Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based {#blank#}1{#/blank#} colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use {#blank#}2{#/blank#}to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(anger) about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(call) red hots for their color and their spicy taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(light) kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink {#blank#}7{#/blank#}they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(twenty) century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color {#blank#}9{#/blank#}shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful(深情的). Someone who is blue is very sad.

    How are you getting along with your senior high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(leave)your parents. I know that you are now having trouble {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(communicate)with others, and you may often feel lonely. That's {#blank#}3{#/blank#}you are new here and people don't know about you. But I think you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below.

    First, you should attach great{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (important) to taking an active part in the discussions and show our own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other people's views {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (careful). Second, you should learn about your classmates' likes and dislikes,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (difference)people and show them that you are just as friendly. Last but not least, I'm always here ready to help. We can take part in some {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (activity)together and I can introduce you to others.

    There's no need{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (worry)too much, people will know you more very soon and will like to make friends {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you if you can do as the above. Just remember, “God helps those who help themselves.”

    I was a British general for eighteen years, and I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(serve) in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sierra Leone, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I never really enjoyed it. I just enjoyed the respect that it gave me. The whole time I was just pretending to be a soldier.

    The problem is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}I was good at it, and it's {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(extreme) difficult to walk away from something that you're good at. I guess that was one reason {#blank#}5{#/blank#}I stayed for so long. And ironically (讽刺的是),{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (like) what you think, the military life is actually quite secure. Every one of your needs {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(take) care of finances, medical, housing. I was used to the military life. Even though I always had a dream of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (become) a great actor, I was {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(terrify) to start the life I really wanted. Anyway, I finally did it. I spent the last two years in {#blank#}10{#/blank#}acting school in California. And you know what? I'm doing quite well. I think I've got the talent. I'm going to be a movie star. Wish me luck, mate.

    When I first heard about the Belt and Road Initiative (“一带一路”倡议). I thought about something simple and straightforward — like a fragrant cup of tea.

    For centuries, tea has brought {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(culture), communities, and people closer together. In the past centuries, tea {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(connect) economies through trade and investment. The Belt and Road Initiative holds a similar promise, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}is about connecting cultures, communities, economies, and people. It is about awaking ancient trade routes and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(build) new ones. It is also about adding new economic flavors by creating infrastructure (基础建设) projects based on 21st century expertise and standards. Delivering on this promise is not an easy task, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}doing so could bring great benefits.

    First, high-quality infrastructure could help stimulate potential global {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (grow), and raise the incomes of millions of people. As the Chinese proverb {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (go), “To become rich, one must first build roads.” A second benefit is greater inclusiveness. Think of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(improve) roads in rural areas that can boost productivity and access to health services. By sharing the benefits of investment and knowledge more broadly, improvement will be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(strong) and more inclusive. A third benefit is stronger economic cooperation. This would help boost global trade, investment, and financial cooperation, making {#blank#}10{#/blank#} easier to share the benefits of growth more widely. All this is good for consumers, good for productivity, and good for poverty reduction.

    The giant panda {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(love) by people throughout the world. Chinese scientists{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby. She was a very{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (care) mother. For 25 days, she never left her baby, not even to find something (eat)! S{#blank#}4{#/blank#}he would not let any other pandas come near. She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean. Any smell might attract natural{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (enemy) that would try to eat the little comforting pats. The mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does, it {#blank#}6{#/blank#}cried, she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats, The mother continued to care for the young panda {#blank#}7{#/blank#} more than two years. By that time, the panda no longer needed {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (it) mother for food. However, it stayed with her and leaned about the ways of the forest. Then, after two and a half years, the mother {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(drive) the young panda away. It was time for her to have a new baby, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it was also time for the young panda to be independent.