Although most people believe that formal schooling is required for scientific success, a college degree is not always necessary.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}excellent example of a man who won fame as a scientist {#blank#}2{#/blank#}academic(学术的) training is Vincent J. Schaefer. His formal education ended {#blank#}3{#/blank#} two years of high school when he had to go to work in an untrained job at General Electric. Because {#blank#}4{#/blank#} his inventive mind and his skill as a model maker, he was soon allowed to try his own experiments in the company laboratory. His natural {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (curious) made him wonder about clouds. He developed, after many tries, a method of making clouds rain {#blank#}6{#/blank#}they would not normally do so. This method, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (call) seeding, has been very  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (help) to farmers, and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}made him win much fame.

    Schaefer believes that for people{#blank#}10{#/blank#}, most of all, are interested in the world and everything in it, a college degree is unnecessary.

    There are about 100 million middle-aged women dancing in parks and on squares in China, and Deborah Roundy,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} U.S retired school teacher, is one of them.

    Mrs. Roundy is the only foreigner on the Shanghai dance team at Tongji University, where she is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (current) teaching English.

    Mrs. Roundy ran upon a dozen or so middle-aged women dancing {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the tunes of Chinese songs in 2012. At the time, she didn't feel used to the new environment and wanted to have some fun in her life. She {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (invite) to join the dancing team.

    At first, Mrs. Roundy communicated with her teammates by{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(exchange) notes to help translate for her. Now she uses a translation app on her iPad.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the Chinese language is not the most difficult thing for her, mastering Chinese dance is. Mrs. Roundy used to do ballet. She said {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(dance) in the U.S. always dance facing the audience. But in China, they change directions all the time, and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was very confusing for her at first.

    They have developed good personal relations. Mrs. Roundy says they also go out to eat and on field trips together, which are{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(forget ) experiences for her.

    Square dancing opens a window for her {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（understand） China, Mrs. Roundy said: Besides dancing, she and her husband have been active in community life, teaching English, and helping elderly neighbors.

    Qing Ming {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(associate) with Jie Zitui, who lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C. Legend goes that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of his own leg. When the lord {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(success) in becoming the ruler, he invited his {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(faith) follower to join him. However, Jie turned down his invitation, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(prefer) to lead {#blank#}5{#/blank#} simple life with his mother in the mountain.

    Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest {#blank#}6{#/blank#} fire. To{#blank#}7{#/blank#} astonishment, Jie chose to remain {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he was and was burnt to death. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(remember) Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jie's death. Thus began the "cold food feast", a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(light).

    A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and stayed with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(quietly). Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} quickly walked past him. The man was nearly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(miss). He thought that {#blank#}5{#/blank#} must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (follow) him and get back the watch. Soon the Frenchman{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(catch) up with the Italian . Neither of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) while{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (point) at the Italian's watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman. When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (great) surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(rob) the watch and it was the Italian's.