Long long ago, there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there was an old man called Sthira. He lived by {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(he). His only son had {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(go) far away to study. Sthira's friends wondered whether his son would return, But Sthira always said, "Whatever happens, happens for good.”

      One day {#blank#}3{#/blank#}   old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sthira. He thanked them and said {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(polite), "Whatever happens, happens for good.” {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, later, Sthira's son broke his leg. Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked them and said, "Whatever happens, happens for good."Some of the villagers were surprised {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (hear) this. Why? What was good? His {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(son) leg got badly hurt!

      After a few days, the army came to the village and forced all the young {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(man) to join the army. When they found his son had a broken leg, they left him {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Once again, all the villagers came to congratulate him on his good luck. Like always, the old man was still {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(thank) to them and said. “Whatever happens, happens for good.”

—The flood washed {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(they) away and they lost their lives.

    Is your TV {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (connect) to the Internet？What about your chair, or your fridge? {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (probable) they are not. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in the future, most things in your home may be connected, thanks to the so- called "Internet of things".

    The Internet of things may be coming sooner {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you think. Earlier this year, Samgsung CEO spent a lot of time {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (talk.) about the Internet of things. He said that five years from now, every Samgsung product {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) part of the Internet of things, no matter {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. It's a remote control or a washingmachine.

    So, how do household(家用的) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (object) that are part of the Internet of things work? Well, think of a common chair, when connected to the Internet, the chair {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (warm) up when it knows the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.

    So, picture this: you enter your home. The temperature changes to make you {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (feel) comfortable. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.

    The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the west in North China. It's about 6, 300 kilometers long.

It's often {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （call）"Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall". It is one of the" Seven Wonders of the Ancient World".

    The Great Wall is wide enough for ten {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （man）to walk side by side. Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall was made {#blank#}4{#/blank#} stones and bricks（砖）. There are huge stones on each side and on {#blank#}5{#/blank#} highest part. But now some sections of it are worn out.

    There are tall watchtowers along the Great Wall.  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （one）upon a time, the soldiers kept {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （watch）the enemies（敌人）in the watchtowers day and night. They made fire on the towers to tell each other when the enemies  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （come）.

    Nowadays we {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （not）use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in the world. Every year thousands of people come to visit {#blank#}10{#/blank#} from all over the world.