31.Defeat Disability
Yang’s ambition was to get an architect certificate or become a bowling master. But when he was conducting experiments with a microscope in the basement, a tank on the bench exploded, ____1___(send) him flying outwards through the exit. He was out of breath while knowing he__2_____(lose)his eyesight as well as 70% of his hearing. In other words, he was disabled.
Feeling clumsy, he was annoyed at first _3____ nobody made fun of him. He cut out going outdoors and just sat _4_____ at home talking to his parrot or tortoise silently. __5____ sister resigned to help him in many ways. Her assistance and encouragement were __6____ beneficial to his psychology that he adapted to his disability soon and became outgoing again. In a college accessible to him, he studied politics and literature. He always sat in the front row near the entry ____7____ any absence and, with the help of his handy laptop, he studied well by means of dictation. His thesis, Abolishing Slavery, met with all professors’ ___8___(approve). After class, he and his companions often played drum music, __9_____ was noisy but suitable for his hearing. After graduation, he made high profits by designing software for _10____ firm. All in all, in his community, he won his dignity and people’s congratulations.
He always wished all the best to his disabled fellows and encouraged them, “Never mind! All you have is adequate to get your achievement.”
32．Happy Marriage Needs Fighting For
As a talented navy officer, he was bound to be busy. ___1___ his wife rang him up to declare her divorce alarm, he was still scanning__2____digital counter to check the data so as to give an assessment of the theoretical framework __3____ a biochemical weapon. His junior staff’s sympathy __4____(make)him feel embarrassed.
His wife was a part-time clerk. With his high bonus, she lived in a grand house __5___ elegant cushions and bedding. Her favour was reading stars’ biographies or absurd fictions with endless chapters in her armchair. People envied her leisure life very much. __6__ in fact, she was tired of ___7___(leave) alone. She sent emails to his mailbox every week to state her _8____(think) and ask for his accompaniment, but never received reply of satisfaction. Tired of his explanation _9___ he must obey the orders, she filed for divorce.
Because he desired to get their holy affection back, he set other affairs aside. He trimmed his fingernails short and changed his overweight figure as well as his awful haircut. He wore an apron to prepare delicious cuisine for her. He also bought __10___ a necklace and piles of flowers hoping that their receiver could turn around.
After being tested out for 3 months in all, he eventually succeeded.
33.Mark and a Seal
Mark rented an accommodation with his pension near the shore. He __1___(pay) annual visits there to enjoy the vivid beauty in the depths of the pure sea.
Once, _2____ his underwater telescope and flashlight, Mark dived along the boundary between the steep reef and the area of seaweed conservation. Suddenly, an awesome Antarctic seal with sharp teeth appeared opposite him. Every cell in his body was scared to death. ___3__soon, he was aware that he wasn’t the target of__4___ attack. With a neat wound in its lip caused by a shark, this grey seal __5__(wash) upside down by the tides time after time. But it tried to jog Mark as if to urge him to help it. ___6__ Mark abandoned fleeing away. With its teamwork, Mark used a net to drag the seal to the shallow water. Without __7_____(pause )he helped it out after a simple operation __8___settled it in a narrow cave by the seaside. Every time he brought ____39__ tasty fish, it would yell and suck his hands __10____(happy). Witnesses said their anecdotes reflected a magic dimension of the relationship between humans and animals.
34.Helping the Remote Village
A year ago, the famous astronaut received an invitation by airmail from a remote village. Intending to sniff some fresh air, he and his interpreter paid_1____fortnight visit there. It was a privilege for them to be there, but they were shocked by ___2____ they saw. The tracks were muddy. The river was drying up. Most villagers only possessed one broom, a few tins and several jars and their rectangular grass huts with round angles __3_____(surround) by weeds. Besides, their school had no roof and platform,__4____the students had no concept of clicking a computer at all. They were badly in need.
Soon, the astronaut made a generous voluntary donation to the village. There were textbooks for students, sewing machines for tailors and tractors _5_____farmers. His distribution catalogue also included operating a clinic and a trunk library, as well as giving___6____(week)lessons to teach relevant farming knowledge ___7___ how to dry out seeds or raise oxen. He _8____not only helped do some paperwork but also purchased grills for boys to toast potatoes and combs for girls____9___were dying to get one. The other day, he heard from the villagers again____10__(invite)him to participate in the donation anniversary. For political and security reasons, he couldn’t adjust his outgoing arrangement-otherwise he would go. But his deeds were remembered forever.
35.Study in America
Nannan’s father runs an enterprise near the Ming Tombs selling batteries and drills to the Daqing Oilfield. Hoping to get the qualification to help govern it, Nannan made much _1____(prepare) and then left her motherland with _2____ visa to study in America. _____3_____ her destination, she settled in an inn recommended by the travel agent.
As far as Nannan was concerned, she always kept it up in China. But she had to acknowledge it was not easy to adjust herself to the new academic requirements, _4______ were not parallel with China’s. ____5____ she was occupied with lectures and seminars day in and day out, the essays she drafted were still contradicted by her tutors. As for her routine life, she felt that it was hard to fit____6__, too. For example, she found English idioms difficult___7_____(understand). And it was out of the question to eat delicious Chinese foods though many optional cafeterias served abundant substitutes. In addition, she had to wait in a queue early for the minibus that took her to school and it was usually so cold that she felt numb.__8____ bothered her most was that she received no apology when her sleeping ___9____(disturbed) by a barking dog in a shopkeeper’s cage.Luckily, with her parents comforting her by videophone, she became autonomous soon and eventually got her bachelor’s degree___10_____ (success).