Once upon a time, a blind man was sitting at the roadside with a hat by his feet. There was a sign beside him, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (say), “I am blind. Please help me.” {#blank#}2{#/blank#} good many passers-by walked by him, but few of them helped him.

    A creative young man named Tom was going to his office. While walking by the blind man, he stopped {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(see) that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He bent down and put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for the blind man's {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(permit), he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (late) that afternoon, when Tom returned to the blind man, he saw the hat {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fill) with bills and coins. The blind man recognized his footsteps and asked if {#blank#}7{#/blank#} was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the man had done to the sign.

    Then the young man told the blind man that he {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (write) something like this on the sign, “It is spring now, but I can't see it.” {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （hear）what the young man said, the blind man expressed his gratitude to him and went home happily.

    Life is filled with regrets(遗憾). Anyone around you will have no difficulty {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tell)his regrets. As we get older, we look back and wish that we{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(make)better choices.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}can we do to avoid future regrets?

    Make better plans. The{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(early), the better. You will know that comes first and what comes last. You'll also know what you should do and what you shouldn't do. If changed happen, you can have more time to deal with them.

    Live a more active life. More outdoor{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(active) can keep you relaxed and active. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone's face. Learn to say “sorry” and don't be angry {#blank#}6{#/blank#}others.

    Find the right friend. When you get into trouble, ask {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(other) for help. That little help may get you good results.

    It's{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(general) believed that everybody fails, even the greatest person failed. So we must consider failure as{#blank#}9{#/blank#}chance to learn and improve ourselves.

    Life is good. We don't have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}work better when we have the chance to do so.

    Dujiangyan is the oldest man-made water system in the world, and a wonder in the development of Chinese science.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (build) over 2, 200 years ago in what is now Sichuan Province in Southwest China, this amazing engineering{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(achieve) is still used today.

    In ancient times, the region in which Dujiangyan now stands{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(suffer) from regular floods caused by overflow from the Minjiang River.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (help) the victims of the flooding, Li Bing, the region governor, together with his son, decided to find a solution. Li Bing, the region governor, together with his son, decided t find a solution. Li designed a series of channels built at different levels along Mount Yulei that would take away the floodwater while leaving the river flowing naturally.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (good) still, the extra water could be directed to the dry Chengdu Plain, making{#blank#}6{#/blank#}suitable for farming.

    Once the system was finished, no more floods occurred and the people were able to live {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(peaceful). Today, Dujiangyan is admired by scientists from around the world because of one feature. Unlike modern dams{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the water is blocked with a huge wall, Dujiangyan still lets water flow through the Minjiang River naturally{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (enable) ecosystem(生态系统) and fish populations to exist{#blank#}10{#/blank#}harmony.

    In our daily life, we often meet with difficulties. Some people do nothing but wait, while others try hard to conquer{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Personally, we should face with difficulties positively and make every effort to overcome them.

    My memory drew me back to five years ago when I was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} middle school student. At that time, I had great trouble studying English. First of all, I felt it hard to memorize English {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(word). Besides I didn't dare to say anything in class when {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (ask) questions. What annoyed me most was that I failed exams {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(constant). I was about to give up {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my English teacher found my problems. He encouraged me and gave me some good advice. So {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (inspire) by him, I decided to settle my problems.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(follow) his advice, I made progress gradually. I owe my achievement {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the teacher whose encouragement was of great {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.(important).