Tony and Robert are neighbors, so their families sometimes 1 together. One day, Robert asked Tony for some 2, saying that he needed it for a business (生意).

    At first, Tony 3. But after Robert begged him several times, he lent the money to Robert. However, Tony 4 to ask for a receipt (收据) for the money.

Robert said he would 5 in six months, but he didn't do it on time. When Tony went to ask him about the money, he said that he had 6 borrowed any money from Tony.

    This made Tony very 7. He went to his lawyer (律师) and said, "My neighbor owes (欠) me much money and he won't pay back. What should I do?"

    "Do you have any proof (证据) that he owes you money?" the lawyer asked.

    "Nope." Tony said.

    "Okay, then write him a letter asking him for the 8 dollars he owes you," the lawyer said.

    " 9 I only lent him 5000 dollars," Tony said.

    "That's what he will say 10 he replies (答复) and then you'll have your proof!"

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Joel Sartore is a writer, teacher, and photographer. His words and beautiful images show his love of photography and of the natural world. 

Question 1: How did you become a National Geographic photographer?

My first job was for a newspaper. After a few years there, I met a National Geographic photographer. He liked my photos and said I should send some to the magazine. So I did. That led to a one—day job. And that led to a nine—day job, and so on. 

Question 2:     ▲    

To get into National Geographic, you have to give them something they don't have. It's not enough just to be a great photographer. You also have to be a scientist, for example, or be able to dive under sea ice, or spend maybe several days in a tree. 

Question 3: Is it hard to get a job as a photographer today?

It's now harder to work for magazines. Technology makes it easy to take good pictures, which means there are more photos and photographers. Also, the Web is filled with photos from all around the world that are free, or cost very little. These photos are often good enough to be put in books and magazines. What the magazines need to do these days is to pay for these photos. 

Question 4: I want to be a photographer. Do you have any advice for me?

Advice? Well, work hard. Be passionate (热情的)about every project you work on. Take lots of pictures in different situations. Look at others' photos thoughtfully and learn from them. And be curious about everything. There's something to photograph everywhere. 

Do you like watching old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous actress in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34 years old. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the street near the home. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last movies without sound. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} At 16, she left school to act.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} The studio gave her a new name, and she acted in several films. Then at the age of 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not give up. She continued to act.

It was Paramount Studio that make Lombard a star. She made many movies for the studio. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. But seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.

A. She acted so well that she won the hearts of some people.

B. She also married two of their stars.

C. In her short life she made 70 movies.

D. In 1925, she had an agreement with a film studio, 20^th Century Fox.

E. She wanted to live a simple life.

F. A movie director (导演) saw her and decided to put her in a movie.

Most people in China know that Confucius（孔子）was a famous thinker and educator in ancient China. However, few people know that he was also an excellent musician, too. He could play many musical instruments, compose（作曲）and sing without {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (difficult). Confucius once learned to play Guqin（古琴）from Shi Xiangzi who was a very famous musician at that time. Shi Xiangzi {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (teach) him a piece of music and told him to practise it by himself. After ten days' hard work, Confucius wouldn't stop {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (practise) the music. The teacher said to him, "You've played it {#blank#}4{#/blank#} well that you may learn something new now." But Confucius thought he hadn't learnt all the skills and couldn't {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (complete) understand the feelings in the music, so he continued to practise it. After some time, Confucius told his teacher happily, "I could imagine {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the composer looked like. He might be a tall and strong leader {#blank#}7{#/blank#} bright and deep eyes. This is the appearance of an Emperor. The composer must be Emperor Wen of the Zhou Dynasty（周文王）,isn't  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (him)?" Shi Xiangzi was very {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (surprise) to hear that. In fact, the music {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (produce) by Emperor Wen.