One day a rich man took his son on a trip to the country so he could have his son see how poor country people were.

    They stayed one day and one night in the farm-house of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} very poor farm. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the way back home at the end of the trip the father asked the son, “{#blank#}3{#/blank#} did you think of the trip?”

    The son  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (reply), “Very nice, Dad.”

    The father then asked, “Did you notice how poor they were?”

    The son said, “Yes, I guess so.”

    The father then added, “What did you learn?”

    To {#blank#}5{#/blank#} question, the son thought for a moment and answered {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (slow), “I learned that we have one dog and they have four. We have a fountain in the garden and they have a small river{#blank#}7{#/blank#} has no end. We have brightly colored {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (lantern) in our garden, while they have the stars. Our garden {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (go) to the edge of our yard, but for their back yard they have the whole horizon.”

    At the son's reply, the rich father was speechless (无语的). His son then said, “Thanks, Dad, for{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (show) me how poor we really are.”

    n America hitching a ride(搭便车) is very common. Many people there love hitching a ride during{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(they) trips. I also once hitched a ride when I was traveling in America.

    I{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(drive) on the road when my car stopped. I was going to a town which was farther than I had expected. My tank(油箱) became empty{#blank#}3{#/blank#}I got there. Standing there, I didn't know what to do. I just knew that I needed help. But I could see nobody around. Who could I turn{#blank#}4{#/blank#}? Then I thought of scenes that I had seen in Hollywood{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(movie). I remembered that people in America loved hitching a ride. I told I myself that I could do that, too.

    So when a car was coming. I tried to hitch a ride. To my joy, the car really stopped in front of me. The driver was{#blank#}6{#/blank#}old man. After{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(know) my problem, he said he could help me out. He took me to the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(near) gas station. But then he left as he had something important to do.

    I couldn't walk all the way back to my car. Therefore, I tried to hitch a ride again and I{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(help) out once again. I was{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(great) moved.

    Eating organic food will not make you healthier, according to researchers at Stanford University, although it could cut your {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(expose) to pesticides（杀虫剂）. They looked at more than 200 studies of the content and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(associate) health gains of organic（有机的） and non-organic foods. Overall, there {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) no difference in the nutritional content, although organic food was 30% less likely {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(contain) pesticides.

    The researchers looked at 17 studies comparing people who ate organic {#blank#}5{#/blank#} those who did not and 223 studies {#blank#}6{#/blank#} compared the levels of nutrients, bacteria, and pesticides in various foods. However, none of the human studies ran for longer than two years, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(make) conclusions about long-term{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(outcome) impossible. And all of the available evidence was{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(relative) weak and highly variable, which the researchers said was unsurprising because of all the different variables.

    Dr Crystal Smith-Spangler, the lead researcher, said “Some believe that organic food is always healthier and more nutritious. But as {#blank#}10{#/blank#} matter of fact there isn't much difference between organic and conventional foods, if you're an adult and make decisions based simply on your health.”

    Every Thanksgiving my family and I, along with others, prepare and serve Thanksgiving meals for the people in our small mountain community. My husband and I also bring meals to the disabled.

    This Thanksgiving we did {#blank#}1{#/blank#} same. After delivering them to some individual apartments, we went to the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (centre) dining room. We put the boxes filled with Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and some other foods on the tables. People invited {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (we) to stay, and thanked us, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we had other deliveries and had to leave. As we started to go out, I turned around and saw them all {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (watch) us. Then I asked, "Would anybody like a hug?" They lined up. There was so much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (warm) in each hug.

    My eyes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fill) with tears and my heart with love. Now I visit now and then {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (chat) and, of course, hug. This year at my Thanksgiving delivery, when they line up {#blank#}9{#/blank#} their hugs, I am going to have them turn around and hug each other. These people have no family at Thanksgiving-- what could be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (good) for them than hugs!

    The Agricultural Feast {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fall) after the Independence Day. It is not a worldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its arrival for its {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (religion) origin.

    Long ago, man's ancestors were bad. They fooled and played tricks on each other and never kept their word. So annoyed was God {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he turned up and drowned all their crops. Consequently, many people starved to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (die). In order to gain God's forgiveness, a woman poet set off {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (see) God, and made apologies, which moved God. With God's permission, human beings finally had good harvests again. Thus to wipe sadness and remind {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of the belief in God, people celebrate the festival. On the festival, people gather in the open air, such as playgrounds and parking lots, and have fun with each other energetically all night long, as though they were never tired. When a beauty {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (dress) in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} poet, everyone holds his breath. Then, it is the custom that the bone of a rooster head is given to her {#blank#}9{#/blank#} an award.

    Obviously, the story may not be true, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the festival is interesting.