One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugar loaf Mountain in Maine. One of his dream     1     (career) is to become an astronaut. Early in the afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally left the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! Not     2     (have) food, water, a phone, or other supplies, he felt rather     3     (anxiety) and was getting colder and colder by the minute.

Nicholas didn’t know the spot     4     he was staying. He tried not to panic regardless     5     the terrible situation. He thought about all of the survival shows he had watched on TV.

There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put (待在原地) . Using his skis, Nicholas was able to build a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and had a hole     6     (dig) in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out again to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him.

Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for a TV program. He used to watch Grylls’ survival show Man vs Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode (一期节目) of Man vs Wild,     7     is in a wild area that Grylls is abandoned and has to find his way out.

According to Grylls’ own     8     (interpret) on Nicholas’ survival, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone else how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive. Nicholas was     9     (genuine) thankful for Grylls’ show and said, “From seven to eight o’clock tomorrow, I     10     (watch) Grylls’ survival show again.”

Ten years ago, I moved to Chicago.     1     (be) new to the area, I had few friends and     2     (rare) went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party at which I met an elderly couple.

The wife told me     3     worried she was about her husband, who was waiting for a heart operation. At that time I     4     (work) as a researcher in     5     same hospital where the husband would be going for his operation, so I told her to set down my phone number and call me     6     (let) me know when he was there. She phoned a few weeks later as expected and told me that her husband     7     (admit) to the hospital and he was still waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day when I was at work. Weeks turned into     8     (month) and it just became my habit to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation.

As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the family. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often visited each other on holidays. Now, ten years later, I had a happy     9     (marry) and I had my own family.

Since our parents don’t live close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I ofen feel very thankful to have this couple     10     our “local” parents!

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.

Many people want to work at Disney. There are many great jobs to do there，one of     1    is lifeguarding (救生).

Vicki Garside once worked at Disney. She knows that a lifeguard role may not be for everyone, but she     2    (strong) suggests that you should never refuse the job before you try     3    ，especially at Disney. “I know some people wouldn't want the responsibility，but for people who are good     4    swimming，it's a great job to have at Disney，” she says.

Garside     5    (spend) six months lifeguarding at Disney's Bay Lake Area last year. She said，“Lifeguarding has one of the    6    (high) base pay rates(比率) among all the jobs，as well as very reasonable   working hours. She also says that all of her co-workers had a great time     7     (work) at Disney. “Guests are very     8    (friend) and polite. They know you are there to do a job and you are there for their     9    (safe). ”For people who are interested in getting jobs at Disney，it's a great way     10    (get) your foot in the door.

One Saturday afternoon，my mother was driving home. On the halfway，after pulling out her credit card to buy something at the store near the gas station，she put her wallet on     1     top of her car just for a moment     2    (answer) my phone call. And then obviously，she forgot and drove off. When arriving home，she realized that and thought the chance     3    getting it again was small.

She was so joyfully surprised when she found a note     4    (stick)on her door from a person who said he and his friend found her wallet a few hours earlier. Patrick and Catherine saw the wallet in the middle of the road a few blocks from the gas station. They stopped their car to pick it up. It was filled with all the things one    5    (natural)kept in a wallet，some bills and some cash included. However，no phone number，regardless of this，they    6    (manage)to get an address from my mother’s driving licence，and without hesitation，they decided to drive to our home to return it.

When my mother went to get her wallet，she was so     7    (relief) and grateful. She intended to give them some money as an     8    (express) of gratitude，but they refused，saying that they were just glad to offer my mother help.

They were honest，and they had firm faith in the Golden Rule as well. They drove to our home because they realized the unpleasant and upset experience    9    the loss of a wallet and all its contents could cause. I think they were really    10    (consider) and helpful.

Have you ever wondered where Lego(乐高积木)came from? Like many great inventions,the story is not just one of a great idea,     1     one of a ton of hard work and perseverance（毅力）.

The story started in Denmark. Ole Christiansen was a carpenter     2     was struggling with his small business. His wife died     3    (short) after his fourth son was born. He had to work hard to support his family alone. He started making wood toys,but they didn't sell well. He decided his toys needed a name,and he chose     4     name"Lego".

Unfortunately, several years later, his workshop     5     (burn) to the ground. Soon,he started to make a few plastic toys. He got the idea to create a “system" of toys that would build up kids'     6     (imagine) and creativity. He decided to stop     7     (make) wood toys and focus only on the connected plastic toys. Then he started to build more and more kinds of     8     (model). Each one had to be of the     9     (high) quality, which can be reflected in Lego's motto —“Only the best is good enough. ”

Thanks to their perseverance, kids can enjoy Lego toys, movies, amusement parks and clothing. But none of this would have existed at that time if they     10     (give up) when times got hard.

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about     1       (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop,     2     some of them looked very anxious and     3     (disappoint).When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next     4       the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike       5     (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused     6     (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept    7     (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “Did anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It’s    8     (I).”She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about    9     the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers    10     (sudden) became friendly to one another.

9 . I had just visited my best friend in hospital with my mum,     1    hadn’t seen my friend since she’d gone into hospital six months earlier.

I knew where she was coming from as she was    2    (grave) ill, but as I’d been visiting her every week I had stopped seeing the obvious; my friend    3    (lose) most of her body weight and her hair was falling out, it wasn’t looking good.

After the visit I took my mum to the station    4    (see) her off on her train; the mood was understandably bleak but I stayed positive as well you do, don’t you? I went to get     5     (we) some coffee and my mum some food for the journey. I misread the amount of my purchase and didn’t have enough money.

    6    some reason, this was the straw that broke the camel’s back; I burst into uncontrollable    7    (tear) as a massive queue was gathering behind me. A woman came up to me and offered to pay, putting an arm round my shoulder, no questions    8    (ask).

I could barely say thank you through the confusion and the flood of emotion that was pumping through me     9     running off in embarrassment. After composing myself I ran round the station     10    (try)to find this kind lady to thank her properly but never did.