Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult【小题1】was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he were as easy【小题2】(please)as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.

Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not【小题3】pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or 【小题4】(push)you with their elbows(肘部),【小题5】(hurry) ahead to get to a bargain.

Jane paused in front of a counter【小题6】some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk," the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price. "But Jane knew from past experience that her【小题7】(choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some【小题8】(true) beautiful pipes of good quality【小题9】sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please him.

When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already at table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father【小题10】(decide) to stop smoking at last,” Jane was informed.

Today I will share a true story about an overseas student【小题1】studied in Germany.

After years of hard work, this student graduated with【小题2】(amaze) achievements. Everyone was sure that he was going to get a good job【小题3】(easy) and have a bright future. But to his surprise, he was not even given the chance for【小题4】 interview! It was the third time that he【小题5】(refuse), he couldn’t help【小题6】(phone) the company to ask why they didn’t want him. The answer was simple. “We don’t offer jobs to dishonest people in Germany.”

You might wonder what was wrong. The truth is, shortly after he【小题7】(arrive) in Germany, this clever student found that【小题8】was easy to skip buying subway tickets in this country. So in order to save money, he often went in the subway without a ticket. As a result, he had been caught without a ticket many times.

From this story, we learn that we may get short-term benefits in dishonest ways, 【小题9】the truth will come out sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember that dishonesty may lead to 【小题10】(fail). We must be honest. It is a rule.

Yesterday, another student and I, representing our university’s student 【小题1】(associate), went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students 【小题2】   were coming to study at Beijing University. After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive, I saw several young people enter the 【小题3】(wait) area looking around curiously. I stood for a minute 【小题4】(watch) them and then went to greet them.

The first person 【小题5】(arrive) was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely 【小题6】(follow) by Julia Smith from Britain. After I met them and then introduced them to each other, I was very surprised. Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her 【小题7】 the cheek! She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence. I guessed that there was 【小题8】(probable) a major misunderstanding. Then Akira Nagata from Japan came in smiling, together with George Cook from Canada. As they 【小题9】(introduce), George reached his hand out to the Japanese student. Just at that moment, however, Akira bowed so his nose touched George’s moving hand. They both apologized – another 【小题10】(culture) mistake!