What was supposed to be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} fun climb became a test of friendship for two young people from Canada last Saturday. Jeremy Savage and Ian Marshall, both aged 17, went {#blank#}2{#/blank#} {#blank#}3{#/blank#}no problems.

    However, trouble began when they started the climb down the mountain. On one very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (danger) part of the path, Ian fell three meters off the side of the path. Jeremy was able to climb down to where Ian was. Ian was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bad) injured and could not move. They had to wait and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (hope) that someone would come and help them. As the evening grew {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (dark), Ian told Jeremy to leave him and go back to their parents, but he still did not leave. Jeremy thought {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was not safe for Ian to be alone. The night was cold and windy, and Jeremy used his jacket and extra shirt to keep Ian warm.

    At sunrise, Jeremy decided that the only way {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (help) his friend was to carry him. So they started the long climb back to their parents. Finally, after four hours, they arrived at the campsite {#blank#}10{#/blank#} their parents were waiting, “I'll always remember what Jeremy did for me.” said Ian. “He saved my life.”

粉丝们最终给乐队成员带来了很多问题，虽然没有他们那只乐队不会如此成功。

    A toy animal might not matter much to the average person, but for a child, it could mean the world. When 10-year-old Leon Ashworth's mom couldn't afford {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(buy) him a toy panda he badly wanted, he wrote a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(pity)note on the toy's box begging{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(shopper) not to buy it until his mom could. What happened next {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be)so heartwarming, it would melt you.

    The boy, Leon Ashworth {#blank#}5{#/blank#}lives in Liverpool, England with his mom, first saw his beloved 'Panda' at an Asda supermarket, the British equivalent of Wal-Mart. Though he was willing to wait with{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(patient) until his mom {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(pay) on June 15th to take the lovely panda home, the store's staff decided to do something extremely thoughtful after they noticed Leon's scribbled letter. They decided to buy it for him.

    In search {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the young author, whom they didn't know at the time, they posted the note on Facebook and eventually attracted the attention of Debbie Ashworth, who{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (immediate) recognized her son's handwriting. The Asda crew invited the mom and her son back to the store, and had a wonderful surprise waiting for them. “This is{#blank#}10{#/blank#}best day of my life.” Leon remarked to his mom.

    “Why do we have to learn about these useless things?” This is what teachers have heard students complain about most {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (common). In such cases, we may tell the students such {#blank#}2{#/blank#} story:

    One night, a group of herdsmen（牧民）were about to leave the campsite when there appeared a flash of bright light. They knew that God would be there, so they looked forward to {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(get) wishes from God. God {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(begin)to speak: “You have to collect along the way a number of stones. Tomorrow night, you may be very happy, but you may be very regretful.” Then God disappeared.

    The herdsmen were very {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(disappoint), because they would look forward to God to bring them untold wealth or treasure, but they did not expect that God had told them to do all these meaningful things. However, in any case, after all, that was God's will. Although there {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) some dissatisfaction, they were still picking over some stones. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} this way, they took a day. When night fell, they stopped. All of a sudden, they found that all the stones they picked had turned into {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (diamond). They were happy, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} at the same time, they felt very sorry, and they regretted that they had not collected more stones.

    Now we feel that knowledge is as useless as stones, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} may become endless wealth in the future.

    For you, the "Clear and Bright" day that falls in every April might be no more than just another holiday — the fact that it comes with three days off school matters to most students {#blank#}1{#/blank#} more than the fact that it is part of the 24 solar terms.

But the UNESCO has recognized the importance of the 24 solar terms. This ancient system that Chinese people have used to keep track of the time of year {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (add) to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Nov 30.

For starters, you may have heard your mom say: "The sanfu days are almost over. The heat won't be here for long." The sanfu days are a period of time that {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fall) in summer, somewhere {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Minor Heat (in July) and Autumn Equinox (in September). The coldest days, or the sanjiu days, are similar. They cover the 27 days {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (follow) Winter Solstice.

    In some places, solar terms guide people's lives through special foods, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (culture) events and healthy living tips. For example, people from northern China are in the habit of eating dumplings on the day of Winter Solstice. And on Start of Autumn, some people treat {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to a big feast, especially of meat, something they call "putting on autumn weight", or tieqiubiao.

    But no matter {#blank#}8{#/blank#} differently people celebrate the 24 solar terms, they have been here for a long time and could last forever.

    According to Chinese writer and academic Yu Shicun, unlike many other examples of intangible cultural heritage – Peking Opera and Chinese Zhusuan, for example – the solar terms are neither regional (地域的) nor a type of art or skill. Instead, the system is a philosophy of time, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} applies to everything. And this means they are {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (likely) to die out.

    The game of basketball was created by Dr. Naismith, a Canadian who worked as a physical education {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (instruct) at a college. He noticed {#blank#}2{#/blank#}lack of interest in exercise among students during wintertime. The Canadian winters were very cold, so the students were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (will) to do outdoor activities. Naismith determined that a fast-moving game {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (play) indoors would fill the empty after the baseball seasons had ended. In December of 1891, he {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (hang) two old baskets at either end of the gym, and with nine players on each side, organized the first basketball game. In less than a year, basketball was being played in {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the United States and Canada. Five years {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (late), a championship was held in New York City. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}that time, the team had already been reduced to seven, and five became standard in the 1897 season. When basketball first appeared in the 1904 Olympic Games, it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (quick) spread throughout the world. In 1906, a metal ring {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (use) to replace the basket, but the name basketball has remained.