Last Sunday, we went to the Confucius Temple     1    (坐落于曲阜市). It has a history of more than 2, 000 years. We visited the Xing Tan     2    (孔子授课的地方). Also,   we saw many stone inscriptions     3    (有悠久历史和巨大价值). This is a meaningful visit     4    (我学到了很多).

Most people take everything for granted so that they can see nothing     1     of note. Helen wants to see a lot, including the people whose kindness and     2    and     3     have made her life worth living as well as the     4     of man’s progress. The third day she would spend in the workaday world,     5    the haunts of men going about the business of life. Of all the senses, Helen thought that sight must be the most    6    .

In 1831, Darwin left     1     on the ship, the Beagle. After Darwin had spent some time in     2    , he collected     3    . As he studied these, he noticed that some species of animals were very     4     each other, and he wondered how different species came to exist.  

When the Beagle reached the Galápagos Islands in 1835, Darwin noticed that there was     5     the birds’ finches on each of the islands. Darwin suspected that the finches had evolved from     6     and over time, it had slowly evolved into     7    . And that was the answer to how new species of plants and animals came to exist: they     8    .  

It was a completely new idea —     9    . Darwin explained this theory in his book, On the Origin of Species. Today, it is regarded as one of the most important works ever written. It has changed     10     forever.

Mr Zhang is a successful businessman in our city. When he was fifteen years old,   his family was so poor that he had to     1    (退学) at school. To help support his family,   he did lots of part-time jobs. Later,   he     2    (碰巧挽救了) a wealthy businessman. The businessman    3     (许诺奖励)him. Mr Zhang told him that he     4    (想创办自己的公司). Hearing what Mr Zhang said,   the businessman    5     (同意帮他一把). Mr Zhang’s company was set up in 2000. Little by little,   he earned a lot of money and became wealthy. He always    6     (后悔离开) school at a young age,   so he     7    (决定捐赠他的钱)to those children whose families were poor. Since then,   Mr Zhang has     8    (致力于帮助)those in trouble. Up to now,   he has given away ten million yuan to charities. Although Mr Zhang is now in his sixties,   he doesn’t plan to     9    (停止工作). And he     10    (希望挣更多的钱)to help more people.

What does every writer most    1    reading among the comments from publishers? Yes, it’s “We regret to     2    you. . . ”, which will make the writers’ heart sink. In fact, a lot of successful writers have previously faced     3    .

J. K. Rowling, after a total of twelve rejections, eventually got her first book of Harry Potter    4    , which became a global success.

Another famous writer J. D. Salinger     5    in working on his novel The Catcher in the Rye despite the     6    along with rejections from several publishers and when it was eventually published, it became an immediate     7    .  

The three Bronte sisters lived in the Victorian Age. Although they dreamt of seeing their words in print, they experienced many rejections. However, they persevered and now, Charlotte’s Jane Eyre, Emily’s Wuthering Heights and Anne’s Agnes Grey are regarded as     8    of world literature.

From the stories above, we can learn that it’s perseverance that made them realize their dreams. Therefore, keep trying and you’ll eventually read the words “We are     9     to inform you. . . ”.

Yuan Longping was born in 1930. When he was young, he saw many people go     1     often. So he has     2     himself to finding ways of     3     rice harvests without     4     the area of fields since he     5     from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Now about 60% of the rice     6     in China each year is from this hybrid strain. He’s circulating his     7     in many other countries (such as India and Vietnam) to increase their rice harvests.

He cares little for     8     and money and makes large     9     to support agricultural research. Now his dreams of     10     his rice abroad and “seawater rice” have become a reality.

    1     at students’ body language makes me know what makes each student     2    . It is easy to     3     (识别)when students are interested in a lesson through their body language. If I find students are     4     by something else, I will     5     them to pay attention in class. It is hard to     6     (辨别)when students are troubled. If they have     7     with other students or at home, I will     8     and assess what is going on. Their body language makes me know when to     9     class activities, when to     10    ,   and when to talk to students individually.