Wouldn't this be great? You come home from school and your new dog {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (wait)at the dor to greet you. Or, you have a bad and your new kitten jumps onto your lap for a hug. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (have)a pet is a dream for many  teenagers. And finally your mum and dad have agreed. But just because you {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (allow)to get a pet doesn't mean you should. Pets are not toys but friends {#blank#}4{#/blank#} need our love and company. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} don't get a pet if you're not ready to devote.

    The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most significant traditional festivals. It{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(celebrate) on the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.

    The festival is said to be{#blank#}2{#/blank#}honour of Qu Yuan, a great poet who tried all his best to help his own country but failed and committed suicide by drowning himself in Miluo River. The folks respected and loved him so much{#blank#}3{#/blank#}they threw zongzi into the river{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(prevent) fish from eating his body. Later it became a custom for people to eat zongzi and watch dragon boat races on that day.

    To advance and enrich the fine cultural heritage of the nation, the Dragon Boat Festival has been an{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(office) public holiday in our country since 2008.

    Terry, who failed again and again in career (事业), often complained that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (disappoint) with the city that he had to leave.

    It was the evening of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} weekend when they moved to another city. Terry and his wife {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tidy) up their new home busily when the light suddenly went out. Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (help) in a low mood. Just then he heard knocks on his door. Wondering who it was, Terry, a newcomer to this city, went to the door and opened it impatiently. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the door was a little girl, shyly asking whether he had candles. "No" Terry answered in anger and shut the door {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (violent).

    After a while, the girl knocked again. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} this time she was holding two candles, saying, "My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these." Terry was very {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (surprise) by what he saw.

    At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (repeat) failure in life. The person who had cheated him in life was really nobody else but {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (him).

    Are you facing a situation that {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) impossible to fix?

    In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It was unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

    But the river wasn't changed in a few days {#blank#}4{#/blank#} even a few months. It took years of work {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(clean) than ever.

    Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit {#blank#}7{#/blank#}is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

    While there are {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patience).