The Yellow Crane Tower is one of the Four Great Towers of China.     1     (seat) at the top of Snake Hill, on the banks of the Yangtze River, this symbolic building is one of the     2     (great) landmarks in Wuhan. There are a number of legends which tell     3     the Yellow Crane Tower came into being. One of them is the story of a wine merchant named Xin. It is believed that one day,     4     immortal being (神仙) pretended he was a poor man and got into Xin’s wine store. Xin, showing no judgement,     5     (offer) the man some free wine. The poor man came back day after day for several years and Xin always welcomed him with the same     6     (warm). One day, as the poor man left the store, he took some orange peel and drew a picture of a crane upon the wall. He said if he clapped his hands, the crane would come down from the wall and dance for him.     7     (surprise), what the poor man said was true. The dancing crane brought     8     much business to Xin that he soon became a very wealthy man. About ten years     9     (late), the immortal being came back to Xin’s store, called out the crane and left with it.     10     (honor) him and the crane, Xin built the Yellow Crane Tower.

Marty is a disabled boy who suffers from a muscle disease. Sometimes he is too weak     1    (run) or climb stairs as quickly as other people. The doctors don’t know     2     (exact) what is wrong with him. Luckily, Marty has learned to adapt to his disability. In order to make his life happy and     3     (satisfy), Marty keeps busy doing things that do not require physical     4    (strong). He has friends with whom he can go to movies and football matches and he has lots of pets. He used to dream of one day    5    (be) a famous football player and representing his country in the World Cup. Even when he    6     (make) fun of, he doesn’t get     7     (annoy). Disabled     8    he is, Marty has become stronger and     9    ( independent). He never feels sorry for himself and he enjoys as rich and full a life as everyone else.

He suggests that we normal people should give the disabled     10     (encourage) rather than laugh at them.

A toy animal might not matter much to the average person,     1     for a child, it could mean the world. When 10­year­old Leon Ashworth’s mom couldn’t afford     2     (buy) him a toy panda he     3     (bad) wanted, he wrote a pitiful note on the toy’s box begging other     4     (shopper) not to buy it. What happened next    5     (be) so heartwarming that it would melt you.

The boy, Leon Ashworth,     6       lives in Liverpool, England with his mom, first saw his beloved “Pandy” at an Asda supermarket. Though he was willing to wait with     7     (patient) until his mom    8       (pay) on June 15th, the store’s staff decided to do something extremely thoughtful after they noticed Leon’s note. They decided to buy it for him.

    9     search of the young author, whom they didn’t know at the time, they posted the note on Facebook and eventually attracted the attention of Debbie Ashworth, who immediately recognized her son’s handwriting. The Asda crew invited the mom and her son back to the store, and had a wonderful surprise for them. “This is     10       best day of my life, ” Leon said to his mom excitedly．

The ancient town of Fenghuang is a place with beautiful village life in rural China. Having travelled directly from the busy city, I regard Fenghuang as a better     1     (choose) to have a breath of the fresh air.

When I paid     2     visit to Fenghuang, it was July. My friend and I     3    (excited) explored, walking along the ancient wall and crossing the beautiful, old bridges. People there were very     4    (relax). They were neither troubled by the hot weather nor by the tourists, walking, eating and playing outdoors.     5     the first evening we bought spicy, cold noodles and ate on the riverbank as we watched the sunset.

We stayed in a small hotel     6     was similar to many of the traditional     7     (building) in the village. Our room was built on high stilts(桩子) over the banks of the river. From our window we could hear the rush of the water and the sounds of of excited tourists     8     (travel) in small boats downstream. We saw people at work busy catching fish and young children playing in shallow waters.

Although there     9     (be) many visitors to Fenghuang, we did not see any other foreigner during our stay. After several days, I was still unwilling     10    ( leave).

Online communities and social networks have changed people's lives for the better. Jan Tchamani,     1    English teacher in the UK, had to quit her job due     2     her serious illness. At age 50, she found herself out of work and     3     (stick) at home with only her computer to keep her company. Later, she discovered that     4     (surf) the Internet could help her reduce     5     (lonely) and boredom. She also joined an online group    6    she could talk about her problems and get support and advice from others. She realized that one of the     7     (great) benefits of the Internet was that it could remove the usual distance between people. She was so     8     (inspire) by the people she met online that she started an IT club to teach older people how     9     (use) computers and the Internet. Her next goal is     10     (start) a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries.

Seventeen-year-old teenager, John Janson was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for giving first aid on his neighbor after    1    shocking knife attack.

John    2    (study) in his room when he heard screaming. When he and his father rushed outside, they found Anne Slade, their neighbour, had been stabbed    3    ( repeated) with a knife. She was lying in her front garden    4    (bleed) heavily. It was John's quick action and knowledge of first aid    5    saved Ms. Slade's life. He immediately used    6    he could find on the spot to treat the most severe injuries    7    Ms. Slade's hands until the ambulance came. Before receiving their awards last night, John and nine other Life Savers    8    had saved the life of another attended a special reception yesterday    9    (host) by the Prime Minister. "I'm proud of what I did but I was just doing what I'd been taught," John said.

John's experience shows that a knowledge of first aid can make a real    10    (differ) in our daily life.

Spring Festival is the most important of the    1    （tradition）Chinese festivals. It is called “Lunar New Year”， because — as part of the lunisolar (阴阳的) Chinese calendar — the date is partially determined based on lunar phase (月亮或行星的相位). The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar and    2     (end) with Lantern Festival     3       is on the 15th day. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day when Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known as Chu Xi. It literally means “Year-pass Eve”.

According to tales and legends, the    4     (begin) of Chinese New Year started with the fight against a mythical (神话的) beast called Nian (年兽).   Nian would come on     5     first day of New Year to devour livestock (牲畜), crops, and even     6     (villager), especially children. To protect themselves， the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was    7     (believe) that after the Nian ate the food they prepared, it wouldn't attack people any more. One time, people     8     (see)   that the Nian was scared away by a little child wearing red. The villagers then understood that the Nian was afraid     9     the colour red. Therefore, every time when the New Year was about to come, the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors. People also used fireworks     10     (frighten) away the Nian. From then on,   Nian never came to the village again.

Do you like trying different things? Are you afraid     1     things that you think you’re bad at?

Last year I started to learn Tai Chi (太极)in order to improve my health and reduce my stress. It was something new for me, and I found it to be quite difficult, very     2    (difference) from anything I’d ever learned before. Small     3    (move) are important in Tai Chi. I was used to being fast and active ,     4     to learn Tai Chi I had to learn patience. Now I’ve found that I’m a much more patient person than before, and Tai Chi isn’t nearly as difficult as it     5    (be ) before.

We tend     6    (like) things we are good at —— that’s normal. For example, I’m naturally very good at badminton and tennis, but I’m very bad at anything     7     involves keeping balance, such as skating, skiing and gymnastics. Tai Chi has     8    (great) improved my balance which has been a very good thing for me.

My point is that you can keep     9    (do) the things you know you’re good at and live in your comfort zone, or you can try something new. If you don’t try new things, you’ll never know what it would be like to try something new to challenge     10    (you). It will definitely pay off in the end.