Esmeralda and Quasimodo were still for several moments, as they considered their predicament     1    (silent), she very graceful, he very repulsive. How anyone could     2    (form) in such a way was beyond her comprehension.     3    , she gradually adapted to it.

Eventually he was the first     4    (break) the silence and he actually knew what she meant. She could hear so significant an     5    (aware) of sadness from the accents of the unfortunate man that she had not the strength to utter a word. Quasimodo thought that he was something terrible,    6     human nor beast, whilst she was a ray of sunshine, a drop of dew, a birdsong. He laughed, laughing at himself,     7     showed the most heartbreaking sound in the world.

But she wanted to obtain his     8    (explain) why he would rescue her. He said he was the unfortunate man who attempted     9    (kidnap) her, the same person to whom she showed kindness when he was in trouble. A drop of water and a little pity were more than he could repay with his life.

She listened to him with profound tenderness. A tear     10    (swim) in his eye, but didn’t fall down. He seemed to make it a point of honour to keep it at bay.

Seventy-one-year-old retired judge, Leon,    1    (drive) his car one day last March when he had a sudden heart attack. He later learned that someone had offered him first-aid    2    (treat). Soon after he recovered, Leon was    3    (determine) to give thanks to whoever saved him.

    4    (search) the record that someone had called 911 that day, Leon found that he was saved by a lady named Susie Powell. “I was on my way to the office when I saw    5    (he) curl up (蜷缩) in his seat,” recalled Powell. Luckily for Leon, Powell had just completed a course on first aid. She immediately applied her first-aid knowledge    6    practice. She called 911. Then she got him out of the car and laid him    7     (mild) on his back.

Two weeks after the incident, the two met for lunch. Leon told Powell about his different     8    (interest). When Leon asked    9    he could do to thank her, Powell said he didn’t need to do anything. However,    10    idea came into Leon’s mind. He would sponsor (赞助) a poor child’s education in Powell’s name.

Due to a medical error, 44-year-old Safiya became blind. She felt    1    （help）. And all she had to depend    2     was her husband Meraj. Meraj wanted to help Safiya gain her confidence again.

Finally, Safiya felt ready to return to her job,    3    now would she get there? She used to take the bus, but now too frightened to get around the city by herself. Meraj promised    4    （ride）the bus with her.

For two weeks, they made the journey together each morning and Meraj    5    （take）a taxi back to his office. Finally, Safiya decided to try the trip    6    . Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday…Each day she went on her own. It went perfectly.

On Friday morning, Safiya took the bus to work as usual. When she got off the bus, the driver said; "Lady, I sure envy you. You know, every morning for the past week, a gentleman stood across the corner    7    （watch）you. He makes sure you cross the street    8    （safe）, and he won't leave until you enter your office building."

Tears of    9    （happy）poured down Safiya's cheeks. Her husband had given her a gift    10    （powerful）than sight—the gift of love that can bring light.

One real man

The ruler of     1     ancient kingdom wanted to disprove the statement that the men of his country     2     (rule) by their wives. He had all the males in his kingdom     3     (bring) in front of him and warned that any man who did not tell the     4     (true) would be punished severely.

Then he asked all the men who obeyed     5     wives' orders and suggestions to step to the left side of the hall. All the men did so. One little man,     6    , moved to the right.

It's great to see, said the king, that we have one real man in the kingdom. Tell these chickenhearted fools why you alone     7     them stand on the right side of the hall.     8     an embarrassing moment of silence came the reply in a     9     (frighten) voice.

“Your Majesty, it is    10     before I left home my wife told me to keep out of crowds.”

On April 23, 1912, the luxury steamship Titanic hit an iceberg, and the “unsinkable” ship     1     (sink) in the Atlantic Ocean. The world was     2     great shock. But few know that there were six Chinese among the 705 survivors. Now, people can learn about their history through a documentary called The Six: The Untold Story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese Passengers, which     3    （release）on April 16, 2021.

“The historical materials keep records of who they are, where they come from, the families of the survivors except the six” Arthur Jones,     4     documentary’s director, told China Newsweek magazine. It was in 2015     5     Jones heard the six people’s story from his friend Steven Schwankert for the first time. They then decided to cooperate to reveal the buried history. Among the limited records, they came upon the Titanic’s passenger list,     6     had eight Chinese names on it.     7     (collect) more information, the production team spent five years     8     (travel) 20 cities in different countries as well as reading 100 documented works.

Rumor (谣言) has it that these Chinese survivors dressed as women to fight for     9     (spot) on lifeboats, but they found it untrue. Jones hopes the movie will reach a wide     10     (globe) audience, and perhaps even more people who secretly suspect they have a connection with the Titanic story.

Mother’s story

When you came to this world, she held you in her arms and thought to herself that she would give you all     1     she had. When you were 1 year old, she was busy doing housework. Then the moment came     2    you called her Mama for the first time, and you made her cry with joy. When you were 2 years old, she stood by the side of your little bed     3    you were sleeping, singing songs softly. When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons with     4    you can draw pictures. But instead, you coloured your dining room with them. When you were 6 years old, she walked you to school and left you at a school     5    was the best in your neighbourhood. When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to watch those meaningless TV shows, but you didn’t understand the reason     6    she did so and closed your door in her face. When you were 18 years old, she drove you to the railway station, but you got on the train excitedly, and didn’t even notice the woman behind you     7    eyes were filled with tears. When you were 40 years old, she fell ill and needed your care, but you were busy with your work, complaining about the burden     8    parents had added to their children. And one day, she left you forever. Gone are the days     9    she was with you. The only thing     10    you can do is to remember the happiness she brought to you.