years old and they haven't visited their motherland for ten years. Last month, Caneze's grandfather came to see them, and the family threw a big party. But Caneze didn't spend much time with him that day. He didn't speak English,so how could she have any sort of conversation with him? Caneze spent most of that day in the study room,texting her best friend, Maya, and watching her cousins play video games. There was a huge art competition coming up at school,and Caneze and Maya were planning to compete.

“I wish you'd spent time with your grandfather instead of your phone, Caneze,” Mom said one day on the way home.

“But I don't even know him,” Caneze said, “and he doesn't speak any English. How could I talk to him?”

“And you don't speak any Ukrainian(乌克兰语), Caneze, but he'd love to get to know you. I think you may find that you two have a lot in common. ”

Two weeks later, Caneze came home from school in the afternoon to find her grandfather sitting at the kitchen table chatting with Mom happily. On the table sat some books. The old man smiled warmly at Caneze, and she smiled back as she sat down at the table. As Grandpa and Mom spoke in Ukrainian, Caneze let her mind wander. As the art competition was around the corner,

Maya and she had to be quick for their project. Suddenly, an idea for a picture came to her, so she fetched her sketchbook. Sitting at the table, she sketched while the adults talked. Then Caneze heard Mom say, “I have to run out for a few minutes. You can stay here with Grandpa. ”

Caneze suddenly felt unsure and shy, what would the two of them talk about? “This is going to be awkward,” she thought as her mind was racing for an idea for this embarrassed moment. She gave Grandpa a polite smile and then returned to the lines and shapes she had drawn on the page.

Suddenly she sensed Grandpa was watching her.

“This is beautiful - I didn't know you were an artist,”Caneze said.

10 . Want to travel to some wonderful places? Here are just a just a few recommendations to eco-destinations:

Africa Madagascar

Home to a huge group of animals found nowhere else on the planet. Madagascar is a must-go destination for anyone impressed with, or even slightly interested in, the natural world. Some of the unique flora and fauna can be found on this wonderful island.

America St John (US Virgin Islands)

Though it’s the smallest of the US Virgin Islands, St John has surprisingly varied scenery. Virgin Islands National Park makes up two-thirds of its land, where visitors can hike in deep valleys, over mountains and across dry coastal areas.

Europe Iceland

As one might expect from a country whose name is “ice”, Iceland’s scenery is rough. Take a hike past lava fields, glaciers and waterfalls and feel amazed at the wildlife and natural wonders. Visit between fall and spring to catch a sight of the Northern Lights.

Asia Laos

Visit Laos for a look at Southeast Asia before the tourism industry exploded. Laos is slowly paced so visitors can view the varieties of historic sights and explore the jungle and mountain scenery away from the madding crowds. Bird-watching is excellent here.

Oceania Australia

Visit here and you’ll find the Great Barrier Reef, which is one of the seven wonders of the natural world. It is larger than the Great Wall of China and the only living thing on earth visible form space. Discover more about Australia’s greatest natural wonder,. Here you can also see great coral.