Tim: Jeff, do you prefer working in a group or working alone?

Jeff: I'm good at {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(work) by myself because if I am doing something I like, I can get it{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(do) quickly. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, if I am working with a team where people all want to do a good job, I think{#blank#}4{#/blank#} team is fun.

Tim: Do you prefer working wearing a uniform or putting whatever you want?

Jeff: I think {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you wear a uniform, sometimes you get respect.

Tim: So, how about a working schedule? Would you prefer a set time job?

Jeff: No. I think {#blank#}6{#/blank#}is difficult to do a set time job. Last year, I {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(produce) furniture in a factory. Every morning, I had to get up at six. When I got home{#blank#}8{#/blank#} work, it was almost eight.

Tim: You{#blank#}9{#/blank#} be very tired. By the way, do you prefer being paid by the hour or do you prefer salary?

Jeff: I think salary may be a{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(good) way to go than being paid by the hour.

    I am taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (differ) teacher, but I like my math teacher {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(well).Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Ma'am. She is our class teacher too.

    Ma'am {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (join) us last term. She is very kind and her way of teaching is so{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (interest) and simple that we all can understand everything {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is being taught and how it can be done. Most {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (important), Ma'am teaches math with lots of patience. If we do not understand a problem, she will spend extra time guiding us until we understand it. And we can go to her at any time during school hours for help.

    She also helps us {#blank#}7{#/blank#}activities at school. When there is some kind of programs, she will be there {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she takes good care of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}.

    To me, Ma'am is not only {#blank#}10{#/blank#} good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Ma'am and I wish her a happy life.

    Chinese high-speed railways are a very. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (comfort) way to travel. They are clean, quiet and efficient. China has led other developing countries and even some developed ones in this field since the first high-speed train {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (come) into use in 2008.

    The stations are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (main) built outside the town center, but local transport has been lengthened {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (connect) the high-speed network. The facilities on the train are new and the staff are well trained. Even the second class {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (chair) provide plenty of space. The passages are so wide {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you can move without disturbing anyone. You can use your mobile phone, access {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Internet or work on your laptop. There is also a restaurant car, though the kinds of food {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) limited. The toilets arc large, clean and user-friendly too. The train almost doesn't rock. Even when the train brakes, you can hardly feel it shake.

    What's more, with a faster check-in, the high-speed train are also {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (little) affected by weather than planes. Seldom are {#blank#}10{#/blank#} delayed or cancelled for weather condition. Therefore, they have become the first choice for many passengers.

    We've all heard that breakfast is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} most important meal in the day. It may actually be true. Recently, a study of more than 50,000 adults aged 30 and older{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(find) that people who have breakfast are more likely to lose{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(weigh) than those who don't eat a morning meal. Other studies connect not eating breakfast{#blank#}4{#/blank#}a higher risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and so on.

    However, it's not just when you eat that matters, but{#blank#}5{#/blank#}you eat also matters. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(keep)fit, you should have a balanced diet with protein, fiber and healthy fats, which is the key to a satisfying{#blank#}7{#/blank#}nutritious breakfast . If you want to keep{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(you) from being hungry later of the day, you'd better eat within 90 minutes after waking up. Also, coffee drunk on an empty stomach is not recommended because it can be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(harm)to your body.

    There is an old saying that advises "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a beggar. It is worth{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(follow).

At the first light of day, Feng Tianqiong gets up to clean her Farmyard She runs an agritainment (农家乐) business and prepares local specialty chaihuoji, or roast chicken{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(cook) on firewood.

The 60-year-old farmer{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(welcome) her first guests at 10 am, and one hour later, visitors pack out of her farmyard sealing area in the Three Gorges reservoir region along the Yangtze River, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(drive) from nearby cities for leisure travel during weekends or holidays.

Living in the Dazhou township in Southwest China's Chongqing, she{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(previous) managed to earn a living by farming. In March 2019, Feng opened her agritainment business after the local government built a landmark riverside 10-mile corridor and several tourist{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(attraction). These had spread on social media and become hot spots for photo shoots with their beautiful river views,

Last year alone r over 200,000 tourists crowded into Feng's town, leading to the emergence of 30 agritainment businesses{#blank#}6{#/blank#}three bed-and-breakfast venues in villages.

"It is all thanks to the government's efforts{#blank#}7{#/blank#}( promote) infrastructure (基础建设) and develop rural tourism," Feng says.

Feng's is among so many towns,{#blank#}8{#/blank#}have ridden the wave of rural tourism. The industry generated total revenue (税收) of 850 billion yuan nationwide last year.

{#blank#}9{#/blank#}more urban residents driving to the countryside for leisure on weekends and holidays, local villages have been transforming empty and old houses into agritainment businesses, aiming to catch up with the sector's rapid {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(expand).