I was 16 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I began work in June 1902 at the whaling station. I heard of the killers that every year helped whalers catch huge whales. I thought, at the time, that this was just a story till then I witnessed it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my own eyes many times.

    At the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(one)afternoon I arrived at the station, I was experiencing one  hunting {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(excited).I heard a loud noise come from the bay. We ran down to the shore. Without {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (pause)we jumped into the boat. Using {#blank#}6{#/blank#}telescope we could see that something was happening.The sea was so rough that day that it was difficult{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (handle) the boat. Suddenly ,James fell into the sea. From his face, I could see he was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (terrify). Then I saw a shark,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}swam towards James . Thank godness! James {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hold) up by Old Tom back to the boat at last.

    In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(usual) way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

    In June that year, a baby girl became {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(serious) ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(confident), so she was sent to big hospital in London {#blank#}4{#/blank#}specialist help was available. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(discover) that they, too, were confused by the very unusual disease. Just then, a nurse asked to speak to them.

     "Excuse me," said the nurse, "{#blank#}6{#/blank#} I think the baby is suffering from thallium(铊) poisoning. "

    "What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."

"I read a detective novel {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Agatha Christie a few days ago,” the nurse explained, "and in the book, somebody suffers from thallium poisoning, and all the symptoms {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(describe). They're exactly {#blank#}9{#/blank#} same as the baby's."

    The tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (use) in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back home.

    For many young people, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (go) to university is one of the most important {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(stage) of their lives. It is the time when young people will move out of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (they) home to live with other people, often strangers. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(especial) in the US, people often travel very far from home to study. It is a time to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (dependence).

    At university, you {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (teach) by lectures and professors who are leading figures in their study. The opportunity to learn from and to discuss with them is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} drives some people to apply to university. Students are required to choose a major that they wish to study. Apart {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the academic benefit, life at university can also allow students {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (develop) their interests in many fields.

    Therefore, university is a place {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you attain knowledge, to develop your values and accept those who may be different.

    Chantelle Brow n-Young was not born with vitiligo (白癜风), but it has made her famous. She is the first supermodel with the skin condition, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} causes areas of skin to lose their colour.

    Chantelle was born in Toronto, Canada. At the age of four she started to develop {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(patch) of white skin and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(diagnose) with vitiligo. No one really knows why one percent of people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(have) this skin condition, and there is no real cure.

    At school, Chantelle was bullied for being different. The other kids often called her a 'cow', because of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} way her skin looked. She moved school several times and finally left school at 16. From now on, she decided, she {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) proud of her skin.

    She got down to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (post) photos of herself on Facebook and soon was 'spotted' by a Canadian YouTube star, Shannon Boodram, who asked her to be in a music video. It was while she was doing that {#blank#}8{#/blank#} her really 'big break' happened. Tyra Banks asked her to be on America's Next Top Model.

    She didn't win, but she became famous. Her {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(profession) name now is Winnie Harlow , and she has nearly three million followers on Instagram.

    Little {#blank#}10{#/blank#} little, she is changing people's ideas about what beauty is.