Fishermen and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (sail) sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (know) that many of these ‘monsters' which have at times been sighted are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (simple) strange fish. Occasionally, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (usual) creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (carry) miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (realize) that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage {#blank#}8{#/blank#} in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shinning silver skin and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (live) by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

    After Donald Trump became the 45th American president, a new video of his granddaughter Arabella {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (go) popular once again on the Internet. In this video, the little girl wore a qipao, a kind of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (tradition) Chinese dress. She stood in front of a table to recite ancient Chinese poems. These poems are familiar {#blank#}3{#/blank#} most Chinese people and they are often recited by Chinese kids. Arabella made the video to remember Chinese Monkey Year, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ended on January 27th, 2017.

    Arabella's family are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (interest) in Chinese culture. They can even make Chinese dumplings and sing Chinese songs. Arabella began to study Chinese {#blank#}6{#/blank#} she was 18 months old. Now she can speak Chinese {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fluent). Early in February, 2016, 4-year-old Arabella recited a Tang Dynasty poem in Chinese. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (she) mother sent her video online and won lots of “likes” from all over the world.

    On Sonia Weibo, many users thought Arabella was a wonderful and surprising girl. “I'm glad {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (see) the little angel loves Chinese culture,” wrote a user called “orange”.

    “At least the video shows that Trump is serious about {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (educate) and never closes the door to foreign culture,” said another user named “stAU79”.

    When I was in high school our physics teacher gave us a challenge {#blank#}1{#/blank#} involved making a paper airplane of any shape. The only objective was to get it to fly as far as possible. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (stand) at the starting line, one of my classmates took a piece of flat paper, crumpled (把…捏成一团) it up, and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (throw) it down the way. He beat the class with ease. Some of the students got mad and said that he cheated, but the physics teacher {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (clear) explained it could be any shape and that a paper ball was indeed a shape.

    When I was in the seventh grade, I had{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(difficult) behaving. My heart was in the right place, but I couldn't always follow the rules. I played many tricks{#blank#}2{#/blank#}my schoolmates. Once, I even pulled a girl's hair on the school bus to get her attention. As{#blank#}3{#/blank#}result, I was repeatedly sent to the office of the headmaster. Although I hated going there, I did not hate the headmaster, Mr. Smith.

    When he punished me for {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(put) some ants into a classmate's pencil box, it didn't hurt at all, but it did hurt my feelings. I thought so much of him and moments like that seemed{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(prove) I was hopelessly bad.

    When I was called to Mr. Smith's office for the sixth time, I had no idea what I had done. I felt{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(disappoint) as I walked down there. I went into his office, sat down, and{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(look) at the floor. Then he said the last thing I expected to hear. "Kevin, I've heard you've been behaving really well{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(recent). I want you to know how proud I am of you."

    Mr. Smith was really kind. He made me realize that I was just a kid{#blank#}9{#/blank#}had problems with{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(behave). Mr. Smith gave me some hope by giving me some love. I will just remember him forever.