Susan was a lively girl. She worked as a 1. She was once the most beautiful girl in her hospital. Many young 2 liked her and wanted to marry (娶）her. People could 3 see her sweet smiles.

But one day everything changed. She 4 a car accident and her was disfigured (毁容). She felt quite 5 and stayed at home all day. She didn't want to 6 anyone.

Her parents were afraid she would go 7. So one day they took her to “Blind (盲的) Children's Home”. She played with the blind children that afternoon and for the first time after the accident her parents 8 her happy look. Just as they were leaving, a blind girl put her 9 round Susan's neck and said, “Your voice 10 sweet and I know you must have a beautiful face.”

    Susan cried all the way home in the car, but it was with happiness. Susan changed in the end. Smiles came back to her face again. 

    Muller was a butcher（屠夫）. He worked in his father's shop for many years. His father1working when he was very old，and Muller worked2. He had to work harder.

    Muller worked five and a half3a week. His shop closed at one o'clock on Thursday，and it was closed the whole of Sunday. Saturdays were the4days.

    One Thursday a young woman came into the shop at five minutes to one. "I'm5. I'm late. "She said, "Some friends called me just now. They wanted to come to6tonight and I need some more meat. "

    Muller had only one piece of good meat in the shop. He had sold all the rest7 in the day. He took the piece out and said to the woman, ""This is six pounds."

    "It's too 8, "the woman answered." Have you got anything bigger?"

    Muller went into the room behind his shop, opened the fridge, put the piece of meat into it, took it out again and closed the fridge with a lot of9. Then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said, "This piece is bigger and more expensive. It's 8 pounds. "

    "Good, "the woman answered with a smile." Give me10, please."

    On March 14th 2018, one of science's 1 stars went dark. Stephen Hawking, the world-famous British scientist, died at 76 in Cambridge, UK.

    Hawking 2 by many people to be the greatest scientist in history since Albert Einstein. He came up with the theory that the universe began with the Big Bang(爆炸) and 3 in black holes. His theories became the base for a lot of later research. Common people are also curious about the space. So he wrote books to help 4understand the universe. His most famous book is Brief History of Time, which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world, according CNN.

5 his scientific achievements, Hawking was also someone6 had strong will and optimistic attitude. When Hawking was 21, he was diagnosed (诊断) with7 serious illness that stopped him from walking and talking. Later in life, he had to sit in a wheelchair and "speak" using a computerized voice.8 this didn't stop him from living a meaning and colourful life. "If one is physically disabled, one 9 afford to be psychologically (心理上) disabled as well," he once said.

    Hawking traveled the globe10science conferences, visiting every continent, including Antarctica. He was also a fan of pop culture and appeared on TV shows such as Star Trek and The Big Bang Theory. Hawking has 11 fans in China. His first message of Sina Weibo was a greeting 12 his "friends in China" posted in both English and Chinese.

    He celebrated his13 birthday by going up in a hot-air balloon; when he was 65, he took part in a zero-gravity flight to experience14. He hoped to travel into space one day.

    In 2013, Hawking spoke about how he felt life was unfair when he was first diagnosed with his illness. "But now, 50 years later, I can be 15 satisfied with my life." he said.

    French student went to London for his holiday. He thought, "I know a little English. I think people can 1 me."

    One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at the table. He wanted to 2 a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him, and asked, "Can I help you?" "A cup of tea and…" he could not remember the 3 word for eggs. He looked 4 him, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he 5 a picture-book on the table next to him. There was a picture of a cock on 6 cover. He 7 the picture to the waiter. "What's the English 8 this?" he asked. "A cock," answered the waiter. "What do you call a cock's wife?" he asked again. "A hen." "And what do you call a hen's children?" "Chicks." "And what do you call chicks 9 they're born?" "Eggs."

    "Very well," said the French student happily. "Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please." And he sat down 10 a smile on his face.