①I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (surf)the Internet when my friend came to see me.

②It's {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (amaze) to see an alien in the street.

③He went home from work in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (silent)when he heard the news.

④ She said she {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (can) dance and sing well.

⑤ {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (luck), no one got wet in the sudden rain yesterday afternoon.

    Since her husband died, Mrs. Jackson {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(live) alone in her big old house. The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago. For the sake of safety, her daughter has tried hard to ask her to sell the house {#blank#}2{#/blank#}buy a new and small one in the town .But Mrs. Jackson doesn't like the idea. She says that she has to look after her {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(husband) old house. But these days, she often hears of stories about unknown people{#blank#}4{#/blank#}steal things around here.

    That was{#blank#}5{#/blank#}cold day before Christmas Eve. Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music {#blank#}6{#/blank#}someone knocked at the door. She heard the sound hut didn't move. Another knock. Who could it be? Mrs. Jackson was a bit afraid. She decided not to answer the door but kept {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(wait).

    One minute another minute and yet another minute, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(something) happened and no more knocks. She walked quietly to the door, and listened. She heard nothing but the wind outside. She {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(slow) unfastened(打开) the door and watched through the crack(缝隙). She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open! At the door, she saw a tail, beautiful Christmas tree! Under the tree was a Christmas card with these {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(word):

    Merry Christmas!

    Your new neighbor

    Alice was born with a strange disease（疾病）. She has been to many hospitals. None of the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}knew the cause of the disease. They told her parents she would go blind（瞎的）and deaf（聋的）.

    Now Alice is fifteen years old. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}eyesight and hearing are so poor that she can't see or hear clearly. But she is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}bright and happy girl. She says to parents," {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I can't see well, I won't stop working." She hopes to enjoy her life. With her parents' help, she is travelling as {#blank#}5{#/blank#}as she can. She is also sharing the interesting things she experiences along the way with others.

She also wants to help people {#blank#}6{#/blank#}her. Her dream is to help researchers {#blank#}7{#/blank#}a method for her disease. If she can get well, people who have the same disease may also be cured (治愈). In fact, she has {#blank#}8{#/blank#} money for a foundation（基金会）fighting the disease {#blank#}9{#/blank#}she was in Grade Two. Until now, she has got over $150, 000!

    Alice thinks helping others can make her happier {#blank#}10{#/blank#} having fun alone. She is doing her best to live her life without any regret (后悔) .