Tobias Baumgaertner has taken many amazing photos as a wildlife     1    (photograph). But very few photos reach a lot of people and touch their hearts like the two penguins that are displaying the     2     (beautiful) of love.

In 2019, Tobias spent three nights with     3     colony of fairy penguins in St Kilda Pier in Melbourne, Australia. During that time, he noticed a pair standing out from the group. One penguin had its wing gently resting over the other in     4     appeared to be a loving embrace (拥抱).

Tobias didn’t know that loss connected the two. “A volunteer told me that the white one was an elderly lady who     5    (lose) her partner, and so had the younger male to the left.” he explained. “They often meet, comforting each other and standing together     6     hours watching the dancing lights of the nearby city.”

Moved, Tobias set out     7     (record) their heartwarming moments. It took days, but he left with two perfect photos— and two examples of how love can heal. Tobias shared the photos on Instagram,    8     (write), “During hard times the truly lucky ones are those that can be with the people they love most.”

His photos became     9     (extreme) popular, touching thousands.     10     one person put it, “It’s the cutest, most heartwarming thing I’ve ever seen.”

Today, we have the Internet. We can instantly send someone on the other side of the world a message using email. But many decades ago, it took an age     1     (send) someone a message. People wrote letters on paper. They then put these letters in the envelopes. The sender then     2     (buy) a stamp from a post office and stuck it on the envelope. They then put it in a mail box in the street. A postal worker would collect the envelopes and a few days later, the letters reached their     3     (destination). If the address was in     4     same country, it could take weeks. If the address was overseas, it sailed on a ship and     5     (call) “sea mail”. Later, airplanes transported mail and we used “air mail”.

But a letter     6    (mail) from the English city of Bath in 1916 got lost in the post. It was     7     (final) delivered 107 years later to an address in London. The Royal Mail postal service in the UK said it was uncertain what happened. A spokesperson said she was     8     (amuse) that the letter arrived,     9     she had no idea why it was more than a century late. She said it may have fallen behind a piece of furniture. The person to     10     it was addressed was no longer living. He passed away in 1951.

After seeing the advertisement in the newspaper, Perce Blackborow resolved to join the Antarctic expedition     1     (lead) by Sir Ernest Shackleton no matter what challenges might lie ahead. Unfortunately, his application was turned     2     because he was too young and not     3     (quality) enough.     4    , he managed to get aboard the Endurance with his friend’s help. He     5     (hide) in a cupboard, but was soon discovered and brought to Shackleton.     6     the captain was angry, he assigned the boy the job of cooking for the crew. Their voyage did not go smoothly, and the Endurance became     7     (stick) in the ice. Before the Endurance was crushed and     8     (sink) into the sea, Shackleton gave the order to abandon ship,     9     the crew had to camp on ice. They then sailed to Elephant Island. Soon after that, Shackleton selected a boat and set     10     for South Georgia Island to get help.

Born in a wealthy family, my nephew, Jack, leads such a thoroughly decent and cosy life that he hardly meets with cruel adversities. He has been dreaming of an adventure since he was young. At 18, Jack resolved to join an expedition     1     (advertise) in the newspaper, but the leader turned him down, thinking Jack was not     2     (qualify). Full of vigour, Jack never abandoned his dream for he was so enthusiastic about a great voyage. At 19, he joined the navy and     3     (assign) to be a steward with low wages. On a bitter cold day, the crew went aboard a massive ship bound for Atlantic Ocean. Jack was genuine, good-tempered and loyal and he wasn't selfish, cither. He often played the banjo for recreation. So those who were on the ship all liked him.     4     (fortunate). one day, the motor broke down and the ship got crushed on a huge iceberg. When the ship sank, their hearts also sank. At that time, the calm captain made a     5     (commit) to save them and commanded them to throw away     6     (they) belongings such as stoves, blankets, bats. cupboards and other pieces of furniture. Finally, they were fortunate enough     7     (escape) the ship. It was their endurance, resolution and perseverance     8     helped them survive. On the distant island, Jack managed to make fire with animal fat.     9     gave off a smelly smell and then he cooked sea animals. One month later, they were saved by a passing ship. In summary, it has been     10     unforgettable episode in Jack’s life.

In my memory, playing the shuttlecock game was one of my favorite     1    (thing) during my childhood. My hometown is in northeast China where the winter is very long—almost five to six months. Playing the shuttlecock outside was the main game in the winter.     2     I liked to play this kind of game very much, the shuttlecock became my good friend who always accompanied me in the long winter.

Actually, this game was very simple. In a word, it was just     3    (play) by a person who kicked the shuttlecock with his or her foot and kept it     4     dropping down on the ground as long as possible. Depending on different interests, the player could kick the shuttlecock with different parts of his or her foot. Sometimes we     5    (divide) into two teams, and each team had one, two, or more persons. Then we had a match to see     6     team could keep playing for a long time. The team that could keep playing much longer would win.

    7     was easy to make them by hand. At that time, I always made them by hand and by myself. I used chicken feathers to make the shuttlecock. For the small metal base, I     8    (usual) chose two or three ancient Chinese coins with a hole in the middle. I just put     9     chicken feathers into the hole of the base,     10     then tied them together very well with thread. This, a simple shuttlecock was ready.

When Jeff was three years old, the     1     (absent) of mind of a taxi driver caused a terrible accident, resulting in Jeff's     2     (disable). One of his legs had to be cut     3    . In spite of this, he grew to be tough and     4     (ambition). At 19, he went to university, majoring in computer engineering, which he thought was suitable     5     his condition.Two years later, he succeeded in developing a computer system, which made students easily     6     (access) to the digital resources of the library.     7     many ways, he thought his experience and efforts turned out to be     8     (benefit) to his improvement. Last year, he     9     (employ) by a large company right after his     10     (graduate).

Zhou Yang,     1    assistant journalist, goes to the office of a popular English newspaper. His new boss, Hu Xin instructs him how     2    (be)a good journalist.

At first Zhou Yang will     3    (put)as an assistant to an experienced journalist . Later he can cover a story and submit the article by himself. There is no need for him to take photos for himself with a     4    (profession) photographer around. Because he took an amateur course at university to update his skills, he decides     5    (concentrate) on photography later .A good journalist must have a good     6     for a story and try to discover the truth.

Here is something a journalist should keep     7     mind: don’t miss his deadline, be rude, or talk too much, but listen carefully. Meanwhile he must prepare the next question     8    (depend) on what the person says. In order to have the evidence to support his story, he can make use of a recorder to get the facts straight.

In the end, Hu Xin shares his scoop with Zhou Yang. A footballer     9    (accuse) of taking money for     10    (deliberate) not scoring goals. In their interview, he denied taking money and tried to stop them publishing the story. Later they were proved right.

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As we all know, the Internet has changed people’s lives since it appeared in the world. There was a good example. Jan, an English teacher in the UK,     1     (quit) her job because of her     2     (ill) at the age of 50. She was     3     (stick) at home with nothing to do at first. But later she discovered     4     (surf) the Internet could help her explore the world. Gradually, she realized the great     5     (benefit) of the Internet. She was so     6     (inspire) that she decided to help others use computers and the Internet. All the people helped by Jan have made great success.     7    , Jan keeps     8     (study) to help others. She wants to let everyone have access     9     the Internet and benefit from it. She said it was her tough experience that inspired her     10     (offer) help.