Are you a man or a mouse? When {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (ask) this question, people want to know {#blank#}2{#/blank#} you think you are a brave person or a coward. But you will never really know the answer to this question until you {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (test) in real life. Some people think they are brave but when they come face to face with real danger, they act like cowards. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (hero).

    When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (call) adrenalin (肾上腺素) in the blood. With adrenalin in the blood system, you feel {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (strong) than ever before. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, when you are absolutely {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (terrify), the body can produce too much adrenalin, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} makes you find you can't do anything at all.

    What might life be like if you looked very different from others? Most of us are lucky to be born with "normal" faces.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, the movie Wonder shows us that there is no such thing as being normal and that beauty is more than skin-deep.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(base) on a bestselling novel, the movie is about a boy named Auggie. He has a facial deformity (畸形) and has spent most of his life being home schooled. But as he enters middle school, his parents decide to send him to a private school. There, Auggie must deal with judgmental classmates and learn to accept{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(he) as he is.

    In the US, most kids{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(teach) that it is OK to be different. Most people in the US celebrate being unique.

    But some kids have difficulty{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(accept) uniqueness. It's easy to pick on someone who's different,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(especial) if you have your own problems to deal with. This is another{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(center) theme from the movie—even the kids {#blank#}8{#/blank#}pick on Auggie have their own personal struggles.

    As Auggie's classmates get to know him better, they come to find that he's a nice kid {#blank#}9{#/blank#}a great sense of humor. They start to change their attitude toward him. In real life, it may take longer to see such changes happen. But if we give people {#blank#}10{#/blank#}chance, their hearts and minds may change in the end.

    Robben Island was a prison from which no one escaped. When Elias got to Robben Island, Mandela was also there and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（help）him.

    Elias was a poor black worker. The time {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he first met Nelson Mandela was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} very difficult period of his life. Nelson Mandela offered {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (guide) to poor black people on their legal problems. Elias was not at school for long, for his family could not afford his school {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （fee）and the bus fare. When he was worried about whether he would be out of work because he didn't have one passbook, Nelson Mandela told him what to do. That day was one of Elias'{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (happy) days in his life. Later, Elias joined the ANC Youth League {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (organize) by Nelson Mandela. In 1963, Elias helped Mandela {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (blow) up some government buildings. It was very {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (danger) but Elias was happy because he thought {#blank#}10{#/blank#} would help them achieve their dream of making black and white people equal.

    A few years ago, famous writer and editor Tom became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even move around. His doctor told him that he would lose the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(able) to move and eventually die from the disease. He {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(tell) he had only a one in 500 chance of survival.

    Despite the diagnosis(诊断), Tom was determined to overcome {#blank#}3{#/blank#} disease and survive. He was always getting help from medicine books and some doctors {#blank#}4{#/blank#} gave the ideas of curing his disease. The ideas made Tom {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(think) about the possible benefit of several positive {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(emotion).

    He decided {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(concentrate) on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He arranged time each day {#blank#}8{#/blank#} watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(do) other activities that would draw out positive emotions. Within eight days of starting his ''laugh therapy” program, his pain began to decrease and he was able to sleep more {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(easy). He was able to return to work in a few months' time and actually reached complete recovery after a few years.

To any soldier

    I served as a second lieutenant (少尉) in a war thirty years ago. Married for only a year and a half, I missed my wife and baby daughter a lot. In the years before cell phones and Wi-Fi, we had limited opportunities {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (communicate) with loved ones.

    One night while sitting by myself, I investigated the "Any Soldier" mailbox, a cardboard box with letters and packages from Americans. I chose one shoebox-size package. Inside I found about 20 greeting cards {#blank#}2{#/blank#} children. At the bottom was a letter written by their teacher  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (explain) how her kids had put the box together and how they supported our efforts in the war. Truly touched at that very moment by this gesture, I decided to write a letter of gratitude. I thanked the teacher for  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} her children had done—its impact on my patriotism, my morale, and, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (significantly), my uplifted faith. For security reasons, I was able to sign only my name.

    Around 2013, I received a Facebook friend request from a woman with  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I shared no contacts. I replied that  {#blank#}7{#/blank#} we were friends, I could not accept her request. She responded with one question: "Are you Second Lieutenant Bartholomew?" I replied that I had been at one time.

    "Dear sir," she wrote. "We have never met, but thirty years ago I was a second-grade teacher at a school in Ohio and our classroom sent a care package  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (address) to Any Service Member.' The thank-you letter you composed was framed and it  {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (post) on the wall of the school for more than 20 years. I wanted to again thank you for your service to our country."

    We never spoke again, but this gracious teacher strengthened my belief in doing what my mother always taught me: Write thank-you notes— {#blank#}10{#/blank#} never know how many people your kindness can touch.

    People with colour blindness can't see colours in a normal way. Colour blindness{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(affect) approximately 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women in the world.

There are various causes of colour blindness. For the majority of colour-blind people, the condition is something they have from {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bear), although some people get it later in life because of diseases.

    Most colour-blind people can see things as clearly as other people, but {#blank#}3{#/blank#} are unable to fully "see" red, green or blue light. There are different types of colour blindness and there are extremely rare cases {#blank#}4{#/blank#} people are unable to see any colour at all. The {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(common) form of colour blindness is red/green colour blindness. Although {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (know) as red/green colour blindness, the form of colour blindness doesn't mean sufferers {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (mere) mix up red and green. It means they mix up all {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (colour) that have some red or green as part of the whole colour.

    The effects{#blank#}9{#/blank#}colour blindness can be mild, moderate (中等的) or severe. Approximately 40% of colour blind people are even unaware that they're colour blind. Statistically{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(speak), most people with a moderate form of red/green colour blindness can only identify 5 coloured pencils from a standard box of 24 pencil crayons.