In films, spies(间谍) are lucky people. They are smart and adventurous. But a real spy's life is not that exciting. They must live a life of lies. Their work is dangerous and they may have to pay for it with their lives. American spy Nathan Hale (1755-1776) was one of these people.

    Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan Hale became a spy for the first reason. He lived during the American Revolution (革命). He and his people fought the British army.

    In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Before that, he was a school teacher. Two years later, he chose to be a spy. He had to get information from the British army. He went to the city where the British army was staying. He told them that he was a school teacher and wanted to find a new job. As a young spy, Hale didn't have enough experience. He had told his secret to somebody else. But that person sold him out to the British army. He tried to get information for the American army. Hale finally got something important and decided to go back. He hid some papers in his boots. He went to the river bank and waited for a boat to pick him up. However, British soldiers caught Hale at the river bank and found the papers in his boots.

    Hale died on Sept 22, 1776. His final words were: "I only regret(后悔) I have but one life to lose for my country." He died at the age of 21.

It was the last day of my summer holiday in Spain. I was staying with my family in the south of Spain. It was a very nice 1 with lots to see, such as a very big castle（城堡）and a very interesting museum. Every morning before we 2 our busy day, I would get up early and go to the market to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. 3 I became friends with the market traders who were 4 to see me and greeted（打招呼）me with friendly smiles. So, on that day I had my camera with me and I asked some market traders to stand 5 for a photo. "Of course!" they replied. And they got 6 for me to take the photo. I was looking 7 my camera and walking backwards when suddenly, I 8 to the ground and at the same time knocked a stall（货摊）over. All the produce（农产品）went flying into the air and fell on top of 9 . But it wasn't fruit. It was hundreds of very small 10 and they were all over me. I was very dirty. 

I went red as a beetroot（脸涨得通红）! Everyone in the market burst out laughing which made me very 11 at first. But in the end, I saw the funny 12 of it and started laughing too. I gave the man at the fish stall my 13 , and he took a photo of me covered in fish. I laugh every time I look at that 14 and I don't think it was a very 15 experience at all. 

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, do you eat mooncakes? Do you know that the history of mooncakes is related to two wars?

In the Tang Dynasty, there was an emperor (皇帝) named Li Shimin. Once, his army won a war and returned {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the Mid-Autumn Day. While Li was celebrating with his army, a Tibetan trader (吐蕃商人) gave him some round{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (cake) as a gift. Li was happy and{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (send) these cakes to his soldiers. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} that, these round cakes became popular. Many people ate {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(they) during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Later, the cakes were named as "mooncakes". 

Zhu Yuanzhang was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He ended the Yuan Dynasty through an uprising (起义). When he organized the uprising, it was difficult to send messages {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(secret). One of his friends came up with{#blank#}7{#/blank#}idea. He gave mooncakes with a note hidden inside of them to other people. The note read, "Uprising on the fifteenth night of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(eight) lunar (农历的) month." After the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (success) uprising, Zhu gave mooncakes as gifts to his people. Since then, it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) a custom to eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.