Once there lived a rich man {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (actual) deserved his help.

    In the centre of the main road into the town , he placed{#blank#}3{#/blank#} very large stone. Then he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

    “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not attempt {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (remove) the stone. {#blank#}6{#/blank#},with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but nobody tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (say) to himself; “The night {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be)very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

    The he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (strong)to move it. To his amazement, he found a bag of money under the stone.

    Last summer, my family took a trip to Shanghai City from Hong Kong. It was my{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(one) visit to the city.

    What I saw in Shanghai City was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (extreme) impressive. All the cars were in a hurry and everyone in the streets was walking rapidly. There were many more ways than my hometown for one to get to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} from one place. Everywhere people were driving, riding shared bikes, waiting for buses, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}rushing underground to the subway stations.

    In {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (add) to the people and transportation, I found the buildings were also {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (amaze). Each street was filled with buildings that {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(build) side by side and a number of skyscrapers were present throughout the city{#blank#}8{#/blank#} well. Standing on the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower, I could hold almost the entire city from this view. Some stores were also as large or even larger than the ones in my hometown.

    My visit to Shanghai City was like discovering a new of life. I expect {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (move) to such a great city. My first trip to Shanghai City was one of the most unforgettable {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(experience) of my life and it is also the one I will always treasure.

    Red Nose Day is one of Britain's most successful {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (event) to raise money for good causes. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (organize) by Comic Relief and takes place in March. Many well-known comedians take part, as well as actors, musicians and other famous people. All these people in the public eye {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (brave) take on usual challenges, from learning to sing to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (sit) in a bath full of cold beans.

    In addition to a great evening's entertainment(娱乐)on TV on the day itself, there are {#blank#}5{#/blank#}great number of programmes and live events in the weeks leading up to Red Nose Day. At schools and colleges, students do silly things for cash and many workplaces organize similar money-raising stunts (噱头). Shops and supermarkets sell the famous red noses and other products.

    Through short documentary films, TV viewers learn how the money {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (collect) in previous years has helped Comic Relief to make a real {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (different) to people in need, both in Britain and in Africa. Some of the stories {#blank#}8{#/blank#} are shown are shocking. It is extremely moving to see {#blank#}9{#/blank#} people's lives can be changed. Comic Relief has been able to achieve a great deal {#blank#}10{#/blank#} making people laugh.

    Lasa Bailey took her gloves off when {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（take）her dog for a long walk on a winter day and didn't notice anything until that evening. She was shocked when she realized her beautiful anniversary ring was missing. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（hurry）back to look for it but couldn't find anything. Her husband kept going on a website where people sell jewelry, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} never found it.

    All that changed, however, thanks to a recent Facebook post {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（write）on their local police department's page. A woman police officer posted, “If anybody knows of anybody losing a diamond ring, please contact us. ”One of her friends read it and wrote on it “Lisa Bailey”.

    The police station happened to find some unidentified {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（jewel）in a local pawn shop（当铺）and took them away. When Bailey learned from her friend that her ring might {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（find）, she couldn't believe it.

    The police called Bailey and asked her to describe it. She sent a picture of it to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} and then they asked if she could come to the police station. When the police officer in the station {#blank#}8{#/blank#} had written the Facebook post handed her the ring the next day, she was very thrilled and started to tear up. She could wear her anniversary ring home where it belongs {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（final）after three years'wait.

    Bailey's husband had offered to replace the ring after it went {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（miss）, but she refused because she thought it wouldn't be the same.

    Have you ever awakened and felt like you couldn't move? If so, it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (probable) scared you. You may have thought something terrible had happened to you. Actually, many people have this experience on a regular basis. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (call) sleep paralysis(瘫痪). {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it sounds scary, it is normal.

    Sleep paralysis happens when a person is falling asleep or waking up. As the person falls asleep, his or her body slows down. Usually the person's mind {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(relax) at the same time, but occasionally the mind stays awake{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(long) than the body. As a result, the person can be conscious, or aware, but have trouble moving or {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(speak). Sleep paralysis can also occur as you wake up. Fortunately, the condition rarely lasts for more than a few seconds. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(move) and speech soon return to normal.

    Some people report unusual experiences during sleep paralysis. They may hear, see or feel things {#blank#}8{#/blank#}don't exist. At one time, people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(think) that ghosts or monsters had entered the room and were holding them down，keeping them from moving. Science has helped us understand that such visions are actually part of sleep paralysis. Now we know that getting too little sleep, taking certain medications(药物), and changing your sleep schedule can cause sleep paralysis. This condition can be scary, but it's just a trick that you mind is playing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} your body.