I   (1)  (walk) with a friend yesterday when I found an iPhone 5s in a pile of snow. I picked it   (2)   and it still worked! I started looking through the name list and dialing numbers to see whether I could figure out whose phone it was.   (3)  (luck), only one person answered and she didn’t recognize the number.
    Since that lady didn’t know whose phone it was, my friend suggested that we go back to __(4)___house that we found the iPhone 5s in front of. I knocked on the door and two college-age persons answered. They hadn’t lost their phones,   (4)   as I told them the story and mentioned some   (5)   on the name list, the young man said that he also had those names and it   (7)__    be the phone of their friends. I really didn’t have anything to say, because in my mind I was just doing the right thing. I immediately tried   (6)  (find) the owner, because that is exactly  __(9)_ I would want someone to do if either I or any of my family members lost phones. The purpose of helping others is not for return.   (7)   (help) others is more than enough for me and it is the most endless joy of life.

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Ten Chinese engineers were driving down a road to a National Forest Park. They were __(1)__ (sudden) amazed by what they saw. Three tall animals, __(2)__ (cover) with long black hair, were crossing the road. On _(3)__ (see) the animals, the engineers immediately stopped and ran after them. However, when they saw (4)_ move through the forest with great speed and strength, they did not dare to follow any _(5)__ (far)．

The men did not take any photographs but scientists were delighted by the __(6)_ (discover), because the engineers are all well-educated people and scientists feel they can rely on what they __(7)_ (describe)．

Scientists returned to the forest, collected some hair and measured footprints, __(8)__ are about 20 inches. They appear to be the animalsˈ feet! Chinese scientists have now set up a special group to exchange information and made a study of the forest. But in the meantime, some people refuse to believe that this half-man, half-monkey __(9)__ (exist). They will not believe it __(10)_ one of the animals have been caught.

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 We are what we eat because what we eat every day has  __(1)____ great impact on our health．Therefore，we should make every effort to change our bad eating habits． __(2)____ we all know，baked or fried foods may be  _(3)_____ （taste），but eating too much of them will __(4)__ （probable）result in some illnesses．Moreover，some food that costs us a great deal of money and is not healthy is junk food．

        __(5)____ （compare） with people in the West，Chinese people used to eat more grain and vegetables，but  _(6)_____ （little） meat，which is a good eating habit．However，things are quite different now．With the rapid economic ___(7)___ （grow） of our country，we are now also eating a lot of food that is high in sugar and fat．We  __(8)____ （run） the risk of eating out without considering the balance of our diet．The food we choose affects our health，so we must keep  __(9)____ in mind that the food we choose___(10)___ give us the nutrients we need．

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Mr Vincent was tired of  (1)  （live） in the big city where he worked．He wanted  (2)  （move）to the country and live in a house from which he could get to his office in the city early every day.He was looking for a house until he saw an ad in a newspaper one day．The ad said that a suitable house in a quiet area was up for sale  (3)  a reasonable price，and the house was within a stone's throw of a railway station from which there were frequent  (4)  （train） to the big city．"That's exactly   (5)  I need．"Mr．Vincent said to   (6)  ．So he called the house agency and  (7)  （arrange） to go down by train   (8)   next day to have a look at the house．The house agency met him at the station and they started walking．It took them at least 15minutes to get to the house．When they arrived，Mr．Vincent said  (9)  （angry），  "I should be very   (10)  （interest） to meet the man who threw the stone you mentioned in the  newspaper．"

Chinese as a Foreign Language

Who wants to learn Chinese? Just about everybody in the world, it seems. The demand for Chinese as a foreign language is growing fast, both in English-speaking countries, such as Britain and the USA, and in other countries like France, where the number of students studying Chinese  (1)   (increase) by 15% each year in recent years.

There are a number of reasons for the interest. As China develops   (2)    (economy), opportunities for doing business increase dramatically－and if you know your partner’s language, your chances of success increase. But there is also a renewed interest in the culture and traditions of China; the fact   (3)    Chinese culture has continued uninterrupted for more than 5,000 years is a source of   (4)    (curious) and fascination for people in other parts of the world.

A third reason is that learning Chinese is, simply, a challenge. With its characters and complicated tone system, most speakers of other languages think Chinese must be  (5)  (incredible) difficult. But is it really so? As one American student says, “The biggest problem about learning Chinese is often fear—sometimes caused by the teachers. I’ve studied quite a few languages, and none of them are as easy for me as  (6)  . The grammar is easy, since sentence order is similar  (7)   English—but simpler. The only difficult part of spoken Chinese is the tone system. Even that isn’t a big problem. I remember the first time I heard a native of Beijing speaking, it was so clear!”

With so much interest in the language, the Chinese government introduced an international exam system.

Established in 1990，the HSK test was initially meant for those learners who regard Chinese   (8)    a second or foreign language. Later, it was introduced abroad. At the moment, there are more than 100 exam centres in 27 countries around the world, with nearly 150,000 candidates   (9)    (take) the exam every year. And a spin-off of this is that   (10)    (teach) Chinese as a foreign language offers young Chinese language graduates interesting professional opportunities and a chance to travel across the world.

Babara: You look tired. What’s the matter with you?

Bob: Nothing serious. I want to have a job after graduation. I am under great ___(1)_ _(press).

Babara: Do you find that ___(2)_ _ is difficult to find a suitable job this year?

Bob: Yes. Now college graduates ___(3)_ _(encourage) to start their own businesses, which sounds really good for us. At the same time, we can get some ___(4)_ _(value) social experience and we may also know more about ourselves and society.

Babara: Yes, but it is not as easy ___(5)_ __you imagine. For college students there are a lot of problems, ___(6)_ _(especial) the one of not having enough money. And our education doesn’t provide enough knowledge on how to solve it.

Bob: Maybe you are right. ___(7)_ _our government allows college graduates to borrow money from banks and maybe some can get money from their parents.

Babara: But you have to pay back the money sooner or later. So some college graduates prefer to live a peaceful life rather ___(8)_ _ start their own business through job-hunting which is competitive.

Bob: Oh, they don’t have dreams. But I have made up my mind ___(9)_ _(achieve) my dream. How about you?

Babara: Well, it always takes time to consider before ___(10)_ _(make) a decision.

I went home, very upset.    (3)  (actual) , I was also in a hard place financially and unable to do   (4)   (much) for them. I called a friend of mine about this,    (5)    responded, “ These people mean a lot to you and I want to help them.” Since he had never met them, he requested me   (6)   (go) to the grocery store, all on him. At the check-out, I noticed him lacking money, so that I had to have some items taken back.

We were walking away   (7)    I heard a voice behind me asking the clerk, “ How much are those things? I decide to pay for them.” I turned around, 

thanked the kind man and   (8)    ( tell) him everything. He explained that he understood as he had lost his job the year before but now was working again.   (9)  tears in our eyes, all of us went away. It was such  (10)  wonderful feeling to see folks step up when someone needed help, even a total stranger.