My feelings about science have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (complete) changed. The science teachers {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my new school are excellent and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (friend). The science{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (facility) are very good with laboratories that have all the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (late) equipment. Our chemistry teacher takes us to public science lectures about four times {#blank#}6{#/blank#} term, which are always interesting, because the lecturers are famous at {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (them) area of science. In the last 20 years, seven Canadian scientists {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (win) the Nobel Prize. Now {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I'm becoming more and more interested in is physics and I want to study it at university. But my parents are {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (astonish), as they always thought I would become an English teacher.

    It happened at a weekend in the 1970's. Mum gave me two tickets for a film, telling me she was too busy to go together with me with the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(end)housework. She told me to keep the money if I could sell the extra ticket. I was very happy. At that time, a ticket cost only 20 fen. But to me, a little girl of twelve, 20 fen seemed quite a lot.

    I reached the cinema {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(hurry). Holding the ticket in my hand, I began to look for a buyer. Just then a handsome young man, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} noticed me and the ticket, came towards me with a big smile, "You've got {#blank#}4{#/blank#} extra ticket？"

    "Yes, "I nodded.

    "That's great. Say how much？"

    "20 fen."

    "Oh, " he thought for a while and then took out a ten yuan note {#blank#}5{#/blank#} his wallet.

    "I'm terribly sorry, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I've only got this note." Seeing I was confused, he added, "Then how about waiting for a while {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I have changed it in the cinema's store？"

    Without much thinking, I agreed. Then we went to the cinema together. He walked very fast. I could hardly keep up with {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Soon he disappeared. I stood there {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(puzzle). Suddenly I realized the handsome young fellow {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (cheat) me."

    Before long I found that he'd sold the ticket to a little boy. He earned 20 fen, but lost his honor!

    At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end! Eleven kilometres {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (direct) below the city, the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (great) earthquake of the 20th century had begun. It was felt in Beijing, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is more than two hundred kilometres away. One-third of the nation {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (feel) it. A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay {#blank#}5{#/blank#} ruins. The suffering of the people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) extreme. Two-thirds of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they) died or were injured during the earthquake. Thousands of families were killed and many {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (child) were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000. Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (get). People began to wonder {#blank#}10{#/blank#} long the disaster would last.

    My mom was a nurse and often took me along to visit the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（family） she was caring for, including one who had a series of strokes （中风） and was bedridden. One afternoon Mom told me that we needed to visit the woman {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（give）her medications, and that we would stop at a store {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the way. I thought we would stop at a drugstore, but we pulled up to a shopping mall.

    My mom {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（head） to the perfume（香水）counter and bought the most expensive bottle they offered. She also bought a beautiful nightdress. When I asked her who they were for, she said they were for her patient. She {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（far） explained although this woman was old and bedridden, she was still a lady, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} old deserved to be treated with respect and grace. When {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （care） for someone, we should look past the disability or the illness and look into the soul of the human, so we can connect them with sympathy. I soon realized that my mom's greatest {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（strong）was taking care of those who cannot advocate for {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（they） and need trustworthy care providers. That's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I wanted to become a doctor.