A. Record snowfall.
B. Record low temperatures.
C. Record high temperatures.

     “Good night, Yammine.”“Good night, Chief.” I reply.The cell door   1    and I hear Chief’s
keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit
down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh (铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn’t
a life, it’s just a(n)   2   .”Being   3    makes me feel as though I’m being buried alive. I am a
puppet (木偶) with people   4   strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night    5   and think the same thoughts   6  . I think about how it all went so
wrong, and imagine how I will   7    for all the time I’ve lost.Every day I live the same routine
and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get   8   . Others
   9   from different prisons, or fresh from custody (拘押). It’s a    10   revolving (旋转) door.
When I committed my   11  , I was a lost young boy, but now I am   12  . Walking around the
yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family,
which upset me as my   13   at school was limited.I longed for the day when I’d be able to sit
in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book   14   my choice. I also
longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.I decided not to
waste my time inside and,   15  , make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to
learn and was   16   to realize my dream.Now, after five years’ persistence, heartache and hard
work, I have   17   my goal. Having   18   a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to
read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre.
Learning to read and write at a higher level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a
more   19   manner.And the day I’ve dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee
with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my
first piece of “proper” writing, and it won’t be my   20  ．

     Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a
young person thinking of going on the stage is "Don't!". But it is useless to try to discourage
someone who feels that he must act, though the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The
normal way to begin is too to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and
talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years.
Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a repertory company, usually as an assistant
stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery,
looking after the furniture, taking care of the costumes, and even acting in very small parts. It is
very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage
in their blood are happy, waiting for the chances of working with a better company, or perhaps
in films or television.
     Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this
long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle
factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he
drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked
her if she would like to go to the film studio
to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the
police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment
was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some
necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the
most famous actors of the day. Of
course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this
happen once in a blue moon!

     There are many destructive (破坏性的) forces when it comes to nature, which have
destroyed whole cities and killed many people. They're really terrible, but they occur somewhat
often, and this is why you see so many charities these days which focus their efforts on helping
people who have been affected by natural disasters.
     While the world is a very beautiful place to live in, there will always be parts of the world
where natural disasters happen more often than in other places, where properties and lives are
destroyed. Only the people who live in the country where tsunamis and earthquakes as well as
other disasters occur experience these, and we can only imagine the suffering that they go through.
     For some people out there, the world is cruel, but they have no choice but to stay where they
are. A lot of the time people simply cannot afford to move away, as they might not be able to get a
job when they leave.
     In 2004, there was a tsunami in the Indian Ocean. A tsunami is a large wave that towers hundreds
of feet into the air, and covers whole areas when it comes crashing down on to dry land. This particular
tsunami was caused by an earthquake that happened in the middle of the sea, shooting the water away
from the ground and towards dry land. This tsunami actually reached thirty meters in height, and was one
of the worst tidal waves the world has ever seen. Over 200,000 people were hurt in the disaster.
     In 2005, we also saw a hurricane happened in the United States. This hurricane was known as
hurricane Katrina, and is perhaps the worst in the history of the world. It happened in 2005 and
destroyed millions of properties in the area. It also took the lives of nearly 2,000 American people.
It was known that for ten days, the wind swept through the area, meaning the most powerful country
in the world became helpless in their attempts to save the people who were affected by the hurricane.
     Finally, in 2008 we saw yet another natural disaster. This time it was a cyclone (旋风), which is
similar to a hurricane but happens in a circular motion (圆周运动). This cyclone Nargis had been
one of the strongest to have ever occurred, reaching a death toll of nearly 150,000 people.
All of these were terrible disasters that were unavoidable.
                                                           Title: Forces of Nature

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Dear Editor,
     I'm writing to tell you about the discussion we've had about whether the university campus should
be open to tourists.
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                                                                                                                                       Li Hua