Once upon a time, there was a poor fisherman who always dreamed of becoming rich. He wished to become a millionaire, and{#blank#}1{#/blank#} did his wife. He had heard from some old men before that several ships{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (load) with diamonds and gold{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (sink) in the nearby seashore. Because of this, for a long time he kept searching that whole area{#blank#}4{#/blank#}this treasure. One day, while he was sitting on the boat daydreaming, he suddenly felt that the fishing rod{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (weigh) down by a heavy object. He{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (excite) pulled hard at it, and{#blank#}7{#/blank#} he saw made him exclaim, “Wow! A big, shiny gold chain!” He pulled hard at the gold chain to get it into the boat, but{#blank#}8{#/blank#}seemed to be no end to it. His boat started to get over-loaded and the sea water filled his boat. However, he had begun dreaming of a big house, a big piece of land and buying horses and{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (ox)... He kept pulling in the chain{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the boat kept sinking. The boat was finally submerged and he struggled to stay afloat. Unfortunately his feet were entangled in the gold chain and he drowned.

    Overhead bridges are now very common in cities. They are often built in places {#blank#}1{#/blank#}traffic is heavy and crossing the road is very dangerous.

    Overhead bridges are used in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} same way as zebra crossing. They both serve a very useful purpose－to allow people{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (cross) the road safely and prevent unnecessary accidents and the loss of life. However, overhead  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (bridge) are more efficient when compared with zebra crossing. When people are crossing a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the other hand, overhead bridges can help people cross the street without disturbing the traffic. One disadvantage of overhead bridges is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people have to climb up steps. This is not very {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (convenience), especially to old people.

    Many overhead bridges {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (build) over the years. For their own safety, people should be encouraged to use them instead of risking their life by {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (run) across the road. Old people may find {#blank#}10{#/blank#} difficult to climb up and down the steps, but at least it is much safer than walking across a road filled with dangerous moving traffic.

    Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant(木材商), and he got it. The pay was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(real) good and so were the work conditions.  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do {#blank#}3{#/blank#} best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bring) 18 trees. "Congratulations," the boss said. "Go on that way". Very {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(motivate) by the boss's words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder. But he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. "I must be losing my {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(strong), " the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(say) that he could not understand what was going on. "When was the last time you sharpened your axe? " the boss asked. "Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(try) to cut trees. "