Street art is a very popular form of art {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is spreading quickly all over the world.

    You can find it on {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (building), sidewalks and street signs. Now even art museums and galleries {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (collect) the works of street artists.

    People often have different opinions about street art. Some think it is a kind of destruction (破坏) and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} think it is a very beautiful new form of culture.

    In the street art world graffiti (涂鸦） can be the most popular. It began in New York in the 1960s. First some young people painted words and images on the walls. They found the paintings could show their {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(disagree) against society. Later, this colorful, energetic style of writing became {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (know) as graffiti.

    Street artists do this for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} reason. Some of them think they are closer to the people, while others try to express their {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (politics) opinions.

    In today's world, the Internet has a big influence {#blank#}9{#/blank#} street art. Artists can show their pictures to audiences all over the world. The street art movement lives with the energy and life of cities. It will continue {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (change) and grow.

    What do you read when you travelling by train? What about other passengers? Perhaps a woman{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(sit) near you is reading a romantic novel. A man is reading a serious biography about a politician. And there's a student reading an English textbook.

    What do their{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(choice) say about them? Do you judge them by{#blank#}3{#/blank#}they reading? I have to tell you that your impressions of them may be{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(complete) wrong. The woman reading the romantic novel could be a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(law). She just wants a light read to take her mind off work. The man reading the biography wants you{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(consider) him knowledgeable, and he is just {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(show)off. The student reading the textbook isn't a student at all. She's an English teacher.

    Publishers know people are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (concern)about what they read on public transport and put out different versions (版本) of a cover For example, books about Harry Potter have an{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (interest)cover for young readers and then another more serious version for adults.

    So next time you see what other people are reading on a train don't jump to any conclusions.

    Here is a situation {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you could say, "Don't judge a book by its cover.”

    When I was six, Dad brought home a dog{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(call) "Brownie". Brownie got along well with every member in our family. She would go to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}was sick and just be with them. We always felt much {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(good) when she was around.

    One day, as I was getting her food, she{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(bite) a hole out of one of Dad's shoes. I scolded her,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (tell) her what she did was wrong. She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw tears in her eyes.

    Brownie went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she'd let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times{#blank#}6{#/blank#}we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked or tried to get away. The{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(fun) thing was that she would smile. This frightened people because{#blank#}8{#/blank#}thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.

    Now many years have passed since Brownie{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(die) of old age. I still miss the days when she was{#blank#}10{#/blank#}us.

    At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end! Eleven kilometres {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (direct) below the city, the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (great) earthquake of the 20th century had begun. It was felt in Beijing, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is more than two hundred kilometres away. One-third of the nation {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (feel) it. A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay {#blank#}5{#/blank#} ruins. The suffering of the people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) extreme. Two-thirds of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they) died or were injured during the earthquake. Thousands of families were killed and many {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (child) were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000. Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (get). People began to wonder {#blank#}10{#/blank#} long the disaster would last.

    Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities, especially in places{#blank#}1{#/blank#} traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous. The purpose of these bridges{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) to enable pedestrians to cross roads {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(safe). Overhead bridges are used in very much the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}way as Zebra crossings. They are more efficient although{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(little) convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(convenient) especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(help) pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (risk) their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic. Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(lose) of life.