Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in the class one day, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(wear)sun glasses. He walked in as if he {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(buy) the school. And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City.

For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(please), because there were manyempty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn't her, it wasprobably the fact that she sat in{#blank#}4{#/blank#} last row.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}he thought hecould escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have madeit a little {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(hard) foreverybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn't stop thekids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had tolook at Mary,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} made her feel like a star.

“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the teacher asked. The new boy {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(shake) his head. “Then I'd appreciate {#blank#}9{#/blank#} if you didn't wear them in the class. I liketo look your eyes when I'm speaking to you.” The new boy looked at the teacherfor a few seconds and all the other students wondered {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the boy would do. Then he took them off, gavea big smile and said, “That is cool.”

    Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

    A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the morning and lasted for over an hour.

    “I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe {#blank#}8{#/blank#} very frightened.”

    Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (feel) that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

    Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) food, clothes and shelter.

    People often don't do what they really want to for fear of failure. You don't apply for a job {#blank#}1{#/blank#}case you don't get it. You don't perform at the school concert b{#blank#}2{#/blank#}others might laugh at you. A lack of confidence can l{#blank#}3{#/blank#} to a lot of suffering. The key to o{#blank#}4{#/blank#}this problem is to believe in yourself. This might be{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(容易)said than done, but there are many w{#blank#}6{#/blank#} to help you do this. Talk about your problem with a friend or look {#blank#}7{#/blank#}advice on the Internet. Imagine yourself being {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(成功）and practice breathing techniques to keep you calm when you get nervous. And the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} important thing is： believe you can do it. When you've{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (学会）to do that, you are well on your way.

    China's research icebreaker Xuelong, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}126 crew members aboard on the 35th Antarctic research mission, on Thursday local time left the Zhongshan Station on {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) way back to China.

    Snow Eagle 601, China's first fixed-wing aircraft for polar flight, on Thursday night also departed from the Antarctic after {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(complete)all assignments.

    Xuelong, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} arrived near Zhongshan on Feb 9, supplied the station with fuel oil, and then picked up summer expedition team members at the Kunlun, Taishan and Zhongshan stations, as well as {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(member)of the fixed-wing aircraft project.

    Sixteen members of the Kunlun team {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(previous) completed all scientific expeditions at Dome Argus (Dome A), the South Pole's highest icecap. They, together with 21 members of the Taishan team, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(return) to Zhongshan on Feb 8.

    The Zhongshan team completed tasks including installation of and tests for LiDAR, drilling of ice bed rock, atmospheric sounding {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(observe), surveys of birds and aerial exploration carried out by the fixed-wing aircraft.

    As the summer expedition team at Zhongshan left, 19 members would stay for winter expeditions.

    Also {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(know)as the Snow Dragon, the icebreaker carrying a research team set sail from Shanghai on Nov 2 last year, beginning {#blank#}10{#/blank#}country's 35th Antarctic expedition. It is expected to arrive in Shanghai in mid-March.