1. Teachers' Day in China is in September while Thanksgiving Day in America is in _______.
2. The cup that I bought yesterday was b_______ by my little brother, so I have to get a new one.
3. It is well known that English is w_______ used all over the world.
4. When I met an old friend of mine in the street, I was so excited that I _______ his hands for a long time.
5. Peter, don't eat u_______ food! It is bad for your health.
6. — I am so glad to have passed the driving test. — C_______!
7. — What makes you so happy, Tom? — Oh, I've got an _______ to Mary and Peter's wedding (婚礼).
8. After b_______ deeply, he jumped into the river to save the drowning child.
9. The children are too young to dress t_______, so the kindergartners have to help them.
10. When I decided to go back home, it got dark, and what was _______, it began to rain.

     An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her  little brother. All she knew was that he
was very sick and they had no money. Only a very  (1) e        operation could save him now but there
was no one to lend them the money.
     When she  (2) h         her daddy saying to her tearful mother, "Only a miracle  (奇迹) can save him
now," the little girl went to her bedroom, took out her money and counted it (3) c         .
     She hurried to a drugstore (4) w       the money in her hand.
     "What do you want?" asked  the salesman. "It's for my  little brother," the girl answered. "He's really,
really  (5) s       and I want to buy a miracle." "Pardon? " said the salesman.
     "My brother Andrew has something bad (6)       g inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle
can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?" "We don't sell a miracle here, child.  I'm sorry,"  the
salesman said with a smile.
     "Listen,  if  it  isn't  (7) e       ,  I can  try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs."
     A well-kind man heard it and (8) a        , "What kind of miracle does your brother need?"
     "An operation!" she answered with her eyes full of  (9 t         . " But my daddy can't afford  it, so  I
have brought all my money."
     "How much do you have?" asked the man. "$1.11, but I will do my (10) b       to make more," she
answered.
     "Well, what a good piece of advice you have!" (11) s        the man. "$ 1.11,  the price of a miracle  
for your little brother."
     He  took up  the girl's hand and said, "Would you mind  taking me  to your house?  I want  to see
your brother and your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need."
     That well-dressed man was Carlton Armstrong, a  (12) f        businessman. The operation was
successful. And  it wasn't  long before Andrew was well again.