I work in a big factory in a town {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is quite far from my home. One day, after a whole day's work, I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (go) back home by bus. That day was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} long, hard one for me as the stress from work weighed heavily on my mind.

    A girl, who I didn't know, sat next to me. She asked me some questions {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (casual) and we had a short conversation. I thought to myself that she was just a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (strange) to me and didn't take much interest.

    After a while, she suddenly handed me some chocolates and said that it was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (she) birthday. I immediately responded with a smile and my heart felt free {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the stress that I had been carrying. In a single moment I felt the heaviness of the day {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (transform) into lightness of a feather. Her simple act gave me joy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I didn't particularly enjoy the chocolates as much. The only thing I could do was to wish her a long life. I can't remember her face now but {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (recall) the incident makes me happy.

    I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(fix) upon me. I had no {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Otherwise, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(run) away from them. Gradually I found myself back, delivering my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding— I made {#blank#}7{#/blank#}! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way {#blank#}9{#/blank#} success is our fear. Overcome it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} we will be able to achieve our goals.

—Yes, that might {#blank#}1{#/blank#} why he didn't do well in the test.

    A couple who sold all of their {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(possess) have been left with nothing after their boat sank just two days into their journey. Tony and Mary began their adventure on {#blank#}2{#/blank#} sailboat last week, setting off from the marina in Tarpon Springs.

    While sailing through the popular tourist site, the bottom of their boat {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(strike) an unseen object underwater and quickly started to take on water, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(force) them to evacuate（撤出）. They were left with just their two-year-old dog Remy, their social security cards, one mobile phone and some dog food and clothes.

    Tony, 26, is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(original) from Florida and worked in marketing for timeshares. He met Mary, 24, in her home town of Philadelphia, but told the newspaper they both got “tired" {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the sales lifestyle.

    In April 2017 they sold everything they had, including his SUV, and bought the 1969 boat they named “Lagniappe” – spending a lot of money to restore {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Up until that point, the couple had no sailing experience, so they spent the next month's learning from Tony's father. It was only this month {#blank#}8{#/blank#} they decided they were ready and were given a grand send-off（送行）by friends at Tarpon Springs. Two days {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(late), the boat sank. It remains in the water, and the coast guard has told the couple it could cost up to $10,000 to remove and store it. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, they only have $90.

    Media is known to be the most {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(power) means of communication. Print media, electronic media and the Internet all belong to mass media. Newspapers, newsletters, magazines and brochures {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(include) in print media, while the electronic media consists of the television, radio and other modes of communication. Internet is without doubt the fastest known way of communicating {#blank#}3{#/blank#}millions of people across the globe. Effects of mass media can be positive as well as negative.

    The best thing about the mass media is that it immediately provides us with the latest information about the things{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(happen) around us. Because of the keen efforts and devotion of the people working in the media and the entertainment sector, our knowledge{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(remain) fresh. With this knowledge, we become more smart and outgoing. Media is  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}gift for youngsters in many ways. They get useful information related to their career and higher {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (educate) mostly through the mass media.

    Though mass media has many positive effects, there are some{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (harm) associated with it as well. The news{#blank#}9{#/blank#} is published without checking whether it is a fact or not can create unnecessary confusion and extreme feelings among the common masses. It becomes the duty of media{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(provide) only relevant and precise information to the masses.

    Do you know that some of the most interesting urban gardens are in unexpected places? They may be on top of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} public building, in the middle of a commercial district, or in the terminal of one of the world1s {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (busy) airports. You may have wandered on a sidewalk next to a “secret garden”{#blank#}3{#/blank#} realizing it was just around the comer or on the other side of a wall.

    If you don t know these attractive {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (nature) spaces exist, you might never experience them. At the same time, the fact that these places escape notice {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(make) them worth seeking out.

    St. Dunstan-in-the-East is a historic church in London, which has a history of hundreds of years. It survived the Great Fire of London in the 17th century, but it {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(hit) by a German bomb during World War II. St. Dunstan was rebuilt in the 1960s. Later, the city turned the grounds into a public garden.

    St. Dunstan is on a quiet street, but it's only a short walk from major {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (tour)attractions like the Tower of London. This peaceful park reportedly gets {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(relative)crowded at noon on sunny days during {#blank#}9{#/blank#} time office workers from the nearby buildings come to eat lunch. At most other times, however, it's a quiet place {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) away.