All over the world there are people who have achieved great things. Yet many of these people have done so with one     1     (amaze) difference: They have physical disabilities. Take Jim Abbott for example, he succeeded     2     becoming a pitcher (投球手) for the USA at 1988 Summer Olympics.

    3     (bear) without his right hand, Jim Abbott was a talented athlete and wanted to be a baseball pitcher, even though being able to use two hands is     4     (extreme) important in playing baseball. A pitcher needs to throw the ball with one hand and wear a baseball glove on the other—something     5     Jim couldn't do.

From the time he was four years old, Jim worked at overcoming this challenge. He practised quickly     6     (move) the glove to his good hand after he had pitched the ball to his father. He was always forcing     7     (he) to get that glove on faster and faster.

Jim made up his mind     8     (play). He loved the game     9     much that he invented his own method to do it with excellence. He went on to be a Major League pitcher for the New York Yankees, and today young athletes everywhere     10     (inspire) by him.

A man was really worried about his son, who was sixteen years old     1     had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk     2    (train) his child.

The Buddhist monk asked the boy’s father to leave his son in the temple and     3    (say) that he would make him a man of     4    (brave) within three months. However, you can’t come to see him during that period.

Three months later, the boy’s father returned. The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the child and a     5    (profession) boxer (拳击手).

Each time the boxer hit the boy, he     6    (fall) down, but at once the boy stood up.

Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “How do you like your child?”

“What     7     shame!” the boy’s father said. “I never thought he could be so     8    (easy) knocked down. I shouldn’t have left him here at all.”

“I’m sorry that’s what you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of     9    (cry)? That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”

If each time you are knocked down and you have the courage to stand up again, then you can be proud     10     yourself.

With a history of more than 2,000 years, the Silk Route dates back to Han dynasty. Through this route, the Chinese highly qualified silk made     1    (it) fame to the Western countries. The merchants in different regions     2    (seek) the opportunity of trading Chinese silk and they indeed made their fortune along this route. That route functioned     3     the life blood of international trade at that time. Meanwhile, the Chinese civilization     4    (introduce) to the Western countries and vice versa. The Silk Route was considered as a new chapter     5    (record) the friendship between the European and Asian peoples.

Throughout all these years, many great figures have made significant     6    (contribute) to the development of the Silk Route. Today, the Silk Route has a poetic name called One Belt One Road, aiming to help those     7    (connect) regions in culture and economy exchange with     8     more advanced road. The main cities alongside it are becoming     9    (large) and more important in helping trade and culture exchange. Many countries have gained great benefits along the trading process. All in all, the ancient Silk Road is more like a historical textbook for everyone to read and to know about     10     happened during that ancient time. It has been playing a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China.

Everyone     1     (complain) about being stuck in traffic. It is quite possible that the future city will have no traffic at all. H.G Wells, in his book The Sleeper Awakes, tells something about the traffic. In the streets of that future London there will be no vehicles. The city     2     (provide) with moving roads. One side of the road travels     3     one direction; the other side moves the opposite way. Anyone who wants to go to another part of the city steps on     4     moving “way” and sits on one of the seats until he arrives. He has none of the troubles,     5     a private car brings with it: whether there is enough petrol, whether the tires are all right, where to park it. The moving way is always at his service, always moving     6     (silent) along, always ready     7     (take) him to his destination. That city of the future has no traffic jams.

To link up the     8     (vary) cities, vehicles driven by atomic power will pass along highways     9     (divide) into two main groups of lanes. Each group will consist of several lanes, some for slow traffic, some for fast. Crossroads will not exist on these highways, but will be replaced by bridges and junctions (交叉口). Where these highways enter     10     (city), ports and other built-up areas, they will pass through underground tunnels.

Once there lived a rich man     1     wanted to do something for the people of his town.     2     at first he wanted to find out whether they deserved (值得) his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed     3     very large stone. Then he     4    (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of     5     complained about the stone but not tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,     6    (say) to himself: “The night     7    (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along       8       (late) in the dark and will fall against the stone.”                            

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his     9     (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!     10     the stone, he found a bag of money.

It’s been a week since the other astronauts left Mars and went back to Earth,     1     (leave) me here alone accidentally. I was caught in a dust storm and lost contact with them.

After restarting communication with the base five days later, I was informed that it will be eight months     2     a rescue mission arrives from Earth.     3     (fortunate), I have shelter, because the landing capsule protects me from the deadly radiation outside. The capsule is powered by a small nuclear plant. It might have just enough electricity for eight months, if nothing     4     (go) wrong. What’s more, my spacesuit keeps me safe from the     5     (expose) to the Martian surface for up to several hours at     6     time. Water and oxygen were my biggest worries at first, but I’ve discovered an underground ice deposit nearby. I can reach the ice with our survey tools. That’s lucky, because I can drink the water from the ice and also use it     7     (produce) oxygen when I run low.

Now     8     worries me a lot is that there is only enough food for one person for four months. Part of our mission was to experiment with growing plants in the Martian soil, so I have seeds of     9     (vary) kinds. I must work out how to farm on Mars. If I can solve that challenge, and if the electricity supply holds, I can survive until I     10     (rescue). There’s still hope!

It takes many     1     (teenage) a lot of time to consider what they want to do when they graduate from high school. I am fortunate that I’ve already known; I     2     (decide) to become a vet (兽医) when I was two or three years old. Just like humans, animals need people to treat     3     (they) with the respect and dignity they deserve, and I want to be one of those people. Because of this, I am doing all I can     4     (make) preparations for my success in college. First, as     5     freshman in high school, I keep in mind my lifelong dream of     6     (become) a vet. I have been taking my education here very seriously, because I know that a person needs to be not only skillful but also extremely disciplined (自律的) in order to become a vet. Because of this, I work hard to earn good grades, I take pride     7     my work, and I have learned to manage my time properly,     8     will be particularly valuable when I enter college. Then, once I am in college, I     9     ( study) and learn about all kinds of animals.     10     (final) I will find happiness in my career as a vet because when animals need my assistance (帮助), I know that I will be able to help them.

As we all know, festivals     1     (celebrate) all around the world and they have     2     wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous     3     (figure), and important events. Of all the     4     (tradition) festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. People celebrate     5     (show) that they are grateful for the year’s supply of food. Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. With the     6     (develop) of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may fade     7     and others may be established. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses     8     (take) advantage of the celebrations. Festivals reflect people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes towards life. And if you study festivals     9     (careful), you may be surprised to find that different cultures actually have a lot     10     common after all.