As an elderly couple was about to shut their phones off onboard a flight to Australia via Abu Dhabi, they noticed a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (miss) call from their son-in-law. The plane was starting to roll forward on the runway when they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (see) the text: Their grandson was in special care with {#blank#}3{#/blank#} serious illness. If they didn't get back soon, they might miss their chance to say goodbye.

The couple got the attention of the Etihad Airways crew,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}rushed to tell the pilot. Instead of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (ignore) their beg to stay on schedule, the kindhearted pilot turned the plane back around to the Manchester Airport gate.

    A hear-warming {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (arrange) was made. From there, the rest of the staff jumped in to get {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they) home as fast as possible. Some collected their bags and helped the couple through the airport, while others brought their car to arrivals so the grandparents could head straight home. The airline said they could use their tickets another time.

    “I've been in the travel business for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (decade) and never heard of this happening,” the couple's travel agent, Becky Stephenson, told the BBC. They were aware {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the importance of saying goodbye for the couple, so they offered to help.

    The boy passed away the next day, when his grandparents would have been in Australia, but they reached his bedside in time to say goodbye. The couple felt greatly {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(thank).

    In 1969, the pollution is terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted {#blank#}2{#/blank#}it actually caught fire and burned. Now years later, this rive is one of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} most outstanding examples of environmental clean-up.

    But river wasn't changed in a few days {#blank#}4{#/blank#} even a few months. It took years of work {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (reduce) 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 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).

    My friend had a chance to make a trip to Hong Kong {#blank#}1{#/blank#} August 15, 2011. He had dreamed about {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (visit) it since his boyhood and it {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) the first time that he had been there. The following was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he had seen.

    Arriving there, he was happy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (see) its beautiful scenery and tall buildings. It is said that Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world. Wherever he went, he saw many smiling {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (face) there. People in Hong Kong were easygoing and{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (friend). To {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（he）surprise, he saw that people there always kept order in public places. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} there were many people waiting in line for the next train at the subway station, they tried to talk in a low voice in order not to disturb(打扰) others. Chinese and English are their official(官方的) languages. English is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wide) used in governments, markets, service centers and other fields.

    Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages. But a TV show, LettersAlive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the present.

    LettersAlive took {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) idea from a UK program, LettersLive, released in 2013. Both {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (show) feature famous actors and actresses, but there {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) no eye-catching visual effects or any regular showbiz(娱乐圈) activities. Instead, it's just a live event {#blank#}5{#/blank#} remarkable letters selected from a wide time span and a diverse range of subjects are read. There is, for example, a passionate letter from Huang Yongyu to playwright Cao Yu 30 years ago to criticize his lack of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (create).

    Every letter is like a small piece of history. By hearing them being read, it's as if we are being sent back in time {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (experience) a moment that we would otherwise never have had the chance to.

    Compared to{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (publish) texts, letters also {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (natural) come with a personal touch. As well as celebrating the pain, joy, wisdom and humor, LettersAlive{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (commit) to promoting Chinese literature since first run.