Every country shares things {#blank#}1{#/blank#} common: we value family and laughter, cherish food and health, and celebrate large {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(festival) and traditions. Yet within the similar things we share, there are unique parts of each country. One of characteristics that are famous of British people {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) their sense of humor, particularly self-mockery (自嘲). This is a type of humor that criticizes and undervalues oneself. For example, a fat person may joke: “I am on a new sea food diet. If I see food, I eat it.” This is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} well-known self-mockery joke. It's difficult why self-mockery {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(tie) to the British people. But every nation's sense of humor comes from its culture and history. It could come from another British characteristic, modesty, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(mean) not talking openly about your skills. This seems to be something that is similar to people in China, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} modesty plays a big part in daily life. It also acts as a defense of our self-respect by playing down our skills, this can {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(less) the chance of people criticizing us. Another possible reason is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the British people do not take themselves too {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(serious).

    What is the most popular communication tool today? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}your answer is QQ or MSN, I must say you are a bit old fashioned. Today, a new form of communication “Wechat”, which  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (own) a Chinese name Weixin, is becoming the most influential text and useful tool all over the world.

    What advantages do Wechat have? First, Wechat is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}relative cheap way of communication; that is to say, it uses network traffic instead of telephone fare. Next, we can know  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}is going on at any time. And we can have {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (easy) access(通道) to information available than other messaging tools.

    What roles does it play {#blank#}6{#/blank#} our daily life? According to the latest report, the registered (登记的) users on Wechat platform has topped 200 million and expanded its business to overseas market. Can you imagine that a mobile phone “app” is so {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(attract) that it reaches 200 million users within 8 months? Wechat itself has become the most popular mobile chat application in the world. A large {#blank#}8{#/blank#} of people have become “Wechataholic”, which means they keep staring at the mobile phone all the time and can't live without {#blank#}9{#/blank#}.

    However, while enjoying its great convenience, people should not ignore the danger of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (cheat), for information on Wechat is publicly known.

Gift from A Stranger

My local supermarket is always busy. The first parking space I found was convenient. but I'd noticed a woman in a blue car circling for a while. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}I was in a good mood, I let her have it. On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot——it was a tight fit. Pretty soon I'd made my way through the supermarket and was back in the flesh air. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(feel)good, I emptied my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(help)a struggling woman reverse park.

    Just as I approached my car, I saw the woman I'd let have my car spot earlier. She was giving me {#blank#}4{#/blank#}odd look——half intent(热切的), half puzzled. I smiled and wished her a pleasant day. As I squeezed back into my car, I saw the same lady{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(look)in at me. "Hello, "she said, hesitantly. "This {#blank#}6{#/blank#}sound crazy but I was on my way to drop some of my mother's things off at the charity bins. You are just so much {#blank#}7{#/blank#}her. You helped those people, I noticed, and you seemed so happy. "She looked at me{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(meaning)and passed a box in through the window. "I think she would like you to have it. "{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(shock), I took it from her automatically. She smiled and walked away.

    After a pause. I opened the box. Inside was a beautiful gold necklace with a large grey pearl. It was the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(nice)gift I'd ever received, and it was from a complete stranger. The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness.

    Anna had a car accident when she was a teenager. She lost her arms because of that. What's worse, when she was twenty years old, she lost her parents. Her elder sister, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is ten years older than her, told her she'd take care of her. However, Anna refused {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (live) with her. Instead, she said she would take care of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (she). She managed to enter college and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (study) very hard. Four {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(year) later, she graduated and offered work. Once she wrote in her diary, "I am quite lucky. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I lost my arms, I still have my legs." Anna lost her arms, but she chose to face it in a positive way. Instead of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (feel) sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She has taught us {#blank#}8{#/blank#} good lesson.

    When something bad happens to us, we have two {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (choose). One is to complain, and the other is to face it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (brave). If we choose to escape, it will always follow us wherever we go. If we decided to be strong, new hopes will come. So choose wisely.

    It's never easy for {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Asia athlete to shine in track and field events. But Su Bingtian 28,  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. (know) as the "Chinese flying man", became the first male Chinese sprinter to win a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (globe) medal in an individual event. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}March 3, he took the silver in the men's 60m final at the World Indoor Championships in the UK. In the final, Su Bingtian ran his personal best of 6.42 seconds,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (break) the Asian record of 6.43, which he also set last month in Germany.

    The last time a Chinese athlete achieved a milestone was in 2004, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} . Liu Xiang won a gold medal in Athens in the 110m hurdles. Inevitably, Su{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(compare) to Liu. "Liu Xiang is my idol and also my friend," Su told Xinhua News Agency.

    As a matter of fact, Su had expected {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (win) a bronze during the final. "There is no difference between silver {#blank#}9{#/blank#}bronze. Even a bronze could prove that Chinese sprinters have made breakthroughs in major world {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(compete)," he said.