British people are working to an older age. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} number of working 70-74-year-olds has doubled in recent years. Around 10% of people in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (they) early 70s now work. This is the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(high) figure on record. An important reason {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the British work in their old age is that retirement pensions are becoming more difficult to live on. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(consequence) many older people have to work in order to survive.

    Britain {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (see) great changes in the labor market during the last decade, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}far more people working beyond their retirement age. While there are plenty who enjoy remaining in work, many need to earn extra cash because they can not afford {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(retire) early. Older people need decent(体面地) jobs and pensions so that they can make a proper {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(choose) about whether they remain in work. Now they are deciding on a career change later in life and are starting up their own businesses, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(devote) to something they may have dreamed of doing for years.

    Have you ever been to London? Which famous sites did you visit? Or, if it is the first time that you{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) there, which one will you check out?

    Some world famous {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(culture) sites may already be on your list: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the London Tower. However, a tour of London would be incomplete{#blank#}3{#/blank#} checking out the London art scene. As a guidebook London's Secrets: Museums & Galleries put it, London's art is a lot like{#blank#}4{#/blank#} city itself — “diverse, vast, and in a constant state of changes. From old masters to street art and everything in between, London has it all.”

    In fact, according to The Telegraph, museums and galleries were the most {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(visit) attractions in Britain last year. The British Museum{#blank#}6{#/blank#} celebrated its 225th anniversary this year, had the most visitors, at 6,701,036.

    According to The Art Newspaper, the British Museum's increased {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(popular) is down to its exhibitions, particularly its Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum show ( March-September 2017 ).

    There are more than 7 million artifacts(文物) in the British Museum. Not all of them are on display, but much of the collection {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(constant) rotates(轮换), so you'll see something new with each visit. So{#blank#}9{#/blank#} you're an art lover or just looking for a fun time, you're sure{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) inspiration in London.

    Today, our class went to “The Fishery”, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is a local fish store, because we are learning about fish: where they live and how they are different from people. Inside the store it was very dark, except for the bright lights on top of each tank. The girl {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(work) in the store told me that the lights are neon, and they are used to show off the bright colours of each fish. Under the lights, the fish were blue, purple, yellow, and green. They {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(look) so beautiful that I wanted to take all of them home.

    London is the capital city of the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (unite) Kingdom which is off the northwest coast of the continental Europe. London is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom. Many government departments are based close to the Palace of Westminster.

    The history of London {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (go) back to its founding by the Romans, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} named it Londinium. London has a wide range of peoples and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken within Greater London. London is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} leading global city with strengths in arts, education, entertainment, fashion, tourism and transport. It is one of the world's most-visitedcities and has the world's largest city airport system. London has many universities, making {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the largest centre of higher education in Europe. In 2012, London became the first city {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(host) the modern Summer Olympic Games three times. London is a world {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (culture) capital and is home {#blank#}8{#/blank#} many museums, galleries, libraries, and sporting events, including the British Museum which always symbolizes London. The London Underground is the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(old) underground railway network in the world.

    London is{#blank#}10{#/blank#} a wonderful city that travelling there will be an exciting experience.

    Dogs are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} very popular pet. Most of them just live with their families. But some dogs have very special jobs {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (do). A group of dogs {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (know) as "Therapy Dogs". These dogs are family pets with special training, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} allows them to go into public buildings and comfort people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} need. The dogs are trained to be calm and quiet. Loud noises and unfamiliar places don't frighten them. They enjoy spending time with people.

    Some therapy dogs go into places, such as hospitals and nursing homes. When the dogs visit the patients, the patients are cheered up. They have fun {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (pet) the dogs and look forward to their visits. The dogs help to brighten their day. Therapy dogs can improve people's health as well. Studies show that when people pet animals, their blood {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (press) and heart rates go down. They are calmer and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (they) mood improves.

    Other therapy dogs work in schools and libraries. They serve as warm and caring {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (friend) to children, but they also do {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (much). In one town in California, therapy dogs have become children's reading buddies. The dogs make a great audience. The children look forward to reading to the dogs, and the dogs love the attention.

Are you on{#blank#}1{#/blank#} diet? Then maybe you should consider{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sit) by the window the next time you eat out. A new book claims that{#blank#}3{#/blank#}you sit in a restaurant can affect how much you consume.

A new research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(likely) to order dessert.

The diners{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(seat) at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}those sitting at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.

According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you {#blank#}7{#/blank#}feel, the less easy it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.

In contrast, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(expose) yourself to the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more aware {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.

The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time{#blank#}10{#/blank#} takes for the brain to register satisfaction.