In the Northern Wei dynasty,there _______ a young girl named Mulan. Guided by her father,Mulan learnt horse riding and fighting,which was so _______ because at that time only_______ were taught to fight and ride but not girls.

On a winter morning, the army was again recruiting(招募）new _______ because the whole country was at war all year around. Mulan's father was already in a poor health condition,and she had no _______ brother to be sent into the army. Besides,her little brother was too young to be suitable. Since no other men in her family could be chosen from, Mulan had a brave idea that she would _______like a boy and go to the army _______ her father. She _______ her long hair ,removed her makeup and got on the horse,leaving _______ the front line on her own.

During the next 12 years,Mulan managed to keep her identity(身份）a(an)________ with double efforts,pretending herself to be a man. She had done so much challenging work that she was ________by her partners. After the war,Mulan went back as a hero. The________ wanted to give her lots of money and a medal,but she ________ . After Mulan put on her beautiful dress again and changed her hairstyle, other soldiers ________ for the first time that Mulan,who had experienced such hardship for 12 years,was a FEMALE.

The story has a special meaning in the Chinese society, which shows that females ,if they are determined,can also do ________ things as well as males.

The summer after my freshman year college, I had to get my first job. This was probably one of the _______ tasks I have ever had to do. I had never held a job when I was in high school because my parents wanted me to put all my _______ into my studies.

At first, it was very hard. I filled out dozens of _______ but got no calls back in the first two weeks. It made sense because I had _______ no job experience. All I could _______ was that being a high school graduate and a year of college.

However, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of the

When I started, it was very clear that I was not _______. I made mistakes with orders and often ________ sales promotions (推销). My parents made a bet I would not ________ the first two weeks, and I would be back looking for other ________. However, I stuck with it.

After working a while, I got better at orders, and always ________ the cheaper options for customers. A couple of weeks later, I had been told by the manager that I had ________ the award of the best employee of the month. It taught me a lot about responsibility and