3 . It was late, about 10:15 p.m., when Janice Esposito arrived at the New York train station and began the 20-minute drive home. She had traveled the route so many times that she almost drove on autopilot (自动驾驶): a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then — bang! Out of nowhere, a car T-boned Janice’s car, pushing her backward onto the railroad tracks.

As it happened, Pole Dipinto was getting ready for bed. He’d just closed his book when he heard the loud crash not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, 64, never stopped to think. He grabbed a flashlight and still in his pajamas (睡衣), ran out of the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he said, “We’re always on duty.”

The first car he came upon was the one that had hit Janice. Once Dipinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Janice’s car lay across the railroad tracks. And then he heard a terrible sound: the bells signaling an on-coming train.

Dipinto rushed to Janice’s car and banged on the driver’s side window. She just looked at him, her eyes unfocused. “I don’t know where I am,” she said. She seemed unhurt. “Honey, you’re on the railroad tracks,” Dipinto shouted, “We have to get you off right now!” He pulled hard on the door handle, but it didn’t work. The heavy train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was heading toward them. Dipinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the door. “Please, God, don’t let her be trapped”, he thought. He pushed aside the airbags, grabbed Janice’s arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and walk her to safety. Within six seconds, he estimated, the train crashed into the car.

“It was like a Hollywood movie,” Dipinto told reporters the next day. But this one had a difference. That night, the hero arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.

4 . As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ________ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from     ________ young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ________ . On Christmas Eve, young children find the ________ almost unbearable. They are torn by the wish to ________ up late so that they will not miss the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ________ in bed for a long time, hoping to get a short ________ at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I ________ managed to hide a few large presents in the store room. I ________ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where the new bike had come from, but ________ he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been early ________ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ________ stockings. Then I ________ the bike for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew that we would not get much ________ that night, for the children were sure to get up early. At about 5 o'clock the next morning, we were ________ by loud sounds coming from the children's room — they shouted excitedly! ________ I had time to get out of bed, Jimmy came ________ into our bedroom on his new bike, and his sister, May, ________ close behind, pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved on his ________ and knees into the room bringing a large balloon behind him. Suddenly, it burst. That woke us up ________. The day had really begun with a bang.

Last Sunday afternoon, I went to the zoo with Lily. There was lots of people there. I found a girl cry in the zoo. She was lost and she can’t find her mother. We decided to help him. I tried my best find the broadcasting station in the zoo. On the same time Lily played with her and looked after her careful there. The little girl stopped crying and played with Lily. At last her mother came, that made me feel very happily. I thought I really did a good thing. If everyone helps with each other, the world will become more beautiful.

7 . One of the most exciting archaeological (考古的) discoveries in history was made in November 1922, when Howard Carter was _______ in the valley of the Kings in Egypt. After many months of digging, he finally _______ an unknown tomb.

_______ with his friend Lord Carnarvon, who was providing the money for his work, Carter entered the _______ tomb. At first there was _______, because the tomb was _______. It was clear that it had been robbed at some time in the past. _______, one of the workers eventually uncovered a small stairway that led down to another door that had not been _______.

Carter went down the dark staircase, walking _______ in case there were any traps. As he opened the ________, Lord Carnarvon asked if he could see anything. He replied, “Yes, ________ things.” It was clear at once that they had discovered what they had been ________. The tomb of King Tutankhamun was full of treasures of ________ value. There were over 5,000 objects of silver, gold and precious stones which had lain there ________ for thousands of years. Lord Carnarvon’s ________ at discovering the treasures did not last long. Many of the local people were afraid of ________ the Kings' tombs, and believed that the kings would punish anyone who ________ them. Lord Carnarvon had paid little attention to these ________, but only a few weeks later, he ________ fell ill and died; at the exact time of his death, all the lights in Cairo went out all of a sudden, and far away in England, his dog also ________.

8 . Last Sunday, my whole family went to the amusement park near our hometown, As we planned the day before, on my brother’s 13th birthday. David was two years older than I.

The weather was perfect and everyone was happy. The park was not too crowded. “Fioda,” said my brother, “do you want to go on that ride with me?” “Of course,” I said. The ride was brand new. I saw commercials(广告) for this huge roller coaster(过山车） on television. I was so excited to ride it. As we got in line, we talked excitedly about what we might experience. We decided that we would both try to keep our hands in the air the whole time. We believed that would make it even more enjoyable. I was so busy talking to my brother that I missed the most important sign----Empty your pockets before going on the ride. Something bad happened!

The ride started. It was a really fast roller! Before I knew it, we were upside down. I felt my phone slipping（滑落） from my pocket. My hands were in the air, just as we had promised, and I didn’t catch my phone in time. It hit me on the head, fell down to the ground and broke. My parents said I wouldn’t have a new phone until I had enough money to pay for it. I need to be more careful. Next time, I’ll pay better attention the warning signs as we wait in line for the ride.

9 . Jim and his sister May walked in the street, and then they noticed a pet store. It was a very small pet store that didn’t have many ________. The owner of the shop, Mr. Smith, greeted Jim and May when they ________. May said, "We would like to buy a dog." "Ah, well, our shop is not very ________," Mr. Smith told her. "So we only have two dogs to choose ________."

They asked Mr. Smith to ________ them the dogs. Mr. Smith took them to see the two dogs. One was a big Bulldog named Buster. The other was a tiny Chihuahua named Teacup. May wanted Teacup, ________ Jim wanted Buster. They walked outside to ________. They couldn’t agree on a dog. May ________ they race home for it. The one who ________ the race could choose the dog.

Jim agreed, and then told May her shoelace（鞋带） was loose. When May __________, he ran off to get a head start. Jim ran as __________ as he could because he really wanted that Bulldog. When he looked back, he found May was so __________ behind that he couldn’t even see her. Jim finally got home. He was _______ but happy. He knew he was the __________. May arrived a few minutes later. She congratulated him and they __________ the pet store together. However, when they arrived they _____ saw Teacup. They asked Mr. Smith where Buster was.

Mr. Smith gave them a(n) __________ that a few minutes after May and Jim left, two boys walked in and bought Buster.

Jim looked at May, and she couldn’t help ________. Jim __________ and turned back to Mr. Smith. "Sometimes you win the __________, but not the prize!" Jim smiled sadly. "We'll take the Chihuahua, please."

10 . In a small village there lived a lazy Brahmin Ramdas. He would do _____ but daydream whole day.

One sunny afternoon, Ramdas was very ______. He said, "What a beautiful day. How I wish I could go back to _____. But then, I will have to go out and get my food." After bathing, Ramdas took out a bowl and out to ______.

By begging the whole day he managed to get a pot full of ______.

"It is this pot of milk that is going to make me ______," he thought. "I will use it to make butter. From the butter, I will be ______ to make ghee (酥油). I am really clever!"

"I will then go to the ______ and sell the ghee " his dream _____. "With the money I get, I will buy a pair of goats. They will have ______ after six months. Soon I would have an entire herd of goats."

"How ______ I am," he thought. "The day I become a rich businessman I will build a big house _____ in the middle of the village. There will be a splendid garden and a swimming pool in front of the house. Early morning I will ______ in the blue waters of the pool.

Deep in his _____, he struck out with his foot, breaking the _____, and drenched （使湿透）himself with the milk. He saw the broken pot and ______. He lost whatever he had because of his ______ and day dreaming.

Laziness is the biggest ______ of our life. If you are lazy then you will not acquire any significant ____ in your life and will always have nothing. Laziness is a _____ who slowly steals everything from us. If you want to become successful in your life and career, please overcome the devil laziness.