In 1863 the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (crowd) on the roads above as they travelled to and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} work. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(lay) the track and then building a strong roof over{#blank#}4{#/blank#} top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced.

    Steam engines {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(use) to pull the carriages and it must have been{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fair) unpleasant for the passsengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using{#blank#}7{#/blank#}every day.

    Later, engineers {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels (隧道）, which became known as the Tube. This development was only possible with the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The central London Railway was one of the most {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(success) of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.

    My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} seems that she can't control herself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse. Let me tell you what happened last night. It was the fourth time she {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(shop) online for hours. I had already reminded her {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(think) twice before buying anything, but my wife ignored {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I said and replied confidently, “With the New Year {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(approach)”, preparation is necessary. Besides, I haven't bought things on the Internet for a whole week.” Hearing her words, I was really speechless. In most cases, the things she bought aren't good value for money. Maybe she just enjoys {#blank#}6{#/blank#}process of buying online.

    Nowadays, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the development of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more convenient. Those {#blank#}8{#/blank#}stay at home can buy whatever they want. In the meanwhile, it causes a series of problems. One of them {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) more spending than before, because people are {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(easy) attracted by the discount. So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation（诱惑）is an important lesson many people need to learn.

    Once there lived a rich man {#blank#}1{#/blank#}wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (find) out whether they 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#}(bury) himself 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 try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (slow) and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing ; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Late in the afternoon a young man came along . He saw the stone, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(say) to  himself ,"The night will be very dark. Some {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(neighbor) will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone."

    Then he began to move the stone. He pushed with all his {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(strong) to move it. How great his surprise was at last! He found a bag of money {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the stone.