We all get affected by advertisements in magazines and on radioand television. They promise us and make us believe{#blank#}1{#/blank#} we can buy ideal things with our money.

    However, many products.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} promise to help us realizeour dreams, turn out to be of little effect. Their purpose is to persuade thebuyer to spend more. Well, knowing the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (true) does not stop thevictims from{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (attract) by media stunts (噱头)!

     Though we are fully aware {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the artful devices of a toothpaste company, we enjoy the color and pictorial values that we see. Many companies make these pictures with artful imagination. A short film with a simple story and colorful atmosphere {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (create) the desired effect without using many words.

    Some of   {#blank#}7{#/blank#} best advertisements have even woninternational praise.

    The present age is an age of advertisement. All big and small companies depend on some kind of techniques{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(catch) a market for their products. Advertising may be make-believe, but it is here to stay. Industries grow{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (extreme) fast and markets are flooded with new products every day. Therefore, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is necessary that there besome code of ethics (道德准则) to prevent producers making goods below standard and cheating the public.

    Many people think when they become rich and successful, happiness will {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(nature) follow. However, the world is full of rich people who are miserable as if they {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(live) in Hell. We have read some stories about movie stars who committed suicide {#blank#}3{#/blank#}died from drugs. Quite clearly, money is not the only answer {#blank#}4{#/blank#}all problems. Wealth{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(acquire) through dishonest means does not bring happiness. In my view, the secret to happiness lies in your hard work, your {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(contribute) towards others' happiness and your wealth you earn through your own effort. If you get your money by taking advantage of others, you will not be happy with it. Long-term happiness{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(base) on honesty, hard work and self-esteem. Happiness is not {#blank#}8{#/blank#}end; it is a process. It is no use saying that some day when I get a car, build a house or own my own business, then I will be really happy. Life just does not work that way. If you wait for certain things {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(happen) to make you happy, you will always feel unfulfilled. There will always be something {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(miss).

    A museum has managed to draw in lots of visitors to learn about {#blank#}1{#/blank#} century-old duck recipe and sample the dish. The Sanzhenzhai museum, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (locate) next to the Wuzhen scenic spot, covers an area of 5,000 square meters. It {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (build) for the public to understand the brand's culture. "We attempt {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (ride) on the wave of Wuzhen's increasingly hot tourism and improve our brand's fame and sales," says Lu Fengxue, the sales manager of Sanzhenzhai. The brand was born in Wuzhen in 1848 and has been popular {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the distinctive taste of its duck products. Now, Sanzhenzhai has approximately 100 {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (outlet) across the country. The museum {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (become) a hit since it opened at the end of October. Approximately 70 buses drop by the museum on a daily basis, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} translates to roughly 7,000 tourists. Tourists {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (typical) choose three ducks at 100 yuan, according to Lu. "{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) products are especially popular with the middle-aged and seniors," says Lu.

    Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, educator and member of Congress. As a politician, Barbara Jordan worked for social change. She {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (seek) to make a difference for all Americans using her {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (politics) influence.

    Barbara Jordan became the first African-American woman {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (elect) to the United States Congress to represent Texas. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} helped Barbara gain her national {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (recognize) was that she became a member of the congressional committee investigating President Richard Nixon in 1974.

    Barbara Jordan was born in the southern city of Houston, Texas in 1936. She was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (young) of the three daughters in her family. Her father was a Baptist minister. When she was a child, Barbara's parents pushed her to succeed. Barbara Jordan said her parents would criticize her for not {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (speak) correct English. They urged her to become a music teacher, because they said that was the only good job for a black woman at that time. Her sisters did become {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (teacher). Barbara Jordan, however, explained later that she wanted to do something unusual.

    At first she thought about being a pharmacist, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} scientist who is an expert in medicines. After she became the first African-American state senator(参议员), her career in politics took {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    Once there lived a rich man {#blank#}1{#/blank#}wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (find) out whether they deserved his help.

    In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed{#blank#}3{#/blank#} very large stone. Then he {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(bury) himself behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

    "Who put this stone in the centre of the road?" said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (slow) and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing ; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Late in the afternoon a young man came along . He saw the stone, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(say) to  himself ,"The night will be very dark. Some {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(neighbor) will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone."

    Then he began to move the stone. He pushed with all his {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(strong) to move it. How great his surprise was at last! He found a bag of money {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the stone.