As a child, Wang Junyan never dreamed of becoming a famous person on TV. However, she is the presenter for Universe TV news programmes. She told me that{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, working hard and believing in what was true made her success. Her mother was a strong character. She worked extremely hard{#blank#}2{#/blank#}through school. Her attitude towards life will never stop influencing her thoughts and actions. After graduating from university, Junyan chose to be a journalist to help the people and the government{#blank#}3{#/blank#}and catch the guilty people. It wasn't easy but she never gave up. This{#blank#}4{#/blank#}because she won an award for her report. When asked about her secret to success,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}she told us, “Nothing that I learned from my mother has ever left me. Today when I'm looking for stories, I still feel like I am turning over stones to see what might be hiding beneath!”

Workforce of the Future

    The workplace is changing rapidly. Rather than the standard working day of nine to five, employees are working more flexibly to meet their busy home lives. Advances in technology are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the very nature of the tasks and skills required in the workplace.

    To gain a full perspective of how the workplace is set to change over the next decade, employee benefits provider Unum UK {#blank#}2{#/blank#} with The Future Laboratory to survey 3,000 workers across several industries. They also interviewed industry experts and business leaders on topics from artificial intelligence and robotics to the increase of flexible working and an ageing workforce.

    The result outlines some of the employment changes that businesses can expect to see over the next decade and predicts the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of two worker cultures which will dominate the workforce. They are the obligated and the self-fulfilled workers.

    “Obligated workers” refer to people with dependents and the sandwich generation, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} raising children with caring for elderly parents. Therefore, they value a career {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to life stages and events and financial security. Joel Defries, 33, father of one kid and partner at London Vodka said, “A flexible employer will allow me to have a long paternity leave (陪产假) and to value my family just as much as I value my job.”

    Self-fulfilled workers are committed to life-long learning and acquiring new skills rather than {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to an employer. They actively look for personal development and want employee benefits that help them {#blank#}7{#/blank#} both their personal and professional ambitions. They treat personal commitments and pursuits as {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to professional commitments. Elly Kemp, 31, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a full-time employee, now working part-time in a caféand also assisting with her grandmother's care said, “My approach to work allows me the freedom to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} my career at my own pace. I want my work to be fluid so I can change it when I want and do whatever makes me happy at the time.”

    As you may know, coral(珊瑚)is not a plant, but an animal. However, coral reefs(珊瑚礁)around the world are in{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Here is a piece of bad news. Thailand will close one of its beaches to protect its coral  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} business activities for tourists. The beach is so famous that {#blank#}3{#/blank#}of tourists put it on their wish lists. More than 5,000 visitors visit it a day. They arrive by boat. This does{#blank#}4{#/blank#} harm to the coral reefs. Most of the coral has died. The beach will be closed between June and September to let the coral come{#blank#}5{#/blank#}to life.

    Experts(专家)say that 80％of Thailand's coral reefs have been{#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Too many tourists {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a lot of pollution to these beaches. An expert said the biggest problems were hotels by the beaches, boats, and plastic waste in the sea. He believed the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}choice was to close the beaches forever. He said, "I hope the  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  can take steps to protect the coral reefs. At the same time, I also hope all of us should{#blank#}10{#/blank#}our best to protect the environment around us."

    Thank you for choosing me as the best{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. In our school, I'm really happy to share with you how passionate I am about sports and what I do to{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I'm a big{#blank#}3{#/blank#}of many sports, including basketball, football and gymnastics. I love to watch these events on TV at the weekend. I also{#blank#}4{#/blank#}regularly, too. In the morning. I often {#blank#}5{#/blank#}on the running{#blank#}6{#/blank#}for about half an hour. I don't run too fast or for too long so that I have enough{#blank#}7{#/blank#}for the day. In the afternoon, I usually play football or basketball. I'm on the school football team. The training is always {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, but we all do our best, since we all want to{#blank#}9{#/blank#}on the team when playing against other schools. Believe it or not, we also occasionally do yoga in the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}! It helps relax our muscles and focus our minds. If you want to become fit and healthy, my advice is to try different sports and activities to see which one you enjoy the most.