I borrowed {#blank#}1{#/blank#} story book from the library the other day and took it home. One evening, having finished supper, I went back to my room and started to read the book that I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (borrow). I was so {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (absorb) that I knocked the coffee cup over {#blank#}4{#/blank#} accident, pouring the coffee onto the book. Wet through and colored brown, the book turned out to be a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (terribly) mess at once. Of course, I couldn't return the dirty book and the loss should be covered. The next day, I went to the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (big) bookstore in my city, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} there were various kinds of books. I finally found several {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (copy) of the same book and bought {#blank#}9{#/blank#} . When I returned the new story book and explained the reason, the librarian accepted the book and praised me for my honesty and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (responsible)

    A big fire broke out in a clothing factory in our city last Wednesday. At 9:18 that morning, when the employees were working {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (busy) in the 4-storeyed building, heavy smoke was seen {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(come) out of the windows on the second floor. The fire lasted nearly an hour, and the majority of the 345 employees managed {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(escape) from the fire. Unfortunately, 7were killed, and 23 injured, lightly or seriously.

    Some workers {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(complain) that aids came too late,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the firemen did come just 10 minutes after the fire was reported. To rescue everyone from the burning and smoking building in such a short time was too difficult. The only two exits of the big building were not enough for so many people to withdraw in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} hurry.

    The reason of the fire, according to an investigator, was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}someone broke the non-smoking rule in the factory, because some cigarette {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(end) were found. Next two weeks, 15 inspection teams will be working in all the factories {#blank#}9{#/blank#} turn, aiming to clear away the possibility of more fires.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hope), no disasters like this will happen again.

    Located in the northwest of Hunan Province, about 300 kilometers away from Changsha, capital of Hunan, Zhangjiajie, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} covers a total area of 9,563 square kilometers, is a tourist city for its unique natural scenery and abundant tourism resources. Zhangjiajie {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(award) the title of "World Geological Park" in 2004. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (actual), Zhangjiajie, honored as "the most fantastic mountain under heaven" and "a walking Chinese landscape painting", is also widely praised as "{#blank#}4{#/blank#} enlarged potted landscaping" "a mini fairyland" and "a maze (迷宫) of nature", attracting a growing number of tourists {#blank#}5{#/blank#} home and abroad.

    Since it was discovered in the 1980s, tourism industry {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (become) the leading industry in Zhangjiajie, which has stimulated the development of other industries {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (relate) to tourism. At the same time, eco-tourism has been developed rapidly in Zhangjiajie. When you come to Zhangjiajie, you can fully appreciate {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (it) magnificent natural scenery and experience appealing folk custom as well as other thrilling tourist {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (activity), and you will be deeply impressed by {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is performed by the minorities there.

    It must be an exciting, joyful and unforgettable tour to Zhangjiajie.

Invented {#blank#}1{#/blank#} early twentieth-century America by Richard Drew, Scotch tape can be used to fix almost anything. However, there is more to this fix-it-all than just that. Sticky yet easily removed, Scotch tape was designed for use in painting cars—to mask off areas that should not {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (paint). The tape soon found other uses. During the 1930s, people didn't have much money, so they couldn't throw away damaged things; they had to repair them. Drew's painting tape became a popular, money-saving fix for everything from torn clothing to broken eggs. Since then, people {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (find) all sorts of creative ways to use the sticky tape.