题目内容：

A. Life-long Learning

In the past, if someone like me 1. through the college exam, he would have had no chance of getting a degree. … I decided to give myself a second chance by studying for a degree in the evenings and on weekends 2..

In the past, if someone had worked for a company for over 20 years,  3.! 4. because the company was not doing that well but it still brought a lump to my throat and made me want to cry.

B. Understanding

We need to thank the great men of the past for the wisdom to know that we don’t know it all and probably never will, 5.. So much of our knowledge and understanding of the world today is due to people like Bacon and Galilei, who were brave enough 6. in order to find the kingdom of knowledge that today’s civilisation is built upon.

C. Escape

… Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, 7. in front of the camp. … The officers got out and the prisoner 8.. When they had gone, the driver of the car came towards him.

D. Monster or fish?

… Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, 9. in any way. … The fish, which has since been sent to a museum 10., is called an oarfish.