Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

    In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up.The river was so polluted that it{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(actual) caught fire and burned. Now,ears later,this river is one of{#blank#}3{#/blank#}most outstanding（杰出的）examples of environmental cleanup.

    But the river wasn't changed in a few days{#blank#}4{#/blank#}even a few months. It took years of work {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally,that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(clean) than ever.

    Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you leave a habit{#blank#}7{#/blank#}is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use.When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

    While there are{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patience).

    If you go out to the fields at night in spring or summer, you can hear frogs singing{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(joy) here and there. It seems as if they were performing a field symphony（交响乐）.

    The frog is a good and useful creature that benefits human beings. They can catch fast-moving insects. Each frog eats a large number of pests that are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(harm) to crops. This little creature is regarded {#blank#}3{#/blank#}“the natural enemy of pests”.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} now frogs are getting fewer and fewer. This is{#blank#}5{#/blank#}they are killed and put on the table as a delicious dish by their chief enemy, human beings. It is a shameless and cruel act, isn't it? Another reason responsible for the rapid reduction of frogs is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}farmers use insecticides (杀虫剂) to kill pests and frogs get {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(kill)as a result of drinking poisoned water or eating poison-killed insects.

    Something must be done without delay {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(save) frogs. If we don't punish those {#blank#}9{#/blank#}sell and kill frogs to make money, then one day all of us {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(punish) by nature for failing to keep the balance of nature.

    One day I was thinking of something new to read.When I asked my sister for{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(suggest),she told me to read A Child Called "It".After reading this book,it{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(natural) became my favorite book.It taught me a lot of necessary things in life many people don't bother to appreciate until they're{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(miss).

    This book has inspired me in many ways.It made me realize that I'm so fortunate to have a caring and loving mom.As I read the book,I{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(notice) what the boy wanted was love from his mom,but that was impossible for him to get.{#blank#}5{#/blank#},his mom would abuse him.This book also taught me to appreciate and be happy{#blank#}6{#/blank#}what I have.I often cry because I'm unable to get new shoes or clothes.The child in the book was hardly surviving with the things{#blank#}7{#/blank#}he had.He hardly had enough clothes over{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(he) body to keep him from freezing and he didn't even have shoes.

    Until this day,A Child Called "It{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) still my favorite book.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (inspire) by this book,I'm sure to become a better person.

    A good teacher is many things to many people. In my own experience, the people I respect most are the teachers {#blank#}1{#/blank#} demanded the most discipline from their students.

    I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school. I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person. I remember very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (clear) a sign over her classroom door. It was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} simple sign that said, “Laboratory-in this room the first five letters of the word was emphasized, not the last seven.” In other words, I guess, labor {#blank#}4{#/blank#} her was more important than oratory which means {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) speeches.

    She prepared her work very carefully and demanded us to do the same. We got lots of homework from her.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the homework {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (reduce), but it continued just the same. She checked our work stamping her name at the bottom of the papers to show that she had read {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.

    I think sometimes teachers who demand most are liked {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. But {#blank#}10{#/blank#} time goes by this discipline really seems to benefit the students.

    We are what we eat because what we eat every day has {#blank#}1{#/blank#} great impact on our health. Therefore, we should make every effort to change our bad eating habits. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} we all know, baked or fried foods may be {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (taste), but eating too much of them will {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (probable) result in some illnesses. Moreover, junk food that costs us a great deal of money but is not healthy.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (compare) with people in the west, Chinese people used to eat more grain and vegetables but {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (little) meat, which is a good eating habit. However, things are quite different now. With the rapid economic {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (grow) of our country, now we are also eating a lot of food high in sugar and fat. We {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (run) the risk of eating unhealthily without considering the balance of our diet.

    The food we choose affects our health, so we must keep it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} mind that the food we choose should give us the nutrients that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} need.

    Today I will share a true story about an overseas student {#blank#}1{#/blank#} studied in Germany.

    After years of hard work, this student graduated with {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(amaze) achievements. Everyone was sure that he was going to get a good job easily and have a bright future. But to his surprise, he was not even given the chance for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} interview! The third time he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (refuse), he couldn't help {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(telephone) the company to ask why they didn't want him. The answer was simple. "We don't offer jobs to dishonest people in Germany."

    You might wonder what was wrong. The truth is, shortly after he {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (arrive) in Germany, this clever student found that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} was easy to skip(逃票) buying subway tickets in this country. So in order to save money, he often went in the subway without a ticket. As a result, he had been caught without a ticket many {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (time).

    From this story, we learn that we may get short-term benefits(好处)in dishonest ways, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the truth will come out sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember that {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(honest) is the rule.