Bill Bird is a shoemaker in London. He makes shoes for people with feet of unusual {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(size): very large, very small, very fat or very thin. The shoes are as beautiful as those found in shopping centres. His shop is so popular that he feels he can't make shoes fast enough {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(介词) his growing number of customers.

    Mr Bird says, "My problem is that I need more {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (worker) and I can't find them. people all went {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (work) with computers these day I'm afraid shoemaking will become {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（冠词）lost art because there are fewer and fewer shoemaker now. I am 45, and now I want to teach young people everything I know about {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) shoes. It's a good job, and a lot of people want to buy beautiful shoes specially made for them."

    Mr Bird {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (start) making shoes 19 years ago and now he employs (雇用) three people. "Our customers come {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (连词) they want to wear comfortable shoes which are the right size," he says. His customers pay about ￥500 for {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they) first pair of shoes. Extra (额外) pairs of shoes are between ￥320 and ￥450. They are never cheap, as it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (take) one employee about a week to make just one shoe.

    Melbourne is in Australia. It is a beautiful city{#blank#}1{#/blank#}huge gardens, great parks and many{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(amaze) buildings. Many people came to visit it every year.

    Melbourne is also{#blank#}3{#/blank#} ancient city in Australia. It has an interesting history of more than 170 years. The first people came in 1835, and in the 1850s, gold {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(discover). Because of this, Melbourne became a very rich city. Many new buildings were built at that time.

    And today, Melbourne is one of the world's {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(great) cities. It is known {#blank#}6{#/blank#} its {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (beautiful) and its famous universities. It is also Australia's top city for{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (sport) .Many of them are very popular. For example, young people are mad{#blank#}9{#/blank#} soccer here. In 1956, the Olympic Games came to this city, and for the first time they were showed live on TV around the world.

    Melbourne is a nice place and you can always have great{#blank#}10{#/blank#} here.