Life skill is one of the most important,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (factor) to support students. Therefore, some people hold the idea {#blank#}2{#/blank#} unpaid community work should be a compulsory part of high school programs to help students gain life skills and knowledge. And there are a lot of high schools{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (perform) some programs like that.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (person), I think those programs are very good because they help students to get the opportunity {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (see) and experience different aspects of life.

    Instead of watching TV or playing games on the computer at home, students will accumulate a lot of useful experience and knowledge {#blank#}6{#/blank#} working in the community. Through some activities like that, students will become creative and active since they {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (know) how to communicate and keep a good relationship with other people. Especially, in the future, some experiences from participating in community organizations will be very {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (value) because it is a vital part in CV when students want to apply for a job.

    To sum up, it will be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}good idea for students to carry out unpaid community service in high schools. These programs will improve students' life skills and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) understanding of life.

    Mohandas Gandhi is called the national father of India.That's because he fought for India to get freedom in a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(peace) way.

    He {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(educated) in law at University College London in 1891. After graduation, he became a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(law). Two years later,he went to South Africa{#blank#}4{#/blank#}he worked for an Indian company and offered some guidance to the company for its legal problems.While in South Africa, he found himself treated{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(fair).

    During the twenty years in South Africa, Gandhi was sentenced{#blank#}6{#/blank#}prison for many times. In 1896, after he was attacked by white South Africans, Gandhi began to teach the Indians a way of non-cooperation with the South African government.

    In the following years Gandhi became a leader in many fights. He played{#blank#}7{#/blank#}active part in starting his movement of non-violence against Great Britain.In order to get economic independence, all of the Indians refused{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(buy) British goods.It was Gandhi{#blank#}9{#/blank#}helped the Indians to develop native Indian industries. He devoted himself to{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(fight ) for equal rights for Indians.

    Xu Lizhen, a 74-year-old lady, has been acting as a tour guide for nearly 20 years in Yang Shuo, Gui Lin, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is a city known both in China and abroad for its beautiful landscape. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} she attended only primary school when she was young, she can now speak approximately 11 foreign languages {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fluent).

    Since 20 years ago, tourists {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (show) affection for Yang Shuo, including a great many foreigners, In order to make a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (live), Xu Lizhen began to sell water. However, she could hardly make any money at first because foreigners didn't understand her accent. She tried to imitate the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (pronounce) of the foreigners, take notes and learn them {#blank#}7{#/blank#} heart. If she came across tourists who can speak both Chinese and a foreign language, she would ask them to translate their words many times so that she could remember them {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (well). It is in this way that the old granny masters 11 languages, such as English, French, Russian, Korean. Now, she has no difficulty at all {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (communicate) with foreign friends in simple oral English. She is also {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (refer) to as Mother Moon for her kindness among tourists.

    Happiness can {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(describe) as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. There are many factors contributing to happiness.

A person {#blank#}2{#/blank#} an obviously ideal situation is not necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.

A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} are only chief factors if the person is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(serious) undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.

    The rich {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is mainly {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they have more opportunity to control their {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(life). Yet people with a high income and a college education may be {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(little) happy than those with the same income and no college education.

    Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(disable) or those in pain. Learning {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(cope) with a health problem can contribute to happiness.

Cai Zhengjun lost his hearing when he was just in eighteen months old, as a result of a high fever. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fortunate), his parents loved him and supported him as much as possible. They were determined to see their son equipped with the necessary life {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(skill) needed to lead a normal life. Cai, however, didn't understand the support they provided. it was after many years that he realized what they were trying to do. Today. Cai's role has changed from a silent observer in life {#blank#}3{#/blank#}a source of empowerment for his fellow hearing impaired peers.