One cold and dark midnight, a young little girl, called Nannan, woke up to pass water (撒尿 ). She by {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(her) got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked b{#blank#}2{#/blank#} quickly, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared. Her mother said, "Don't be {#blank#}3{#/blank#}/a'freid/, honey. Take courage!" "What's courage?" she asked, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (run) to her mother's bed. "Courage is the brave breath." her mother answered.

    The girl held out her little hands, saying, "Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me." After her mother blew out two {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (mouthful) of breath into her cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(nervous), worried that the "breath of courage" would run {#blank#}7{#/blank#}.Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom 68. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}/tə'wɔ:dz/ the bathroom without fear.

Her mother said to herself, "It will be nice 69.i{#blank#}9{#/blank#}someone can blow some kind of ‘breath' to me. Then I can hold it in my hands whenever I feel terrified or lost."

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.

    Do you want to have a big adventure(探险)with no big dangers? Try letterboxing. It's really {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(excite).

    Letterboxing began {#blank#}2{#/blank#} England in 1845. It was like hiking and exploring with a special adventure. Someone{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (make) a letterbox -- a small box with a little notebook in it. The person hid the letterbox in a park, a forest, a city or other {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(place). Next, the person would write directions(方向) to the box， {#blank#}5{#/blank#} put the directions on the internet. Then letter boxers used {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) to look for the letterbox.

    Letterboxing might not be as popular as skydiving or rock climbing, but it's a great activity. It's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} exciting outdoor adventure. And it's very cool {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (open) a letterbox and know that no one else found it! There {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) now many different kinds of people can have great fun enjoying these activities. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you have never done letterboxing before, you can give it a try.

    Do you know Stephen William Hawking? He was one of the most well-known scientists on {#blank#}1{#/blank#}[speis] and time in the world. He was born in England in 1942 and he died at the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}of 76 on March 14th, 2018. Hawking studied how the universe {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(begin) and how it would end.

    When he studied math and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}[̍saiəns] at Oxford University, he fell {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(bad)ill, which made him unable to speak. Till the last moment of his life, he couldn't move or feed{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(him).However, he had a wheelchair with a special computer, with which he could communicate with others.

    Although he was faced with all these difficulties, he {#blank#}7{#/blank#}[ri̍fjuːzd] to give up his hope of living. Because{#blank#}8{#/blank#}his illness, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he was greatly{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(respect) by people all over the world.

    Once he was invited to China to give speeches. His self-confidence and humorous conversations impressed us deeply.

He once said, "When something unfair happens, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}is no need to worry about it! You just have to do the best in your own situation."