One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he     1     (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much     2     too little.”

His son looked       3     (surprise). “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,    4     not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very     5     (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.

Nick’s guests,     6     had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell sale at a lower priced would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage     7     that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t     8     (possible) destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only     9     very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little,     10     (think) that it was only small and not very important, and looked where we had ended up today.”

A college student who shows great courage in fighting severe kidney (肾脏) disease while following his dreams in scientific    1    (invent) has inspired many people.

Zou Yongsong, 27, is a student at Changsha University of Science &Technology in Changsha, Hunan Province. At     2    age of four, Zou caught a high fever, and poor medical treatment in the village left his kidneys    3    (serious) damaged. Since then he has suffered kidney problems and has had to take medicine daily    4     (fight) the disease.

Though he suffered the pain    5    (bring)   by the disease, he didn't give up attending school. After years of hard work, Zou    6    (admit) to Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology. In 2017 his condition became    7    (bad) and he had to receive dialysis (透析) treatment. However, the physical suffering did not stop him    8    (dream) of a career in science. Even during his stay in hospital, he insisted    9    working on patent (专利权) applications. Over the last two years, six of his patents and copyrights have been approved.

    10    he shows courage and optimism when facing difficulty and misfortune, Zou was awarded the Touching Hunan award in November.

6 . Rachel and her husband, Jason,     1    were both experienced climbers, were on a climbing holiday in Switzerland. When they were 3,000 metres up in the mountains, there was     2     storm. The wind was     3    (extreme) strong and the snow was two metres deep.They couldn’t move. Rachel had her mobile phone with her, so she sent a text message to five friends in the UK     4    (get) their help.

About four hours later, one of her friends, Martha, responded     5     her with a text message. Martha said she had phoned the police in Switzerland and that they had got in touch with the mountain rescue team.

But the weather was so bad     6     the helicopter (直升飞机) couldn’t get to the two climbers. The rescue team sent a message to Rachel,     7    (say): “So sorry Rachel. We tried. Wind is too strong. Have to wait till morning. Take care. Be strong.” Rachel felt     8    (hope) and thought they were going to die as it was freezing, －15 ℃. However, Jason encouraged her, telling her not to give up.

Next morning the storm     9    (pass) and the helicopter arrived to take them off the mountain. After the accident, they cared for each other with greater     10    (devote).

One day, I was comfortably waiting for my flight with a good book to read when     1     elderly lady was wheeled to our waiting area. I noticed the trouble she was having     2    (try) to open a packet of nuts with her shaking hands. No one else was willing to meet her gaze (目光), so I     3    (offer) to help. The lady was very grateful. We sat and chatted. The time came to board the plane. She could walk but needed some     4    (assist), so I volunteered to help her and carry her bag.

As I helped her get     5    (settle), I noticed her “seat mate”, a businessman, looked a bit horrified at having to make the flight with her. He offered to change     6    (seat) with me — and I agreed. We had a long chat. As we were entering another country we needed to fill out forms. I offered to fill     7    (her) out because of her shaking hands. We landed and I needed to change planes, but I helped her first. The wheelchair she ordered was nowhere to be seen so we slowly walked to the gate     8     her daughter was waiting.

As a result, I had to run to catch my connection but, as I thought about the experience, I saw her     9     my airport angel, a chance for me to hope that in the future when I’m in my eighties and traveling, someone will take the time     10    (connect) with me.

Ring! Ring! Ring! My alarm clock rang. I opened my eyes and suddenly remembered it was the day of the class trip to the park with Miss Lee, our science teacher. I got up and     1     (begin) to brush my teeth. After that I changed into my school uniform and had     2     quick breakfast. Then I walked to my school     3     (meet) my classmates.

Miss Lee gave us some     4     (instruct) and divided us     5     groups of six. Then we set     6    . An hour     7     (late), we arrived at the park. As we walked along, all of a sudden, I saw Jane falling into the lake. Without     8     (hesitate), I jumped into the lake to her rescue. I pulled her to the bank and Miss Lee took her to the hospital     9     (immediate) with our help. After     10     (examine) Jane carefully, the doctor said she had to stay in the hospital for further treatment for two weeks because she had broken her right leg.

During the summer vacation, I took part in     1     16^th Natural English Contest（竞赛）, in which I was listed in the top 10 and     2    （gain）valuable experience.

I never expected     3    （go）that far. And I had never thought about standing that high on the stage.     4     at that moment, I set out for the long ride, All I had to do was try.

Preparing for the contest, practicing a 3-minute speech, and overcoming stage fright（怯场）, I spared no effort to take part in the competition.

One of my     5    （teammate）, my good friend in my school, gave me lots of encouragement and advice during the contest. Her ideas were new and powerful and she stayed quite calm when she was fighting against her     6    （compete）. She was like my coach,     7     showed me how to search for related materials online and how to express my own view     8    （clear）.

Thanks     9     the contest and the help pf my friend, I now feel relaxed on stage and confident when     10    （talk）.