Last year, two days before Christmas, my friends called, telling me their kitchen caught fire, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (destroy) everything in it. I drove to their house, taking all the food I had. They were so happy to see me, but felt {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (embarrass) having nothing to give me in return.

    I went home, very upset. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (actual), I was also in a hard place financially and unable to do {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (much) for them. I called a friend of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} ( I ) about this, who responded, “These people mean a lot to you and I want to help them.” Since he had never met them, he requested me {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (go) to the grocery store, all on him. At the check-out, I noticed him lacking money, so that I had to have some items taken back.

    We were walking away {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I heard a voice behind me asking the clerk, “How much are those things? I decide to pay for them.” I turned around {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (thank) the kind man and told him everything. He explained that he understood that as he had lost his job the year before but now was working again. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} tears in our eyes, all of us went away. It was such {#blank#}10{#/blank#} wonderful feeling to see folks step up when someone needed help, even a total stranger.

    Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was a Wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

    After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(tell) that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} for the week after. I didn't understand {#blank#}5{#/blank#}this would happen and my credit card had already been charged {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the reservation. What's worse, the hotel had been fully hooked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(surprise) helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on {#blank#}8{#/blank#} top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren't charged extra.

    The next day, my brother and I went to the beach {#blank#}9{#/blank#} we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(sunburn), but the day had been so relaxing that we didn't mind.

    Everybody, welcome to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(we) company. I am Luisa, Director of the department. Let me say something to you all. The starting of work can be exciting on the hand, and can also be {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(worry) on the other. No matter what your future job is, you will have to work with others. Leaning to get on well with others must come first,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (include) all staff in the company and our {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (custom).

    And secondly, right after my introduction, spend some time reading the introduction of our company and get to know the people in your office and find out {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the company is like. This afternoon you can walk around our workshops and know {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (much) about the products. No one is allowed {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (leave) the company before 5:30 pm. By the way, lunchtime {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (come) at 11:50 and it's free {#blank#}9{#/blank#} charge.

    Remember: Learning is so important {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it can change your future life.

This is what I'd like to say to you at the moment. If you still have any question, please come to my office. Thank you.

    I have been learning English for the last five years and one of the things {#blank#}1{#/blank#} has helped me to improve is reading. I love reading and often read during my free time. First, I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (start) reading easy things in English, like recipes (食谱) for cooking and short stories {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (write) especially for language learners. Then I moved onto longer stories and newspaper articles. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} first I found that reading was difficult because of the variety of vocabulary and the grammar, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} this soon became easier and I found that I could understand more and more of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I was reading. I didn't worry if I didn't know all the words, as I could still understand the main ideas. Reading has helped improve my English in many ways. I'm not only {#blank#}7{#/blank#} better and quicker reader, but also my {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (spell), writing, grammar and vocabulary are all much better. I think I have improved faster {#blank#}9{#/blank#} some of my friends who have been learning at the same time as me. So, I would say that everyone who wants to learn a language {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (quick) should read.

    The Chinese Culture Center in Paris, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(locate) in downtown areas opposite the celebrated historic sites of Grand Palais and Petit Palais across the Seine River, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sit) next to a large number of grand handsome and elegant classical architectures that have witnessed the evolution of Paris at {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (vary) historical stages. It conforms to(符合) the status of China, a great power with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} lasting civilization of several thousand years in the East, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (set) the Chinese Cultural Center in this exact place.

    The amazing progress in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (smooth) selecting the site for the Chinese Culture Center and putting it into {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (operate) in downtown Paris in such a short period was due to high priority of the Chinese government and constructive cooperation of the French party. Wu Jianmin, Chinese ambassador to France,  said {#blank#}8{#/blank#}excitement, "We have our own cultural center in Paris at last, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}we have eventually realized the long cherished wish of my predecessor(前任) in the Chinese embassy." Hou Xianghua, the first director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris, said the center will stick to its "non-governmental" nature and greet people from all {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (walk) of life, in addition to serving the mainstream society.

    My name is Nora. I live in Moscow now, but I was born in Qingdao. We{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(move) to Moscow four years ago when my dad got {#blank#}2{#/blank#} new job here. I didn't want to leave China, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}I had a great life there. I had lots of{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(friend) and everyone got along well {#blank#}5{#/blank#}each other. We had fun swimming almost every day after school. And the weather was always great. At first, I didn't like the life in Moscow when we arrived. It was still winter,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the weather wasn't very nice. It was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(real)cold and it snowed all the time. I didn't have any friends. I felt sad and lonely and wanted to go back to China. Things got {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good) when I started school. All the kids at school were friendly to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (I). Now I enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (live) here. I think Moscow is a great city.