The only survivor of a shipwreck(失事船)was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed worriedly for God to rescue(营救)him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but {#blank#}1{#/blank#}seemed forthcoming(即将来临的). Exhausted, he {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(eventual)managed to build a little hut(小屋)out of driftwood(漂浮的木头)to protect him{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the bad weather, and to store his few possessions(财产). But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(roll)up to the sky. The worst had happened;{#blank#}5{#/blank#}was lost. He was almost fainted(昏倒)with grief and anger. “God, how could you do this on me!” he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(approach)the island. It had come to rescue him. “{#blank#}7{#/blank#}did you know I was here?” he asked one of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.

    It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we{#blank#}8{#/blank#}lose heart,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}God is at work in our lives, even in the middle of pain and suffering.

    Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}smoke signal from the grace(恩泽)of God. For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves. God has a positive answer for them.

    Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their own micro blogs on the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a colorful platform to show their talent. For{#blank#}1{#/blank#}it is a useful way to release their pressure. And all these make it more and more popular with high school students{#blank#}2{#/blank#} many parents and teachers hold a different view. They think that managing one's micro blog will take a lot of time and energy,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}should be used to study.

    In my view, I am greatly in favor{#blank#}4{#/blank#} this activity. Today the Internet is playing {#blank#}5{#/blank#}important role in our life. Therefore as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(value) tool to communicate and display ourselves. What's more, opening and organizing micro blogs need various abilities such {#blank#}7{#/blank#} writing, designing, being skillful at computer and so on. Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful micro blog. As a result, we improve ourselves while {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(organize) our micro blogs.

    In fact, micro blog {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(oneself) is of little harm. It is your attitude towards it {#blank#}10{#/blank#}matters. We should take the advantages and avoid some bad effects.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (expose) to smoking for a long time, you may find it hard to give it up. And the effects it has {#blank#}2{#/blank#} you may die hard. But do you know {#blank#}3{#/blank#}it is that results in such a situation? First, quantities of nicotine you get into your body{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) the source of your physical addiction. Second, your habit is to blame and you just can't accustom{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (you) to the absence of nicotine in your body. Third, most{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(probable), you can be mentally addicted and believe smoking makes you feel good. However, demanding as it is, you do not need to put up with the situation. Every time you feel{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(anxiety), just remember under no circumstances should you reach for a cigarette. It's also suggested that help{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(need) if the situation is desperate. Of course, the most important is to{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (strong) your resolve whenever you want to quit. And you can depend on it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you can completely get rid of it as long as you keep trying.

    The word Nushu literally means "women's writing" in Chinese: As the name suggests, Nushu is created and specially used by women.

    Often {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（call） "the world's only surviving characters for women", these slim words were developed from standard written Chinese. In the old days, Nushu {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（teach）by elderly women to girls at home because female children weren't allowed {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（attend）formal school. During gatherings in villages, women used the characters to write poems or song lyrics to express their emotions {#blank#}4{#/blank#} were hidden from men. The words were full {#blank#}5{#/blank#} encouragement and positive energy, and showed an uncommon open-mindedness among women at that time.

    Ji Xianlin once said that Nushu is a feminist（女权主义者）symbol. "It's {#blank#}6{#/blank#} unique writing system created by {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（talent）women who were deprived（剥夺）of the right to education," he wrote in an article. "It has significance in various {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（field）and represents Chinese people's strong spirit."

    Nushu was made as a national cultural heritage in 2006. However, it is not {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（wide）used in daily life today. In fact, it is a dying language. Now linguists are taking action to prevent this incredible cultural heritage from {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（disappear）.

    Stories from History

    Around the end of the first century AD，a Roman writer {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) Pliny wrote about a terrible volcanic eruption that he {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (witness)as a young man. The eruption had occurred on August 24th, 79 AD. The tragedy left {#blank#}3{#/blank#} deep impression on Pliny {#blank#}4{#/blank#} had lost an uncle in the eruption. However，more than 1,600 years later，some scientists found the lost towns that {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bury) under the ashes of Mount Vesuvius. Pompeii is like a "time capsule" preserving a frozen moment in history. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  the eruption occurred, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  had been a booming Roman city with temples，markets，restaurants and theatres. Today you can visit these buildings by walking along the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (origin) streets of the city. And {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (many) than 250 years since excavations started，thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (learn) more about the ancient world.