Once there lived a rich man {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (actual) 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#} (hide) 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 attempt {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (remove) the stone. {#blank#}6{#/blank#},with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but nobody tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (say) to himself; “The night {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be)very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

    The he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (strong)to move it. To his amazement, he found a bag of money under the stone.

    Zoos are places {#blank#}1{#/blank#} animals are kept. There are some reasons {#blank#}2{#/blank#} keeping animals in zoos.

    Firstly, zoos are entertaining and interesting places of children. Most children like to see animals in zoos. Zoos also offer people {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (live) in big cities a chance of getting close to nature.

    Secondly, it is easier for scientists to research animals' lives when they are kept in zoos than they are in forests. Scientists can study animals' {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (relate), their life cycles, or their habits to learn how to breed animals, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} can reduce animal {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (extinct).

    Furthermore, the risk of dying out of some {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (endanger) animals is reduced because they are kept in safety.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, zoos also cause some problems for animals, such as restrictions on their freedom. They also lose their “wild” character. For example, tigers might lose their {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hunt) skills. Besides, zoos cost a lot of money for land, animals' food and labors. This may charge {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (expense) for people who want to visit zoos.

    Jane felt sweet in the drive－through line at Heav'nly Donuts. Just the day before, a stranger ahead of her in line had {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (generous) paid for her coffee. "The gesture made such a big difference in my day," says Eileen. She had recently lost her job as a doctor's {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (assist), and money was tight. But Eileen {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (inspire) to pay the $12 bill of the family in the car behind hers. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} she didn't know was that her kindness would set off a chain reaction. In two and a half hours, fifty-five drivers paid for the order of the person behind {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they). The doughnut shop's employees {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (see) this before. This Heav'nly Donuts, in fact, is known as a special place, the customers of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} are considered as the "best in the world". But, even so, the workers were {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (amaze) that the shop had more than doubled its previous record by the end of the day.

    Now {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (work) as a chemist, Jane visits Heav'nly Donuts every Saturday morning, picking up a coffee and paying for the order of the customer behind her. "Actually, I wish I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (start) this deed much earlier." She said.

    She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(rest). Instead, she is earning £6500 a day as {#blank#}2{#/blank#}model in New York.

    Sarah{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tell) that she could be Britain's new supermodel earning a million dollars in the next year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model full-time. But Sarah, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}has taken part in shows along with top models, wants{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (educate).

    She has turned down several {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model full-time before going to university to get a degree{#blank#}8{#/blank#}engineering or architecture.

Sarah says, "My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (come) first. I don't want to put too much in modeling. It is{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don't want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can't model any more."

    China has once again proved its {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (able) to change the world with the "new four great inventions": high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping. They're related to China's high-tech innovation (创新),{#blank#}2{#/blank#} has improved the quality of people's lives, according to a survey {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(make) by the Belt and Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University.

    "My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want simply with a fingertip on my phone," said {#blank#}4{#/blank#}university student, adding that "even pancake sellers are using mobile payment".

    The bikes {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(them) are not new, but the operating model of bike-sharing {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(base) on satellite navigation system, mobile payment, big data and other high technologies.

    China has entered a new innovative era, thanks to the large amounts of capital China has invested in {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(encourage) innovation, said Bernhard Schwartlander, WHO Representative in China.

    It is increasingly clear that China is innovating and no longer copying Western ideas. This is especially true in mobile, where China is leading {#blank#}8{#/blank#}many ways such as…social messaging app WeChat, she said. This is partly {#blank#}9{#/blank#}China skipped over the PC era and went directly to mobile. China has a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(large) mobile use than any other country in the world.