A few years ago, an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to a small seaside town in England. He was swimming in the sea one day     1     his false teeth fell out and floated away as he opened his mouth. The following year, Mr. Jones returned to the same town. As he was having dinner in a local café, he mentioned the story of his     2     (lose) teeth to the manager. The manager looked surprised,     3     (explain) that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month. When the manager brought him the teeth, Mr. Jones put them into his mouth, and laughed and laughed. They were his!

When I was a little boy, I     1    (convince) I wasn’t “smart”. However, Ms. Jambard totally changed me. Ms. Jambard,     2     taught me in the fifth grade, took an instant liking to me. Of all the subjects in school, reading was my favorite. She would tell me, “Terry, you keep reading. If you can understand what you’re reading, you’ll be     3    (smart) than most kids.” I did as she told me to. Soon I couldn’t find enough to read, and I started to     4    (true) like school. Because of Ms. Jambard’s confidence in me, I went on to have a successful career in engineering and law.

Charles Dickens was born on February 7th, 1812, the son of a clerk at the Navy Pay Office. His father,    1    (continuous) living beyond his means, was imprisoned for debt in the Marshalsea in 1824. Twelve-year-old Charles     2    (remove) from school and sent to work at a boot-blacking factory, earning six shillings a week to help support the family.

This dark experience cast a shadow over the clever, sensitive boy. The childhood poverty and feelings of abandonment would be a heavy influence    3    Dickens’ later views on social reform and the world he would create through his fiction.

Marlee became deaf when she was one and a half years old.     1     she can’t hear anything, she is positive towards life: “The only thing I can’t do is hear.” Her parents sent her to a public school,     2     Marlee got used to the life soon with the help of special programs.

The school helped her become the first deaf actress     3     (receive) an Academy Award. “I work every day to help people understand. Deaf people not only deserve respect, they deserve to be heard,” Marlee said.

Two firefighters     1     (wait) in line at a fast-food restaurant when the siren (警报器) sounded on their fire engine outside. As they turned to leave, a couple who     2     (receive) their order a moment ago handed their food to the firefighters. The couple then got back in line to reorder.     3     (appreciate) their selfless act as a reward, the manager refused to take the couple’s money.

A few weeks ago when I saw a mum       1     (walk)   her dog and child for their morning walk, I decided to follow my heart so I had my window down and yelled out “I love your jumpsuit!”. She smiled very surprised as I     2    (drive) off. Later that day, I saw the same lady in the petrol station and I felt my heart again, saying “Excuse me were you just walking your dog not long ago?” She replied, “Was that you? I was having such a bad morning and your    3     (real) turned it around for me so thank you.”

A few weeks ago, I accidentally dropped a plate and it broke into a billion pieces! I’d had it for about 40 years. This morning, we had a parcel     1     (deliver) to my son. He opened it and     2     (proud) handed a new plate to me, which he had bought with his own savings, saying that he knew     3     upset I was and wanted to surprise me!

A hunting dog, who had been an excellent one in his time and done good service to his master, finally became worn out because of his old age. One day, when     1     (hunt) a wild pig, he seized the creature by the ear, but his teeth gave way. He     2     (force) to let go his hold, and the pig escaped. His master     3     (severe) scolded him. But the weak dog replied: “Spare your old servant! Remember what I was rather than abuse me for what I am.”

Did you ever run off and forget your drink? That's     1     happened to 11-year old Frank Epperson in 1905. He'd been mixing drink mix with a stick, and     2     (leave) the cup and stick out on the porch all night. And it got cold. In the morning, Frank found a     3     (freeze) block of sweet drink- with a handy stick to hold it. He thought that was pretty cool so he made more. Soon, everyone enjoyed his ice pops. At first Frank called them Epsicles, but later they got a different name—popsicles.