After I lost my right hand in a car accident two years ago, I began to withdraw     1     myself, believing I would never be able to lead a normal life again. I     2    (equip)with an artificial hand, but it did not feel like part of me. Even simple things like getting dressed were     3    (believable)difficult. Three months ago,     4    , all that changed when I was given the chance to test a new robotic hand.

Scientists have been making great progress in robotic technology in recent years, and their work on robotic limbs has really changed my life.     5       my new hand, I can move my individual fingers and hold on to small things like pens and pencils. More amazingly, my robotic hand is capable of feeling varying degrees of pressure, just like    6       real hand. In addition, it looks very lifelike with special rubber     7    (use)on the outside. Over the past three months I have been testing out the limits of    8       I can do with my new hand, and it constantly surprises me. I have rediscovered hobbies I     9    (enjoy)before my accident. For example, I have been cooking for my family again since I got my new hand. Not only can I do more, but I have also become more confident and outgoing. I’m so grateful for all the new     10    (possibility)my robotic hand has opened up.

Once upon a time, there was a poor young man    1     (call) Ma Liang. He helped a rich man to tend cattle. He liked drawing and drew pictures everywhere. One night, he dreamed that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush. When he woke up, he was amazed     2     (find) the magic paintbrush on his desk.

When he saw that people had no water to use for the fields, he drew a river and the river came to life. When he saw     3     was difficult for people to till lands, he drew a cow and the cow came to life. The rich man whom Ma Liang helped heard that the magic paint brush could turn everything to life. He     4     (seek) Ma Liang and took him to the prison. He got the magic paintbrush and felt very happy. He drew a lot of pictures, which could not become real. He was filled with anger and asked some people to get Ma Liang.

When Ma Liang came, the rich man felt happy and said, “I want a golden mountain.” “    5     (definite)!” Ma Liang drew a sea first. Then the young man drew a golden mountain     6     was far away from the sea. The bad man saw that and felt very happy. Ma Liang was reminded     7     a big ship quickly. It was     8     (horror) to see the rich man jump into the ship. When the ship sailed to the middle of the sea, the young man drew a large wave and the ship     9     (destroy). So the rich man met his death.

After that, the young man lived with his family happily     10     kept on helping the poor. So the magic paintbrush was known by everyone.

Anna had a car accident when she was a teenager. She     1     (lose) her arms because of that. What’s     2     (bad), when she was 20 years old, she lost her parents. Her sister, who is ten years older than her, told Anna she’d take care of her. However, Anna refused     3     (live) with her. Instead, Anna said she’d take care of     4     (she). She managed to enter college and studied very hard. Four years later, Anna graduated and was offered work. Once she     5     (write) in her diary, “I am quite lucky.     6     I lost my arms, I still have my legs.”

Anna lost her arms     7     she chose to face it in a positive (积极的) way. Instead of feeling sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She has taught us a good lesson.

When something bad happens to us, we have two     8     (choice). One is to complain, and     9     other is to face it bravely. Just choose     10     (wise). If you decide to be brave and strong, new hopes will come.

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Yu Rong, a famous artist (艺术家), thinks of a new way to introduce the ancient story of Hua Mulan (花木兰) in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by     1     (combine) paper cutting(剪纸) with international artistic styles. She places paper-cuts over western-style pencil sketches (素描)     2     (create) a typical presentation of Chinese elements, which turns out to be a successful and     3     (impress) breakthrough.

Hua Mulan     4     (be) a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏). As (作为)     5     devoted daughter, she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army in place of her father. Mulan’s characteristics (品质), such     6     courage (勇气), kindnesss (善良) and disinterest in fame and fortune (淡泊名利), made     7     (she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines (女英雄). Mulan’s story has been adapted     8     (frequent) in the modern media. For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan,     9     was considered a great success by critics and the public.

To better tell the story, Yu Rong draws inspiration from her several (几次)     10     (visit) to sites of ancient battles and Henan Opera.

The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach,     1     (enjoy) the warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair     2     Sabrina, one of the happy     3     (tour), noticed something odd. She had just     4     (learn) about tsunamis in a Geography lesson.     5     immediately occurred to her that these were signs of     6     approaching tsunami.

Sabrina was     7     (frighten), but she soon kept her head. She warned her parents     8     the danger, though at first they just thought she was joking. However, Sabrina was certain that a terrible disaster was on its way and kept asking her parents     9     (talk) to a safety officer. To her great relief, the officer immediately realized the coming danger. The beach     10     (clear) of people rapidly, just before the huge waves crashed into the coast.

I have a fifteen-year-old son. He    1     (be) a perfect boy. I love my son with all my heart.

Last summer he worked to earn money for his new bicycle instead of     2     (ask) money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. Later I bought him a pair    3    glasses and gloves. My son rode the bicycle with the glasses and the gloves, and he looked so cool. He dreamed of taking part in a race and winning.

On November 10, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I     4     (notice) a beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card. It said, “Happy birthday to my    5     (wonder) mother, all my love, your son.” I was very    6    (surprise) and then began to sob (抽泣). I remembered once I joked to my family that I wished    7     (learn) to play the guitar to make my life more colorful. I had forgotten it, but my son remembered. He took it    8     (serious), and bought one for me as my birthday gift. When I wondered     9     my son could buy this expensive gift, I realized that my son sold his bicycle to get me     10     guitar.