Walking along the Great Wall is     1     once-in-a-lifetime dream for many, but Jim Spear has taken it one step     2     (far), spending the last 18 years with his wife     3     (live) in a village in Mutianyu under the ancient wonder.

As an architect, Spear had the     4     (qualify) and expertise to renovate (翻新) his dream house, which comes with multiple views of the Great Wall.

He says that it was fortune     5     led him to settle beneath the Great Wall. Shortly after embracing full-time village life, Spear was approached by village head Li Lianting, who explained that Mutianyu was rapidly losing its population and badly     6     need of local businesses. This motivated the architect to explore ways of supporting rural     7     (resident). He rented an abandoned schoolhouse and turned it into a restaurant and glass art factory     8     (make) it sustainable. He also renovated an old tile factory in Beigou, the village next to Mutianyu, and turned it into the Brickyard hotel.

“The Great Wall inspires me in many ways to this very day,” he says when     9     (ask) if his architectural work draws inspiration from the impressive structure.

In recognition of his contributions, Spear     10     (give) the Great Wall Friendship Award by the Beijing government in 2014.

4 . The most important day I remembered in all my life was the one on which my teacher, Anne Sullivan, came to me. I, ________ from blind eyes and deaf ears, was filled with wonder when I considered the two lives connected.

It was the third of March, 1887, three months ________ I was seven years old. On the afternoon of that ________ day, I stood at the gate, ________ expecting something. I guessed unclearly from their hurrying to and from in the house that something ________ was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps. The afternoon sun ________ the mass of flowers that covered the gate and fell on my upturned ________. My fingers touched almost unconsciously (无意识的) on the familiar leaves and ________, which had just come forth to welcome the happy southern spring. I did not know what the future held of surprise for me. Anger and pain had ________ on me continually for weeks and a deep tiredness had won this fight between them.

When I felt ________footsteps, I reached out my hand which I supposed to my mother as________. Someone took it, and I was ________ close in the arms of her. She would come to ________ all things to me and to love me.

Have you ever been at sea in a ________ fog? “Light! give me light!” was the wordless cry of my heart, and ________ produced bright light on me at that very hour.

For as long as I can remember, my parents raised me with dogs, cats, birds and fish in the house, and I felt the most comfort with these pets in my surroundings. As an only child, I grew up talking to these animals since I never had a partner to play with at home.

I created characters for each of the pets and I included them in my imaginary adventures, tying capes onto the dogs, who were changed into superheroes, and giving headwear to the cats, who became girls. Even after I began attending pre-school, I’d eagerly await my return from school so that I could relay all the exciting details to my pets who would listen and pretend to be slightly interested in my wandering. In fact, I probably communicated with my pets more than I did with my friends, since these animals offered a sense of safety which no individual could provide. It never felt strange for me to talk with members of different species and I always felt satisfied after I spoke with them.

Imagine the shock I faced when I realized that certain cruel persons badly treated their pets. Over the spring break of third grade when I visited Aunt Judy and my cousins in Philadelphia, I met her one-eyed cat, Gordon. A cold, skinny creature, I firstly avoided directing my attention towards the cat. Aunt Judy must have noticed my strange behavior, so she took me aside and explained that the Gordon’s owner had deserted him. The cat was extremely unhealthy and injured when Aunt Judy discovered him.

After she had found medical treatments for the cat, my aunt decided to keep him because Aunt Judy said, “The unwanted animals are the ones most in need of someone to love them wholeheartedly.” After my aunt’s advice, I spent additional time to know Gordon and as days passed, he grew less afraid of me and I became more willing to love him.

Para 1: It broke my heart to see his sad eyes.

Para 2: No creature loves such a lonely end to their life.

6 . After leaving the book at Mr. Emerson’s, I returned through the woods. And entering SleepyHollow (睡谷), I found a lady lying near the road which bends along its verge (边缘). It was Margaret herself. She had been there the whole afternoon, reading and thinking deeply about something. She had a book in her hand, with a strange name, which I did not understand and have forgotten.

She said that nobody had broken her state of being alone, and was saying that nobody ever visited SleepyHollow when we saw a whole group of people entering the greatly respected area. Most of them followed a path which led them far from us. But an old man passed near us and smiled to see Margaret lying on the ground, and me sitting by her side. He made some remark about the beauty of the afternoon, and disappeared himself into the dark area of the wood.

Then we continued to talk about Autumn, the pleasures of getting lost in the woods, the black birds, whose voices Margaret had heard, the experiences of early childhood, whose influence remains upon the character after the remembering of them has passed away, the sight of mountains from a distance, and the view from their tops of mountains.

In the middle of our talk, we heard footsteps above us. While the visitor was still hidden among the trees, he called to Margaret, of whom he had seen. Then he walked out of the green forest. It was Mr. Emerson who had found no better way of spending Sunday than to walk among the woods. He appeared to have had a pleasant time, for he said that there were Muses (缪斯) in the woods today and very quiet voices to be heard in the light wind.

It being now nearly six o’clock, we said goodbye, Mr. Emerson and Margaret towards their home, and I towards mine, where my little wife was very busy getting tea.

7 . At the age of 91, living alone, Thomas was quietly enjoying his old age. His days were filled with ________ and leisure. He would watch TV and ________ leave his place. His lack of physical activity ________ his granddaughter, Diana. She wanted her grandpa to live a long and happy life and she finally had a perfect ________.

Armed with a handful of love-a(n) ________ little dog named Frederica, she set out to________ her beloved grandpa. Diana knew her grandpa’s ________ for animals. Thomas was even considering getting a dog in the past, but his family ________ him. This time, Diana ________ to take matters into her own hands. She knew that having a puppy would be a ________ for the elderly man, so she was ready to ________ him with whatever he would need. What a wonderful and ________ decision!

Thomas’ face ________ up when he saw what his granddaughter was holding in her arms. He then ________ the puppy from the floor and immediately fell in love. The whole family were astonished by the immediate ________ between Thomas and the cute puppy. In the following days, Thomas began his remarkable ________. He used to kill most of his time inside by watching TV. But now with Frederica, he has developed a new ________.

“Now, my grandfather gets up early to go outside with Frederica, and the dog ________ him when he works in the garden. They go for walks on the beach — all sorts of activities my grandfather used to ________ to do,” Diana said in an interview, “He is much more active and ________.”

Once upon a time, there was a young woman       1     worked for a businessman living high up on the hill. It was part of her daily work to walk down the hill with her two pots (罐子) to collect water from a river. With time, one of the pots got a small crack (裂缝). But she decided to keep       2     (use) the pot.

Every day when she reached the house, the cracked pot would be only half full while the other one was full to       3     top. As years went by, the cracked pot saw       4     (he) as a failure and one day he spoke to the lady,“I apologise for my defects. The crack has made me useless.”The lady replied,“I would like you     5     (look) at the road we've taken.”

Next time when the lady carried the water up to the hill, the cracked pot       6     (notice) on his side of the track that beautiful flowers were growing, while the other side was still dry. The woman said,“I took advantage     7     your crack to water those flowers. Without you being just the way you are, the track uphill would not have this       8     (beautiful).

And the cracked pot       9     (sudden) understood and was overjoyed! Every one of us     10     (be) unique and we all have our own defects. But it is those little defects that make us.