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Once there lived a rich man ________ wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they _______ (actual) 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 attempt ________ (remove) the stone. ___________,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 nobody tried to remove it. 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.”
The he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his _______ (strong)to move it. To his amazement, he found a bag of money under the stone.

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Tuan was a farmer in Vietnam. For decades, he had been struggling to rid his family of hunger.However, it always confused him to expand the output of his crops. This job.
One day, when skimming through a newspaper, Tuan read comment on Yuan Longping. He underlined Yuan’s nationality and occupation, and then(focus) on his discovery and the statistics of his research. He found the knowledge Yuan circulated very (practice). Therefore, he made a summary and began to build up a new farming method. He planted super grain of rich nutrition and equipped (he) to keep his crop roots free of bacteria and pests. He also enriched minerals in the soil while (reduce) chemical fertilizers. Though it cost him more time and freedom, he was full of hope.
The next year, Tuan was sunburnt satisfied with his production very much. Thanks to YuanLongping, he not only won the battle hunger, but he could also export his crops abroad.

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At the end of the 16th century, most of the people_____spoke English lived in England. The language did ____ begin to be spoken in many other countries until the 17th century. Nowadays, more people speak English than ________ before. However, English ______(change) over time. The English ____(speak) in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was based more ___ German than the English we speak at present. Then from about AD800 and 1150, new settlers who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. They enriched ____ English language and especially its vocabulary. ____ (gradual), English became less like German. In 1620 some British people moved to America and _____ (settle)there. Later in the 18th century some British people ____(take) to Australia too. English began to be used in both countries.

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969，the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland，Ohio．It___（be）unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up．The river was so polluted that it____（actual）caught fire and burned．Now，years later，this river is one of____most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup．
But the river wasn't changed in a few days______even a few months．It took years of work____（reduce）the industrial pollution and clean the water．Finally，that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is____（clean）than ever．
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation．Maybe you have a habit___is driving your family crazy．Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use．When you face such an impossible situation，don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?
While there are____（amaze）stories of instant transformation，for most of us the____（change）are gradual and require a lot of effort and work，like cleaning up a polluted river．Just be____（patience）．

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Based on recent researches. Distance-1earning is slowly proving as ______ (value) as the traditional campus-based form. It is a fixed truth that this form of learning is _____ the increase. Moreover, both students and teachers have expressed their ___________(happy) with these courses. The best part of distance learning courses is their flexible format. Students can continue __________ (work) and study at the same time without any kind of difficulty. You will _________ (provide) with the facilities of a virtual(虚拟的) classroom and a virtual campus. Anyone ____ upgrades their professional knowledge to a new level can apply for these courses. With an online study format, the tests and notes can be _______ (access) with just a mouse click from your home computer. However, a student ________ (attend) an online course must take the time management _________ (serious). Every online student must keep ___ in mind that proper management of time and study schedule is the key towards success in this format.