First aid is of __  (1)  _ (important) in our life. There is no doubt   (2)   it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time. If a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can __  (3)  _ (find). But in the process of first aid, __  (4)   the injured will be properly treated __  (5)  _ (depend) on your knowledge of first aid. As __  (6)   famous journalist, Yan Song leads a very simple life. But he not only has a good nose __  (7)  _news, but also has __  (8)  _ (admire) professional first aid skills, because he thinks if we know __  (9)  _ about first aid, perhaps a life can be saved.
Everybody should know some first aid in order to save other people’s lives. Let’s take delight in __  (10)   (acquire) skills of first aid.

In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back to as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient people’s daily lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation,   (1)  (music) instruments and even weapons.

The   (2)  (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan,   (3)  (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played   (4)   important role. The world’s oldest water pipe was also   (5)  (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan   (6)  (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe   (7)   the 19^th century, and it was by using the technology   (8)   the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as   (9)   of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging people to hold on when   (10)  (face) tough situations.

The boss knew Tom worked very hard these years. So he said, “Thank you,   3   I have a request. I hope you’ll do one more thing for our company   4   you leave. Perhaps you’ll change your mind.”

Tom agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Tom went and returned soon, and said he had found   5  . The boss asked how much per kg. Tom   6   (shake) his head, went back to the market and returned   7   (inform) the boss $1.2 per kg.

The boss told Tom to wait a second. He called Bob to come to his office and asked Bob to do the same. Bob went, returned and said   8   (gentle), “Boss, only one person is selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, and $10   9   10 kg. He has 320 melons in all, 58 of   10   are on the table. Fresh and red, each weighs about 2 kg. ”

Tom was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bob. He decided to stay to learn from Bob.
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For most families,a trip in the car to a(n) 61 (familiar)area involves at least one  62  (argue) about the best route to take.This is not the case,however,in the Williams family.They never get  63  (lose)when five-year-old Daniel is with them.That's because Daniel has the incredible ability  64  (tell) you the best way to get from one place to another anywhere in England,and what's more,he doesn't need a map-he can do it without thinking.

Daniel  65  (be) interested in place names ever since he first learnt to talk.When he was about three,he started asking his parents questions about how the roads they drove along joined up,and it soon became obvious that he had  66  photographic memory for maps.He had no difficulty  67  remembering the information and relating it to  68  he saw from the car window.

Now,after school,Daniel's favourite game is drawing maps of the road systems in all sorts of places he  69  (visit).His parents have no idea where his particular talent comes from because 70 else in the family has it.Although he is also a football fan, and is learning to play the keyboard,Daniel's main ambition in life is to become a mapmaker.

After graduating from college, Tom and Bob joined a company together. Both worked very hard. Several years later, the boss promoted Bob to manager, but Tom remained as 61       worker. Tom couldn’t take it. He handed his resignation(辞职信)to the boss,62        （complain）that the boss didn’t value hard-working workers, but only promoted those pleasedguys.

   The boss knew Tom worked very hard these years. So he said, “ Thank you, 63         I have a request. I hope you’ll do one more thing for our company 64        you leave. Perhaps you’ll change your mind.”

   Tom agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Tom went and return soon, and said he had found 65      . The boss asked how much per kg? Tom 66        (shake) his head, went back to the market and returned 67           (inform) the boss $1.2 per kg.

   The boss told Tom to wait a second. He called Bob to come to his office and asked Bob to do the same. Bob went, returned and said 68             (gentle), “ Boss, only one person is selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, and $10 69          10 kg. he has 320 melons in all. Fresh and red, each weighs about 2 kg. Bob’s words and action，70       made Tom very surprised .

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 tile，”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．”

Long, long ago, a Frenchman traveled to a small Italian town. He was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for   61   walk alone. It was very late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man   62   quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight   63   the Frenchman suddenly found his watch   64  (go). He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to get back the watch.

   Soon the Frenchman caught up   65   the Italian, but   66   of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist   67  (point) to the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.

   As soon as he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife   68   had happened. He was greatly   69  (surprise) when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that he   70  (rob) the Italian’s watch by mistake.

Table manners vary from culture to culture.  61   is acceptable in one country may be considered very rude in another.Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners   62      the modern table manners in Korea.  63    (tradition),it was the woman’s job     64    (cook)food and set the table. The woman would sit    65    her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant meal. Only    66     the husband finished would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot.   67      of the family members eat together at the same time.It is common to see everyone help with the meal,

     68     (include) the husband.One tradition, however, has not changed.It is the oldest person that starts the meal.     69  (stay) until the oldest person is finished is considered to be    70     basic tradition of Korean table manners.

Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed．When a person does a certain thing again, he 76  (drive)by some unseen force to do the same thing  77  (repeat), then a habit is formed．Once  78  habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes  79  (possible) to get rid of．It is therefore so important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits．

Children often form bad habits, some of  80  remain with them as long as they live． 81  (lazy), lying, stealing and so on are all easily formed bad habits．However，There are many other habits formed in early life that are  82  great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has  83  to do with certain habits in early life, like early   84    （rise）and honesty. We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits  85  will be good for ourselves and others．

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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. "