Mr Chen is a farmer who 　　1　　 in western China with his wife and two sons．One year ago, he discovered that he had cancer．The doctor told him that he needed 　　2　　 at once．And he said the operation would 　　3　　 thousands of yuan．It was too much money for Mr Chen and his wife．They had no job and 　　4　　 were at school．The situation seemed 　　5　　．

　　Two weeks later, however, Mr Chen got some 　　6　　 news．He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for poor patients in 　　7　　 China．They 　　8　　 to pay only half the cost or even less．Thanks to the project and the kindness of 　　9　　 family and neighbours, he was able to receive an operation just 　　10　　 to prevent the illness from getting worse．　　11　　 he has returned to his family．

　　The 　　12　　 of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in western China．So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people 　　13　　 medical aid．The Chinese government is 　　14　　 working together with other countries and international organizations to do this．They hope to develop a new health care model 　　15　　 China．As our country develops, we must remember the responsibilities(责任)of caring for the weakest members．

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　　Thousands of years ago, human didn't live in towns．Sometimes they would live in caves or build camps(宿营地)in the forest．

　　Only about thirty people 　　1　　 in each camp．The men would go hunting while the women and children 　　2　　 food from the trees around the camp．All the food was 　　3　　 between everyone in the group．Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food．It was a simple life, but people had to be 　　4　　 They had to make everything that they needed, and they had to know a lot about plants and animals．

　　Nowadays most people live in towns and cities, and they work in offices and factories．Life is 　　5　　 than in the old days．There are fewer 　　6　　, but there is less excitement．Some people go 　　7　　 excitement－sailing round the world, climbing mountains, or exploring caves．Most people look forward to the 　　8　　, a time when they can enjoy a change from their normal life．For some this means going camping．But camping today is 　　9　　 from camping in the past．Gas cookers, ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more 　　10　　 than they did in the old times．

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　　Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的)earthquake in Japan．The quake-the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years-caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead．

　　The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11)off Japan's eastern coast, and prompted(引发)tsunami warnings(海啸警报)across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U．S．West Coast．Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline．The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900．The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利)in 1960．

　　In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo．The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires．All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home．People are just trying to find clean water．Food supplies are running out．In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left．There is no bottled water left．People are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately(普通的)damaged．The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone．

　　Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize(使降到最低)the effects of the disaster．And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan．

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