A 14-year-old Chinese boy overcame two of humankind's most dreaded fears—getting stuck in an elevator and getting homework {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (do), in a single night {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(owe) to his calm-witted character.

    Sun Yixiao was on his way up on Tuesday evening after school,  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the lift suddenly came to a stop. A moment of panic followed before the  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(teenage) could find a way out.

    Sun said he tried to open the elevator door, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(press) all the buttons in the hope to get the elevator to work again, but it didn't work.

    Without a cell phone at hand, Sun tried yelling to get attention of people outside, but no one responded as time passed by. He slipped a note through the door  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the message "people stuck inside, please ask the property management for help," and hoped someone  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(pick) it up and act on it.

    After exhausting all his options without knowing how long it would take before someone found him, he took out his textbooks and started to do his homework {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(patient).

    Soon after he finished his duties, Sun heard loud {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(voice) outside. A large crowd including his teachers and other parents had come to the rescue, by which time he {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(trap) in the elevator for over five hours.

    Many people believe small talk is very{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(bore).Although that is true,there are many places where small talk is very important.In Western culture,strangers talk to other strangers{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(frequent).On the other hand,small talk is not so common in Eastern culture.Strangers are{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(friend)to one another in Western culture,and small talk is very important to English learning.One other place where small talk is important is in{#blank#}4{#/blank#}interview.Besides,the best way to learn small talk is to provide many examples.Here are some{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(suggest)about how to use examples.Small talk{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(involve)many different topics.In other words,students can learn several lessons,{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(cover)other subjects,such as sports,jobs,schools,etc.Once we have started the small talk,{#blank#}8{#/blank#}is your responsibility to keep the conversation{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(focus)on your work and study.In order to do so,you can talk about anything{#blank#}10{#/blank#}is not too personal.

—Yes, he is a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hero.

—No, I'm just a bit tired.

    As people often say, ＂No one knows the value of health{#blank#}1{#/blank#}he loses it.＂ In other words (换句话说), nothing is more important {#blank#}2{#/blank#}health. Good health is beneficial{#blank#}3{#/blank#}your work and study. But how to keep healthy? Here I want to give you some advice.

    First, you should go to bed early and get up early. Second, keep a healthy and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(balance) diet — eat more vegetables and fruits and other food full of energy and fibre; eat sugar and rich food as little as possible. Don't eat food {#blank#}5{#/blank#}has gone bad. Third, get rid of the bad habits such as {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(smoke), drinking or staying{#blank#}7{#/blank#} too late. Physical exercise can make your body strong, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}we should exercise every day. In {#blank#}9{#/blank#}word, health is more valuable than anything else. We should do everything we can to keep us {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(health).

    For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. All of them have something {#blank#}1{#/blank#} common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children, who look after{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (them) while their parents work.

    Lynette Smith was once the headmaster of a school. She said, “We had a school rule against{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (wear) jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened. I was{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (constant) telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

    She and her husband began talking to the children. Fear is the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (big) problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children were scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (safe).

    The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower still, under a bed{#blank#}8{#/blank#} in a closet. The second is TV. They'll often play it at high volume{#blank#}9{#/blank#}Smiths learned it's hard to get statistics on latchkey children. Most parents are unwilling {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (admit) they leave their children alone.