I was never very neat, while my roommate Mary was extremely organized. Each of her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（object）had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签）everything. I always looked for everything. She would push my dirty clothing over and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other. Finally, a war broke out one evening. Mary warned me against {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (put) my shoes under her bed. Suddenly, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

    The room was filled {#blank#}3{#/blank#} anger. We could not have stayed together for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} single minute but for a phone call. Mary answered {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. From her end of the conversation，I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬)under her covers, sobbing. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (obvious), that was something she should not go through alone.

    I realized that I should do something {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (show) my concern. Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Mary was watching .She {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (reach) out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（she）eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”

    Mary and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

    In many countries{#blank#}1{#/blank#} is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} ，in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.

    But this type of housing{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(call) co-housing, is gaining{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.

    A co-housing complex is a place {#blank#}7{#/blank#} residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play{#blank#}8{#/blank#},{#blank#}9{#/blank#}many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “ village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for{#blank#}10{#/blank#}money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

    After the tsunami(海啸)hit India，many people who lived near the sea were greatly influenced. A lot of people lost their homes and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(unfortunate) some even lost their lives.

    College girls {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(ask)to collect money from their neighborhood. So we formed a group and devoted {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(we) to collecting money for the tsunami relief fund (救济金)．In our area，we showed a sign board，{#blank#}4{#/blank#} read，"Please help the sufferers, "to the people in the neighborhood and asked for their help. They donated money，dress，rice，medicine {#blank#}5{#/blank#} anything else useful.

    A small boy who was on the way to his school came running to us and asked us {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(wait) there for some time. After 5 minutes he ran to us with {#blank#}7{#/blank#} small savings box. It was a plastic box which there {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) many coins inside. He said he got the little box from his granny as a birthday gift {#blank#}9{#/blank#} saving coins. And he wanted it to be donated for the fund. It was the real greatest offering of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(kind) collected by us. What a lovely boy and what a big heart!

    High school graduates on the Chinese mainland have shown increasing preference for Hong Kong {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(university), with enrollment （入学人数） jumping from 7 students in 1997 to about 4,900 in 2017, according to the data published on Thursday by the EIC Group.

    “Mainland students enjoy the advantages studying in Hong Kong, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}they can choose{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (work)and live after graduation, or make Hong Kong a springboard （跳板）for entering top colleges and universities in other countries," said Hong Lijuan, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}international education expert from the EIC Group. Hong Kong still needs more talented people, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(especial) in its finance, banking, and tourism, according to Hong.

    Hong Kong's economy{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(develop) and improved in recent years, and the local government has created policies （政策） to attract talented people by {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(allow) graduates who have no local permits to live and work in the place for at least one year.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#}June 27, China's central government announced a series of policies （政策）to improve economic and cultural relationships between Hong Kong and the mainland. I think exchanges between students and teachers from Hong Kong and mainland universities will be enlarged and Hong Kong colleges{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(encourage) to set up educational centers in neighboring Guangdong Province. These policies will provide more and{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(good) job opportunities for mainland students studying in Hong Kong over the next years.

    Paul was a basketball player on the team, The lines. He loved basketball so much. Paul was shorter{#blank#}1{#/blank#} most basketball players; In fact, he was only 1.6 meters. One of his NBA favorite players was Tyrone Bogues who was also the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}height.

    Paul had to practice much harder than{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Because of his height, he was always very determined and focused. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, unfortunately, the coach never picked him for the team. Recently, Paul finally got{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(he) chance during a game{#blank#}6{#/blank#}The Lines' biggest competitor, The bears, a player on the team {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(injure) and Paul pleaded with the coach for a chance. The coach was unsure{#blank#}8{#/blank#}allowed him to play. Paul proved that he was skilled and talented {#blank#}9{#/blank#}scoring shot after shot. When the game ended, the coach told Paul that he{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(earn) his place on the team.

After a lot of preparation, Joseph Lockwood and Philippa Amos were finally ready to start their journey into the Amazon rainforest. They were feeling {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(cheer) as they sailed down the great river. Eventually, they got out of the boat and walked into the darkness of the jungle. Neither of them had ever been in such an extreme situation before, using just a compass (指南针) to find the area where the kind of frog they wanted to study {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (live). Suddenly, Joseph, who was holding the compass, tripped and lost it in a river. The situation seemed hopeless—how would they find the frogs now? But just {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they started to feel really sad and worried that their journey {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) a failure, they saw the frogs they had come to look for.