Once there lived a rich man wanted to do something for the people of his town.
first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed very large stone. Then he
(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove
. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,
(say) to himself: “The night
(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!
the stone, he found a bag of money.
Alice: Mr. Black, This is Alice speaking. I’m calling to ask you __ I can take the afternoon off today.
Black: Well, of course. _ can you tell me what the problem is, Alice？
Alice: OK, Mr. Black. My son is going to take part in a singing contest ____(hold) in Washington tomorrow. He’s got so many things to take __
__ he can’t go there alone.
Black: So you want to take __ there in your minibus？
Alice: Yes. And as soon as I put him up in the hotel, I__ (drive) back.
Black: Well, that would be __ too tiring journey. It’s nearly 300 kilometers away and it will take you at least six hours _
_ (travel) to and from Washington. Why don’t you stay there until you have seen your son perform？
Alice: But I have two _(class) tomorrow morning.
Black: Don’t worry. I’ll tell Mary to take your classes _ . She’s always willing to help.
Alice: That’ll be nice. Thank you and give my thanks to Mary.
Black: You’re welcome.
It was ____ (freeze) cold as I was waiting at a bus stop in my hunt for a job. The bus had just pulled __
_ when a young woman walked up to the stop. She had on a T-shirt and slippers. When we talked she told me she lost her job and had no family in the area. I __
_ (dig) into my purse and took out $ 5 so she could get something to eat. I then took off my jacket and gave it to her. After I got on the bus, that was _
__the miracle（奇迹）of spreading kindness happened. I stepped up to pay _
__ fare and the bus driver told me in a big smile that it was on him. A lady called me __
__ to her seat and said, “What can I do for you to give back
_ I just saw?” I said_
_ (joke) a job would be nice. The lady said she had an assistant position vacant (空着) in her company and wanted me to meet the manager. _
__ turned out that the lady was _
__ (heading) of HR at this company. I went in for the interview and started working there. I never expected to get so much back in return!
Dear Gill,
Do you remember me telling you about a health farm I've seen advertised? Well, I've looked at the ad again and I must say that _______ looks fantastic. Now I'm hoping to persuade you ___
___ (join) me there for a weekend!
The rooms you stay in sound really luxurious and apparently they all have an access ______ the gardens. All the meals ____
___ (offer) at a reasonable price and you can also get room service ____
____ you want. The brochure says that what you do is ___
____ (entire) up to you. You can have programs specially ___
____ (design) to suit you, or you can just ask staff to make a few suggestions about activities to do. You can use any of the sports and leisure facilities __
___ much as you like, and the brochure also mentions lots of other activities every day. But don't worry, as nobody will watch you do anything, you could just spend the whole time relaxing in the sauna if you want! There's a terrific offer on at the moment with weekends costing only half the normal price although that only ___
__ certain dates. Anyway, let me know ____
__ you think.
Best wishes.
Sue
It was a dreadfully cold and cloudy afternoon. I was on the bus with my children, aged four and two, heading home when it started to rain. I realized this would mean a wet walk home the bus stop.
my house was merely two blocks away, it was not a pleasant walk with one small boy asleep in the pram (手推婴儿车), the other one in a raincoat and no umbrella for myself. A pick-up truck passed us on the road. I tried to thumb a ride but failed. My little boy woke up with a start and began to cry. I
(convince) that things might become worse and nobody would bother to help on such a terrible day.
A few minutes later, truck drove by, but to my surprise, I saw it
(pull) back and the driver looking directly at us.
A young man put the window down. “Hey, here’s an umbrella for you, please take .” He called out.
I stood there (astonish), barely believing that the man
existence was unknown to me only moments ago, could be so
(consider). “Come on, give this to your mummy,” he said to my older son. I accepted the offer and expressed my gratitude to him.
This man might have needed the umbrella for himself later during the day but preferred to give it to me. It was a lesson to me it’s possible to give without expecting anything in return.
Christmas 2003 was bittersweet for Mars scientists. Because one gift they (desperate)wanted never arrived: The British-built spacecraft Beagle 2
(schedule)to land on the Red Planet, radio home the good news and begin a search for life. Instead, mission
(control) heard nothing. They finally declared the Beagle 2 lost after months of silence. Many space scientists thought
crash-landed or broke up in the thin Martian atmosphere.
But now Beagle 2’s final resting place has been found. New images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showed the spacecraft in its(intend) landing region, an enormous impact basin near the Martian equator.
By now, investigators(gather) enough information to piece together
probably went wrong: the probe’s solar panels seem to have only partially spread out, throttling（限制） Beagle 2’s power
preventing it from phoning home. Without contact with mission control, the probe could not perform any science .
However, the lander appears (damage) and in good condition, and the remains of a parachute and an atmospheric-entry cover lie hundreds of meters away. Beagle 2 may now be considered a partial success,
(deliver) the United Kingdom a very late Christmas gift: the nation’s first soft landing on another planet.