Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

    After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (reserve) six months earlier, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tell) that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} for the week after. I didn't understand {#blank#}5{#/blank#} this would happen and my credit card had already been charged {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the booking. What's worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (surprise) helpful. She {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (apology) for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on the top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren't charged extra.

    The next day, my brother and I went to the beach {#blank#}9{#/blank#} we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sunburn)，but the day had been so relaxing that we didn't mind.

    An old Japanese man kept a sparrow{#blank#}1{#/blank#}which he was very fond. One day it flew away. He went out,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (look) all over the place for his sparrow. At last, he met his sparrow. “I missed you very much, sparrow.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}you follow me home ? "{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the sparrow was happy to see the old man, it shook{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(it) head. There were many other birds. They all looked healthy. "I am glad you have good companions, dear sparrow." said the old man. When it was time for the old man to leave, the sparrow gave him a basket as a present. "Well," said the old man's wife{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(anger) when he returned, "where have you been all day?" "I have been to the home of my lost sparrow”, replied he. When he opened the basket he was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(amaze) to find it was full of gold. The old woman was very greedy. But she used to treat it very badly. She unashamedly asked for a present. “Alright”，replied the sparrow, “I offer you two{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(choose). One basket is light and the other is heavy{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(pick )one out，and you can take it home.” The greedy old woman cried out, "I'll take{#blank#}10{#/blank#}heavy one. " So the old woman carried the heavy basket breathlessly all the way. But when she arrived home and opened the basket, it was full of stones.

Franklin's life is full of charming {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (story) which all young men should know—how he sold books in Boston and became the guest of kings in Europe; how he was made General Franklin, only to quit and help to organize the army {#blank#}2{#/blank#} was better than the trained troops of England and Germany.

    This poor Boston boy, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a day's schooling, became master of six languages and never stopped {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (study). This apprentice（学徒）received degrees and diplomas from many colleges, and became forever {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (remember) as “Doctor Franklin”, philosopher, scientist and political leader.

    Self-made, self-taught, the candle maker's son {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) light to all the world; the street bookseller set all men singing of liberty; the apprentice became the most outstanding man across the world, and brought his native land to praise and honor him.

    He built America, for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} our nation is today is largely due to the management, the forethought, the wisdom, and the ability of Benjamin Franklin. He belongs to the world, but {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (especial) he belongs to America. The people around the world honored him while he was living. He is still regarded as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} loftiest man by the common people today after {#blank#}10{#/blank#} death. And he will live in people's hearts forever.

    I was driving home late {#blank#}1{#/blank#} my car lost momentum (动力) and got slower and slower. Nothing I did seemed to make any {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (different). “It can't be fuel,” I thought. The petrol gauge (汽油标量) was showing I had plenty {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (leave). Then my car died completely after I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (manage) to roll to the side of the road. It was an extremely dark, lonely country road. Neither a single person {#blank#}5{#/blank#} any traffic was in sight at all. I felt like an idiot. I should not have left without charging my cell phone. The battery was dead and I was alone without any way {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (contact) my family. Time dripped slowly like a leaking tap.

    “God, help me!” I begged anxiously. “Is there someone who will be kind enough to stop and help me out?” {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, there was no sign of anyone. I was starting to panic, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (feel) completely abandoned. Suddenly I saw a faint light {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the distance. I waved my white scarf as hard as possible. It was a huge lorry. The driver stopped and kindly drove me to the nearest hotel, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I had a rest, and I called my family and explained what had happened. How lucky I was! When he stopped for me, I felt as if I had just found a million dollars.

    Fewer than one in seven people can {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ( correct) identify common washing symbols while a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (three) of people admit they never check instruction labels (标签). Some seven in ten say they ever had machine-washed clothes that should {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (go) to the dry cleaners because they failed to look at the labels.

    The ignorance about {#blank#}4{#/blank#} clothes should be cleaned can cost families thousands of pounds, according to a sample test of householders by a school uniform supplier.

    Men are the worst offenders with more than three quarters always using the same program on a washing machine regardless of the instructions. Almost half of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (woman) used just three programs. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} is said that the lack of understanding over symbols is destroying thousands of pounds worth of clothing {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (treat) improperly.

    While almost eight {#blank#}8{#/blank#} ten people believe it is important to check the labels on their clothes, less than half look at them when {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (buy) new clothes. Some nine out of ten said they were unaware that some clothing should never be put in the drier.

    The labels are there to show how clothes should be treated. This {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (help) information can save time and ensure clothes to last longer.