A Brave Maid A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall ___ 1 (amaze) everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected __ 2 (value) jewels to decorate it. People thought highly __ 3 its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it. The vase used to belong to a former castle. ___ 4 when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order ___ 5 (remove) people’s doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out ___ 6 informal investigation. The evidences they found showed ___ 7_ _ a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. __ 8 never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies ___ 9 were in search of treasures. It is worth ____ 10 (give) this brave maid a fortune in return. 7. A Fair Competition Swifter, Higher and Stronger stands ___1 1 the spirit of the Olympics. But fairness is the basis of this motto. Only __1 2 you win fairly will you and your homeland deserve the great glory. __1 3 nowadays, unlike the ancient honest slave competitors, some hopeless athletes ___1 4 can’t bear the pain of training cheat when taking part in games. Medals seem to have magical power ___1 5 ( cause) them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as their only goal. So, in the gymnastics event ___1 6 (hold) in our city next month, one of the host’s ___1 7__ ( responsible) is to keep competitions fair. They advertised on posters outside the stadium to promise that every competitor is to have a regular physical examination in a gymnasium __1 8 after another. No one can bargain on this. The volunteers in charge will be very strict. ___1 9 is foolish to cheat because they ____2 0 (not admit) to compete and will even be fined as well.