One day, a farmer took a bag of wheat to town. He didn't know what 1 when the bag fell off his horse. The bag was 2 heavy for him to lift. He hoped that 3 would come and help him.

    Before long a man came over. But the farmer was 4 when he saw the man, because he was the famous judge(法官) in "town. The farmer was afraid to ask him for 5.

    As soon as he came up to the farmer, the judge 6 his horse and said," You need my help, don't you? Let me help you." Then he took one end of the bag, and the farmer took 7. They 8 the bag of wheat onto the horse.

    "Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I 9 you?"

    "Well," the judge replied, " 10 you see anyone in need of help, do the same for him."

    Last summer, we had a volunteer activity in a village school. In the school. I saw a name Feng Aiguo on a list. This man offered much money to the school. I thought he must be a1 man.

    One day, on my way home from school, my bike was broken. Luckily I found a repairing stand(修车摊)across from the street. An old man was 2 a bike. He was wearing a clean suit. He looked energetic(精力充沛的). While waiting. I knew 3 about him from the old men chatting there. He was Lao Feng and 4to repair bikes after he repaired(退休). Two months ago, his family moved to a new house. His son didn't want him to repair bikes any longer. He bought him suits and asked him to 5 them and rest at home. But it didn't work. The old man continued his repairing work in his suits.

    After a while, the old man got my bike repaired. 6 I was leaving an old lady came and called him "Aiguo". 7 the name on the list of the village school came into my mind. But how could such a common repairman 8so much money? I asked him if he knew that village. He told me it was his hometown and the 9there still needed help. So he always saved money by repairing bikes to help them. Then I was sure that he was the person on the 10.

Eric was standing in front of a large grey house in the countryside. He had just been dropped off by his mum, who left after telling him that he was going to spend the next twelve days there with no TV, no mobile phone and — worse of all — no computer.

Suddenly, a man appeared at the entrance of the house. When he saw Eric, he went up to him immediately. 'You must be Eric. Welcome to the camp,' said the man confidently. 'I'm Tony, the camp leader, but you will call me "Sir". Now tell me why you're here.'

Eric quickly replied, 'My mum made me come!' When Tony looked at him angrily and did not say anything, Eric realized his mistake and added, 'Sir!'

'And do you know why your mother sent you here?' asked Tony.

'She thinks I spend too much time online. Sir,' answered Eric. 'It's not just her opinion — it's the truth! Look at you — pale, unfit, and definitely not getting enough sleep. You're here because you think the virtual world is much better than the real world. But you're wrong! The real world has much more to offer. At the camp, you're going to go hiking, rowing, rock-climbing and stay outdoors most of the time,' promised Tony.

Eric's heart sank.

'But it's not going to be all fun and games,' Tony continued. 'We have rules here. If you break them, you'll get punished. But you won't simply get detention (课后留校), and you can forget about suspension (停学) — you'll never be sent home early! Instead, you'll clean the toilets, wash the dishes or do an extra hour of exercise!'

'Oh Mum,' sighed Eric. 'What have you got me into?'

Emma was nervous about the ceremony. She was the valedictorian(致告别辞者) for their class, and she was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(worry) about speaking in front of such a large audience(观众). Emma wanted to practice her speech one more time with Julie.

But {#blank#}2{#/blank#} was Julie? Emma looked everywhere, but she couldn't find her. She called Julie's cell phone and sent her a few text {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (message), but Julie didn't answer. Emma didn't have much time, so she practiced her speech behind the curtains in the hall. Nobody saw her.

When it was time {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(line) up for the ceremony. Emma finally saw Julie." Where have you been?"

Emma asked Julie." I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(call) you five times!"

" Sorry, I didn't hear my phone," replied Julie.

" Where have you been? I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(look) for you, too."

"I was in the hall, practicing my speech," said Emma.

" Where? I didn't see you there," said Julie.

"I was behind the curtains," Emma said and laughed." That's why you couldn't find me!"

Julie laughed, too." Don't worry. You' ll do {#blank#}7{#/blank#} great job!" They took their seats. Emma sat in the front row. She was still {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (real) nervous. Then, someone handed her a piece{#blank#}9{#/blank#} paper. It was a note from Julie! It said," Good luck! You can do it!" Emma felt better and smiled.

" Sometimes paper is the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(good) technology!" she thought.

A man who lives alone in the . Rocky Mountains has become a hero to climate scientists because of his unusual hobby. The man is called Billy Barr. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Why? Well, Billy said that it felt more comfortable."I live a quiet Little life," he said," and it just fits me." For 50 years he has been the only person living in the town of Gothic, Colorado.

 Every summer, scientists come to Gothic's Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory for research. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Having little to do, Billy started keeping records of snow levels, temperatures and animal sightings(看见). For Billy this was fun. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} So he continued keeping records- for 50 years.

 One day, Billy mentioned his hobby to a scientist. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He realized immediately how important they were. Now Billy's records have been used in many academic(学术的) papers and there's a short film about him called The Snow Guardian {#blank#}5{#/blank#} However, he uses a website instead of notebooks.

 Although he has other hobbies, like playing cricket and watching Bollywood movies, his records have made him famous among climate scientists.

A But in winter Billy is alone.

B. He has always liked numbers.

C. He still keeps his records now.

D. The scientist asked to see his records.

E. But he writes his name with small b's.

F. He told the scientists that he had a lot of hobbies.

Like many kids, last summer I learned to ride a bike. Only I am in my 30s. When I was a child, I had no one to teach me. My mom never learned. My parents were apart when I was four, and before my father left us, he bought a bicycle for my brother and me to share.

My mom later remarried. Other kids would laugh at my brother and me because we were the only ones older than six and still depended on training wheels. My stepfather removed them, but in doing that, I lost interest and trust in riding the bicycle. I was so scared to fall off. I thought I was too old to learn too. After all, I was 8 at that time. Not knowing how to ride didn't let me down at first, until we moved outside the center of our city. In this area, bicycles were popular. When I went to the store to buy candies with my friends, I was always the last to arrive, on foot. By then, I was 12 years old.

In my early 30s, I remember how I felt when I watched my neighbors' children, as young as three, learn to ride on bikes. Then something changed. The fear was still there, but something much stronger appeared. I joined a women's bike-riding club. There, I stood in a city park, decided to control my fear. In the club, I met women from different backgrounds, and they were all finding riding skills for kinds of reasons. It made me feel like being more powerful. Not long after, I was riding confidently.

Filled with the joy of riding, I bought my own bike. It wasn't simply a bike. It was also a chance I missed earlier. Every day, when I rode out, I enjoyed the beauty of the nature and the wind on my face. Buying a bike was an investment (投资) in transportation. And it was an investment in reconnecting with my past childhood memory.