Patient: Good morning, doctor.

Doctor: Morning. What seems to be the trouble?

Patent: It's my vision. I can't see well at night, and when I wake up in the morning, it takes me a few minutes {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I can see clearly.

Doctor: OK. I'm going to take a closer look. Just relax. How {#blank#}2{#/blank#} has this been going on?

Patient: A couple of weeks, I guess -- wow, that's bright!

Doctor: {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it hurt when I do that?

Patient: Not exactly. It's just really bright.

Doctor: OK. Please, go on.

Patient: Well, I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (walk) down to the basement in my house about three weeks ago when I slipped and bumped my head pretty hard on the steps.

Doctor: Where exactly did you hit your head?

Patient: Right on the back. I heard a loud sound, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} everything seemed to be okay.

Doctor: You didn't get it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (check) out then?

Patient: No, I didn't. Well, a week passed, and all of a sudden I started to have problems {#blank#}7{#/blank#} my sight. I first noticed it when I was driving back home from work. It's gotten {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (bad) over the past week.

Doctor: I'm glad you came. I'm going to order some tests, and I want to make {#blank#}9{#/blank#} appointment for you to see a specialist tomorrow morning. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hope), nothing is too serious.

    Being a veterinarian(兽医), I had to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their boy Shane, loved Belker very much.

    I examined Belker and found him {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(die) of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do {#blank#}2{#/blank#} for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia(安乐死) procedure in their home.

    As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought {#blank#}3{#/blank#}would be good for six-year-old Shane to watch. They felt Shane might learn something.

    The next day, Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting(拍) the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood {#blank#}4{#/blank#}was happening. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(peaceful) away.

    The little boy seemed to accept it without any difficulty. We sat together after Belker's death,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wonder) why animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, having listened quietly, said, “I know {#blank#}7{#/blank#}.”

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(surprise), we all turned to him. What he said next amazed me. It has changed my life.

    He said, “People are born so that they can learn how to live {#blank#}9{#/blank#}good life—like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?”

    The six-year-old boy continued, “Well, dogs already know how to do that,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} they don't have to stay as long.”

Dear Amy

    It is very exciting that you are coming to our school so soon. Before you arrive, let me introduce our school to you.

    Our school is quite famous for{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(it) long history. It was begun in the early 1920s. It is a good place for us{#blank#}2{#/blank#}prepare) ourselves for the future. We have many wonderful teachers{#blank#}3{#/blank#}are always ready to offer help. They encourage us to try out new ideas and ask questions.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both arts and science. Students can choose to join any school clubs they are{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(interest)in. We can also choose the subjects{#blank#}6{#/blank#}we want to study. Last term I selected American Literature{#blank#}7{#/blank#}I wanted to learn about famous American writers. This term I{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(choose)to attend music classes because my father bought me a piano as a birthday present.

    I love my school and hope{#blank#}9{#/blank#}you will have a pleasant experience here too. I am looking forward to{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(meet) you soon!

Yours

Lily

    Parents' Day is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} American event for the parents and families. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (surprising), this event was not even there two decades ago.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} was only in 1994 that this event got officially accepted in the USA.

    It is very hard {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (say) when the idea of Parents' Day actually came into picture. But it can be certainly said that this event is born to honor and appreciate parents {#blank#}5{#/blank#} are responsible for the upbringing of the new generation. Their hard work {#blank#}6{#/blank#} endurance (耐力) open up a new horizon for the humankind.

    As said earlier, Parents' Day {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(get) its acceptance in 1994. President Bill Clinton passed the law for {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(recognize), uplifting, and supporting the role of parents. It was decided that the fourth Sunday of every July would be celebrated as Parents' Day, which is similar {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Mother's Day and Father's Day.

    The tradition {#blank#}10{#/blank#} celebrating Parents' Day is relatively new. But within few years after its acceptance, the event has spread its wings to the whole world. Now the event is widely adopted.

    On a bright, warm July afternoon, Mac Hollan, a primary school teacher, was cycling alone from his home to Alaska {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he heard quick and loud breathing behind him. “Man, that's a big dog!” he thought. But when he looked to the side, he saw immediately that it wasn't a doe at all, but a wolf, quickly catching up with him. In fact, he {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (meet) some cyclists just 5 minutes before and had just set {#blank#}3{#/blank#} from a gas station, but now no one could help him.

    Mac found out his can of bear spray (喷雾) and fired at the wolf. It fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later, it was by his side again, making him more {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  (fright). He fired at the wolf {#blank#}5{#/blank#} second time, it fell back only {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (start) the chase (追赶) again quickly.

    Mac waved and yelled at passing cars but was careful not to slow down. He saw a seep uphill climb before him. He knew that once he hit the hill, he {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (catch) up and the wolf's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (tooth) would be tearing into his flesh.

    At this moment, Paul and Beeky were driving their car on their way to Alaska. They spotted what they, too, thought was a dog {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (run) alongside a man on a bike. As they got {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (close), they realized that the dog was a wolf. They stopped their car in front of him. Mac jumped off his bike immediately and ran for the car quickly.