It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than 【小题1】foot or so. Standing by the side of the road【小题2】 (be) buses, cars and taxies and were not able to run. People tried to find 【小题3】 (they) way on foot but got lost in the fog.

Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons but he was not familiar with the area and no one could take him there in such heavy fog. He tried to walk there only to find he was lost. Suddenly he ran【小题4】a   stranger, 【小题5】asked if he needed some help. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the House of Commons 【小题6】 he couldn’t find the way. The strangertoldhim he could take him there.

Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there. The fog was getting 【小题7】 (thick) but the stranger had no difficulty 【小题8】 (find) the way. They went along one street, turned down another,and crossed a square.At last,after about half an hour’s walk,they arrived at the House of Commons.Mr. Smith couldn’t understand 【小题9】the stranger found his way in the thickfog.Soheasked the stranger. “It is no trouble at all to me,” said the stranger. “I am【小题10】(total) blind.”

Henry was an American, who worked for a mining company. One day he was sailing when he had 【小题1】 accident. He found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. Luckily, he 【小题2】(spot) by a ship and arrived in England. He had no money and was very hungry. When he was wandering in the street, an unbelievable thing happened. Two rich brothers decided to make a bet to see 【小题3】 he could survive in London with one million pound bank note.

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering 【小题1】 a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion (传输) from her five-year-old brother, 【小题2】 had amazingly survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies (抗体) needed to beat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked 【小题3】 boy if he would be willing 【小题4】(give) his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before making a 【小题5】(decide) and saying, “Yes, please do it if it will save Liza.”

As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and smiled, 【小题6】(see) the color returning to her 【小题7】(cheek). Then his smile faded and his face 【小题8】(grow) pale. He looked up at the doctor and asked in a frightened voice, “Will I start to die right away?” Being young, the boy didn’t understand the doctor 【小题9】(correct), he thought he was going to have to give 【小题10】(she) all his blood.