There are two primarily choices in life: to accept conditions {#blank#}1{#/blank#} they exist, or accept responsibility for changing them. Many people are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (constant) waiting for their life to start. They always say, “When I am older I will do this.” {#blank#}3{#/blank#} “In a few years, I will do that.” They think the life they {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (experience) is boring and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (mean). Who has never viewed himself or herself as worthless and unattractive?

    All of us may suffer {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (depress) and frustration, lose guidance and support, and need aids physically, emotionally, or spiritually. Just think like this way: This too shall pass. Horrible feelings I am feeling will eventually go away. I need to stop feeling so sorry for myself and actually want to change. I am {#blank#}7{#/blank#} incredibly lucky person {#blank#}8{#/blank#} has come from a family who love and support my whole life. I had to be the one {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (make) the decision to change my way of thinking. All the good things and all the wonderful people in my life would pass eventually too. While I am feeling miserable, my life is still going on and I am missing out on appreciating those precious {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (moment).

    Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business. As he was{#blank#}1{#/blank#}a hurry, he decided to go by air. He liked sitting beside a window when he was flying, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}when he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. He found all of them already {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(take) except one. There was a soldier sitting in the seat beside {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Wondering why this one had not been taken, Mr. Robinson at once went towards it.

    When he reached it, however, Mr. Robinson saw that there was a notice stuck on the seat. It said, “This seat{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(keep) for proper load balance, thank you.” Because he had never seen such a kind of{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(usual) notice in a plane before, Mr. Robinson was a little surprised. But he thought that the plane must be carrying something {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(particular) heavy in it, so he walked on and found{#blank#}8{#/blank#}empty seat, not beside a window, to sit in.

    Two or three people tried to sit in the window seat beside the soldier, but they too read the notice and went on. When the plane was nearly full, a very pretty girl hurried into the plane. The soldier,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}was watching the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside his and in this way succeeded in having the company of a{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(beautiful) during the whole trip.

Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation

    BEIJING,  May 14 (Xinhua)—Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said, “The Belt and Road Initiative (倡议) {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) a project of the century that will benefit people across the world. ”

    Xi made the remarks when {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(deliver) a speech at the opening ceremony of the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Named after the historic Silk Road, the Belt and Road Initiative {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(propose) by Xi in 2013 to chart out new fields for international cooperation.

    “Going through thousands of miles and years, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(anciently) silk routes embody (体现) the spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness (包容), mutual learning {#blank#}5{#/blank#} mutual benefit, ” Xi told an audience of more than 1, 500 from across the globe. “The Silk Road spirit  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(become) a great heritage (遗产) of human civilization so far, ” he said.

    A total of 29 foreign {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(head) of state and government leaders attended the forum,  including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Other delegates (代表) include officials,  entrepreneurs,  financiers and journalists {#blank#}8{#/blank#} over 130 countries and representatives of key international organizations. The United States sent a delegation {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(lead) by Matt Pottinger.

    By all means, the forum, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} also features a round-table summit of global leaders on Monday, is one of the premium gatherings in today's world.

    Strange things appeared before the Tangshan earthquake happened. For three days the water in the village wells {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(rise) and fell. The well walls had deep cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. Some animals including fish, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(mouse) behaved strangely. Other strange things also happened in the city, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} people thought little of these events and they slept as usual.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (final) a terrible earthquake hit the city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976, in which more than 240,000 people died and many {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(injure). Many houses fell down and sand filled the wells instead of water. People were greatly shocked. All the electricity in the city was cut off and people began {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wonder) how long the disaster would last. The whole city was completely destroyed and the world seemed to be {#blank#}7{#/blank#}an end. It was one of the most destructive earthquakes ever, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} shocked the whole nation.

    However, the people of Tangshan didn't lose hope because 150,000 soldiers were sent to help the rescue workers. The soldiers tried their best to dig out those {#blank#}9{#/blank#} were trapped. They also built shelters for the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (survive). Fresh water was taken to the city by every means. Slowly, the city began to come back to life.

    Students at a primary school in Hangzhou had their first class{#blank#}1{#/blank#}March 1st on movable type. This is{#blank#}2{#/blank#} ancient Chinese printing system.

    The West Lake Primary School in Zhejiang Province introduced the course at the beginning of this new term. So far, the school{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(invite) an expert in Chinese characters culture to the campus,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}major responsibility is to teach students how to use the ancient printing technology. Students attend lectures on the history of movable type along with {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(interest) classes on typesetting and printing. They then print their own document, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(apply) the knowledge they've learned. One student printed her{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(new) written essay "Whether the traditional red envelopes kids receive belong to them or their parents?"{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(know) as one of the four great inventions of ancient China, movable type printing {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(invent) by Bi Sheng in the 1040s during the Song  Dynasty, and it is the world's first system of movable type printing.

    The school said the course is aimed at improving the students' awareness of Chinese characters and their {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(appreciate) of Chinese culture.