1 . The reopening of an Asian American-owned bookstore in Manhattan's Chinatown following a January fire has received a warm welcome back from its supporters.

Yu &. Me Books, which is regarded as the first female-owned Asian American bookshop in New York City, has raised more than $369,000 for repairs since a tragic fire on January 4. It reopened on Wednesday. "We are so excited to welcome you all back to our Yu &. Me Books home," the store announced on Instagram. "We can't wait to shed tears, laugh loudly and open our hearts with all of you who have made us feel at home."

The fire in an apartment above the bookstore on Mulberry Street killed one of the building's residents. Smoke and water damage also devastated Yu & Me Books, destroying almost all its inventory and equipment, according to a GoFundMe campaign that store owner Lucy Yu set up to make up for the costs.

During the restoration and renovation (翻新) of the original bookstore, the business operated from a location within The Market Line, an underground marketplace on the Lower East Side, and several pop-up shops (临时店铺) in the city.

"It was a bookstore I always wanted to visit, and I'm so happy that they were able to reopen," Charlotte Leinbach, a teacher for New York City's Education Department said. Leinbach hadn't been to the bookstore before the fire, but she had heard quite a bit about its fate. She bought two books, the second and third in the series Before the Coffee Gets Cold.

"It's hard to find a lot of books written in Japanese, and then translated into English," she said. "The design of the bookstore is really nice, and the layout is great. I am glad that they also sell used books. I love buying new books because it's fresh and it's nice, but it's always nice to see people in the community giving their books back and reselling and just passing them on." She said she will continue to support the women-run small businesses that focus on people and authors of color.

"I actually came on the day of the opening, but there were too many people, and it was too crowded, so I just haven't had a chance to look at it," Liam Li, another Asian American, said. "This place is unique. It's in Chinatown. As Asians live in New York City, I feel this offers the most space for the community. I understand like a minority in this society, it is not easy to have a store like this," she added.

2 . Brandon Leseberg and his sons, Louie, 6 years old, Everett, 3 years old, headed for their farm one afternoon. When the sun set, Brandon_______ feeding his cows and decided to go back. His two boys ran ahead of him. Louie_______at a water tap on top of an old well to drink water. However, the board on the well had grown fragile(易碎的) over time. When Louie stepped on it, it was_______. Louie fell into the well! Brandon didn’t notice the_______until Everett told him. Brandon ran to the well with worry and jumped in, and luckily, he_______Louie.

Knowing they couldn’t stay in the ice-cold water for so long, Brandon put his own legs against the narrow walls to_______himself when he lifted his son, _______his body was still partly sliding down. Though tired, Brandon shouted to Everett, “You have to be_______. Run to the road and stand by the mailbox until someone stops. Tell them we need _______.” Everett did as he was________.

Minutes passed like hours for Brandon. He’d been hoping for the________of strangers, but there was no sign of anyone. ________, about 15 minutes later, Christi and Mark, their neighbors, were coming to rescue them when they heard Everett crying for help. Finally, Brandon and Louie were________by the neighbors. Brandon was________for all the rescuers’ action. “If there is a(n)________in this story, it’s three-year-old Everett. He’s a real lifesaver”, the neighbors said.

Most of the fire accidents happen because of our carelessness. Every year there are many fire accidents, resulting in a great loss of property and life. Many of these can be easily avoided if we are more careful and observe certain rules regarding fire-protection. There have been some unforgettable accidents in my life. One has left me a shocking impression.

It was 9 am on Sunday. I was busy in doing my homework at home and my mother was preparing tea for me in the kitchen when suddenly there were shouts, cries and a lot of confusing noise coming from outside. Immediately, I rushed out to figure out what was all that. I was informed that a supermarket warehouse (仓库) in our neighborhood had caught fire.

Wanting to help put out the fire, I ran to the place. A big crowd of neighbors had collected as well. Some were helping throw water and some were trying to beat the fire with sticks. Although all the people struggled to help, before long, the fire, driven by the strong winds, swallowed the whole building. Before the owner, the employers and all the neighbors could to anything more, huge and high columns of smoke and flames spread fast. Seeing things were almost out of control, someone called firefighters at once. With all the belongings inside burning in the fire, the owner could do nothing except cry, helpless and heartbroken.

It was a horrible scene which I could never forget. Without powerful equipment, we could just wait for firefighters’ coming.

During the waiting for fire rescue, many began talking about how the fire broke out and who was to blame for the accident. Were the members of the supermarket themselves or the others responsible for the accident? When people continued chatting about the possible causes of the fire, the fire-engines soon arrived at the scene.

Without any delay, the firemen hurried for fighting the fire.

The policemen set about looking into the cause of the fire.

9 . There are some disabled people in the world who fight an unseen battle within themselves every day. They never cry and ________, but with a big smile on their face. I call such people ________ because they know the art of living life.

Six-and-a-half years back, I was in a car accident. The driver slept, and the car fell in the ditch, as a result of which, I suffered ________ injuries: the radius and ulna(槎骨和尺骨) on my right arm were ________; three vertebrae of my backbone were crushed. But what ________ my life and personality completely was the spinal cord(脊髓) injury. We did try to find an ambulance but ________, so I was thrown in the back of a pother jeep, and then ________ to the nearby hospital. Unfortunately, I was ________ for there was no first aid. After several attempts, I finally ended up in a comparatively better hospital, where I ________ three major and two minor surgeries.

The days I spent in the hospital were ________. I was in severe pain, especially ________, I was fed up with wearing the hospital gown, looking at the white walls, sitting idle. I was so ________ that I felt life was almost pointless and ________. But then I realized that instead of crying for what I had lost, I had people around who were concerned about me. Thus, there came the best ________ that I took in my entire life — painting, a magic way to color my life.

That’s how this ________ helped me in exploring an artist in me and how this art kept me alive through the whole journey.

An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed shortly after     1     (take) off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board.

Eight crew members, and 149 passengers, from more than 30 countries, including eight Chinese,     2     (be) on flight ET302 from the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi in Kenya. The plane     3     (put) to use on November 15 last year. Another plane of     4     same model was involved in a crash less than five months ago,     5     a Lion Air flight crashed into the sea near Indonesia with nearly 190 people on board.

The cause of the disaster is     6     (clear). However, it is said that the pilot had reported difficulties and had asked     7     (return) to Addis Ababa. An eyewitness at the scene told the BBC there-was an intense fire as the aircraft hit the ground. “The blast and the fire were so strong that we couldn’t get near     8    ” he said. “Everything is burnt down.”

Ethiopia bas declared Monday a national day of mourning(哀悼). Canadian Premier Minster Justin Trudeau said he was     9     (deep) sad to hear of the crash, adding: “We join the international community in mourning the loss of so many     10     (life).”