Do you like trying different things? Are you afraid {#blank#}1{#/blank#} things that you think you're bad at?

    Last year I started to learn t' at chi in order to improve my health and reduce my stress. It was something new for me, and I found it to be quite difficult, very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (difference) form anything I'd ever learned before. Small {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（move） are important in t' ai chi. I was used to being fast and active ,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}to learn t' ai chi I had to learn patience. Now I've found that I'm a much more patient person than before, and t' ai chi isn't nearly as difficult as it {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be ) before.

    We tend {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(like) things we are good at — that's normal. For example, I'm naturally very good at badminton and tennis, but I'm very had at anything {#blank#}7{#/blank#}involves keeping balance, such as skating, skiing and gymnastics. T' ai chi has {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (great) improved my balance which has been a very good thing for me.

    My point is that you can keep {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(do) the things you know you're good at and live in your comfort zone, or you can try something new. If you don't try new things, you'll never know what it would be like to try something new. Challenge {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (you). It will definitely pay off in the end.

    As victor Hugo once said, “{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(laugh) is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(well) than Charlie Chaplin. He {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(bright) the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content {#blank#}4{#/blank#} their lives. No one was ever bored watching him—his subtle acting made everything {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(entertain).  As time {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(go) by, he began making films. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world. He walked around stiffly {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(carry) a walking stick. This character was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(difficult). Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He is loved and remembered as a great actor {#blank#}10{#/blank#} could inspire people with great confidence.

    Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (probable) say that they go to school to learn languages, mathematics, history, science and some other knowledge. That is quite true,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}why do they learn these things?

    We send our children to school in order {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (prepare) them for the time when they really grow up and will have to work for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (they)．Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life. But is that {#blank#}5{#/blank#} only reason why they go to school? There is more in education {#blank#}6{#/blank#} just learning facts. We go to school to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school we can continue to learn.

    A man {#blank#}7{#/blank#} really knows how to learn will always be {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (succeed), because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself, but he will also be able to teach others how to do it in the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (good) way. The person with poor education, on the other hand, either finds himself unable to do something new, or just {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (do) it badly. The main purpose of schools is not to teach those subjects, but to teach pupils the way to learn.

    Agricultural experts say crop diversity is important to feed the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(increase) population of our planet. They say having a large variety of plants also{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(help) to protect against possible crop diseases and future crises. But many experts say the number has decreased sharply during the past century.

    One of the world's {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(large) seed conservation projects has predicted further losses. The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is warning that up to one hundred thousand plant species could {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (permanent) disappear. The rich collection of genes{#blank#}5{#/blank#} decide their qualities would disappear with them.

    Many experts blame climate change and loss of habitat, normal growth area, for damaging plant life. They say human{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(activity) and poorly planned, overly heavy use of land also are responsible. Modern business farming is responsible{#blank#}7{#/blank#}loss of farmers' traditional crop varieties. The "Green Revolution" of the twentieth century changed agriculture. Some experts say the use of modern commercial farming methods saved millions of people from{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(starve). Farmers planted, watered, and fertilized their crops with the help of machines. They treated their fields with chemicals{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(control) diseases and insects. Harvests grew larger and higher quality,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} another result was that some traditional crops were lost. Damage to the environment over the past century makes people believe that crop diversity also suffered.

    In my opinion, we should try our best {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (realize) our goals even though {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success.

    I used to be {#blank#}3{#/blank#} shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teacher's questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (change). I started to read many {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little {#blank#}7{#/blank#} little, I found {#blank#}8{#/blank#} more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (confident) to do it better in the future.