No.1Jim Doherty may not be a born farmer, but he________(1) without too much trouble. Not that he has had it easy. That first hard winter he faced must have left him with the________(2) to give up and go back to the city. But he managed to________(3) it without losing heart. He's picked up a lot of skills since then and made some real________(4) to his farm, though without much laborsaving machinery,________(5) that old rotary cultivator. I________(6) he doesn't make all that much, though he does have his writing to________(7) what little________(8) he makes from the farm. I guess he does it primarily for the quality of life. Certainly, they seem a happy family and you can often see them out working together, one day spraying apple trees, the next________(9) firewood.No.2A homesteader (自耕农) is a person who lives a self-reliant lifestyle with major emphasis on home production. While the Industrial Age is being________(1) by information and electronics, some people try to seek an escape from the social, environmental, and economic madness of the modern age and begin to________(2) returning to the country. As this lifestyle is so enjoyable, satisfying and rewarding, more and more people are prepared to________(3) their job in the city and start a new and more meaningful life on their various farms. For some it has become not only a way of life, but also a way of looking at the________(4).Of course, life in the country can be pretty________(5). While it is an enjoyment to be so close to Nature, you may have to reduce your dependence on________(6) by cutting back on your daily consumption. You may also have to cook your own meals every day and________(7) your own low-cost entertainment without the________(8) that are common in cities. On________(9), however, living in the country has long been a part of the American Dream. Generations of Americans have considered the country an________(10) setting in which to live and raise a family.No.3The Underground Railroad was________(1) by the efforts of those who were prepared to fight against slavery and________(2) for the long-suffering Southern black Americans. Some of those who helped to transport slaves to the north and freedom were former slaves themselves. Others felt________(3) to take part because of their deeply held________(4). For many of those involved, liberating the slaves from those who exploited them became a________(5). While their eventual goal was to________(6) slavery completely, in the meantime they were________(7) helping to free as many slaves as possible, often at considerable________(8).________(9) slave owners, they were dangerous enemies and frequently received death________(10).No.4Despite the name, the Underground Railroad was not really a railroad, but was a network of people who assisted fugitive slaves. Many fugitives who escaped to the North and Canada received________(1) along the way from individuals who were________(2) in this network. By the early 19th century, the organization became so successful that it is________(3) that between 1810 and 1850,100,000 slaves escaped from the South through the Underground Railroad.It was not a(n)________(4) that it was called the Underground Railroad. Steam railroads had just________(5) and the terms used to describe the people who helped and the fugitives were related to the railroad line. Fugitive slaves were called "parcels" and "passengers", the helpers were the "conductors", the people who provided their homes as refuge were called "stationmasters," and the homes were________(6) to as "depots" or "stations".The route used was an important part of a successful escape. There were________(7) secret routes that a conductor could use.The one used depended on where the search parties and slave catchers were________(8). Some trips required the use of many different routes. If it appeared that they might be in danger, a guide would change paths. Some guides and fugitives even hid out in bushes and swamps for many days until it was safe to continue on. Quickness was not the main________(9), instead safety was most important and as a result they often zigzagged in order to avoid________(10).No.5________(1) show that crime in________(2) areas is now rising faster than in the cities. The________(3) when the countryside________(4) safety and security has long gone. No longer is it safe anywhere to go out leaving the door________________(5). We all feel________(6) and seek to strengthen the barr________ers (7) we use to hold criminals at bay. These can range from old fashioned bolts and bars to the latest________(8) devices. A moment's________(9), however, is enough to bring us face to face with the following puzzle: we may have locked the evils out, but in doing so we have locked ourselves in. This hardly seems a________(10) way of life.No.6Statistics show that at some point in your life, you will get robbed. Things get even worse for apartment dwellersbecause so many people pass in and out of an apartment building, and it is much________(1) to keep non-residents out. So what to do? Don't panic. Yes, apartments are li________ble (2) to robbery, but there are options other than barricading yourself in your apartment with a shotgun. We suggest that you use some common sense to________(3) that target from your door. Then the burglar will rob the less guarded, not you.We know what you're thinking: "I'll never get robbed. Who'd want to steal a half can of Diet Coke and an________(4) toothbrush?" If those really are the only things in your apartment, you have every reason not to worry. However, if you have something you'd like to keep — say, a TV, a stereo, a computer, a Picasso — it's wise to be________(5).Your goal is not to set up any________(6) security systems to hold________(7) at bay; your goal is to keep criminals from even trying to________(8) into your apartment in the first place. If someone really wants to break in,________(9) are that he/she is going to find a way by breaking a window or climbing up the fire escape. Therefore, you should remove all________(10) that say, "Hey, look at me! Lots of goodies and no security! Come on in!" Lock the door when you leave. Don't leave the windows open all day long. Don't tape notes on the door directed to your mate reading "Gone all day! Left the door unlocked for you!" Just use your brains!No.7Alex Haley was________(1) when he started thinking how best he could mark Thanksgiving.________(2) the meaning of the holiday in his mind, he came to________(3) the order of the words and________________(4) thinking about giving thanks. How, he wondered, could he________(5) those who had been so helpful to him in the past? It seemed to him that the best way he could express his________(6) would be to write to them. For too long he had gone about without troubling to tell them how much he appreciated all that they had done for him. Before long he had________(7) pen and paper and was________(8) writing. Not long after the ship reached port, people started________(9) its cargo together with his letters. The replies were not________(10) in arriving, but when they did, he found them deeply moving.No.8Wake up each day and give gratitude for what you have.________(1) of giving any thought at all to what you do not have in your life, just spend as much time as you possibly can each day giving thanks for all of the people, opportunities, material________(2), good health and any other things that you have in your life that make it so good. It is said that we take so much for granted that we sometimes forget to be thankful for the small things that make our lives so much________(3). If you have ever been out of________(4) or under water for too long, the next breaths you take are that much sweeter.Tell others how much you love and________(5) them every chance you get. You may never see someone again so you always want to leave them by telling them just how________(6) they are to you. When you are telling them how much you care about them and how thankful you are for having them in your life, give them________(7) examples of what you love about them the most. Take the time to appreciate every little thing in your life. When the sun is________(8), the grass is wet beneath your feet and your dog is barking, give thanks for these small________(9). Every moment we have is a________(10). Use your time to show and tell others how important and special they are. Giving someone your time and kind words is the greatest gift of all.