What was supposed to be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} fun climb became a test of friendship for two young people from Canada last Saturday. Jeremy Savage and Ian Marshall, both aged 17, went {#blank#}2{#/blank#} {#blank#}3{#/blank#}no problems.

    However, trouble began when they started the climb down the mountain. On one very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (danger) part of the path, Ian fell three meters off the side of the path. Jeremy was able to climb down to where Ian was. Ian was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bad) injured and could not move. They had to wait and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (hope) that someone would come and help them. As the evening grew {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (dark), Ian told Jeremy to leave him and go back to their parents, but he still did not leave. Jeremy thought {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was not safe for Ian to be alone. The night was cold and windy, and Jeremy used his jacket and extra shirt to keep Ian warm.

    At sunrise, Jeremy decided that the only way {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (help) his friend was to carry him. So they started the long climb back to their parents. Finally, after four hours, they arrived at the campsite {#blank#}10{#/blank#} their parents were waiting, “I'll always remember what Jeremy did for me.” said Ian. “He saved my life.”

    In recent years, learning Chinese{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(become) popular among people around the world. Last month, I received an email from my cousin Jack in Canada. He said he was enthusiastic{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Chinese, and asked me to find him some books{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(intend) for Chinese beginners. I was very pleased to do{#blank#}4{#/blank#}a favor. So I went from one bookstore to{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, hoping to find something suitable for him.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}（final） I selected a set of Chinese textbooks among {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(vary) similar ones. Then I went to a post office to have them delivered by air without delay. Several days later, I received Jack's email,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (say) that he really appreciated the books I had sent. I'm very glad that Jack is beginning to learn Chinese just like many other{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(foreign) abroad,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}I know it may be an enjoyable challenge for him.

Time to Learn How to Sort

Whatever we don't want —- no matter whether it's eggshells, newspapers, soda cans or old socks —- it's all garbage. And garbage goes to the garbage bin. There seems to be {#blank#}1{#/blank#}wrong with that. But do you really know how to throw away garbage properly?

    China {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (promote) garbage sorting for over a decade, but for the majority of the public the concept hasn't sunk in. Shenzhen issued a new regulation. It says residents will be fined up to 100 yuan and organizations 1,000 yuan for not sorting rubbish {#blank#}3{#/blank#}specific groups.

    "It's evident that the government is determined to push this forward," said Zhang Ning, a program officer {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(serve) in a Beijing-based public welfare organization. "But I'm afraid the regulation will prove to be counter-productive because garbage sorting has never been achieved by merely imposing severe punishments."

    A recent survey found that 49.5 percent of the respondents said they still don't know how to sort garbage, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}45.5percent just can't be bothered to do it. "Lots of citizens {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(confuse)about what's recyclable and what's general waste. For example, it's scarcely known that tissue is non-recyclable because it's too moisture-prone and usually too polluted {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (recycle)." said Zhang, a representative.

    According to Zhang, 70 percent of garbage is a " {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(misplace)resource". For instance, a ton of waste steel can be refined into 0.9 tons of usable steel, and a ton of kitchen waste is able to produce 0.3 tons of organic fertilizer.

But all of this is based on the condition {#blank#}9{#/blank#}the garbage is categorized properly. And the behavior of households {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the sorting process initially starts —- is the key. Garbage sorting is a chain effect. Misconduct at the very beginning will make all the following efforts go in vain.

    Garbage sorting is a complex issue and takes patience. So next time when you throw away what is called "garbage", do it in the right way.

    Everyone has dreams, but not all dreams can be realized. People give up their dreams for this or that reason. Those {#blank#}1{#/blank#} dreams become true have one thing in common, that is, they insist on {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (work) for their dreams.

    Marie Curie, a famous scientist, has set {#blank#}3{#/blank#} good example. In 1898, Marie {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (find) a new element (元素) in the pitchblende (沥青铀矿). {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (prove) her discovery, she had to show it to the world, which also became her dream. After using tons of pitchblende, Marie and her husband {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (final) saw the blue light of radium (镭). There are many other examples. Athletes who gain gold medals and students who enter key universities after {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (year) of hard work, are all dream-holders.

    The path to dreams may not be smooth and the progress may be {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(pain). But hold on to your dreams, no matter {#blank#}9{#/blank#} big or small they are. Hold on to the end, and you will find there is nothing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (happy) than your dreams coming true.