Once upon a time there were two boys living in a palace,     1     job was serving the King. And one boy liked a girl so much that he wanted to give her a present.

One day, he saw a big vase filled with     2     loveliest flowers. He decided to take one to the girl every day, with the thought that no one would see him do so. But one day, the King noticed how few flowers     3     (leave) in the vase and was so angry that he commanded (命令) everyone in the palace to come to the hall.

Before they all arrived, the other boy told the boy     4     (be) quiet, because the King would be     5     (terrible) angry with him. The boy was     6     (frighten) with fear, but when the King came near, he decided to tell the     7     (true).

As soon as the boy admitted having taken the flowers, the King went red with anger, but after     8     (hear) what the boy had done with the flowers, the King said     9     a smile, “I couldn’t have thought of a better use for my flowers.” Then from that day, the boy became one of the King’s most     10     (depend) friends.

A strong earthquake made Joseph Cadeau wake up from sleep on Saturday. Cadeau, a teenage boy,     1     (immediate) got up and ran out of his home in Les Cayes, a city in Haiti. On the way out, Cadeau was knocked out by rubble (碎石). Moments later, Cadeau moved out of the house with great     2     (difficult). Unable to walk, Cadeau lay down in the street.

Cadeau was one of at least 12,268 people     3    were injured during the earthquake. It struck Haiti’s southwest region around 8:30 am on Saturday,     4     (claim) at least 2,207 lives, according to Haiti’s Civil Protection agency.

Cadeau managed to get out of the rubble     5    his own. He was not sure how long he had lain in the street until he     6     (rush) to a health facility eventually by     7    stranger. When Cadeau reached the health facility, he had to wait since there were not     8     (sufficiency) health workers to take care of so many injured people. While he was waiting, Cadeau’s foot began swelling (肿胀).

“I received treatment too late, which is why my foot is swollen like that,” said the teenager, pointing at    9     (he) swollen foot. “Fortunately, I survived and have a chance     10     (rebuild) my hometown and give back to the society.”