Driving to the airport in the early morning. I felt {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (excite) because I would spend the summer in Paris. While looking for more interesting things  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (do) besides sleeping and eating on the plane, I jumped at the chance to study French in this city {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (know) for its art, food, and culture.

    My connecting flight (转机) was in Frandfurt, Germany, 14 hours from Denver. But when I arrived there, a feeling of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (anxious) began to set in. Being in a big, busy building in a country  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I could not speak the language made me nervous,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} as I found my way, I gained confidence. When I boarded the second plane and discovered that the flight was less than an hour, I was filled with excitement.

    When I stepped on foreign ground for the first time, I was  {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (extreme) happy. I gathered my bags and joined the crowd of people {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (wait) for friends and family. I quickly had my first experience trying to communicate{#blank#}9{#/blank#} a language that I had only practiced in school. As I left  {#blank#}10{#/blank#} airport, with one sharp turn, the Eiffel Tower came into view. I was finally in Paris.

    The Secret Garden is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1911. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (set) in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is considered a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (adapt) have been made. At the turn of the 20th century, Mary Lennox is sickly and unloved 10-tear-old girl, born in India to {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(wealth) British parents who never want her. She is cared {#blank#}4{#/blank#}by servants, who allow her {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (become) a spoiled, aggressive and selfish child. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} through the discovery of her aunt's secret garden, her brother, and a cousin, Mary becomes a child we would all like to have as part of our household.

    The Secret Garden has become{#blank#}7{#/blank#} important part of children's literature, in 2003, it ranked number 51 in “The Big Read,” {#blank#}8{#/blank#}was a survey of the British public by the BBC to identify the “Nation's Best-loved” among all kinds. Based on a 2007 online survey, it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (name) one of “Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children” by the U.S. National Education Association. In 2012 it ranked number 15 among all-time children's {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(novel) in a survey published by School Library Journal.

    A pupil's diary describing how his mother {#blank#}1{#/blank#}was addicted to her cell phone ignored his efforts to express his gratitude for her on International Women's Day has become a hit.

    The third-grade primary school boy wrote the diary on March 8, a day when China holds various {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (activity) to promote respect and love of women. In the diary, he wrote that he first told a story to his mother, but she seemed uninterested and stared into her cell phone{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (devote). Sad but not discouraged, he then recited some blessings, yet his mother remained occupied with her handset. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (see) that, he chose to massage(按摩) her back. "My mother was still looking at her cell phone,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} a sign of a smile on her face, and I felt even{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (sad)," he wrote in the diary "Heart- broken Women's Day". His mother felt ashamed after reading the diary and{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (make) up her mind to spend more quality time with her son.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#}interview with students found nearly 70 percent say {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they) parents are often absorbed in the phones. Parents are urged to pay close attention to family education because it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) they who are the first teachers to influence children.

    I enjoy {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(climb) mountains whenever I can find the time to do so. Tom and Mike are my best friends and both of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}also like sports. Two years ago, the three of us {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(go) up to Mt. Lushan. Instead of taking a bus, which is{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(comfortable), we preferred to climb. We started from the foot of the mountain early in the morning, chatting all the way. After climbing for one and a half {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(hour), we saw two mountain paths before us. We could not decide {#blank#}6{#/blank#}to choose. In the end, we took the right path, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(think) that might be a short cut. But we were wrong. We could not find our way out. Lost in the mountain, we had to use our hands and feet{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(make) our way. We began to cry for help {#blank#}9{#/blank#} nobody answered. It was not until darkness fell{#blank#}10{#/blank#} we found a right path leading up to a paved road.

    When I was a university student, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (attract) by the Chinese. So I got a job as a teacher in Wuhan three years ago. Thinking back, I realize it was the students I met in the first year and Chinese university life in general {#blank#}2{#/blank#} gave me the deepest impression.

    During my school days, I would rarely give up my spare time to any activity connected with study. Unless exams were approaching, my weekends were devoted to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) fun or perhaps a part-time job. My Chinese classmates, on the other hand, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (seem) to spend their entire waking hours studying. I understand {#blank#}5{#/blank#} competition in Chinese universities is extremely fierce. Nonetheless, their energy and motivation put {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (I) to shame.

    My first year in China was also my first year as a teacher. It was both challenging {#blank#}7{#/blank#} rewarding. One thing I know for certain is that my year in Wuhan helped me {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(change) for the better. Thanks to the politeness and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(warm) of Chinese students, I overcame my fear of speaking in public and became more self-confident. Most {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(important), I met dozens of nice people and made many excellent friends.

    Recently Lindsay hasn't felt herself. She was a really good student, but her grades {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fall) since three months ago. This is because she sometimes has trouble {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (concentrate) on her study. She also refuses {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (talk) with teachers and friends. What's worse, she feels {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(tire)all the time but has difficulty in falling asleep. Her behavior attracts her mother's attention. Her mother asks her what {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (happen)to her, but she just cries.

    As a matter of fact, Lindsay is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (suffer) from clinical depression(临床抑郁症).What is clinical depression? It can be described as a mood which is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} low that it affects your daily life {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (serious).The first signs of it in teens are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (poor) school  reports  than before, learning difficulties and staying away from  classmates and teachers. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you have these signs, don't worry. It is not so difficult to deal with clinical depression. There are many effective ways, such as medicine, small talk, more exercise and a balanced diet.