Although most people believe that formal schooling is required for scientific success, a college degree is not always necessary.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}excellent example of a man who won fame as a scientist {#blank#}2{#/blank#}academic(学术的) training is Vincent J. Schaefer. His formal education ended {#blank#}3{#/blank#} two years of high school when he had to go to work in an untrained job at General Electric. Because {#blank#}4{#/blank#} his inventive mind and his skill as a model maker, he was soon allowed to try his own experiments in the company laboratory. His natural {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (curious) made him wonder about clouds. He developed, after many tries, a method of making clouds rain {#blank#}6{#/blank#}they would not normally do so. This method, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (call) seeding, has been very  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (help) to farmers, and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}made him win much fame.

    Schaefer believes that for people{#blank#}10{#/blank#}, most of all, are interested in the world and everything in it, a college degree is unnecessary.

    Tyler Thompson is{#blank#}1{#/blank#}unlikely star in the world of Peking opera. The 15-year-old from Oakland has fascinated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sing) pitch-perfect Mandarin(普通话) and perform the ancient Chinese art form. The teen,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}is black and only speaks some basic Chinese, has been praised by teachers since he{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(pick) up the music as a kindergartner. “As soon as he opens{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(he) mouth and sings in Chinese, the Chinese are very surprised and they feel very proud of him,” said his music teacher. “When he puts on the costume, and all the acting, you can see that he is pretty good.”

    Tyler has learned to sing several well-known pieces of Peking opera, a centuries-old form of musical theater{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(know) for its highly structured costumes, changing gongs(锣) and cymbals(钹), wide-ranging voices and highly stylized{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(move). Tyler got{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(stand) cheers when he performed{#blank#}9{#/blank#}Justice Bao, a famous Song Dynasty judge who fought corruption, from the Chinese classic Bao Qing Tian. “The music is very beautiful, and it's very passionate,” said Tyler, “It's made me want to know{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(much) about the world outside of America or California or Oakland.”

    Classical Chinese poetry is traditional Chinese poetry written in Classical Chinese and typified by certain traditional {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(form). Many poems come from historical periods, such as the poetry of the Tang Dynasty {#blank#}2{#/blank#}the verse of Song Dynasty. Its {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(exist) dates back to at least as early as the publication of the Classic of Poetry or Shijing. There are{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (vary) combinations of forms and genres, most of which arose at{#blank#}5{#/blank#}end of the Tang Dynasty.

    Development of Classical Chinese poetry actively continued up to the year of 1919,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the May Fourth Movement took place, and is still popular even today. Classical Poetry{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (create) during this 2,500-year period has been developing continuously,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (produce) a great deal of diversity—classified by both major historical periods and dynastic periods.

    Of the key aspects of Classical Chinese poetry is{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(it) close inter-relationship with other forms of Chinese art, such as Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy (书法). Classical Chinese poetry{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (prove) to have a strong influence on poetry worldwide.

    Spending more than an hour on your smart phone each day may be a sign that you are suffering from depression,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}new study has suggested. The more time is spent {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (use) a phone for any reason including texting and going online, the more likely volunteers were{#blank#}3{#/blank#}have the blues.

    Monitoring people's comings and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(go) using GPS tracking on their phones also helped track mood. Spending most of your time at home was also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (link) to depression, as was having an/a{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (regular) daily schedule, such as unusual shift patterns. “{#blank#}7{#/blank#}people are depressed, they tend to withdraw and don't have the motivation and energy to go out and do things,” said senior author David Mohr. “The data {#blank#}8{#/blank#}showed depressed people tended not to go many places{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (reflect) the loss of motivation seen in depression.”

    “The significance of this is that we can detect if a person has depressive symptoms and the severity of those symptoms{#blank#}10{#/blank#}asking them any questions. Phones can provide data obviously and with no effort on the part of the users.”

    A good friend not only likes to hang with you and have {#blank#}1{#/blank#}good time, but thinks about you and wishes good things for you when you're apart. A good Friend may not talk to you every day or even every week, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}can come up in a matter of minutes. A good friend will come to help you, even when you haven't talked to him in weeks. Time doesn't lessen a good friend's relationship with you.

    Beth is a friend of{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (I), I can for weeks without{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (talk) to her but then drop anything in minutes because {#blank#}5{#/blank#}her. She has no problem giving me some of her {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (suggest) either, Last week. I{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (buy) a pair of jeans which wasn't{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(exact) right for me. Some of my friend laugh at me. Beth would give a bees opinion, rather than leaving me hanging with my big jeans. She advised me{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (wear) this mini skirt instead because it made me look pretty.

    I believe that good friends also{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) the most honest with you, instead of looking down on you, showing off themselves or ignoring you. Beth is a friend like that. I feel so lucky to have such a friend.