Reading benefits us a lot. First, reading books{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) fun. You can always keep yourself{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (interest) and it can help you have an enjoyable time if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a(n) {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (relax) hobby too.

    Next, you can read a book anywhere: in a car, on a plane, in bed—even in the bath. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and start again.

    Another good reason for reading books is{#blank#}5{#/blank#} it is useful. If you read as a hobby you{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (get) better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and become {#blank#}7{#/blank#}( better)at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probable find your schoolwork becomes much easy. Many school subjects depend {#blank#}8{#/blank#} good reading and, as you read you learn more and more.

    Good readers are most likely to be good{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (write), too．They are usually good at {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(spelling) as well, and have more things to write. Reading books is really a wonderful hobby.

    My mother and my brother were taking a trip to Washington, D.C. They came back with the most{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(amaze) story I have ever heard!

    When they passed by New York, their train failed to work{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(proper), the conductors asked everyone to move forward to another train. When everyone{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(seat), my mother realized she didn't have her handbag, in {#blank#}4{#/blank#}was her money, tickets, credit card and license. She rushed to a conductor. “Excuse me, I left my bag on the other train. Can you stop the train?” The conductor replied, “Oh, I'm sorry,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}we cannot let you off.” My mom quickly picked up her cellphone,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}only thing she had, and started calling someone for help but{#blank#}7{#/blank#}vain.

    Luckily, when the train finally stopped in Delaware, a man left the train and handed my mom $ 112. My mother thanked him and felt grateful for his {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(kind). She got the man's address and promised{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(find) a way to pay him back. My mother and my brother finally arrived in Washington, D.C., but did not get to do all the things as{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(plan). They got to take a few like rides, buy souvenirs, and more. They made the best of the worst vacation!

    There are about 100 million middle-aged women dancing in parks and on squares in China, and Deborah Roundy,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} U.S retired school teacher, is one of them.

    Mrs. Roundy is the only foreigner on the Shanghai dance team at Tongji University, where she is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (current) teaching English.

    Mrs. Roundy ran upon a dozen or so middle-aged women dancing {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the tunes of Chinese songs in 2012. At the time, she didn't feel used to the new environment and wanted to have some fun in her life. She {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (invite) to join the dancing team.

    At first, Mrs. Roundy communicated with her teammates by{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(exchange) notes to help translate for her. Now she uses a translation app on her iPad.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the Chinese language is not the most difficult thing for her, mastering Chinese dance is. Mrs. Roundy used to do ballet. She said {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(dance) in the U.S. always dance facing the audience. But in China, they change directions all the time, and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was very confusing for her at first.

    They have developed good personal relations. Mrs. Roundy says they also go out to eat and on field trips together, which are{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(forget ) experiences for her.

    Square dancing opens a window for her {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（understand） China, Mrs. Roundy said: Besides dancing, she and her husband have been active in community life, teaching English, and helping elderly neighbors.

    Throughout modern history, perhaps there has never been a scientist as iconic (偶像的) as Stephen Hawking.

    Whether he{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(educate) the world with his knowledge of the universe, or making fun of himself in TV shows, it is hard to imagine what the world will be like now Hawking is no longer in.

    On March 14, 2018, the British physicist passed away in Cambridge. Since then, many people have expressed their condolences (哀悼) on social media, including British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee{#blank#}2{#/blank#}invented the World Wide Web. “We have lost a great mind and a wonderful spirit,” Berners-Lee wrote.

    Hawking was an icon for many reasons, but he will be best remembered {#blank#}3{#/blank#} his work in the field of science.

    Building on German scientist Albert Einstein's work, Hawking explained his belief that space{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (start) with the Big Bang, and will end with black holes.

“This complete set of laws can give us the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (answer) to questions like 'How did the universe begin?'” Hawking wrote in his 2010 work The Grand Design. “Where is it going and will it have an end? If so, how will it end?”

    Besides his work in science, he also managed to overcome many difficulties in his personal life. While{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (study) at Cambridge University, he was diagnosed with motor neuron (运动神经元) disease at the age of 21. His {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (ill) left him paralyzed and he was told he only had a short time to live. However, he went on to become one of the{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (great) minds the world has ever known.

    “I felt it was unfair. Why should this happen to me?” he once recalled. “At the time, I thought my life was over and that I would never realize the potential I felt I had. But now, 50 years later, I can be satisfied with my life.”

Hawking left behind a great legacy (遗产). His signature book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(publish) in 1988, became one of the world's best-selling science publications. And in 2014, UK actor Eddie Redmayne played Hawking in the movie The Theory of Everything, which tells the tale of the physicist's life.

    He may no longer be with us{#blank#}10{#/blank#} Hawking will continue to inspire the world for generations to come. As he once said himself, “Look up at the stars and not down at your feet!”

    To my dad George H.W Bush's very last days, his life was instructive. As he{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（age）, he taught us how to grow with dignity, humor and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（kind）.Day could relate to people from all walks of life. He looked {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the good in each person and he usually found it.

    He strongly believed that it was important{#blank#}4{#/blank#}（give）back to the community and country in which one lived. To us, he was the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（bright）one among a thousand points of light. He taught us what it means to be a wonderful father, grandfather and great grandfather. He taught us that a day was not meant to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（waste）.

    In his inaugural （就职） address the 41st President of the United States, he said,“ We cannot hope only to leave our children a bigger car, or a bigger bank account. We must hope to give them {#blank#}7{#/blank#}sense of what it means to be a loyal friend, a loving parent, a citizen {#blank#}8{#/blank#}leaves his home, his neighborhood and town better than he found it.”

    Well, Dad, we're going to remember you, and we're going to miss you. So through our{#blank#}9{#/blank#}（tear）, let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you, a great and noble man, the best father a son or daughter could have. And in our grief, let us smile,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}（know）that Dad is hugging Robin and holding Mom's hand again.

    Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are masters in their sports and also set good examples for others.

    Lang ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (test). Two players had to leave. Losing two important players was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew her young players could win {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they worked together{#blank#}4{#/blank#}a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions!

    Michael Jordan who became {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(know) as "Air Jordan" changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (impress), but the mental strength that he showed made him unique. He always seemed to find a way {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (win). Jordan says the secret to his success is learning from his {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fail). Losing games taught him to practice even{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(hard) than before. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(help) young people since 1996.

    They are our pride and their legends continue.