1    (bear) in a poor family, Wilma Rudolph had a difficult start of her life When she was four years old, a serious    2    (ill) made her left leg useless. She had to wear an iron leg brace (支架). Yet she was fortunate in having a mother     3    gave her lots of encouragement.

At nine years of age, she took    4    first step which was impossible according to the doctors. Then she got the dream that she would like to be the world’s greatest woman runner. At the age of 13, she entered a race. But she came in last in every race. Everyone advised her    5    (stop). However, one day, she came in next to last. And then one day, she got the first place in a race! From then on, Wilma Rudolph     6    (win) every race that she entered.

Years    7    (late), Wilma went to Tennessee State University, where she met Ed Temple, a great coach. He trained her so well    8    in 1960 she went to the Olympic Games in Room. There she beat a German girl Jutta Heine, the    9    (great) woman runner of the day. That day Wilma made history as she became the first woman who had won three gold    10    (medal) in the same Olympic Games.

In ancient China lived an artist     1     paintings were almost lifelike, which made him proud of     2    (he). One day the king wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all talented artists to come and present their finest work. The artist was sure his work     3    (prove) the best, but when he presented his work to the king’s official, the old man laughed and told him the king was not likely     4    (choose) it. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River where he could learn a little from the     5    (great) artist in the world.

Out of curiosity (好奇), the artist packed his bags and went there     6     person, When he asked the villagers on the banks of the river     7     he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and pointed down the river. The next morning he set out to find the well-known     8    (paint). He was impressed by the mountains being silently reflected in the water as the small boat moved     9    (gentle) along the river. When he eventually passed the milky white waterfalls and blue mountains which     10    (surround) by soft clouds, his breath was taken away by the greatest artist on earth—Mother Nature.

A man once had four sons     1     never stopped quarrelling with one another.

He was always telling them how much     2     （easy）life would be if they worked together but they took absolutely no notice of him.

One day he decided     3     （show）them the message.

He called all the sons together and put a     4     （tight）tied bundle of sticks on the floor in front of them.

“Can you break that?” he asked a son.     5     boy put his knee on the bundle （捆） Although he pressed and pulled with his arms he could not bend the wood.

The father asked each son in turn to try to break the bundle,     6     none of them could do it.

Then he untied the string and scattered （分散） the sticks.

“Now try,” he said to the young     7     （man）. The sticks in their hands     8     （break）easily.

“Do you get what I     9     （mean）just now?” asked the father. “If only you stand together no one can hurt you. If you all disagree the whole time and insist     10     going your separate ways, the first enemy you meet will be able to destroy you.”

Today I will share a true story about an overseas student    1    studied in Germany.

After years of hard work, this student graduated with    2    (amaze) achievements. Everyone was sure that he was going to get a good job    3    (easy) and have a bright future. But to his surprise, he was not even given the chance for    4     interview! It was the third time that he    5    (refuse), he couldn’t help    6    (phone) the company to ask why they didn’t want him. The answer was simple. “We don’t offer jobs to dishonest people in Germany.”

You might wonder what was wrong. The truth is, shortly after he    7    (arrive) in Germany, this clever student found that    8    was easy to skip buying subway tickets in this country. So in order to save money, he often went in the subway without a ticket. As a result, he had been caught without a ticket many times.

From this story, we learn that we may get short-term benefits in dishonest ways,     9    the truth will come out sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember that dishonesty may lead to     10    (fail). We must be honest. It is a rule.

With a big smile on her face, Gan Youqin chats with her followers in her live-stream every night, trying    1    (promote) sales of oranges from her hometown, a small village in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. She, together with her teammates,    2    (help) villagers sell nearly 500,000 kilograms of oranges every week. The 40-year-old woman, who used to be a farmer and housewife, is now admired in her hometown    3    her great success in boosting sales of farm produce.

Gan    4    (know) as one of the pioneers who shares country life and promotes sales of related products online. She was    5    (initial) encouraged by her nephew, who asked Gan to be the main character in his short videos    6    (feature) country life. As Gan’s fame grew, they began to sell fruit from their family orchard,    7    soon fell short of demand. They then launched an e-commerce company selling various kinds of    8    (agriculture) products from all over the region.

Gan’s company has been    9    great success and Gan has received lots of awards for her    10    (achieve). She is now devoted to shooting videos and live-streaming, but is also planning to offer free training to those who love the industry.

8 . “I’ve always been really loving traveling and sharing that experience     1    others,”says Namita Kulkarni. But as a yoga(瑜伽)teacher,it was       2    (actual) difficult for her to travel on her own money. She decided     3     (enter) a travel race called"Realize Your Dream”.

“They asked us to show our love for travel     4    I showed a picture of me jumping off a waterfall in Mauritius,”she says. The     5     (amaze) picture won her a spot in the finals and after a round of interviews, she was chosen as a       6    (win). Her prize was a 12-day dream vacation to Bolivia.“I     7    (attract) by Bolivia's beauty at that time,” she says. “Too often, I do believe seeing fountains(喷泉), salt flats, and lakes of different colors is a good chance to open up my sense of     8     world.”

This trip encouraged her to start her blog Radically Ever After to record some of her exciting     9     (trip). Now she is living her dream, traveling throughout the globe and teaching yoga.“Winning the travel race made me feel     10     (confidence) to follow what I really love most,”she says.

In ancient China lived an artist    1     paintings were almost lifelike. The artist’s reputation had made him proud. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all great artists to come and present their     2     (fine) work, so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would    3    (choose), but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor’s chief minister, the old man laughed. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River～perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world.

Filled with     4     (curious), the artist packed his bags and left.     5     he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and     6     (point) down the river. The next morning he hired a boat and set out     7     (find) the well-known painter. As the small boat moved,     8     (gentle) along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water. He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue. And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds    9     (surround) the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears. The artist was finally humbled (谦卑) by the greatest artist     10     earth, Mother Nature.

A wonderful experience happened to me this Saturday on my way to a mall. Two children ran towards me     1     bottles in their hands, asking if I wanted to have bottled water. It was so     2     (surprise) that I was unsure whether this was for real. I wondered if they     3     (do) fund-raising. I asked them where     4     (they) parents were and how much a bottle of water was. Then two adult women came to me and explained     5     the children were doing, “We are teaching the children     6     (give) without getting anything in return.” What a great idea!

An exchange of ideas opened up between me, the mothers and the children. We were no longer strangers to each other. We were having such a great time     7     (chat) and I ended up helping them give away the rest of the bottled water.

One young lady was so     8     (thank) that she said it was the best thing     9     happened to her all day since she had a “bad” day at work. A couple accepted the water     10     (happy) and kept on thanking us. After all was done, the children and I gave each other a high-five. I really had great fun that day.