I felt upset when I was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tell) that I would have to leave the company. In order to find {#blank#}2{#/blank#} new job to support the family, I read almost all the newspapers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} set down almost all the telephone numbers in ads {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my notebook and tried to call almost all the companies that needed new clerks. Not until I{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (find) a job in a small town near Townsville did I calm down. My new boss, Mr. Brown, was one of my schoolmates {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I was getting along well with at school. Both of us were {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (excite) to see each other and we spent the whole afternoon {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (talk) about things and persons that we remembered at school. He asked me to give {#blank#}9{#/blank#} some advice on how to enlarge his present business and he was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (entire) happy about my advice.

    Snakes are just about the most frightening thing in the world, according to Dr. Henry Walton Jones Jr. The  only thing  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(bad) than a snake you can see is a snake you can't see, however. And thanks {#blank#}2{#/blank#}the photos Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers offer, you can experience the latter horror from the comfort of almost anywhere else besides the place{#blank#}3{#/blank#}that snake is.

    The snake-like animals' removal(移动) and relocation{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(serve) from Queensland, Australia posted a challenge to its 51,000 some-odd fans{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(find) the snake in the photo.

    Any luck? The photo shows that this particular backyard seems like{#blank#}6{#/blank#}regular ＂I Spy＂ book for snakes, so it's understandable if they are still looking hard. The snake is actually in the top right corner,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (hide) in the crook(藤条) between the two fences.

    Fear of snakes {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(call) ＂Ophidiophobia＂(蛇恐怖症) or ＂being a rational person＂. People are afraid of a lot of odd things, though.

    This fun little puzzle proves to just be further evidence that Australia is a{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(terrible) dangerous place where everything {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(try) to eat you. We'll just stick to trying to find turtles in flowers, thank you very much.

    There are about 100 million middle-aged women dancing in parks and on squares in China, and Deborah Roundy,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} U.S retired school teacher, is one of them.

    Mrs. Roundy is the only foreigner on the Shanghai dance team at Tongji University, where she is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (current) teaching English.

    Mrs. Roundy ran upon a dozen or so middle-aged women dancing {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the tunes of Chinese songs in 2012. At the time, she didn't feel used to the new environment and wanted to have some fun in her life. She {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (invite) to join the dancing team.

    At first, Mrs. Roundy communicated with her teammates by{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(exchange) notes to help translate for her. Now she uses a translation app on her iPad.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the Chinese language is not the most difficult thing for her, mastering Chinese dance is. Mrs. Roundy used to do ballet. She said {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(dance) in the U.S. always dance facing the audience. But in China, they change directions all the time, and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was very confusing for her at first.

    They have developed good personal relations. Mrs. Roundy says they also go out to eat and on field trips together, which are{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(forget ) experiences for her.

    Square dancing opens a window for her {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（understand） China, Mrs. Roundy said: Besides dancing, she and her husband have been active in community life, teaching English, and helping elderly neighbors.

    A positive attitude is very important as it will make our life easier. In life, not everything goes as {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(smooth) as we want. There will be times when we will face problems and difficulties. The most {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(challenge) part is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}we react when we experience problems and difficulties.

    Instead of being discouraged, those who have a positive attitude {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (treat) each failure as a lesson. And they will be inspired to achieve the goal.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}those who do not have the positive attitude will see problems and difficulties {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a different way. With different attitudes, the result will be quite different. Since every one of us {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (possess) the same amount of time, why don't we just make the best {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the same amount of time with a positive attitude? Life itself is already hard. It will be much {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(good) if we have a positive attitude which will make our life happier and easier.

    If you learn to see the bright side of life when you {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(surround) by difficulties, you'll be building your positive attitude fast.

    Our experience at the Children's Medical Care Center was eye-opening. We saw a lot of children without hair due to their radioactive {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(treat). We played with them and taught them to draw pictures. The children, though {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(suffer) such great pains, were so friendly that it was much easier to interact with them than we {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(expect).

    One day, an incident deeply touched us. A girl suggested that she {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(teach) us how to fold paper. She taught us with great patience, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(explain) each step clearly. Though we could easily do that, we still pretended to know nothing about it. We followed her, step by step, doing everything {#blank#}6{#/blank#}she told us. Finally, when we finished our work {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(succeed), she gave each of us a big hug. We could see the pride on her face. Her father was so thankful to us that he held our hands tightly, tears in his eyes. And it was not until then {#blank#}8{#/blank#} we knew the girl would receive an operation the next day.

    Many stories happened at the center. It was really a {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(value) experience to us all, enriching our life {#blank#}10{#/blank#}a positive way.

    I started to work in the operating room after nursing school {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (complete). I was{#blank#}2{#/blank#} excited about my new job that I was willing to take turns between being tired and not being able to sleep properly. Like many jobs, the newness and excitement disappeared and I found {#blank#}3{#/blank#}in drudgery(繁重乏味的工作).

    One night I was feeling very tired, since I hadn't slept well{#blank#}4{#/blank#} night before. I didn't like the doctor{#blank#}5{#/blank#}charge, my feet hurt, it was very late, and I was "doing eyes". Every nurse has a favorite (and least favorite) task. My least favorite was eyes - I thought it was always either boring{#blank#}6{#/blank#}unpleasant.

    My patient was an old man who was there to have his cataract(白内障){#blank#}7{#/blank#}(remove) As the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(operate) neared a close, I started to take the operating cloth off, and put drops (眼药) in the patient' s eyes. We made eye contact and I stumbled(发愣) slightly when he said, "I can see! You are so beautiful.

    I realized then how{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(true) thankful he was and I helped him see! I realized at the moment that no matter how I was feeling, it was what I was doing{#blank#}10{#/blank#}was important.