I had problems in many parts of my life, which made ___________ impossible for me to carry on.

Once there lived a rich man   (1)    wanted to do something for the people of his town.   (2)     first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed   (3)    very large stone. Then he   (4)   (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passedaround the stone and continued on his way.   (5)   man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove   (6)   .

Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,   (7)   (say) to himself: “The night   (8)   (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his   (9)    (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!   (10)    the stone, he found a bag of money.

       is generally agreed that cycling contributes greatly to people’s physical fitness.

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     Last December, Doris Low turned 90.  Once a week she still drives to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto, ____61____ she helps transform literature into Braille(盲文)____62____ (bring) the power of story and knowledge to the hearts and minds of blind readers. She____63____(volunteer) her time and talents to such work for more than 40 years.

     The job was very tough, but she never got ____64____ (feed) up with it. For a number of years, Doris also worked in the CNIB sound studio, ____65____ (read) books onto tape. Three years ago, she took up proofreading (校对) at the CNIB's word factory.

     In April, the CNIB recognized Doris for her great contributions. Thanks to volunteers ____66____ her, the CNIB library has got more than 80,000 accessible materials for people unable to read ____67____ (tradition) print.  Countless readers have benefited from Doris's contribution through her rich voice and high degree of ____68____ (accurate) over the years - and she is still doing so!

     "For me," said Low, "the CNIB is more than just a place to volunteer. Three things matter ____69____ (many) in my life: a little play, a little work, a little love. I've found ____70____ of them here. "
 

　　For many teachers，it is the students who are truly responsible for learning．When a reading assigmnent____61____（give），teachers initially design their students，even though they don’t discuss it in class or take any examination，to be familiar with the____62____（inform） in it．The ideal student is considered to be____63____who is motivated to learn，not the one____64____（interest） only in getting high grades．Sometimes homework is returned with brief written comments but____65____a grade．Even so，the students are responsible for learning the material assigned．After assigning research work，the professor desires their students to take it____66____（active） and to complete it with minimum guidance．It is the students’duty to consult books，magazines，and articles in the library．Professors don’t have the time to explain____67____a university library works；they expect students to be able to exhaust the reference resources in the library．Professors will help the students who need it，but prefer that their students should not be too____68____（depend） on them．Meanwhile，professors may have many other duties besides teaching．____69____，the time a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited．If a student has some problems，he／she should____70____approach the professor during office hours or make an appointment earlier．

Marco Polo travelled across Europe and Asia with his father, ________71 wanted to do trade with the Chinese. Eventually, they arrived in Beijing. At that time, China ___________ (rule) 72  by the Yuan Dynasty Emperor,Kublai Khan. Marco was amazed  __________(find) 73  how beautiful and powerful China was and how__________ (impress)74 Beijing and the Emperor’s Palace were. It also surprised and even __________(confuse) 75 him to see paper money ______76 (use) in the markets and black stones serve as fuel.

In 1291, after 17 years of service_______77 the Emperor, Marco returned to Italy as a very wealthy man. Unfortunately, a local war broke out and he was caught and put into prison. _________78, Marco was lucky enough to meet _________79  prisoner who enjoyed listening to his _______80  (story) about China and wrote a book called The Description of the World.