Tangshan started to     1     itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless     2     of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake     3    . The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of     4    , people must     5     and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.

I know I’ll have to study harder     1     a senior high school student and get used to being     2     for a lot more. I’m a bit worried about     3     up with the other students in my advanced     4     , and it’ll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. Still, I’m happy to be here. Studying hard isn’t always fun, but I’ll be well     5     for university or whatever else comes in the future.

But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150, 000 soldiers to Tanngshan to dig out those who were     1     and to bury the dead. More than 10, 000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built     2     for survivors whose homes had been     3    . Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to     4     again.

So this is it-senior high school at last! I’m not     1     so I’m a little anxious right now. I want to make a good first    2    , Will I make any friends? What if no one talks to me?

I just had my first maths class at senior high school! The class was difficult but the teacher was    3    and friendly. He even told us a funny story, and everyone laughed so much! I found most of my classmates and teachers     4     and helpful.

This afternoon, we had our chemistry class in the science lab. The lab is new and the lesson was great but the guy next to me tried to talk to me the whole time I couldn’t    5     on the experiment. I really wanted to tell him to please be quiet and    6     me alone!

This wonderful plane can     1     seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can     2     anywhere: on snow, water. … The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a     3     island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him….

Lesson1: …The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three     1    .

…Many of the cars broke     2     on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached     3     speed of forty miles an hour—    4     faster than any of its rivals.

Lesson2: ...Though she     5     for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant     6     served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress     7    . The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned the shop the following morning     8     in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other.

...Not realizing who she was, the assistant was     9     to serve her this time.     10     great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it.