After David's daughter was born, he decided to make one million dollars. He thought in this way his daughter would live {#blank#}1{#/blank#} happy life.

    In order to achieve his goal, David devoted most {#blank#}2{#/blank#}his time to his business. While other fathers {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(play) with their kids outside, he was working. While other fathers were reading stories to their kids, he was hanging out with his clients(客户). His little daughter {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(name) Jane hardly saw him.

    Time flew fast. One day, when David returned home from work, he saw Jane {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(sit) in the living room. When she saw him, she ran to him and asked him to play with her for a while. “Sorry, Jane, but I'm {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(terrible) busy tonight. I have a lot of work to do.” He was about to leave {#blank#}7{#/blank#}he heard Jane crying. So he stopped and asked why. “You're always working. You have no time for me at all. You're not a good dad,” said Jane. David was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(lose) in thought after hearing that. He remembered why he worked so hard — he wanted Jane to live a happy life. However, things go contrary to his wishes. He {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(teach) a good lesson that day. Therefore, he made a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(decide) to spend a lot more time with his daughter.

    Family values are principles that help to define us as human beings. These values are learned, usually passed down{#blank#}1{#/blank#} one generation to another. However, they can also change over time{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(depend) upon the circumstances in which families find themselves. They shape the way we behave, they help families stick together, and they give us our identity.

    We always admire a person{#blank#}3{#/blank#} treats the elderly with respect, or helps people in need, or is always honest with others. Such{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (admire) behavior is usually a direct result of the values that person was taught by his family.

    These values or principles—respect, fairness and{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(honest) among many others—also help hold the family together in times of trouble. When problems arise, the family is able to withstand them because they share{#blank#}6{#/blank#} same idea about{#blank#}7{#/blank#} is important. When family members feel pressure from the outside world, they know they can come into their family for a comforting connection.

    Finally, family values make us who we are{#blank#}8{#/blank#}we talk about our personal character and what{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (influence) our decisions, we do so based on the values {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (give) to us by our family.

    John Snow was an expert doctor who attended Queen Victoria {#blank#}1{#/blank#} her personal physician. However, he was well-known for his defeat of “King Cholera”. During the mid-19th century, London suffered a series of cholera outbreaks. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(expose) to the deadly disease, many thousands of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(terrify) people died every time there was an outbreak. John was determined to help them. He believed the disease {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(absorb) into people's bodies through meals and he needed evidence to prove his idea. In 1854, when there was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} outbreak in London, he was ready to began his enquiry. He gathered the information and marked on a map the exact places {#blank#}6{#/blank#} all the dead people had lived. With the help of the map, he found that in two particular streets, the outbreak was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(extreme) severe. He did further research and found the polluted water from pump was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(blame). He immediately told the astonished people not to drink the water. Later, John found supporting evidence from two other deaths linked to the Broad Street outbreak. So, he was able to announce with {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(certain) that cholera was spread by germs. To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source of all the water sources {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(examine). Finally, King Cholera was defeated.

One day, Mary was working in her office in London {#blank#}1{#/blank#}she received an email from her friend Joan. In Joan's email, she persuaded Mary {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(look) for a flat in London for her. As she had {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (little) money than before, the flat had to be cheap, but it had to be modern, with elevators and gas lines. Though Mary found {#blank#}4{#/blank#} difficult to find such a flat, she still went from one block to another, looking for a flat {#blank#}5{#/blank#} would meet Joan's requirements(要求). Having tried too many times, Mary came up {#blank#}6{#/blank#} her boss and asked him for advice {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (polite). It was the first time that she {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (talk) with her boss about her personal problems. It happened that the boss just had such a flat for rent, so they quickly reached {#blank#}9{#/blank#} agreement. But to her surprise, when she emailed Joan, telling her the good news, Joan said that she had changed {#blank#}10{#/blank#} mind— she was not going to London.