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.

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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. "
 

John Snow was a well--known physician in London in the 19^th century and wanted to help ordinary people  51  (expose) to cholera which was the deadly disease of its day.It was believed that cholera was commonly caused by the bacteria in the air or people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals.   52  (suspect) that the second theory was correct, he made further investigations and discovered that it was the water that was   53  (blame). Next, John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two streets  54   all the dead people had lived. Fortunately   55   he found that it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London, he told the   56  (astonish) people in Broad Street immediately to remove the handle from the pump so that   57   could not be used. In another part of London, supporting evidence from two other   58  (die) that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak was found by him, too.

  59  this extra evidence, John Snow was able to announce with   60  (certain) that polluted water carried the virus. Finally “King Cholera” was defeated.

As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy 51______ the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.

On the first day, all the new students 52______(attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl 53______ name was Diana. .During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves 54______ study and achieve high 55______( grade). As there were different students in some classes, 56______was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as57______ she used to get in her old school, it was a bit 58______(challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much59______(encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day60______(read) English books in the library.

In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.

Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability.

Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes  61____(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how 62______ （express）ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many  63___________ (difficult). In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble in 64________find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there 65______(be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English 66________(proper).

As far as I am 67 __________(concern), my suggestion is 68 _________we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher 69_________help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for   70 ________development of our writing skills.

Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends?” Are you puzzled, wondering   (1)   it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.

Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar with many Chinese people that they often play jokes   (2)   each other when chatting about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new   (3)   (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily.

  (4)  (amaze), the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC produced a program to introduce “tuhao”,   (5)   can be considered as “new money (暴发户)” in English.

Besides, The Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin   (6)   (describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women   (7)   (call) “a force in the global gold market”.   (8)   (expert) say the Chinese language’s influence on English will continue during   (9)   entire 21st century,   (10)   it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.