Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned {#blank#}1{#/blank#} farm, which looked almost abandoned. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearly for other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it began to rain heavily. While {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) great efforts to run away, she {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children's clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs , vegetables and cotton in the market {#blank#}9{#/blank#} people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to him that his farm had much potential and that the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (die) of the cow was a bit of luck.

    Motto is a short statement giving a rule on how to behave , {#blank#}1{#/blank#} can inspire us especially when we are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.” Sometimes I am lazy and don't want to make efforts {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (work) hard, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself {#blank#}6{#/blank#} what I am doing. I write my motto {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (confident). My motto also makes me become {#blank#}9{#/blank#} independent person. That is to say, I won't rely on others easily.

    My friends, what is your motto? It is really {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (benefit) to you. So please choose one as soon as possible.

    Humor is very important in our life, and we can never have enough of it. Humor not only makes us feel happy, but also helps us communicate more {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(easy). Without humor, life would be{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bore). It is my grandfather who has convinced me that humor is one of the best ways to make life {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(enjoy).

    My grandfather is an old man who always entertains us in his way. He has grey and thin hair, but he always tells me that he is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(pride) of it, which makes me very puzzled. One day, when I saw grandfather {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(read) the newspaper, I noticed his grey hair was in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} mess. When I tried to comb {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he turned to me and asked whether I liked his hair or not. When I was thinking of how to reply, he said, “Don't you think my hair looks like Einstein's?” Then I burst into {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(laugh). I finally knew {#blank#}9{#/blank#}grandfather took pride in his hair.

    Whenever I meet difficulties, I always think of my grandfather's humor, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} encourages me to enjoy life all the time.

    If you're a fan of penguins, you might enjoy{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(participate) in a new research project to help scientists measure changes to penguin populations.

    The project {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (name) Penguin Watch and the members are counting penguins in online {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (photo) taken across Antarctica, helping scientists monitor the species in their natural habitat. Up to now, nearly 40,000 volunteers have joined in the project.

    “Penguin Watch is people-powered research{#blank#}4{#/blank#} people can help and every click {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (matter) in helping us to understand penguins,” Tom Hart, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} expert from Oxford University and a member of the Penguin Watch team, told The Telegraph.

    The data {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (give) by volunteers will also help measure changes in not only the penguins' behavior and habitat, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the larger ecosystem as well. “Finally, this huge data set allows us to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (effect) train computers to take over from humans and helps us pass on the tools developed for penguins to the species {#blank#}10{#/blank#} threat,” said Hart.

    English is a language{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(speak) all around the world. There are more than 40 countries{#blank#}2{#/blank#}most of the people speak English. What's more, the number of people who learn English {#blank#}3{#/blank#}more than 750 million. Everywhere in the world children go to school{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(learn) English. Most people learn English for five or six years at high school. In China, most students learn English at school {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a foreign language.

    In only fifty years, English{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(develop) into the language most{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(wide) used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. You can listen to English songs through the Internet. With so many people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(communicate) in English every day, it will become more and more important to have{#blank#}10{#/blank#}good knowledge of English.

    Have you ever tasted or perhaps heard of sugar painting? As fewer people choose to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(distance) memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, is devoted to{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

    Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After{#blank#}3{#/blank#}mine closed down, Li turned{#blank#}4{#/blank#}housing decoration until he{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in.

    Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy to learn the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(vary) of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(basic) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup(糖浆). When the sugar cools down,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} appears is a piece of sugar art.