Woman: Our design class is really interesting. Don't you think so?

Man: Yeah, I like Professor Vargas, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} sometimes he goes too fast, and I feel like I'm missing something. There's a lot we have {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (remember).

Woman: True. There are a lot of details about all the different styles.

Man: Yeah, there are Art Nouveau, and Art Deco, and Art Moderne... I have a hard time {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (keep) it all straight.

Woman: I know what you mean.

Man: For example, it seems to me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Art Deco and Art Moderne are the same things.

Woman: Well, it's somewhat confusing. They were both popular in {#blank#}5{#/blank#}1930s although Art Deco came a little before Moderne. I think Professor Vargas {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (say) Art Deco started at an exhibition in Paris in 1925. Let me check out my notes. Right, Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1923 until the 1940s, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (affect) the decorative arts such as architecture and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (industry) design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts and film.

Man: So, they were about the same time. It's one thing that gets confusing. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} thing is, they seem so similar that it's hard to see why they're {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (consider) different styles.

    Is there such a thing as being "over-protective"?

    I can honestly say that my answer to that question {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (change) dramatically（戏剧性地） since I became a parent.

    Before the birth of my daughter. I taught at {#blank#}2{#/blank#} private school often viewing my students as over-protected, worrying {#blank#}3{#/blank#} would happen when they went on to middle schools.

    Some did fine, and some did not. Some needed constant pats on the back, words of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (encourage) and extra support, which I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (happy) gave. Others were content on their own, needing little or no interaction（互动）with their teacher. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} for the most part, graduates would go on for higher schooling.

    I'd always supposed their parents were over-protective, for they were the ones that still walked their {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (five) graders into the classroom and met them at the school gate.

    Admittedly, I laughed at those parents, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (think) their children would never learn to be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (independence) if they didn't let go just a little. Then I had my own daughter. The moment I looked at her little face, I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (know) I'd do everything in my power to protect her and make sure she always felt safe!

Dear Dr. Fang

    I am writing to ask for some {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (suggest) about my 15-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost anything his mother and I ask him to do. He is also rude to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} grandparents. I don't like the way {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he treats the family members.

    Recently, he {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(refuse) to do his homework, and instead insists on {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (spend) his time watching DVDs and listening to music. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games {#blank#}6{#/blank#}chats on the Internet. He is wasting {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (value) time during this important period in his life!

    What am I to do? {#blank#}8{#/blank#}present, to prevent upsetting his mother with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} argument, I am allowing him his freedom. How can I help my son {#blank#}10{#/blank#} harming our relationships?

Best regards

Liu Zhen

    As we all know, Columbus was a great explorer. He left Spain in September 1492,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (look) for gold. Native Americans greeted him, offering gifts of corn. Columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (plant), including corn, to bring back to Spain.

    Columbus didn't know it, but the corn was much {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (valuable) than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (immediate). They grew it on cold mountainsides and in rainforests. So it {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (feed) millions of people all over the world today.

    On his second trip, Columbus brought back a few chocolate beans to make chocolate. Europeans and Asians loved this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. Chocolate beans became so valuable in Central America {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (use)as cash for 200 years.

    Tomatoes and potatoes took some time to become popular. Eventually, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, they became the basis of a lot of popular foods. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes or chocolate. Thanks{#blank#}10{#/blank#} native American culture, many people are able to enjoy lots of tasty food.

    When you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(hurt) deeply by someone, you may feel it very difficult {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(remove)your anger. But forgiving is possible and it can be {#blank#}3{#/blank#}great benefit to your health. Up to now, a research {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (show) that people who forgive have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. "People who forgive show {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (little) anger and more hopefulness," says Dr. Frederic Luskin, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} wrote the book Forgive for Good. "So it can help reduce the tiredness and allow people to feel more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (energy)."

    So when someone hurts you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure. Don't wait for an apology. "Many times the person who hurt you may escape {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (apologize)," says Dr. Luskin. "They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things in same way."

    Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the person has done to you. Finally, try to see things from that person's opinions. To achieve it, just put {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (you) in that person's place.

    Taihe Ancient Cave is located on Huajian Mountain of Qingxin county, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is about 5 km away from Qingyuan or 70 km away from Guangzhou.

    Taihe Ancient Cave scenic spot is one of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(much) popular tourist destinations in Qingyuan. Once it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(name) on the 2002 list of Qingyuan's Top 10 attractions. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} cave has a history of more than 150 years and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(visitor) from home and abroad come to enjoy {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(it) dangerous peaks, unique stone formations, dense forests, waterfalls, stone carvings, and winding streams.

    The ancient cave was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(original) built in 1854. Tai He Gu Dong, four Chinese characters {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(write) on the cave door which mean "ancient cave", was inscribed(刻,写) by Zhu Ruzhen. Zhu is the last Bang Yan, the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(two) place winner in the imperial examination, during the Qing Dynasty (1644－1911). The cave is also a holy place {#blank#}10{#/blank#}Taoism.