Henry Bond was about ten years old when his father died. He lived {#blank#}1{#/blank#} poor life with his mother. When in fourth grade, Henry wanted a grammar book in order to join a class in the school. But his mother didn't have money {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (buy) one for him. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(trouble) by it, Henry started thinking about {#blank#}4{#/blank#} could be done.

    One morning, it snowed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (heavy) and the cold wind blew hard. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (look) at the deep snow, Henry said to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (he), “It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.”

    He ran to the house of a neighbor, and offered his services to clear a path in front of his house. The offer was accepted. After {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (complete) this work, he received a tip. Then he went to another place for the same purpose, and then to another, until he earned enough to buy the book.

    When school {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (start), Henry was in his seat, the happiest boy in the class, ready to begin the lesson in his new book.

    Henry was always one of the top students in his class. He knew no such word {#blank#}10{#/blank#} “fail”. Having the will, he always found the way.

    Anne was a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (lone) girl. But she had a friend {#blank#}2{#/blank#} whom she could tell everything. She lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands {#blank#}3{#/blank#} World War II. Her family was Jewish {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they had to hide in order not{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(catch) by the German Nazis. Her whole family hid away for a long time {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they were discovered. She regarded her diary as her best friends. She often wrote down her deepest {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(feel) and thoughts in it . She then grew so crazy about everything to do {#blank#}8{#/blank#} nature. Once she saw a moon at night, which was the first time in a year and a half that she {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(see) that beautiful scene face to face. What {#blank#}10{#/blank#} poor and brave girl she was! In her mind she thought nature was one thing that really must be experienced.

    Qiang Shuping was so busy making cloth shoes {#blank#}1{#/blank#} she didn't even rest during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The woman from Baipu County, Jiangsu Province, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) shoes since she was 19 years old, and this year marks her 31^st year making cloth shoes.

    She spends the entire day in her tiny studio, which measures less than 10 square meters altogether, filled with cloth shoes in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (vary) stages of completion.

    Nowadays, many stores make cloth shoes {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(use) machines, but Qiang sticks to the technique of making shoes entirely {#blank#}5{#/blank#} hand. She says the shoes {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (produce) by the machine are not of the same quality as handmade ones. The handmade cloth shoes are more durable and comfortable, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (soft), and absorb sweat better.

    Some people buy cloth shoes out of nostalgia(怀旧), while {#blank#}8{#/blank#} trust their quality. Making shoes isn't {#blank#}9{#/blank#} profitable job, but Qiang still insists as she wants to preserve the craft and pass it down to the younger generation.

    Handmade cloth shoes are also called qiancengdi (shoes with a thousand layers),{#blank#}10{#/blank#} can date back to the ancient Zhou Dynasty. In 2009, the making technique of qiancengdi was listed as the national intangible cultural heritage.

    My name is Nora. I live in Moscow now, but I was born in Qingdao. We{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(move) to Moscow four years ago when my dad got {#blank#}2{#/blank#} new job here. I didn't want to leave China, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}I had a great life there. I had lots of{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(friend) and everyone got along well {#blank#}5{#/blank#}each other. We had fun swimming almost every day after school. And the weather was always great. At first, I didn't like the life in Moscow when we arrived. It was still winter,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the weather wasn't very nice. It was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(real)cold and it snowed all the time. I didn't have any friends. I felt sad and lonely and wanted to go back to China. Things got {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good) when I started school. All the kids at school were friendly to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (I). Now I enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (live) here. I think Moscow is a great city.