Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said 【小题1】 to her family and friends and boarded a 【小题2】 for London. It was the first time 【小题3】 she had left China. “I was very excited but also quite 【小题4】. I didn’t know what to expect,” Xie Lei 【小题5】.

The hungry bear followed his nose to our camp, which was surrounded by a high wire fence. He pulled and bit the wire. He stood on his back legs and pushed at the wooden fence posts. 【小题1】(恐惧喷薄而出，将我紧紧包围，我已经寸步难行了). 【小题2】(惊恐不已，我觉得两腿发抖，手心冒汗). Beside me was my wife, who was rooted to the ground, 【小题3】(吓呆了). At the sight of the polar bear’ bloody mouth, 【小题4】(吓得要死).The furry creature launched an attack on the fence, instantly leaving a narrow opening on it. 【小题5】(我们感觉浑身血液凝固了)because of the terrible sight. Our throats tightened and our knees felt weak. Elli and I tried all the bear defense actions we knew. We yelled at the bear, hit pots hard, and fired blank shotgun shells into the air.

Mary has a daughter who has already been married and who lives in a city 300 kilometers away from her. Last month Mary received a call from her daughter asking her to move to live together. Before that, Mary   【小题1】(已经独自在农村生活了20年). Although she didn’t want to leave, she packed up and set out the next day in order to take care of her little grandson there. 【小题2】(她本打算乘坐首班火车), but she missed it, for it was the first time that 【小题3】 (她独自一人出远门). She had waited at the station for an hour 【小题4】 (在下一趟火车到来之前). After a three-hour journey, she finally arrived in the city where her daughter lives. 【小题5】 (她一走出火车站) when she got shocked by the prosperity of the city. So far, she   【小题6】 (已经逐渐适应了城市生活).