Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix (修理)？

    In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of{#blank#}3{#/blank#}most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the river wasn't changed in a few days or even a few months. It took years of work{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(clean) than ever.

    Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit {#blank#}7{#/blank#}is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

    While there are{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amazed) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patience).

—Yes, the actors {#blank#}1{#/blank#} duty it was to satisfy the audience were successful.

    After the tsunami(海啸)hit India，many people who lived near the sea were greatly influenced. A lot of people lost their homes and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(unfortunate) some even lost their lives.

    College girls {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(ask)to collect money from their neighborhood. So we formed a group and devoted {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(we) to collecting money for the tsunami relief fund (救济金)．In our area，we showed a sign board，{#blank#}4{#/blank#} read，"Please help the sufferers, "to the people in the neighborhood and asked for their help. They donated money，dress，rice，medicine {#blank#}5{#/blank#} anything else useful.

    A small boy who was on the way to his school came running to us and asked us {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(wait) there for some time. After 5 minutes he ran to us with {#blank#}7{#/blank#} small savings box. It was a plastic box which there {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) many coins inside. He said he got the little box from his granny as a birthday gift {#blank#}9{#/blank#} saving coins. And he wanted it to be donated for the fund. It was the real greatest offering of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(kind) collected by us. What a lovely boy and what a big heart!

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    Questioning can lead to searching for an answer. If we are in the habit of asking whether that we are told is true, we can find the correct answer and learn more.

    Two years ago, our teacher, Mr. Alex offered us an answer of a difficult math problem in class. Because the answer seemed a little strange, nobody but I doubted it. Thought that his solution might be wrong, I carefully analyzed the problem and try to work it out in a different way. Half a hour later, I managed to find the correct answer. When I showed my answer to her, the teacher praised me for my dependent thinking.

    From this experience I have been learnt that questioning can serve as a bridge helps us to seek the truth.

    Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of Study, first came into {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (exist) in Xuan Prefecture in the Tang dynasty. The traditional skill of making the paper {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hand has been passed down through generations. The process takes as many as 100 steps, all of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} require a level of delicacy.

    Take papermaking master Zhou Donghong for example. He uses a fine screen to filter（过滤） a mixture of water and fibers. He lifts it up, and it's a sheet of paper. It takes him and his partner only 15 seconds {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (form) and shape it, but they've devoted {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (them) to perfecting the skills for decades.

    “There are a lot of tricks of filtering the fibers, and timing is the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (difficult) part of all. We have only one chance to filter the right amount of fibers, and only the proper weight guarantees the paper is neither too thin nor too thick, and the margin for error is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (extreme) small,” said Zhou. With just the right degree of thickness, top quality Xuan paper holds ink and water tightly.

    The skill of papermaking, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (recognize) as a national treasure, has also proven to be an international one. We felt {#blank#}9{#/blank#} great sense of pride as it was listed as a world intangible culture heritage(非物质文化遗产) by UNESCO in 2009. Since then, in Jingxian County, Xuan papermaking {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (teach) in schools.

    At my first class in the Forks High School, Mr. Banner, my English teacher sent me to an empty desk at the back without {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (introduce) me to the class. It was harder for my new classmates {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(stare) at me in the back, but somehow, they managed. I kept my eyes down on the reading list the teacher had given me. It was {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(fair) basic: Bronte, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Faulkner. I'd already read everything. That was comforting… and boring.