Mr.Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children.He owned     1     farm，which looked almost abandoned.     2     (lucky)，he also had a cow which produced milk every day.He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby     3     other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what     4     (leave)．The cow was their only means of support，in fact.One day，the cow was eating grass     5     it began to rain heavily.While making great efforts to run away，she     6     (fall) over the hill and died.Then the Johnsons had to make a living     7     the cow.In order to support his family，Mr.Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables.Since the plants took a while to grow，he started cutting down trees     8     (sell) the wood.Thinking about his children's clothes，he started growing cotton too.When harvest came around，he was already selling herbs，vegetables and cotton in the market    9     people from the towns met regularly.Now it occurred to     10     that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

It's a touching Christmas story, but not in the     1     (tradition) way. It’s about a seriously ill 5-year-old boy     2       died in Santa’s arms in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the United States.

Eric Schmitt-Matzen, 60, a part-time Santa, received a call     3     a nurse at a hospital several weeks ago, saying a dying 5-year-old boy wanted to see Santa Claus. Schmitt-Matzen dressed and rushed to the hospital. Walking into the boy’s room, he asked people       4       (leave)   if they couldn’t hold back their       5     (tear). He picked up the boy and held him in his arms.

“They say I’m going to die,” the boy told him       6     (sad). “What can I tell them when I get to where I’m going?”

Schmitt-Matzen said. “When you get there, you tell them you’re Santa’s Number One elf (小精灵), and they will let you in.”

The boy asked, “They will?” Then he     7    (sit) up and gave Schmitt-Matzen a big hug and asked one more question: “Santa, can you help me?” Schmitt-Matzen wrapped his arms around the boy. Before Schmitl-Matzen could say anything, the boy died right there. Santa let the boy stay, hugging and       8     (hold) onto him.

Schmitt-Matzen was       9       sad that he wanted to cry.

The story was printed, and people were       10     (move) when they read it.

A firefighter prevented a woman from being hit by a train

It was late, about 10:15p.m. Esposito    1    (get) off the train at Bellport, New York, went to her car and started driving home. She was so familiar with the road    2    she almost drove automatically turned left to the Station Road, then another let onto Montauk Highway, and then — bam! When Esposito’s car had just crossed the two railroad    3    (track), it hit a big tree and was pushed back.    4    (injure) but mostly shocked by the crash, she    5    (trap) in the car.

As it happened, John was just about to go to sleep when he heard a sharp noise and saw    6    accident not far outside his bedroom window.    7    a volunteer firefighter, John, who was 65, fetched a flashlight and rushed out without hesitation. He discovered Esposito’s car straddling (横跨) the railways. And then he heard the train alarm go off,    8    signaled a train’s arrival.

    9    (immediate) John rushed to Esposito’s car but the driver’s door couldn’t be opened due to the crash, so John ran to the other side and managed    10    (open)another door. Finally he got Esposito out to safety. Several seconds later, the train crashed into the car.

If this 13-year-old American boy succeeds in his effort     1     (climb) Mount Everest, he has modest ambitions — pick a small piece of rock from the top of the world as a memento (纪念品 ) and wear it in a necklace.

"I will not sell it or give it to anyone. It is something for     2     (me) to say ‘this is a rock from the summit', ” Jordan Romero from California, told reporters in Kathmandu. He left     3     the mountain on Sunday.

If he     4     (succeed), Romero will become     5     youngest climber to scale the 8,850 meters Everest summit.     6     (current) a 16-year-old Nepali boy, Temba Tsheri Sherpa, holds the record of being the world 's youngest climber of Mount Everest. But Romero said he was not after     7     (set) climbing records.

Romero said Mount Qomolangma was part of his goal to climb the highest mountains on all seven     8     (continent).

"It is just a goal,” he     9     (say) confidently. "If I don't succeed I am okay. I will try again. ”

Romero has already climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mount McKinley in Alaska among others.

"I know it requires a lot of     10     (patient). I will remain patient. I want to stay safe and make right choice, ”Romero said.

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process.     1     all too often as parents and teachers, we do not allow our children to have the same right. We convey either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed     2    , and that nothing but top performance lives up to our expectations.

When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was     3     shy and nervous perfectionist. His fear of failure     4     (keep) him from classroom games that other children played. He seldom answered questions for fear    5    he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he     6     (repeated) checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I tried my best to build up    7     self-confidence. And I frequently asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm,     8     Mary Anne, a student teacher, was appointed to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie    9     (include), adored her. With her frequent    10     (encourage), Donnie became confident.

As the new school year     1    (begin), Jim was quite happy. But the writing assignment troubled him because the English teacher, Mrs Peabody, asked the students     2    (write) something related to summer vacation. That night he stared     3    a blank sheet of paper for quite a long time. He didn’t think his summer vacation was fun. So, he made up a science fiction story about life on a     4    (distance) planet. He also made sure that he used proper spelling and grammar as Mrs Peabody required. Next day after    5    (hand) in the story, Jim stayed     6    (wake) that night. He feared that he had ignored Mrs Peabody’s requirement. He was worried that his writing would disappoint Mrs Peabody as most students might write     7    (essay) about their summer vacation. However, it turned out that Jim was the only student    8    got an A. Mrs Peabody thought he had been    9    (create). What    10     great surprise !

One morning, I was waiting at a bus stop, worried about     1     (be) late for school. Many people were waiting there     2     some of them looked     3     (patient). When the bus finally came, we all hurried     4     board. I got a place next to the window so I could have a good view. Suddenly, my attention     5    (fix) on a girl outside. She was riding a bike beside the bus and waving her arm. She was carrying something over her shoulder. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused     6    (stop) until we reached the next stop.

When the bus stopped, the girl ran up to the door of the bus and talked with the driver. Then the driver asked if anyone     7    (lose) a suitcase at the former stop. An old lady rushed up, took the suitcase and     8    (catch) the girl by     9     hand thankfully. Everyone thought     10    (high) of the girl.