One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about     1     (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop,     2     some of them looked very anxious and     3    (disappoint) . When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next     4     the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike     5     (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused     6     (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept     7    (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“    8     anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It s     9     (I )”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers         10    (sudden) became friendly to one another.

2 . I remember the occasion when mother sent me to the main road, about twenty yards away from our house, to invite a passing group of seasonal work-seekers for a meal. She    1    (instruct) me to take a basket along and collect dry cow dung (牛粪) for making a fire. I was then to prepare the meal for the group of work-seekers.

    2     thought of making an open fire outside at midday, and    3    (cook)in a large three-legged pot in that intense heat, was sufficient to upset even an angel. I did not manage to hide my feelings from my mother and, after serving the group, she called me to the veranda (走廊)    4     she usually sat to attend to her sewing and knitting.

    5    (look) straight into my eyes, she asked “Why did you get angry    6     I requested you to prepare a meal for those poor people?”    7     my attempt to deny her blame, using the heat of the fire and the sun as an excuse for my rude behavior, mother, she gave me a firm look,    8    (say), “You cannot detect what trouble may lie ahead of you.”

I    9     (sudden) realized that if I had refused to offer this group of people a meal,    10     would be impossible that in my travels some time in the future, I would get these individuals’ help.

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.

When I was a little girl, my family moved to a tiny town at the bottom of a big mountain. One day after school, while     1       (explore) the green woods of this magnificent mountain, I almost     2     (fall) on a set of stairs. What could these steps lead to?     3     (curious) got the best of me as I knew it would be starting to get dark soon. I started climbing up those strangely     4    (mystery) steps.

I climbed and climbed. There was nothing     5     just green bushes and these steps. I had to reach the top! However, it was now getting really dark. My mum     6    (be) worried sick if I didn't come home soon. So I ran back home almost in the dark and tried not to get too scared.

Anxiously I went to bed dreaming about     7     I would find at the top of this magical mountain. Could there be a castle up there? Maybe I would find a monster. Maybe I was taking the risk of never coming back home. Or, maybe all I would find was     8     (absolute) nothing! But something inside me was going to climb that mountain       9     all cost. I could hardly wait     10     (try) this adventure again.

My first day at senior high     1     （final） arrived after I had pictured it over and over again in my mind. I woke up early and     2     （rush） out of the door in my eagerness to get to know my new school.

The campus was still quiet when I arrived, so I decided     3     （explore） a bit. I was looking at the photos on the noticeboard     4     I heard a voice behind me.     5     （turn） around, I saw an older man. When my English teacher stepped into the classroom, I was surprised to see     6     same older man I had met earlier. He asked us to introduce ourselves to the class one by one. When I introduced my name, everyone started laughing. I looked at them in panic. At last I found I shared the same name     7     my teacher. However, I had been too nervous to pay attention when he introduced himself!

When we had all introduced ourselves, the teacher also advised us to keep calm and prepare     8     （we） for the unknown.

People say, “ Well begun, half     9     （do）. “   I guess this was a good     10     （begin） to my new school life.

Laba rice porridge was first introduced to China in the Song Dynasty about 900 years ago.

There is a     1     (touch) story. When Sakyamuni, the first Buddha and founder of the religion, was     2     his way into the high mountains in his quest for understanding and enlightenment (佛教的觉悟), he grew tired and    3     (hunger). Exhausted from     4     (day) of walking, he failed away by a river in India. A shepherdess (牧羊女) found him there and     5     (feed) him her lunch-porridge made with beans and rice. Sakyamuni was thus able     6     (continue) his Journey.

After six years of strict discipline, he     7     (final)realized his dream of full enlightenment on the     8    (eight) day of the twelfth lunar month. Ever since, monks have prepared rice porridge on the eve and held a ceremony the following day,     9     they chant sutras (吟诵佛经) and offer porridge to Buddha.

Thus, the tradition of eating Laba porridge was based in religion, though with the passing of time the food     10     (it) became a popular winter dish especially in cold northern China.

Once a young man was passing by a street where he saw an old man sitting by the roadside    1     (beg) for money. That old man was sitting there with       2     empty bowl in front of him, and a cardboard sign was put up beside the bowl. There was a sentence     3     (write) on the cardboard: “Blind-Please help!”

The young man felt very bad that no one planned     4     (give) him any money. So he went to the old man and took his cardboard in his hand. He then took a thick marker pen out of his pocket and re-wrote the sign without hesitation and then left. The old man noticed that someone was writing something     5     (differ) on the board but didn’t say anything.

Just in a few minutes, that empty bowl     6     (fill) with money. The old man noticed that and stopped a stranger and asked him     7     was on that cardboard. The stranger replied, “It says, ‘It’s a beautiful day. You can see it. I cannot.’” Our     8     (choose) of words and language can create positive or negative effects     9     others. If we choose the right words, then we can     10     (true) connect with people and change their views.

It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than     1    foot or so. Standing by the side of the road    2     (be) buses, cars and taxies and were not able to run. People tried to find     3     (they) way on foot but got lost in the fog.

Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons but he was not familiar with the area and no one could take him there in such heavy fog. He tried to walk there only to find he was lost. Suddenly he ran    4    a   stranger,     5    asked if he needed some help. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the House of Commons     6     he couldn’t find the way. The strangertoldhim he could take him there.

Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there. The fog was getting     7     (thick) but the stranger had no difficulty     8     (find) the way. They went along one street, turned down another,and crossed a square.At last,after about half an hour’s walk,they arrived at the House of Commons.Mr. Smith couldn’t understand     9    the stranger found his way in the thickfog.Soheasked the stranger. “It is no trouble at all to me,” said the stranger. “I am    10    (total) blind.”

After starting a piggy bank (存钱罐) to save up for a snowmobile (摩托雪橇), one five-year- old girl didn’t hesitate (犹豫) to give     1     all away when she realized someone else needed the money more than she did.

This past October, Jackie noticed her 5-year-old granddaughter, Sunshine,     2     (empty) her piggy bank and was     3     (great) surprised when she found out     4     she planned to do with the money. She was taking it to school for milk. Jackie explained that she     5     (pay) for her milk for the month already. “I am taking milk money to school for my friend, because my friend’s mother doesn’t have money to buy milk,     6     I want my friend to get it, too,” Sunshine offered the     7     (explain). Since Sunshine’s act, Hausher, the teacher, started a GoFundMe account     8     (raise) money to pay for milk for her entire class for the     9     (two) term. In just a month, she’s raised over $ 13,500.

“The money will help Sunshine to make sure her friend get milk,” Jackie explained. “Thanks to Sunshine’s act of kindness for one student, it has grown so much that it now includes everyone, which     10     (make) me happy,” Hausher added.

Reggie was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all very fond of him. Unfortunately, he always seemed to be treated     1     (different) from everyone else.

Reggie didn’t like this very much. But the person       2         disliked this most was his friend Michael. Michael decided that things had to change. So he managed to persuade other people in town     3       (choose) one day of the festival for deaf people this year. During that whole day everyone in town would have to wear earplugs( 耳塞). The day     4     (call) The Day of Silence, and when it arrived everyone stuck plugs in their ears. As the hours passed, people began to realize       5       difficult life was for the deaf. Soon no one was thinking of Reggie as     6       deaf person.     7       (use) his usual gestures, Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone. They were surprised at his ability to find solutions     8       almost any problem. They realized all Reggie needed was       9       (much) time than others to communicate. That was the only difference.

It was on this day     10     everyone realized they have to give people a chance to show how useful they are.