At 2.54 meters, Leonid is probably the tallest man in    1    world.33-year-old Leonid suffers from a rare illness. So    2    (he)body can produce too much growth hormone(荷尔蒙).

Leonid lives with his    3    (mother) in a small house with four rooms, sleeping on two double beds pushed together. He has to    4    (walk) with his head bowed because he is so tall. Several years ago, he    5    (graduate) from university, and used to work as a doctor on a local farm, but he lost his job as he could no longer ride his bicycle.

“I don’t    6    (real) have any friends. I rely on my mother,”he says. “I don’t    7    (know) what I’ll do. I don’ t even know how    8    (buy) food. I haven’t been to the market for five years.”It’s a lonely life, but he is happy working in his garden. Luckily, nobody laughs at Leonid in the village. His neighbors are all very fond of him. “We’ re going to take him on a     9     (trip) to the mountains,”says one of them, “to show him there’s something in the world    10    (tall) than he is.”

More and more people are     1     (use) online shopping apps during the epidemic (疫情) and it has become an important way to buy vegetables. However, online shopping     2     (have) both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantages of these online shopping apps are     3     (clear). First of all, it is convenient to     4     (buy) vegetables online because we can surf the Internet at any     5     (time) anywhere. Besides, there is no doubt     6     discounts on the platform are also attractive. However, its disadvantages can’t be ignored. Staring at the screen is harmful to     7     (we) eyes. Worse still, we don’t have many opportunities to go out, which can also     8     (cause) us to exercise less.

As for me, there are more advantages than disadvantages when shopping online. Just click on the screen and I can     9     (quick) get the fresh vegetables, which brings great convenience to my life. I have been using this online shopping app for over two     10     (year). It is of great help to me.

I can remember some things about my childhood. Some are unhappy. I remember my first visit    1    the zoo. I saw a lion and    2    eagle. The lion was very lazy, and he    3    (sleep) all the time. He was very    4    (bore) to me. The eagles suddenly flew in the air and frightened me. I started to cry!

Of course some memories are happy. I remember the day when my father tried to teach me how    5    (ride) a bicycle. I wasn't very good at it. I said, “I don't want to do this!" But my father was very    6    (patience) and very soon he taught me how to do it. Now I ride my bicycle every day and I'm much    7    (fast) than my father! And I also remember my first day at kindergarten very    8    (clear). There were so many children! I only knew one of them, a boy    9    (live) in the apartment next door. I was very nervous. However,    10    we started playing with some toys, I soon stopped feeling nervous.

Liang Mingfang, a 56-year-old woman from Huludao in Liaoning Province, is a volunteer working at the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 Beijing in Yanqing District.

"I am lucky enough     1     (work) in such a good environment since this is my first     2     (time)working away from home,"she told Beijing Review."Did you visit the garden in May?" she asked."The tulips (郁金香) were so colorful and    3    (beautiful)."

The expo (博览会) has welcomed 2.06 million guests since opening on April 29.

Besides beautiful landscapes, visitors can     4     (enjoy)excellent services,     5     are the fruit of the efforts of the expo's staff.

When I first arrived at the expo, the whole    6    (park) was being built,"Liang said.The land was still frozen after a winter. Before    7    (open) to the public, Liang, together with other volunteers, worked until midnight many    8    (day).

    9    (Final), Liang had a chance to see the expo carefully after three months. On May 15, she visited the China Pavilion with her friends during her break. "It is pleasant; I don't even know how to describe it; I was    10    (surprise),"she said.