In a small house outside London lives an old man. People often see him look {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his flowers in his garden all the time.

    One day, a young painter {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (go) by the old man's house. He looked at the nice garden and the special room, picturing how happy he would be if he lived in such a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (beauty) place. Suddenly he found the old gardener {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (terrible) blind. Shocked, he walked to the old man and asked, “Why are you taking care of the flowers every day which you can't see in fact?” The old man smiled, “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} gardener when I was young and I really love this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last, it's you.”

    “Me? But you don't know me.” answered the painter, still puzzled.

    “Yeah, it's true that I don't know you. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I know flowers are gifts which everyone loves. And the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood.” answered the old man.

    The words of the gardener warm me with {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (please). He looked after the flowers {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make) others enjoy the warm sunshine in spring. He can't see the beautiful flowers he planted, just like Beethoven, who can't hear his wonderful music {#blank#}9{#/blank#}.

    The old man is alone but not lonely. All of his flowers are his friends and neighbors. They {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (grow) in his heart. I believe that he can hear the voice of them.

    Sitting at a desk in a classroom all day can be pretty boring. With a bike, the reading class can be {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（interesting） than before.

    The teachers in {#blank#}2{#/blank#}school in the US have tried this. The Read and Ride program {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（begin） five years ago. As part of the Read and Ride program, the teachers change the students'{#blank#}4{#/blank#}（desk） into exercise bikes. With this program, one classroom in the school has enough bikes for each student in class.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}is possible for the students to ride bikes and read books at the same time. Even common classrooms have one bike at the back of them. The students who cannot sit still can use the bike {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（do） exercise.

    The exercise bikes are not only good for the students' health {#blank#}7{#/blank#}helpful in improving the efficiency（效率） of the students' study.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}students are bored with study, they can relax themselves by riding the bikes for a while.

    After keeping trying the program for one year, teachers found that students who took part {#blank#}9{#/blank#}the program did much better in reading tests.{#blank#}10{#/blank#}amazing it is!

    Dear Aunt Rhonda and Uncle John,

    As you prepare for the cold weather and Christmas Day celebrations, I hope you and your family are {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（enjoy）a beautiful holiday season！Thank you so much for {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（invite）us over to your house for a wonderful Thanksgiving meal. We truly appreciated（感激）your hospitality（款待）and the time being with many family members. We felt excited to be able to not {#blank#}3{#/blank#}enjoy the delicious meal, but also share the experience with so many loved ones.

    I have to say, your dinners are always amazing, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}this one blew the rose of {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（they）out of the water. Your {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（decide）to give a different one from traditional favorites was really good. I really enjoyed the sweet {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（potato）with turkey and mapo tofu. The beef soup was my sister's favorite. It was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（believe）that I was eating this meal at your dining table {#blank#}9{#/blank#}of five-star Chinese restaurant.

    Thank you again for all your hard work you put in such a fantastic Thanksgiving party. We love you and hope to hear {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you soon！