Once upon a time, a poor traveller stopped under a tree. From his bag he took out a bowl of

1 (boil) rice and started to eat. Nearby was a small shop, where a woman was selling fried fish to travellers able to pay for 　2 . When the man finished eating and got up to leave, she shouted, “You have not paid me for your meal!”

“But I ordered nothing from you!” he said.

“Everyone can see that you 　3 (enjoy) the smell of my fried fish with your rice,” argued the woman. “If you hadn’t smelt the fish, your meal would not have been so 4 (please)!”

Soon a crowd gathered. 5 they supported the traveller, they also agreed that the wind was blowing from the shop to the place 　6 he had eaten, carrying the smell of the fried fish to him.

At last, the woman took him to a judge and after 　7 (tell) the judge the story, she insisted that 　8 the man had enjoyed her fish smell, he should pay 25 cents. After hearing the evidence, the judge asked the man to drop 　9 25-cent coin on the ground. “Here is your payment, the sound of 25 cents 　10 the smell of the fried fish.”

Police in China have arrested two drivers 1 connection with the death of a toddler 2　 was hit and left for dead on a busy street earlier this month in southern China. Police were able to identify the drivers of the two vans 3 examining graphic video of the vehicles 4 (strike) 2-year-old Wang Yue, who died in the hospital on Friday, about a week after the accident in Foshan, China.

The case raised questions of human decency in the country, particularly as word surfaced 5 many passersby 6 (witness) the accident and done little to help the little girl.

One of those 18 passersby, a man identified by the China Daily as Chen, showed up 7 (expect) outside the intensive-care unit where Wang Yue was struggling to survive and said he did not see the toddler, the news organization reports.

Chen and his wife run a store that offers water-heating products that stands about 23 feet 8 the accident site, according to the China Daily.

"I was looking for my own daughter then," the news organization quotes Chen as saying. "I did not notice she (Wang Yue) was lying on the street."

Wang Yang, a top official in Guangdong Province, said at a provincial government meeting that the incident should serve 9 a "wake up call" for society, the China Daily reported after the girl's death.

"We should look into the 10 (ugly) in ourselves," he said.

I was sitting in a crowded restaurant, enjoying 1 tasty meal with my Chinese family. atmosphere was hot and loud. One thing that couldn’t get used to 2 ( be ) the clouds of cigarette smoke 3 filled the air and our lungs. It used to be the same for me in my home area in the United States. 4 the noise was definitely a relatively new experience. I glanced around the room, and smiling diners were happily blowing smoke into the faces of their friends and families. Living in an 　5 ( industry) city and dealing with air pollutants are necessary facts of our 6 ( exist ) . For us, it became too much. 7 (stand) up, we called out maidan (pay the bill), 　　8 left. Once outside, we both agreed that we wouldn’t return to that restaurant again. Later that night, I asked my wife 9 her parents were so willing to put up 10 it. She said that they felt it was simply unavoidable and therefore must be tolerated. To my wife’s parents, it’s just a part of modern Chinese life.

Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, 　 1　 unusual night has a different meaning: helping beggars and the homeless.

Cai, 　 2　 is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing’s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. 　 3　 she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, 　 4　 (give) the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves.

The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying “　 5　 the first time I feel respected”.

Cai said, “A beggar’s life is even 　6　 　(hard) today. That’s why I want to help them.”

They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer 　 7　 some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them 　8 a look of surprise.

“I know the 　9 (active) can’t help much, but it is meant 　 10 (show) our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun, head of the group.

There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the way home from work in the evenings. A man ______1_______(fold) the newspaper, and seconds later, ______2_______ appears as if he is trying to eat it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger ______3_______ (sit) next to him. Another place where unplanned short sleep goes on is in the lecture hall  ______4_______ a student will start snoring（打鼾）so ______5_______(loud) that the professor has to ask another student to keep the sleeper awake. ______6______ more embarrassing situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the weight of the head pushes the arm off the desk, and the ______7_______ (move) carries the rest of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor ______8______ no memory of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when driving. Police reports are full of accidents that occur when people fall into sleep and go ______9_______ the road. If the drivers are lucky, they are not seriously hurt. When people are really tired, ______10_______ will stop them from falling asleep ---- wherever they are.

With the reform of Chinese higher education, more and more colleges and universities put emphasis on nurturing students' abilities. 　1　 a consequence, elective courses are 　 2 (avail) not only for excellent academic performers but also for students of the average level. Certainly, students have different reasons 　 3　 (choose) their own electives. For some, practical skills are the essence (本质) of college education, and therefore, courses on computer science, marketing, and finance 　 4　 (prefer). On the other hand, 　 5　 may hold the idea of liberal education and electives concerning literature, history, and philosophy are the most welcome.

Take me as 　 6　 example: being a disciple of free education, I stand for the idea 　 7　 university is not a place for survival skills, 　8 a palace of knowledge and critical reasoning. 　9 my major is chemistry, the electives I attend most frequently are English literature, an Introduction to Classic Music, and Different Schools of Western Painting. 　　　 10 really widen my horizon.

There are some special traditions in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors __1___ lei along necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright ___2___ (flower) shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are ___3____(tradition) Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha __4____ (mean)both hello and goodbye. It also means “I love you”.

Usually when people from different countries, races, and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems in Hawaii,__5___ in general, people have learned to live together __6___peace.

Hawaiians earn most of their money from travelers , most of __7____ come from the mainland and from Japan. There are many people__8__ (live)in Hawaii now so there are residential areas ___9____there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers ___10__ much money. The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or starting businesses here.

Stephen Hawking, who is the most famous physicist, was born in Britain on January 8^th, 1942. As a child, he was enthusiastic about 1　　 (design) complicated toys but　 　2　 (fortune), in his twenties, he suffered　 3　 a disease that was impossible to be cured,　 4　 was a great challenge for him. However, not only was he positive about the misfortunes　　 5　　 eventually he defeated all the obstacles but also he was 6 (absorb) in his research in the universe. In 1988, his best-seller A Brief History of Time was published, 7 　　which he put forward the idea 8　 time itself has a beginning, and that it will have 9　 end. In conclusion, he has made outstanding 10　 (contribute) to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.

I met my step-mom for the first time when I moved to America. That night before I went to bed she came to my room, __1__was the first room I had ever had for my own. She told me she was glad to have me and that she __2__(take) good care of me. Because I was never shown affection __3__ a child, I did not know how to react, so I just stared at her. To this day, I have a hard time __4__ (let) others be affectionate towards me.

She asked me for a hug, but I did not know what __5__ word “hug” meant. So, I just looked at her __6__ a questioning expression on my face. But she didn’t give up. She called my father into the room and asked him to explain to me what she meant. When he did I looked at my new step-mom and wondered__7__ she wanted to hug me. She then told me it was because she loved me and you hug people when you love __8__. So she opened her arms wide and timidly I opened__9__ and we hugged.

 That was my very first hug and I was eleven years old at that time. I’m twenty-three years old now and,  __10__ (thank) , I have received many hugs since then.

The interest in studying abroad, particularly in ESL, is on the rise around the world as students seek to obtain     1     university degree to advance their job opportunities when they step into society.   2    , students need to decide if studying abroad will help them reach their goals.

First of all, you are supposed to try to determine whether studying abroad will really help you in your future    3____ if going overseas is just a fashion or right of passage for citizens in your country. Ask people    4     have studied overseas if the experience has helped them     5     (educate) and financially in the long run.

Secondly, consider    6    impact studying abroad will have on your family. Will     7     be a financial burden to study overseas? What are your family's expectations for you once you return to your country? 

Thirdly, you have to think about whether you really are flexible and open-minded enough    8    (endure) the challenges of adjusting to a foreign culture. If you feel     9    (comfort) with your answers to these questions, then you should proceed and look into studying abroad  10      more detail.