Mr. Hall was responsible for the library's safety. One Friday afternoon he found that three books   (1)   (steal) when he checked the bookshelves there. Suddenly he heard some slight and hesitant _  (2)  (step), so he followed. After a moment, Mr. Hall closed the door first and then ran after the thief, shouting at the same time, "Stop,   (3)   I will let off the gun!" Soon he caught the thief with a rope but was surprised to find   (4)  was a little boy. The boy cried loudly, "Let go of my hand!" Mr. Hall freed the boy and took him to his office.

   The boy said he had not enough money   (5)   food, let alone books. When   (6)   (hear) this, Mr. Hall let out a sigh. Compared with stealing money, stealing hooks was less serious. "One is likely   (7)   (make) mistakes when he is poor. This time l let you off." said Mr. Hall. Much to the boy's sunrise, Mr. Hall even  (8)   (give) him some money! "Be a good man, work hard, and live a   (9)   (good) life than this", he requested. The boy gave  (10)  deep bow to the kind man and left with grateful tears.

  Jet lag (时差反应), ____  (1)  ____(cause) by traveling between time zones, is becoming a common problem for travelers: for 49 percent it's not much trouble and for 45 percent it is ____  (2)  ____ real problem. It influences the internal biological clock, and may lead to tiredness, digestive and sleep problems.

     Generally ____  (3)  ____(speak), our biological clock is slightly disturbed ____  (4)  ____ we just move into the next time zone, but jet lag becomes a problem once we have passed through three or four time zones. The body usually ____  (5)  ____(take) about one day to get over each hour of time difference. But the seriousness of jet lag problems also depends on our ____  (6)  ____(direct) of travel. If we go north or south, we won't notice any difference, because there is usually no time zone change. However, if we travel west we will be in advance of ____  (7)  ____(our) as far as our internal clock is concerned, and problems may arise. A west-to-east journey, ____  (8)  ____ the other hand, makes us late compared to the local time. It often demands even ____  (9)  ____(great) effort in adjustment since we are not quick enough ____  (10)  ____(catch) up with the new time schedule. Therefore, a trip from New York to Los Angeles often causes fewer problems than a Los Angeles-New York trip.

In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom,   (1)   8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop   (2)   sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream?" "Fifty-cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled   (3)   right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of coins in it.

"How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit   (4)   (patience). "Thirty-five cents," she said   (5)   (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins   (6)  . "I will have a plain ice cream," he said. The waitress walked   (7)  . The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long   (8)   the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised   (9)   what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels (五分镍币) and five   (10)   (penny) ….. her tip!

Mum(putting on her coat) : I’m going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.

Alan: Why?

Mum: I’m not sure what  (1)  ．(happen). I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table   (2)  ．I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they are  (3)  ．(go).

Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad. I’m sure he was in the kitchen   (4)  ．(early).

Mum: No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished   (5)  ． (make) them, so he couldn’t have done it.  (6)  ．, he couldn’t carry a plate of sandwiches as well as all his tennis stuff, so I’m sure  (7)  ．wasn’t him.

Alan(opening fridge door): Well, it wasn’t me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of  (8)  ． fridge?

Mum: Are they there? Oh, my goodness. I  (9)  ．have put them in there when the phone rang. Oh, dear. I really must be losing my  (10)  ． . Now, why did I put on my coat?

Tony was born on a small farm near Yuma Arizona on March 31, 1931. Tony was ten years old  __  (1)  ____ he began working in the fields. He was forced to leave school after  ___  (2)  ___ (graduate) from the___  (3)  ___ (eight) grade in order to support his family___  (4)  ___ had very little money and often not enough food to eat. But Tony and his family never thought of __  (5)  ___ (them) as being poor. His mother would often tell him and his brother Richard to find homeless and hungry men so she could cook them a meal.

A few years _  (6)  _____(late), Tony met a man named Fred Ross. And his life__  (7)  ____(total) changed. Fred Ross believed that if people worked together, they could make their community(社区) better. Tony now worked to bring people together and find ways to address their problems. Tony, Fred Ross and the Community Service Organization helped people in the community learn how to vote. They also__  (8)  ____ (teach) people that community leaders should respect (尊重) voters. Tony worked in many communities __  (9)  ___ (help) people get respect_  (10)  ​_____ others.

Venice,  __  (1)  _____ small waterside city in northeast Italy, boils with happiness and excitement once every year. Between February 21th and March 4th, the carnival hits the streets. For most people the carnival means large  __  (2)  ___ (party) and feasts. But in Venice, it also means traditional masks and costumes.

These costumes were  ___  (3)  _____ (original) meant to hide personal identities. Then, different social classes could mix in a sea of happiness.

Today, people in Venice still dress up in the strangest ways  ___  (4)  ____ soldiers, butchers and fishermen, for example.

Bars and cafes are filled with party-goers ___  (5)  _____ come to show off their strange costumes. Their designs and creations  __  (6)  _____ (make) by special studios. Ready-made costumes are not acceptable.

“ In the month before the carnival we work overtime  __  (7)  ____(meet) the demand,” said a mask maker. “ Many kilometers of silk and lace are made into costumes. For shopkeepers, the carnival is the  __  (8)  ____ (good) time of the year.

The Venice carnival __  (9)  ____ (date) back to the Middle Ages. At that time, the city was _  (10)  _____ of the wealthiest in Europe. Now the Venice carnival attracts huge crowds from all over the world.

The city certainly benefits---a whole industry has been build up around the carnival’s masks and costumes.

“ The Venice Carnival is a magical time! It’s such a great experience.”

One day, Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere _  (1)  ____ business by air. He liked sitting by the window when he was flying, so when he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. He found all of them   (2)  ___(take) except one. There was a soldier _  (3)  ____ (sit) in the seat beside this one.   (4)  ___ Mr. Robinson’s surprise, the soldier didn’t take the one by the window; but, anyhow, he at once went towards it.

When he reached it, __  (5)  __, he saw there was a notice on it. It was written in ink and said, “This seat is preserved(保留)for proper load balance(平衡), thank you.” Mr. Robinson had never seen such an ___  (6)  __(usual) notice in a plane before, but he thought that the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in it, so he walked on _  (7)  __(find) an empty seat.

__  (8)  ___ the plane took off, two or three people tried to sit in the seat beside the soldier. But they also read the notice and went on. When the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl hurried into the plane. The soldier, _  (9)  _ was watching the passengers coming in, __  (10)  ___(quick) took the notice off the seat beside him and in this way succeeded in having the company(陪伴) of the girl during the whole trip.