Coming Across Aliens(外星人 )

    It was a fine night. Carl was on his way home from his friend's party.

    While Carl was walking along the path near his house, he saw a 1 in the sky. It landed on the road at once. Three aliens came out. Carl was 2, because he could understand their language. He learned that they had decided to take all the 3 out of the city.

    Carl was worried about this. He called his friends quickly. While he was 4 for them, he looked at the aliens. They pointed at a tree, and then the tree, like a bird, flew quickly 5 the UFO. One by one, many trees flew away. Soon Carl's friends arrived. They asked them to stop, but 6 didn't work. Then Mr. Bright, a police officer, came. He  7 at the aliens, but it still didn't work. One of the aliens pointed at Mr. Bright. Mr. Bright became very small. Everyone was 8 with the aliens. Carl's friend Bill ran to them. He shouted at them in a big 9. To their surprise, the aliens turned away in no time and ran into their UFO. Then the UFO flew away.

    The alarm clock rang. Carl realized that he was lying in his bed. It was just a funny  10.

    In a small town, a shopkeeper works hard every day. But one day he closed his shop in the

    1and went home. He was very tired, he didn't have supper and went to bed at once. At that time the telephone 2 . A man said, “What time do you open your 3 ，sir?” The shopkeeper was unhappy. He thought the man played a trick on him. He did not answer it and went 4 to bed. A few minutes 5 the telephone rang again. He 6 and went to pick up the phone and found that voice (声音) was the 7 man and he asked the same question. The shopkeeper 8 answered. “You needn't ask me that because I can't let you 9 my shop. It's late now.”

    “No. I want to go out.” the man said, “My wife 10 me at home for dinner now.”

    When personal trainer James O'Driscall arrives at his gym each morning, he does not just help others to lose weight or build muscles(肌肉). There is something1.

    “I've been working with a man for several years who said that 2 really helped build up his confidence(自信).”

    James understands the importance of developing confidence 3 than most. At 26, he suddenly lost his sight. He was not able to work and his life was 4 because he didn't see anything.

    James' life 5 when a guide dig came into his life. “we build up trust and respect for each other. The dog 6 me to return to work and social life.”

    James started as an actor so he needed to get back in shape.

“I felt that if I could turn around my life through exercise, I could help 7 do the same,” he says.

    Through great 8. James became the UK's first blind trainer four years ago. “9, it is not about how heavy you are. People feel different when they played football without feeling out of breath(上气不接下气)10 they put a dress on for the first time in six years. That is what really matters. It's how you feel inside.”

    Charlie Chaplin spent over 70 years acting both on stages and in films. But do you know 1 he began his artistic(演艺生涯) career?

    When Chaplin was five years old, his father died. His mother thought she was rather ill, had to go on with her work as a 2 in order to make a living and she took little Chaplin along with her because no one took care of him at home.

    Once when she was giving a performance on the stage. 3 chocked(卡住) her throat, and she could not go on. People whistled(吹口哨) and 4. At that time, little Chaplin ran to the stage and 5 his mother. He wanted to help her. He cleverly sang as his mother did. He acted 6 that the audience all laughed merrily. They tossed(扔) coins to the stage 7 his humorous acting and pleasing voice.

    Seeing this little Chaplin said to the audience. “Wait till I 8 please.” All the audience burst out laughing at his words. When the boss helped him and left the stage. Chaplin said. “The boss must have put 9 into his pockets, so I have to go to ask him.” And he did leave the stage for a while. The audience laughed themselves to tears at his performance.10 they welcomed little Chaplin wherever he went. This was how Charlie Chaplin began his career.

    In Britain you're allowed to drive a car when you're seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you start. When you're learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren't allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don't have to go to a driving school—a friend can teach you. The person with you isn't allowed to take money for the lessons unless he's got a teacher's license. 

    Before you're allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test, you have to drive round for half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don't pass the test, you're allowed to take it again a few weeks later. In 1970, a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you've passed your test, you're allowed to go on driving if you like, and you must be healthy. Britain's oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100. 

    Before 1904, everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn't have to take a test until 1935. In the early days of car driving, before 1978, cars weren't allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.