A professor stood before his class of twenty senior organic biology students and was about to hand {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the final exam papers.

    “I want to say that {#blank#}2{#/blank#}has been a pleasure teaching you this term. I know you've worked {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(extreme) hard and many of you are off to medical school after summer. I know no one wants to get their GPA(平均成绩){#blank#}4{#/blank#} (mess) up because they might have been celebrating this week. Anyone who prefers not to take the final exam today {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(receive) a 'B' for the course.”

    The students were filled with {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(happy) as they got up, walked to the front of the class, and accepted the professor's offer. As {#blank#}7{#/blank#}last taker left the room, the professor looked at the handful of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(remain) students and asked, “Anyone else? This is your last chance.”

    One final student rose up and chose not to take part in the final. The professor closed the door and checked who were still in the classroom.

    “I'm glad to see you believe in {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(you),” he said. “You all get 'A's.”

    How many have taken the easy way out? The short road, the easy path {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the light load all lead to lower grades in school of life.

Over the past years Starbucks coffee{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(become) a coffee chain store. The cafes don't sell coffee; they sell{#blank#}2{#/blank#}very atmosphere. They offer customers the perfect atmosphere{#blank#}3{#/blank#} which to take time out and relax. Every single store throughout the world is furnished in a romantic style and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(special) meant to be cozy, private and quiet: earth-toned (褐色调) space, fancy wall paper, lovely paintings,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (amaze) background and irresistible coffee smell……The most fantastic decoration style about Starbucks {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(design) with oversized chairs and tables outside the store. When{#blank#}7{#/blank#}comes to a sunny afternoon, I love to take a seat outside,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (bath) in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the lovely music{#blank#}9{#/blank#}tasting the most terrific Cappuccino. This is exactly what I love in here —-the Starbucks ! This is the café I love not merely because of the café itself, but also because of the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(feel) it brings me.

    A taboo (禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(it) own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(comfort). I learned this through my own experience.

    Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(foreign) around our city. Mr. Singh was from India and Mr. White from the USA. When I{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hold) out my left hand to shake hands with Mr. Singh, he seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.

    In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn't touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(like) chickens' claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(explain) that we didn't know it was a taboo in India to shake one's left hand. Mr. Singh explained that{#blank#}8{#/blank#}oxen are sacred (神圣的) in India, people don't eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that{#blank#}9{#/blank#}was not usual in the USA for people to eat chickens' claws. He went on to say that {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(America) don't usually get into each other's personal space. Isn't it a good lesson that needs remembering?

    Chinese Kung fu is a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(tradition) Chinese culture. It is probably one of the earliest sports that use both{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(strong) and brain.

    The theory of kung fu is based{#blank#}3{#/blank#}classical Chinese philosophy. Over its long history it has developed as a unique combination of exercise, practical self-defense, self-discipline, and art. It can date back to ancient times{#blank#}4{#/blank#}people used sticks to fight against wild animals and they gradually{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(gain) experience in self-defense.

    Chinese kung fu is a large system of theory and practice,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(combine) techniques of self-defense and health-keeping. In sports like track and field and boxing, an athlete{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(usual) has to retire from full participation in his 30s. That is because{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(injury) suffered during years of active sport participation at a young age affect our ability to continue exercising in later life. In Chinese kung fu, however, a difference{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(make) between "external"(外部的) and "internal"(内部的) kung fu. It's said that in external kung fu, you exercise your muscles, bones and skin while in internal kung fu, you train your spirit, qi and mind. So the external body weakens later in life, but on{#blank#}10{#/blank#}contrary, internal kung fu continues.

Every region in the world is easy to identify by the kind of clothing traditionally worn there. Clothing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is traditionally worn in Germany is unique too. The clothes that men and women wear traditionally tell us a lot about the country {#blank#}2{#/blank#}its culture.

To actually understand the German clothing of the years that have gone by, it is important {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (understand) the concept of clothing. It allows people to know certain things about another person. These details include the marital status, the place of origin, and the trade. According to these details, the clothing patterns changed {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (slight). And as time goes by, these clothing patterns have become more complete, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (result) in common designs.

There are German pants called lederhosens. The pants are made of leather. The pants are also worn by young boys. Lederhosens worn in the Bavarian region have {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (feature) such as suspenders (吊裤带)and front flaps? and these are quickly adopted by other countries. These pants {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(wear) with shirts and sweaters made of linen (亚麻布)or wool. Other clothes teamed with the pants are wool stockings and country shoes.

Today there {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) several clubs and societies that are devoted to the preservation of traditional German clothes. These societies are working towards reviving the clothing traditions so that more people choose to wear them {#blank#}9{#/blank#}occasions like weddings, festivals, etc. They think it is a patriotic (爱国的)sign to show {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) pride in motherlands.