In the United States, there were 222 people {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（report）to be billionaires（亿万富翁）in 2003. The {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（rich）of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $ 41 billion, who made his money{#blank#}3{#/blank#}starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old{#blank#}4{#/blank#}he first helped{#blank#}5{#/blank#}（set up）the company in 1976. He was a billionaire by then. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（young）ages. Other young people who have {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（strike）it rich include Jackie Cogan and Shirley Temple. Both of these child actors made over a million dollars {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（act）in movies before they were 14. But   the youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited（继承）a billion dollars when he {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（turn）18!

    Sun Yat-sen,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first suggested the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919. Three quarters of China's energy {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (produce) by burning coal. In 1993, China used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating and generating{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(electric).{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (fortunate), burning coal causes serious air pollution and increases global warming. The dam will generate electricity equal{#blank#}5{#/blank#} about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.

    China's homegrown sci-fi blockbuster （大片） The Wandering Earth scored at the Spring Festival box office. The film is an{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(adapt) of a novel of the same name by Liu Cixin, author of the Hugo Award-winning The Three-Body Problem. As{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(it) visual effects impress a global audience, a united human community when{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(face) a big disaster gets attention too.

    Director Guo Fan said that he{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(conscious) avoided making a do-it-alone superhero; instead, the fight to save Earth{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(fight) by all humans. In The Wandering Earth, mankind is threatened by a dying sun,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}forces them to go on a generations-long space journey to look for a new one. At{#blank#}7{#/blank#}center of the story are a Chinese astronaut and his son, who join a global task{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(prevent) Earth from crashing into Jupiter. At the end of the film{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(come) international rescue teams who help the Chinese team and give a final try to save Earth.

    One online review reads, “It fits the Hollywood standard on presentation and visual effects, but the themes of family and love of homeland are typical {#blank#}10{#/blank#}Chinese sci-fi films.”

Brown: When are you the happiest?

Angelia: I think I'm the happiest when I'm singing. I love singing so much. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I sing I feel free. How about you?

Brown: I'm the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (happy) when I play basketball. When I'm playing basketball I'm not thinking about anything. When I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (play) basketball, everything is simple. What else do you love?

Angelia: I love my family, especially my grandmother who is so kind and always wants to help others. When I'm {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (worry) she always tells me stories to make me laugh.

Brown: Yes, I also love my family very much. My parents make every {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to make me happy. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, I will always love them and take care of them.

Angelia: What do you hate?

Brown: I hate wars and fighting. In history we learn about many wars, and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} make me angry. I think people {#blank#}8{#/blank#} be kind to each other and not fight with each other. What about you?

Angelia: I hate {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (feel) sick. When I'm sick I feel helpless, and I can't do {#blank#}10{#/blank#} activities I enjoy or spend time with my friends.

    According to a new survey, people who have owned pets may be more professionally {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(success), and this is absolutely good news for ambitious pet parents. The survey{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(conduct) by Kelton Global Research for Banfield Pet Hospital. The researchers surveyed 857 adults in the United States with a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(vary) of careers. Among the C-suite executives surveyed, 93 percent grew with a pet in their home, with 78 percent {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hold) that growing up with a pet helped cause their career success as an adult. So, how exactly does pet ownership cause career success? According to Banfield's research, executives reported that their pet helped teach them lessons like {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(responsible), creativity, sympathy and organization, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}have all been invaluable in the business world." At Banfield Pet Hospital, we've long recognized the special bond between people and their pets, as well as the positive impact pets have {#blank#}7{#/blank#}our society," Brian Garish said in a statement on Banfield's website. " {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the pet ownership lessons we learned as children, to the ways our four-legged friends currently help us progress, connect with others, and stay grounded, our latest research supports the idea --we've had all along-- {#blank#}9{#/blank#}there may be a link between pets and their ability {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(help) shape us as people.