1 . Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second___________. He learned the value and beauty of _________ there from a very young age.

When he was 16, Molai began to notice something _________ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the _________ it caused had driven away a number of birds. _________, the number of snakes had declined as well. He _________ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the _________. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek _________ during the daytime. He turned to the _________ department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and __________a nearby island where he began to plant trees.

________ young plants in the dry season was ____________for a lone boy. Molai built at the __________ of each sapling(幼树)a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to____________ rainwater. The water would then drip(滴落)on the plants below.

Molai __________ to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.

2 . When I decided to leave my home country to pursue a degree in Canada, I hadn’t expected that communication would be an issue.    1    I took English lessons in my teens and scored well on English tests.

But soon after my arrival in Canada, I realized how wrong I was. In research discussions, surrounded by native English speakers, I had to be careful. I needed to consciously follow each conversation and translate it to my native language.    2    Finally, I tried to find the right English words to communicate that response. Constantly thinking about what I would say next, I had a hard time remaining focused in conversations.

But when I again failed to say exactly what I meant in a meeting a few months later, a simple idea occurred to me.     3    Communicating with my colleagues by e-mail, I had more time to think and comfortably express my thoughts. Over time, this practice helped improve my English significantly.

    4    I decided to remind them that English is not my first language. I asked them to speak more slowly to help me follow the discussions. It was a little awkward to draw attention to what might be seen as a weakness. And at first, the other members of the research team seemed slightly surprised. But the dynamics quickly improved. They seemed to become more aware of how they were speaking, and I felt more comfortable joining in the conversation.    5    

John went shopping in a store, and he forgot to bring a bag. So he buys a shopping bag. After arriving home, it occurred him that he could make a bag by using his old trousers. Several hours late, he made himself a very nice bag. His mother was amazing at what he had done. Avoiding spending money unnecessarily is a way of saving. And making a good use of things is an approach to protect the environment. What's more, it is helpful for you to improve the ability to make thing by hand. It not only brings us pleasure but reduce waste around us.

I would like to share to you the story about my grandma.

In my teenage years, what impresses me most was the way she said goodbye to me every time I packed different bag and got ready to return to the city after spending a summer at home."Working hard, and don't miss home," she told me at the front door, trying hardly to hold back her own tears.Weak and lonely, my grandma stood against the door, which nearly made me to cry. Then, he walked back into the house hurriedly before I even got into my dad's car. All of sudden, a feeling of guilt struck me. I longed to hug her and say something, and at that moment I was surprising to find myself helplessly silent.

However, there is no possibility that I can hug her now.

9 . He’s an old cobbler (修鞋匠) with a shop in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I have no _______. Take them to the other fellow on the main street; he’ll _______ them for you right away.”

But I’d had my _______ on his shop for a long time, and knew he was a (an) _______ craftsman (手艺人). “No,” I _______, “the other fellow can’t do it well.”

“The other fellow” was one of those _______ who fix shoes “while-U-wait” — without _______much about mending shoes.

My man saw I wouldn’t _______, and he smiled. He looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one _______ with a piece of chalk and said, “________ in a week.”

I was about to leave ________ he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.

“See what I can do?” he said with ________. “In Paris, only three of us can do this kind of ________.”

When I got back out into the street, the world seemed ________ to me. He was something ________an ancient legend (传说), this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, ________, his pride in his craft.

These are times when you can do things any old way as long as it “________”, when, in short, most people merely look on work as a ________ to make money rather than a way to realize their own ________. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest ________ from pride in a job well done.

10 . My mother taught me a lot of things. One lesson I learned was this: Never take “no” for an_________.

I watched my mother in_________many times. One incident was when my brother Ted was attending_________. At the start of his second year, Ted called home and told my parents, “I don't have a_________on campus. The school said they didn't get the_________.”

“Where are you_________?” I asked.

“They have a house at the foot of the mountain,” Ted said. Ted didn't say what we all_________: It was a long way up that mountain to the campus. When winter came, he would have a_________time making it to class through snow.

My mother was_________. “They're crazy — I sent that room-deposit check," she said. “I'm going there and____________this out.”

I thought that was a____________idea. I knew Mom could handle the____________. She would get it solved quickly. But what I didn't____________was that I was going with her.

I tried to refuse, saying I didn't want to____________school, but I soon found myself on a bus with my mother,____________Ted's college. There we were told the dorms were____________and nothing could be done. Then Mom went straight to the president's office. She introduced herself____________and explained the problem. The president promised to take care of the____________.

The next night, after we returned home, Ted called, saying that he was in a dorm.

That day Mom taught me some valuable life____________: Never accept “no” for an answer. Always____________what you know is right.