Alan was a weak old man who lived alone. One day, he got {#blank#}1{#/blank#} bad cold and called for a doctor.

    When the doctor {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (check) him, he asked," Do you have a friend to look after you?"

    The old man said," I'm seventy {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (year) old, but I've never met anyone I could call a friend. "

    "You {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (live) here since you were born but never had a friend?" The doctor was surprised. "Our village head, Robin, will {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (certain) help you if he knows you are sick. "

    "It's so boring {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (listen) to Robin, he is always talking about his farm." Alan added.

    "Then what {#blank#}7{#/blank#}Peter?"

    "A selfish man, though he is smart and interesting." Alan continued.

    "But everyone loves him, he is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (popular)than anyone else in the village." The doctor laughed.

    "Right," agreed Alan. "But he's so noisy that I can't stand {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (he) for more than five minutes. "

    "I'm afraid you see so much of your neighbors' weakness that you don't know what good people they actually are." the doctor said. "Anyway, please call me {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you need me." Then he left without a word of" thank you" was heard.

    As we all know, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and other big cities are great places to live {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. There are always something {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(interest)for people to see and do. You can go to, different kinds of museums, see all kinds of plays and concerts. You can also buy things {#blank#}3{#/blank#}all over the world,

    But there {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be)serious problems in big cities, too. For example, It's very expensive {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (live)there, and there are too many people in big cities-Every student can study at good schools and receive good medical care. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}sometimes people can't find work or good flats with proper price. Also it is hard to keep the cities {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(safety)and clean.

    Some people enjoy {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(work) in big cities,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(other) do not {#blank#}10{#/blank#}they want to move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there first.