4、阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Elias' Story

　　Elias, a poor worker in South Africa, said that the time 1 he first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of his life. In 1952, he went to see Nelson Mandela, a black lawyer for advice. Mandela was generous with his time, for 2 Elias was very grateful.

　　He began school at six, but he had to leave school two years later 3 his family couldn't afford the school fees and the bus fare. 4 a result, he had very little education. After 5 (try) hard, he got a job in a gold mine. However, to live in Johannesburg, one had got to have a passbook. Not having one ,because he was not born there, he worried about 6 he would become out of work.

　　 Then Mandela helped him, telling him how to get the correct papers 7 (stay) in Johannesburg. He became more hopeful about his future and later joined the ANC Youth League 8 (organize) by Mandela. Just as Mandela put it, the blacks were so badly treated that they had reached a stage 9 they had almost no rights at all.

　　In 1963, he helped Mandela blow up some government buildings. He knew that only by answering violence 10 violence could they achieve their dream of making black and white people equal.

5、阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

I once worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was stressed when there was an envelope on my desk one morning.

When I opened it, I found a note, ①__________ read, "You did a good job, young man. ②__________(congratulate) to you!"

The note ③__________(write) by John Smith, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand, his words made me ④__________(excite). After that, I kept the note