An elderly lady     1     lives near me keeps her garden very beautiful. It has plenty of flowers and colours. The weather is not very good here at the moment, and     2    (actual) it’s always raining. Two days ago when I     3    (drive) past this elderly lady’s house, the garden was showing signs of winter with fewer flowers. After     4    (knock) on her door, I told her I had flowers for her.

She said she couldn’t imagine she would     5    (give) flowers. I told her I was giving them to her because she worked so hard in her garden and we all got to enjoy     6    (it) beauty. She was totally     7    (surprise) . All she could say was “I don’t know     8     I should say to you.” Her name is Elizabeth. She was so excited     9    tears ran down her face as if she had won a prize.

Elizabeth told me she loved flowers, and I burst into     10    (laugh), telling her I already knew that! I also gave her a little thank-you card that reads: All your hard work in your garden brings joy to others.

As the monitor as well as one of the top students in my class, I am always a proud boy. Sometimes I rely so much on     1    (me) that I won’t follow others’ suggestions. And it was because of my blind pride that I made     2     stupid mistake in a physics competition     3     needed not only personal ability     4     also teamwork.

During the competition, I thought I performed     5    (well) than my partners and it was I that won the applause of the audience. So I forgot     6    (work) together with them. When our group were preparing for the last question, one of my     7    (partner) told me that there was something wrong with our last question’s answer and suggested     8    (check) it out. But I was so proud that I didn’t take his advice.     9     my surprise, our answer was wrong and we     10    (fail). If I had taken his advice at that moment, we would not have failed.

Having experienced the failure, I realize that it is important to listen to others’ opinions.

Renowned Chinese respiratory（呼吸的）disease expert Zhong Nanshan has extended an invitation to Zhang Guimei to receive medical treatment for her serious illnesses in Guangzhou. Zhang,       1     is the founder and principal of the first free high school for girls in China, and also a recipient of the July 1 Medal—the Communist Party of China's     2     （high）honor—established Huaping Girls High School in Lijiang, Yunnan province, offering free education     3     girls from a less-developed area. So far, she     4     （help）nearly 2,000 girls enroll in college, though she herself suffers from respiratory illness. Zhong Weide, the son of Zhong Nanshan, is also a doctor. He extended the invitation on behalf of his well-known father at the premiere（首演）of a dance drama, which     5     （base）on Zhang's story, in Guangzhou earlier this month. "My father is not only a medical worker but     6     educator. From this     7     （perform）, I feel the fearless perseverance and enduring love of Ms Zhang Guimei, who has brought hope to children in the     8     （mountain）region of Yunnan," Zhong Weide said. "I       9     （sincere）invite Ms Zhang Guimei to receive treatment in Guangzhou. We would like to do our small part for the health of this role model,       10     （use）advanced respiratory treatment technologies.

A couple had two little boys aged 8-10, who were very naughty. They always looked for trouble and their parents knew that     1     anything wrong happened in their town, their sons were probably involved.

The boys' mother heard that a clergyman in their town had been successful     2     disciplining children, so she asked if he     3     speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually.So the mother sent her younger son first in the morning, with the older boy     4     see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man with     5     deep voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him seriously “Where is God?”

The boy     6     (make) no response, sitting there with his mouth wide open. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even     7     serious tone “Where is God?” Again the boy made no answer. So the clergyman raised his voice and shouted “WHERE IS GOD？”

The boy ran away from the room,     8     (scream) out in terror, direct to home and hid     9     in his closet.When his older brother found him, he asked “What happened?” The younger brother breathlessly replied “We are in big trouble this time.God is     10     (miss) and they think we did it.”

Residents of Xiazhuang, Chongqing, used to risk their     1     (life) whenever they ventured out of the mountain village     2     (surround ) by steep cliffs(悬崖) about 1, 000 meters high. It was Mao Xianglin, head of the village, who gathered nearly all Xiazhuang's 400 villagers for a meeting     3     1997 and suggested building a road snaking long the mountains. The 8-kilometer-long road links the village, located at the bottom of a valley, to the outside world.    4     it was built, it usually took the villagers more than a full day to access the outside world. Now it only needs a one-hour drive.

The construction work was rather     5     (difficult) than they imagined.     6     (stand) on the edge of the cliff , they were extremely terrified with their legs shaking.     7    , when there was a dangerous situation, Mao was always the first to go. After 7 years of wrestling with severe challenges, the road    8     (complete) in 2004. It is not only a road but a route     9     (overcome) poverty. Nowadays the villagers are much better-off than before by     10     (sell) agricultural products through live streaming.