A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus. sat next to each other. “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man.
“Gold. There was nothing but gold,” answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears and was great surprise. Then he began to think about
to get the money. The old man was very tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. After a while the old man
(lie) down on the chair and fell asleep.
The young man took big bag gently and quietly. But when he was just about to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old man’s body. Several times he tried to pull it out,
in vain（徒劳）. At last he took off his coat,
(think) that the gold in the bag must cost far more than his fur coat.
Worried but (delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place
he thought the old man couldn’t find him. He stopped and
(quick) opened the bag but he just found a great many of small stones in it. Then he ran back to the station hurriedly only to find that the old man was gone.
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In my last semester of college，my favorite professor made an ________(announce)that he would be teaching a study-abroad course over the winter break in Cambodia．The more he talked about the opportunity，the more
_______ (interest)I became．I left class thinking I might
_______ (actual)do it．
My immediate excitement gave in to excuses _______ the weeks passed．The trip would be expensive，I would have less time to spend with my family over the break and so on．In short，I was
_______ (terrify)of taking the risk．
On the day I made my _______ (decide)，I suddenly felt as if I had seen myself clearly．Why was I so scared to take this chance? How could I let fear get
_______the way of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?Besides，I had always dreamed of travelling the world and
_______ (study)abroad was a major point in my life．So I took the challenge and
_______ (fly)to Cambodia．
Now，looking back to my experiences in Cambodia，I cherish them very much．It has taught me_______(conquer)fears，big or small and have a faith in myself．
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Sweet wormwood （青蒿）is a common plant in China, it has the power to cure the deadly disease called malaria （疟疾）. Tu Youyou
（be）the woman who uses the plant’s special power to save millions of lives. The Chinese scientist won a Nobel Prize because of her great contribution.
On October 5, Tu was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She shared the prize with two other scientists from the US and Japan. Tu is the first native Chinese person __（receive）a Nobel Prize in natural sciences.
Tu was modest about receiving the award: “It’s a success for the whole research team.” She also thinks is scientists’ duty to fight for the health of all humans.
When Tu joined the national research team to find the medicine could fight against malaria in the 1960s and 1970s, things were hard. The team didn’t have advanced equipment back then. Tu used to test
（medicine） by eating them herself. Her team searched old Chinese medicine books
hand and tested over 2,000 traditional recipes.
Once Tu （return）home after traveling for six months. Her little daughter didn’t recognize her and hid from the “strange woman”. To do research, Tu also had to move around a lot.
Finally, Tu found artemisinin （青蒿素）in sweet wormwood in 1971. She spent the next decades （try） to improve the medicine. According to World Health Organization, about 200 million people suffer
malaria around the world, and about haft a million die each year. Artemisinin is stir the most effective treatment against malaria known today.
Tu never complains about how hard she works. “I feel more rewarded when I see so many cured patients,” she said.
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In the middle of April, if you walk through Jinghong, capital of Xishuangbanna region in Yunnan province,
(chance) are that you'll get very, very wet. The Dai people will be celebrating their water-splashing（泼水）festival from April 15 t0 17, marking the new year for the Dai ethnic minority.
Lonely Planet, one of the world's(large) travel brands, has described what happens: “People race around the streets of Jinghong and the surrounding villages, soaking（浸透）every person
sight with buckets of water.
(tradition), water would be collected and poured only on family members as a
symbolic way(ensure) good luck in the coming year. Dai people believe that the wetter you get, the luckier you will be.
Although water (play)a vital role in the celebration, there is much more to the festival, especially during the first two days
water splashing is comparatively kept under control, according to Lonely Planet. People wear their best clothes, while older women in nearby villages
(dress) in traditional outfits（服装）.They gather with their families and visit Dai temples. There, they wash the statues of Buddha（佛教）with water, a practice
(know) as ”Bathing the Buddha".
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The top education official in Cambodia is praising efforts to prevent final-year high school studentscheating on their exams. Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron says he is sure the results will be better.
Cambodia’s 88,000 final-year high school students(take) their exams last month. Many are afraid the government’s “no-cheating” policy may hurt their chances of entering
university.
Some students prayed for success. One unhappy student told a Phnom Penh newspaper she hoped people watching the testing would let the students cheat “in a small way”, her hopes did not come true. The “ no-cheating” policy was firmly enforced.
Some cheaters are caught. As usual, some students tried to cheat on the exams. Hang Chon Naron is the person responsiblethe “no-cheating” policy. It is an important part of his effort to reform education. He thinks the pass rate will be higher this year, partly
students have studied more. “We got a report from the schools that they worked harder.”
The minister hopes that(honest) in the exam-taking will begin correcting the biggest problems facing the education system: high school graduates who are not ready
(fill) jobs. The system has long produced graduates who lack the skills
employers need. Also, there is another program
(aim) at improving education for women. As for the Class of 2015, they will soon find out whether those efforts helped.
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Mum(putting on her coat) : I’m going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan: Why?
Mum: I’m not sure what(happen). I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table
I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they are
(go).
Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad. I’m sure he was in the kitchen (early).
Mum: No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished (make) them, so he couldn’t have done it.
, he couldn’t carry a plate of sandwiches as well as all his tennis stuff, so I’m sure
wasn’t him.
Alan(opening fridge door): Well, it wasn’t me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf offridge?
Mum: Are they there? Oh, my goodness. Ihave put them in there when the phone rang. Oh, dear. I really must be losing my
. Now, why did I put on my coat?