I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(excite)I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(ride)it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(extreme)nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(me). My uncle held onto the seat and helpedme to get  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the bike. While I was riding, he wasrunning along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(grate) to him for his help.

As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, Iheard my uncle shouting, "You are riding it by yourself now!" I was bothexcited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but {#blank#}7{#/blank#}if I fell off? Could I use the brakesto stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold ofthe bike. I {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(slow) down and came to a stop. Myheart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (late) that day, having learnt how to get onthe bike and get off it, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankfulto my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (nine) birthday.

      I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(ride)it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(extreme)nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(me). My uncle held onto the seat andhelped me to get  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the bike. While I was riding, he wasrunning along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(grate) to him for his help.

      As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, Iheard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was bothexcited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}if I fell off? Could I use the brakesto stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold ofthe bike. I  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(slow) down and came to a stop. Myheart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (late) that day, having learnt how to get onthe bike and get off it, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankfulto my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (nine) birthday.

    One day, Nick invited his friends to supper.He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (find) that he had run out of salt.So Nick called to his son,“Go to the village and buy some salt,but pay a fair price for it: neither too much {#blank#}2{#/blank#} too little.”

    His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much.Father,but if I can pay less, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} not save a bit of money?”

    “That would be a very{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (reason) thing to do in a big city,but it could destroy a small village like ours,”Nick said.

    Nick's guests, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied,"The only reason a man would sell salt{#blank#}6{#/blank#} a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect{#blank#}7{#/blank#} me sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it."

    "But such a small thing couldn't{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (possible) destroy a village."

    “In the beginning, there was only{#blank#}9{#/blank#} very small amount of unfairness in the world,but everyone added a little, always{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (think) that it was only small and not very important,and look where we have ended up today.”

    The British like DIY(do it yourself). A lot of people always spend their holidays {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(make) their homes more beautiful. If there is anything {#blank#}2{#/blank#} needs repairing or decorating around their homes, such as painting walls and putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(they). They share DIY experience{#blank#}4{#/blank#}their friends. DIY can save money. So, it is not surprising that DIY is very popular.

    DIY can be difficult. People often find it not easy{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(build) a piece of furniture because they can't understand the directions（说明书){#blank#}6{#/blank#} (good) . What's more, DIY can also be {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(danger). For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional (专业的) worker.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (unlucky), many people don't care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that thousands of people{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(hurt) while doing DIY in the UK last year. All in all, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}it is not always as easy as it is thought to be.

    John Snow was a famous doctor in London - so{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to cholera.

    First there was England. Wales was{#blank#}4{#/blank#} to it in the thirteenth century. Now when people refer to England you find Wales {#blank#}5{#/blank#}as well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to "Great Britain". Happily this was accomplished without{#blank#}6{#/blank#} when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.

    At first my new surroundings were difficult to{#blank#}7{#/blank#}. The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Hit by a{#blank#}9{#/blank#} of fresh air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary {#blank#}10{#/blank#}to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.