July 20, 1969 was an important day. Two {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (美国) astronauts planted the first human footstep on the moon. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (他们的) names were Armstrong and Aldrin. They went into a spaceship whose name was Apollo. As Armstrong reached his left foot {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （touch） the moon's surface, he said, "That's one small step for a man, but one big leap for mankind."

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} two hours and twenty-one minutes, the man carefully at first and then {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (勇敢), walked on the moon, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （take）photos and picking stones.

    After eight {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (day) stay in space, Apollo returned to the earth successfully. People everywhere were {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (excite) by this moon trip. "This is the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (伟大) week in the history of the world since the Creation(创世)," President Nixon told the travelers. "{#blank#}10{#/blank#}（多亏，由于）what you have done, the world has never been closer together before."

    Volunteering to help people in need combined{#blank#}1{#/blank#}travelling to faraway places is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. People travel to other countries, learn languages and other cultures and gain new{#blank#}3{#/blank#} ( experience ). Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ( be) one of the fastest - growing areas of tourism, More than 1.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries. They work in orphanages (孤儿院), help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farming work in{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (develop) countries. There are many reasons {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people want to engage in voluntourism, Students see it as a gap year after school, while others {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (simple) want to take time out from a job and do something else. However, some voluntourists do not see volunteering {#blank#}8{#/blank#} what it is. They only think it is a cheap way {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（travel）and don't really want to get{#blank#}10{#/blank#} （involve） in hard work.

    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).

    First, reading books {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) fun. You can always keep yourself {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(interest) and it can help you have an enjoyable time if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(relax) hobby too.

    Next，you can read a book anywhere：in a car，in a waiting room, on a plane, in bed—even in the bath.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.

    Another good reason for reading books is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} it is useful. If you read as a hobby，you {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(get) better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(good) at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your school work becomes much easier. Many school subjects depend {#blank#}8{#/blank#} good reading and, as you read you learn more and more.

    Good readers are most likely to be good {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(write), too. They are usually good at{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(spell) as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is really a wonderful hobby.

    "Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small." "Nothing is softer and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(flexible) than water, yet nothing can resist it."

    These are the food for thought {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (serve) to Tube passengers at Oval station in south London. It's been 14 years since customer services manager Anthony Gentles {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (inspire) to brighten up the "blank faces" of travelers with daily {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(wise) from his favorite book, Tao Te Ching. Every day he wrote one quote on the board {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (him). Mr. Gentles said offering quotes from ancient China was his way of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (try) to make people feel more welcome as they braved the Underground.

    Thousands of quotes later, Mr Gentles' favorite message remains the first one he wrote: "A journey of a thousand miles begins {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a single step". "Because it's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fundamental) true," he said. "No matter {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you live your life, regardless of your situation, you have to take the first step."

    Since 2007, the baton(接力棒) has been taken on by his colleague Glen Sutherland, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} posts on the station information board have set off a wave of enthusiasm to copy the practice across the capital.