On a cold evening with snow floating in the air, I got {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (stick) on the road because of a flat tire(轮胎). I attempted {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (seek) help from the passing cars, but no one stopped. As I was about to give up hope, a man {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (drive) an old dirty car came to my aid. To be honest, I was scared when he first approached me. Eying him up and down, I thought to myself, “There is a very good chance {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he may rob me,” He seemed to have sensed my discomfort so he tried to ease my {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (anxious) by introducing himself. His act of kindness made me feel ashamed to have questioned his intentions. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} was really considerate of him to stop to help a perfect stranger like me, especially in such terrible weather. Thus, after the spare tire was fitted, I asked {#blank#}7{#/blank#} much I owed him. I wanted to pay him back. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (surprising), he did not take my offer but rather told me to pass the act of kindness forward and help more people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} need. As he said those words, I noticed him wearing a smile of contentment. Helping  others seemed a very {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（nature）thing to him. I witnessed the true beauty of human nature in him.

    I am looking at an old friend of mine.

    He has been one of my best{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(friend )for almost 12 years. He has blessed my life with his loyalty, kindness{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(wise) and love since the day when I first met him{#blank#}3{#/blank#}doesn't matter to me that he has four legs instead of two, fur instead of clothes, and barks at me instead of talking to me.

    As I watch my friend sleeping{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the sun, I cant help{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(think) of all the goodness he has brought into my life. He has been with me every day through good and bad times. He has always been my protector. He has always reminded me that I am loved and showed me how{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(love)others at the same time.

    My friend has aged far{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(quickly)than me and had more and more health problems over the years. I am not sure how long we will be together before he {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(pass)away from this world.

    This {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(wonder)dog has helped me understand that you don't have to be perfect to be loved and{#blank#}10{#/blank#}poor health and old age might affect the body but they don't have to decrease the spirit.

UK Schools Ban Students From Using Slang (俚语)

    Officials at Sheffield's Springs Academy has introduced a new policy to prevent students aged 11 to 18 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (use) slangs and colloquial abbreviations (口语化的缩写) inside the school. Harris Academy Upper Norwood said it carried out the program to allow its students {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (express) themselves confidently and appropriately. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} we want to make sure of is that they are confident in using standard English. Slang doesn't really give the right impression of the person. Young people going to interviews for their first job need to make a good impression {#blank#}4{#/blank#}employers will have confidence in them.

    Donna Bowater at the Telegraph writes that short forms of words {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (become) popular with the rise of text messages and the social networking website Twitter in the past few years.

    "In addition to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) students the teaching they need to succeed academically, we want them to develop the soft skills {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they will need to compete for jobs and university places," the school was quoted as saying in a statement by the BBC.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the above-mentioned support, South Yorkshire MP Angela Smith said that the policy might cause a risk to dialects (方言) and accents. Some critics argued that slangs provided students with an environment {#blank#}9{#/blank#} they could feel both the history and development of languages.

    The widespread argument is making people wonder {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it is necessary to cut the use of slangs entirely or not. All in all, different opinions of the policy help us have a deeper understanding of the truth that language is always changing with the times.