When     1    (travel) in a train, a gentleman felt thirsty and got down at a station in search of water. No sooner had he reached the water tap than the engine whistled and started, so he missed the train.

It was getting    2    (dark) and he decided to find a place for a day’s stay. So he went to a small hut and asked the villager. The villager     3    (glad) agreed. With the villager’s     4     (permit), he could stay in his house for a day. That day the villager served the gentleman food and gave him a room to rest. Surprisingly, the villager neither asked nor expected anything     5    return.

At night, the gentleman heard a knock at the door. When the villager opened the door, the gentleman saw that a man     6    (dress) in rich clothes entered the hut and demanded the villager pay    7    (he) debts. The gentleman realized that the villager was in need of money. The next morning, he put a pocket on the table and     8    (leave). When the villager came to know about    9    pocket, he saw there was a note addressed to him, it read, “You helped me but did not expect anything from me. Yesterday I heard the conversation between you and the stranger and came to know that you were in need of money. This is       10    you need ”.

The following are two tricks you may find     1    (amuse).

Trick 1:

James’s father, who really loves his car, expects everyone     2    (admire) it all the time. Jame’s sister hates playing this game. So on one April Fool’s Day, she     3    (write) a note saying “Sorry, I didn’t see the car. I apologize     4    the damage. Please call me and I’ll give you my insurance number”, and put it on the car. After this, James and his sister hid behind a tree and watched their Dad,     5    went on going round and round the car,     6    (try) to find the damage. Even when they came from behind the tree laughing, their Dad still couldn’t stop looking at the car for he still wasn’t sure if the car was OK!

Trick 2:

Jack never stops playing practical jokes on others. And one day he played one on Mr. Simmons, his maths teacher. Mr. Simmons had to leave the room, leaving his laptop on his desk. In the absence of Mr. Simmons, Jack unplugged the mouse of the laptop     7     installed a wireless mouse on his computer, which was connected to a projector. When he came back, Jack started moving     8    wireless mouse on the palm of his hands, and he clicked on various     9    (application) on the computer. Mr Simmons was just sitting there, watching the screen and trying to move the cursor where he wanted it to go, but of course it didn’t work. It seemed he didn’t like not having an     10    (explain) for what was going on, so he got quite angry. But then when he found out, he couldn’t stop laughing.

A video of a 66-year-old man called Erjiu has gone viral on Chinese social media after his nephew Tang Hao shared the man’s    1    (inspire) life story on short-video platform Bilibili on Monday,

Using the name “Yigecaixiang”, Tang uses witty storytelling in the 11-minute video    2    (convey) the experiences of Erjiu. Erjiu was a bright kid    3    life took a dramatic turn when a broken treatment he received for a high fever    4    (leave) him with a lame leg. He was in bed for two years and could never go to school. Later, he picked    5    the skills of a carpenter and began serving people in his village. Today, aged 66, Erjiu is a full-time caregiver for his mother and carries her around on his motorized tricycle when he goes to work. She sits near him and observes him do his carpentry. He has    6    adopted daughter, who is married and visits him often.

Although a simple story of an ordinary person in a remote village, the film is    7    (current) the most watched video on video-sharing app Bilibili, and    8    (attract) over 28 million views and 188.000 comments. Some commentator online said: ”Everybody has an uncle like his. True, the uncle in the video is like millions of others we have seen, and yet, it is this    9    (similar) that has struck a chord with people. The life of the uncle in the video is like    10    of so many others, walking with a limp since childhood, not getting much education, never marrying, and working to support his mother.

A video of a 66-year-old man called Erjiu, has gone viral on Chinese social media after his nephew Tang Hao shared the man’s brief but heartwarming life story on short-video platform Bilibili on Monday.

In the video, Erjiu is shown as a “young genius” who always performed well     1    (academic) at school during childhood. However, while he was a teenager, a high fever was misdiagnosed (误诊) and he     2     (give) the wrong medicine,     3     resulted in Erjiu losing the use of his left leg.

Erjiu, who     4     (lie) in bed in low spirits afterward, then learned carpentry by watching a carpenter     5    (go) about woodworking tasks for three days, and he later did woodworking in the village and the town.

According to Tang, it would be inaccurate to merely define Erjiu     6    a carpenter, since he demonstrated his broader     7     (skill) by fixing an electrical socket patch panel, a gas stove and a toy car. He also makes erhu — a traditional Chinese musical instrument — with wood, using fishing line as strings     8     snakeskin as covering.

The man, who uses a cane due to a longtime     9     (disable), is portrayed as a common hero who never bows to life’s difficulties, but struggles instead     10    (lead) a full and meaningful village life.

Mark, a journal editor, who is fond of journey. Ever since    1    ( graduate), he has been scheduled to organize a trip to an old temple. So as to save transport fare, he was    2    (determine) to cycle there, although there would be many disadvantages. However, I preferred to travel by bus. Because Mark was very stubborn,    3    was his shortcoming, once he made up his mind    4    (do) something, no one could persuade him     5    changing his mind,not    6    ( care) about others’ feelings. Finally, I had to give in to his determined attitude as usual. So we both set off with necessities    7    ( wrap) in our woolen parcel, including our insurance contact, a map, wild survival tools and even pillows.

When we were passing through high altitude, our pace slowed down    8     there were many sharp bends on the mountain road, under which a river was roaring while    9    ( go) through the deep valley,where the waves are rolling as if the water were boiling. In addition, the weather forecast wasn’t    10    ( rely) either. We had got to hide into a cave, In which we had a poor view of everything. Mark made a fire and we sat beside the flame to warm ourselves.

At midnight, it stopped raining and brilliant stars were so beautiful that I couldn’t help thinking what an unforgettable trip it was!

Hero police officer saves 3-year-old girl’s life on his wedding day

“He’s always at the right place at the right (or wrong) time,” said one of the officer’s     1     (colleague).

John O’Rourke will surely never forget his wedding (婚礼) day.

Not only did the Indiana University Police Department officer get married that day, he also     2     (save) a little girl’s life. O’Rourke pulled off the heroic actions at a small shop in Sanford, Florida,     3     the morning of his wedding day.

While     4     (stand) in line to buy some breakfast, he saw a crowd standing around and looking on an     5     (conscious )3-year-old lying on the floor.

O’Rourke got a bystander to call 911 so that he could report     6     had happened here. He then gave first aid treatment to the poor child.     7     (fortunate), no sooner had the girl recovered consciousness     8     doctors and nurses arrived.

With the youngster in the care of the medical professionals, shop staff gave O’Rourke a free box of sandwiches     9     (express) their thanks for his actions.

He later joined his bride, Virginia, in saying their vows (誓词) in front of friends from the Florida Highway Patrol,     10     said he had a habit of being “at the right place at the right (or wrong) time.”