Jane's mother was about seventy, so Jane and her husband wanted to give the old lady a nice present for her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（birth）. She liked drinking tea, so Jane bought a small {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(electricity) machine for her. It could make tea and then wake people up in the morning.

She brought it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}her mother on her birthday, and showed her how{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(use) it. Before you go to bed, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} tea and water in it,”she explained to her mother,”and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(do) forget to turn {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the electricity. When you wake {#blank#}8{#/blank#}in the morning, your tea will be ready.”After a few days, the old lady{#blank#}9{#/blank#}( telephone) her daughter and said,”Jane,there is one thing I don't understand. Why do I have to go to bed to make tea? Can't I have tea in the afternoon {#blank#}10{#/blank#} in the evening?”

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    One day, I was walking down Jackson Street to catch the bus when several tough guys jumped out and robbed me. They beat me, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) all my money and left me by the roadside {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(die). Not long after, a man in my neighborhood passed by. He saw me and said, “I'll get some help. ”He left and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}came back. A few hours later, a second man passed by. I knew he was going to help me because we went to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}same church. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}he acted as if he didn't know me and left. It was almost dark when a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(three) man came by. I didn't know him. I thought he was from the countryside because he dressed {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(difference). I didn't think he was going to help me. But he saw me and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(feel) sorry for me. He called the police and then stayed with me, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(wait) for the ambulance. The next day, the doctor said to me, " {#blank#}10{#/blank#}was a good thing that the man helped you. You were dying. Who was he-a friend?" I thought for a minute, and answered, "Yes, he was."

    Nine-year-old Jimmy was given a task in school to write a story on "My family's ancestors(祖先)". The purpose was for the kids to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (understand) their family history.

    In search of some {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (answer) for his task. Jimmy interviewed his grandmother who of course {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (know) nothing about the reason why Jimmy asked such questions.

    When she was asked, "Granny, where did I come from?" his grandma was quite{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(nervous). Why didn't he ask his parents? She had to be quite careful when talking {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a kid about such a subject. She wanted to buy some time, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} she replied," Well, sweetie , the stork(鹳鸟) brought you." She said no{#blank#}7{#/blank#}( much), hoping that the subject would be dropped until Jimmy's parents came back.

    "So, where did Mom come from?"

    "The stork brought her also."

    "Well, then where did you come from?"

    "The stork brought {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(I) too, sweetie"

    "All right, thanks, Granny."

    Jimmy's grandmother did not think anything more about his {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Three days later, when she was tidying up and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (look) at Jimmy's desk, she read the first sentence of his paper," For three generations(辈)there have been no natural births in our family".