Johnathan, a six-year-old from Milton Keynes, will share the stage with a host of famous people, after winning an award for bravely fighting against his illness.

He was   (1)   from hundreds of nominations (提名) across the UK to win the Inspirational Child in 2013 WellChild Awards, which celebrate the  (2)  of children facing serious illnesses and honour the effort of professionals who go the extra mile to  (3)  sick children and their families.

Johnathan was nominated by Helen Braggins — a nurse specialist who looks after children — for his   (4)   in the face of a very serious illness. The future remains uncertain   (5)   a high-risk operation offers him some hope.

Brave Johnathan has had long periods in   (6)  with serious infections (感染) and   (7)   has to deal with weak sight, but he has   (8)   people with his bravery. When an infection prevented him eating for five months, Johnathan decided to become a chef and learn to   (9)   . Helen said: “Johnathan has an amazing ability to turn a   (10)   situation into a new experience. He is a truly   (11)   young man.”

With hundreds of nominations received from across the country, the job of choosing   (12)   in all WellChild Award categories (类别) is given to judges. The judges   (13)  leading health professionals and others with an interest in children’s   (14)   , as well as children and young people who face  (15)  illnesses.

Director of WellChild Awards, Linda Partridge, said: “It is a great  (16)  to choose winners from the many amazing nominations we  (17)  from all over the country. All the judges are   (18)   by the bravery of the children, the stories of selfless care and   (19)   of the doctors, nurses and teachers. They made a great   (20)  to the lives of sick children. Johnathan truly deserves to be the winner of the award.”

In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my    (1)  , it was the same score.

       Later that evening, I    (2)  told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our    (3)  much better than an IQ test. We    (4)  that Michael’s score must have been a  

   (5)  and we should treat him    (6)  as usual.

       We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got    (7)  grades in the school, especially    (8)  biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

       Michael    (9)  Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than    (10)   . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

       On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I    (11)  the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the    (12)  IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say    (13)  , “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the    (14)  we had in him.

       Interestingly, Michael then    (15)  another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had    (16)  

the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be    (17)  .

       Children often do as    (18)  as what adults, particularly parents and teachers,    (19)  of them. That is, tell a child he is “    (20)  ”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success, I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us   46   chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell   47  . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I   48   the countryside for some place I could rent for the   49   possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road   50   the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was  51  , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and   52   a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me,   53   slowly, they started teaching me the   44   of  being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began   55   around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a   56   American Dream — not the one of individual achievement but of   57  .

What I had believe in, all those things I thought were   58   for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.   59   on the mountain, my most valuable passions were my   60   with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into   61  . I saw many people were having a really hard time,   62   their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to   63   a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in   64    if we hadn’t handed together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about   65   we can all get by together.

I am an eleven­year­old primary school boy and all of my teachers complained about my unreadable handwriting．So I started taking my laptop to school and using it instead of paper，books and    (1)  ．At first I thought I was in heaven．Writing essays had become so   (2)  ．Copying notes took seconds．I don’t have to worry about spelling   (3)   and whether I have    (4)    to carry my textbooks．I was always organized，as I could not leave my books at home anymore as they were   (5)    in my machine，so you would think that it was  (6)  as a learning tool．

Unfortunately，soon I completely   (7)   all my ability to write，which is very limiting when still at school．My spelling became worse as I no longer had to think about it  (8)   the computer’s auto corrector．However，this wasn’t what   (9)  me the most．It was the fact that I was no longer learning what I used to in class．The simple act of writing something down was a way of learning for me，and a laptop could never   (10)   that．Exams started to become  (11)  as I no longer knew all the words and phrases，because I    (12)   wasn’t learning it just by typing it down．Also each lesson was at least five minutes shorter because of the time needed to  (13)  at the beginning of the class and pack away at the end of lessons．Finding and learning notes in your computer is also less    (14)  ．Furthermore，a computer does not have the same  (15)    of use as paper，as paper doesn’t have to be fully   (16)  ．Finally I couldn’t focus on my class  (17)   I had the whole Internet at my fingertips．So during lessons I would often search the Internet and have  (18)  ．

As you can see，the   (19)  are far more than the benefits．  (20)  I stopped taking my computer to lessons．Now I perform better at school．

The Beginning of Drama

There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the   (1)   that drama evolved from ritual(宗教仪式). The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings   (2)   the natural forces of the world—even the seasonal changes—as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to   (3)   these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to   (4)   the desired results were then kept and repeated until they changed into   (5)   rituals.

  (6)   stories arose which explained or masked the mysteries of the rituals. As times passed, some rituals were   (7)  , but the stories, later called myths, continued to exist and provided material for art and drama.

Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rituals contained the   (8)   of theatre because music, dance, masks, and   (9)   were almost always used.   (10)  , a suitable site had to be provided for performances and   (11)   the entire community did not participate, a(n)   (12)   division was usually made between the “ area of acting” and the “ area in which an audience sits ”. Besides, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was   (13)   to avoiding mistakes in the practice of rituals, religious leaders usually   (14)   that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often imitated (模仿) other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed (用哑剧表演出) the   (15)   effect—success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun—  (16)   an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representatives were separated from   (17)   activities.

Another theory traces the theater’s origin from the human interest in   (18)  . According to this view, tales about the hunt, war or other things are told and gradually spread,   (19)   through the use of action and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily gymnastic or that are   (20)   of animal movements and sounds.

     Eco-tourism involves people traveling to beautiful but environmental sensitive places. Such trips are  41  carried out with an experienced guide. Over recent years, this type of travel has been steadily gaining  42 as more people search for new travel experiences.

        Eco-tourism has many benefits. First, all the  43  spent by the tourists is used to 44 the important environmental spots they visit.  Second, it helps  45 to better understand the environment, thereby  46   their knowledge of the world. Furthermore, this style of travel is also more  47  of the local culture.

            Compared to   48   tourists, eco-tourists use energy more efficiently, save water and produce less rubbish by finding ways t 49   it. These behaviors have a   50   and lasting effect on the local environment.

      Two things are needed to make eco-tourism a/an  51  . First, it should be done in small groups. And second, because it requires considerable effort, both eco-tourists and locals must be 52  in their commitment to improving the environment.

       Green travel provides local people with jobs in parks,  53   and shops. One great achievement of eco-tourism has been the 54  of illegal hunting. Former hunters can now work as guides to help keep the animals 55  in their natural surroundings. Green travel also   56  local people’s quality of life, especially children’s.

         Peru is one country using eco-tourism to promote respect for the   57    . It’s now able to take better care of its rainforests because of a/an   58   on more sustainable(可持续的)travel.

         59  this, local people’s living-standards have improved. Many others are now following Peru’s   60   and using eco-tourism to preserve their environment for the future generations.

As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8, I even became   21 of getting Halloween candy.  22  , on October 31, my twin brother and I went out and 23   to every house in the neighborhood. Most of the houses only had a few steps to the door. It was easy. However, when we  24 one of the bigger houses with 10 tall steps  25 to the front door, which were known to have the best candy, my fear 26 me. My brother was already up the stairs, while I stood 27  at the bottom.

It was  28 that I’d be able to climb all that way, for I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and  29 my bag of candy. I might  30  my clothes on something. I wanted the candy, but there was no  31 I would go up those stairs to get it. I failed. I lost more than just candy. I lost my  32 .

Fear of the unknown  33 me for a long time. After six years in nursing, I was  34 with the career I had chosen. I faced a   35  : step out into the unknown or 36  the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never  37 the best candy.

Finally, with only $100 in my savings account, I started my own business. Whenever I would lose a client(客户), the old fear 38 . However, I’d tasted the candy, and now I don’t   39  when I face difficulties. I believe that, though  40 things can happen when we step out, worse things happen when we don’t.

I used to abandon(放弃）myself to despair（绝望）. Last year, my mother   41  from a stroke(中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole life turn upside down and I had no   42  what I could do to help her to relieve her   43 . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.

  Last month I  44  a precious watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt   45  about the loss.

  There have been many   46  like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things   47  I read “ If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by American writer Dale Carnegie.

  “When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What  48  can I get from this? How can I  49   my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?’” He wrote.

  I suddenly   50 that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay 51 all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things   52  . When my mother was fighting for   53 , I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of 54 and crying.

  Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn’t   55  a prize. If I had not   56  the article, I would definitely have felt   57  again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage   58  .

  Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺) as well, but these thorns help us become   59   and strong. When life   60  us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.

    Sometimes a mother's greatest gift is the smallest detail of her child’s life , freely shared.

    When I was busy with my housework in the   (1)   , I was surprised to find the front door was   (2)  suddenly. Julie, our oldest child,came in. She'd been married for three months. I was still trying to get used to her   (3)  elsewhere. Sometimes I even set her place at the table without   (4)  . Julie handed me a small group of daffodils（水仙花) and said,"Guess what!"   (5)  she opened the box on the table and bent to see what was inside. As I put the flowers in  (6)  She began telling me some small   (7)  of her new life as she made herself a sandwich. She'd learned to make cake by herself, and her boss was   (8)  of her because of her hard work. We sat at the kitchen table, and I   (9)  her eat, listening to her every word   (10)   . It was a    (11)  visit.Julie had to go to work. I thanked her for the flowers and for her visit; then I walked to the door with her and     (12)   as she drove out of the yard. , I answered happily, “What?"

      (13)   in the kitchen I sat and looked at the flowers. My daughter's    (14)   was as bright and dear as the  (15)    spring daffodils. Suddenly, I  (16)   the phone and dialed (拔) my own mother's number. She lived a hundred miles away. When she   (17)  , I said,“Guess what!"

     "What?" she answered hopefully. Like Julie I didn't have any   (18)   news, just little details of the day and the children.  (19)   I'd come to understand in the last hour how valuable small talk can be. Just before I hung   (20)   , my mother said,"You made my day. "

My name is Wang Gang. Last summer, I went to a coastal city called Brisbane in Australia on an exchange(交换) program. I stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their daughter Joan. They lived in a big house close to the     41   . I like that area very much, because there is a cinema, a swimming pool and a     42   .

I got along very well with Joan. We shared many     43    interests. Almost every day, we went swimming in the swimming pool. Sometimes we swam in the sea if the     44    was nice. We went to the zoo and I really     45    seeing those wild animals and the     46    ones. I saw those cute koalas and kangaroos, but I didnˈt get close to them     47    people said actually koalas were not as gentle as they     48   . They might bite people. We also went to the cinema a couple of times and I really liked the films there.

We visited Sydney on a sunny day. Brisbane is about 1 000 kilometers     49   

from Sydney, so itˈs not a short distance.   50   , we went there by plane. The journey by plane was quite fast and     51    and it took us only two hours to get there. When I got     52    the plane, I was so excited to see this modern city. The next day, we visited the famous Sydney Opera House. It was amazing!

The     53   in Sydney was absolutely beautiful and the food there was well-cooked. My favorite was sea fish. The Smiths were very nice to me. They even

   54  me to some very expensive lobster(龙虾). That was the first time I    55 

lobster, and I     56    say it was really delicious.

The whole trip was very enjoyable     57    the last day. We planned to go boating on the sea. However, it rained the whole day. We     58 in the hotel that day and chatted. In the end, we decided to go back to Brisbane by     59   , because the ticket was cheaper and also we could enjoy the scenery outside the train windows.

On the whole, I really had a great time in Australia. It was a     60    trip. Iˈd like to go back there again!