While thousands of college students headed for warm climate to enjoy sun and fun during their week off from classes, seven local students had other plans.

        The Northern Essex Community College(NECC) students and one of their teachers spent part of their spring break in New York City, helping repair an area {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (destroy) by the hurricane.

        “I wanted to see for myself what happened,” said Terry. “I couldn't imagine{#blank#}2{#/blank#}it is like to lose your home and everything that you know and the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (power) effect the hurricane had on thosepeople. I wanted to do something, to understand their feeling of helplessness.”

        The group headed into Brooklyn's RedHook district, which was hit hard by the hurricane. There they met people fromother parts of the country, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}had also volunteered to help. Together, thosevolunteers and the NECC students{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (work) to clear rubbish out of at hree-story building. They put on protective suits and gloves{#blank#}6{#/blank#}they enteredthe building.

        Inside the building, the students saw nothing but broken walls and doors and pieces of the building   {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (lie) all over the place.

The students returned to school with{#blank#}8{#/blank#}sense of achievement, a feeling that{#blank#}9{#/blank#}helped people in need. I was remarkable how a community lost so much and was still able to recover, and this left the deepest impression{#blank#}10{#/blank#}thestudents.

    Which is the most significant classical Chinese painting? According to Paul Denlinger, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} visited China many times when young, it should be Along the River During the Qingming Festival. This {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (create) dates back to the Northern Song Dynasty.

    This painting is important {#blank#}3{#/blank#} several reasons. First, up until this time, almost all Chinese paintings are landscapes, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (contain) no or only a few images of people. Second, this is the first scroll (卷轴) painting {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (describe) both Chinese urban and suburban life during the period in the capital, Bianjing, Third, the painting is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (high) detailed and features shops of all kinds and different economic activities in and out of the city. People are able to see the Chinese technology of the time, which helps them {#blank#}7{#/blank#} great deal in understanding {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the Chinese lived.

    The Beijing Palace Museum keeps the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (origin) Song painting and one of its famous copies——the Qing version {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hold) in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

    When the construction of the new factory came to the end, a pump was put in. Then, all the settlers {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (defeat) by a severe disease whose characteristic was similar to cholera. An expert physician {#blank#}2{#/blank#}was instructed to attend to the victims and handle this case showed great enthusiasm, but he didn't foresee that it was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} hard challenge. After simple enquiry, he announced that the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (pollute) water was to blame. But without positive {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(evident), people suspected and rejected his view, saying the theory he put forward made no{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(sensible). Being much {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(strict) with himself than before, he contributed himself to the case. Apart from {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make) enquiries, he made detailed charts and analyzed the data carefully. Finally, he drew some scientific {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (conclude), {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (link) the disease to the radium in the pump. He found out why people there got sick immediately.

    I felt butterflies in my stomach when I started calligraphy class ten years ago. I wondered what I was doing there. At that moment, I couldn't have known that I'd just made one of the best{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(choose) of my life.

    I sat down and listened to the teacher{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(introduce) the tools of the craft. Then it was time for me to try my hand I took up the brush, using the correct gesture,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (dip) it in the ink, and carefully wrote "one"{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Chinese.

    After nearly five years of practicing. I started to make versions of well-known poems. Calligraphy seemed like a bridge,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}connected me to authors from centuries past. Stroke(笔画)by stroke, word by word, I could feel their emotions, cherished my own peace and learned{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(appreciate) my daily life.

    Now, calligraphy is not just{#blank#}7{#/blank#}hobby, it is a way to remove myself from the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (worry) of life. Rolling out the paper, I can write for a whole day. Calligraphy {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(able) me to balance my busy schedule and live{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(peace).

    Wang Kun and Wang Wei are brother and sister. They have dreamed of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) a great bike trip. Wang Wei persuaded his sister {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(buy) an expensive mountain bike. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}was Wang Wei who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River. They {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(ride) bicycles to travel along the Mekong River, whose source is in Qinghai Province. When it {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(enter) Southeast Asia, it travels slowly through hills and low valleys and the plains where rice grows. Despite the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(difficult), Wang Kun and Wang Wei were {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(determine) to begin their journey at {#blank#}8{#/blank#}altitude of more than 5,000 metres in Qinghai Province. During {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they) journey, they enjoyed the continuous change of the weather. Finally, they reached Dali in Yunnan Province, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}Daowei and Yu Hang joined them.

    Environment-friendly ideas have been created to supply people with helpful {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(tip) on how they can help the environment {#blank#}2{#/blank#} well as save money. I honestly believe that everyone wants to help the environment, even if they do or do not believe in global warming.

    With power bills, water bills and all other expenses{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(continue)to rise, it's very hard for the average worker. No matter what your {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(finance) position is , there is always something everyone can do {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(help) save our environment.

    We are not the only ones that live on this {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(amaze) planet. We also share it {#blank#}7{#/blank#}a wide range of strange and wonderful animals. It would be a great tragedy if they {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) not around for our future generations to enjoy. Every little bit helps, so please do all {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you can to protect our environment and the environment of these surprising animals.

    I hope these environment-friendly ideas can help everyone to do {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(they) bit for the environment and to make this world a better place.