Since the one-baby policy {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (carry) out in China, Chinese families have been shrinking from one with over 10 members to the other with only three including parents and one baby. Things are usually out of our expectation. Apart from the benefits {#blank#}2{#/blank#} have been mentioned enough, small families are now beginning to have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} own problems. Because parents are having fewer children, they increasingly feel the need {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (control) the lives of those children. As a result, many children are becoming less {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (depend), determined and ambitious than in the past.   

Parents today discourage their children from doing housework, extracurricular activities and socializing {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they fear it will interrupt their education. For example, when I was younger I wanted to learn the guitar {#blank#}7{#/blank#} my parents wouldn't allow me because they believed it would distract me from my studies. They are happy as long as I perform {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (wonder) in my exams but don't seem concerned about how I develop {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a person.

To some extent, I understand parents' concerns, but I think they should love their children for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} they are, not what they want them to be. We deserve the chance to chase our own dreams and learn on our own. Even if we fail, we can learn from those failures.

Journey to the Center of the Earth spoke of a trip to the centre of the earth through a volcano in Iceland. When Professor Otto Lindenbrock，his nephew and the guide they hired {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(reach) the volcano， they journeyed underground through a small cave. After many days， they came to a vast room {#blank#}2{#/blank#}a large ocean inside. The three men built a small boat and set sail.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (sudden)， two dinosaurs rose to the surface and began to fight each other. The small boat was almost sunk by the dinosaurs {#blank#}4{#/blank#}they were able to get away.

They sailed to shore and explored the forest. They came across huge insects and many strange {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(creature). As they were wandering around， they noticed a man sitting against a tree in the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(distant)—he was at least four meters tall. The men became afraid， and ran back to the boat.

The boat floated down with the water {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they could only hold on to the boat in terror. Finally， they reached the bottom of the hole. Then the water began to push them up. They floated upwards for miles. The water rushed beneath them， {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(push) them out into the sunlight. They now found {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they) in a volcano in Italy—their adventure was over，but a new one was about {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(begin).

Passage 1:

    My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle . She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten minutes later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other {#blank#}3{#/blank#} now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

Passage 2:

I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter , she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun {#blank#}5{#/blank#} my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to some people. It {#blank#}7{#/blank#} be the only modern house in the district.

Passage 3:

I enter the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost £50 and I felt very upset.‘I left the money in my room,'I said, ‘and it's not there now.'The manager was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} , but he could do nothing. ‘Everyone's losing money these days,'he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelop on his desk. It contained £50 . ‘I found this {#blank#}10{#/blank#} this gentleman's room,'she said. ‘Well,'I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honesty in this world! ‘

Reporter：You also voiced Batman in the upcoming The LEGO Movie. Was that a childhood dream realized ?

Will ：  Yes. Batman is such a typical character. So the opportunity to do that was just a dream come {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

Reporter：You have two young sons. How are you at LEGO building?

Will ： I'm pretty good{#blank#}2{#/blank#} I have a lot of practice.

Reporter：You also {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (film) a role in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. How was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} experience of filming an action movie in New York?

Will ：That was great. Of course, that story has always been set in New York. So to be there in my adopted hometown and shoot that film with this typical comic story and characters was really excellent. Working with the guys {#blank#}5{#/blank#} are going to be the turtles was really fun.

Reporter：What do you enjoy most about {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) a part of movies for kids and families?

Will ：  Having two boys of my own, I watch a lot of kids' TV shows and films. I have a new found {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (appreciate) for family films that I feel {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (comfort) letting my kids watch. I really appreciate {#blank#}9{#/blank#} when people make great shows and films for kids that have a good message and keep kids engaged. When I was a kid, there wasn't much out there for kids, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} there were all these great stories. When I was seven, Star Wars came out, and that had a lasting impact on me.

Unless you're one of the lucky few who already know what their passion is and what they really enjoy, you will be spending a lot of time trying new things and figuring out what you're good' at and what you like. Don't be afraid to try new things and fail in them; failing builds character. You have a lot of growing up to do in your 20s, a lot of self-examination and exploration. Use this time wisely to get to understand yourself as best as you can — not that you won't change as you continue to get older, but it's definitely a time of discovery, getting to know yourself and what you want in this world and what you have to contribute in the world.

    Life is about change; don't go against it and just go with it. Learn from your mistakes and grow. Let go of things you can't change. Sometimes change will be so painful that you will want to tear your heart out, but you'll be okay if you just hang on and know that no matter what happens, you will be alright. Win, lose or draw, life will go on and you'll get another chance to start your life over if things haven't gone according to your plan.

    Nothing lasts forever. Enjoy every moment that you have. Enjoy life and practice being present at the moment because time goes by extremely fast. There will be both good and bad times. The bad thing about ups is that there are always downs. It's important to really enjoy the good moments in life because you'll need those memories to reflect back on when the bad times come. The first 10 years after high school go by at a really high speed and before you know it you're 28 and wondering how the time has escaped you.

    Choosing a life partner is hard. Relationships in general are hard, not just romantic ones but friendships, and family relations as well. Stay in touch with people who you really care about and who really care about you. Make an effort to stay an active person in their life if you really care. You will not have as many close friends as you get older and you will probably lose some friends as well. Remember that it is okay because not everyone who comes into your life is meant to stay forever; let them go and try their best to love the people who are still in your life.

    Happiness, love and confidence come from within. Life is what you make of it and what you put into it. You can create whatever life you want, and if you create that life and it doesn't work for you any more, guess what? You can create a whole new life that does work. You may not have a choice in things that happen to you but you have a choice in how you react—to them. Try to stay positive no matter what life throws at you and get through the tough times by talking to friends, family and an adviser if you need to.

    At the ancient Olympics, by{#blank#}1{#/blank#} the athlete were all men and they had to compete {#blank#}2{#/blank#} no clothes. Single women were allowed to take part in their own {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, at a separate festival in honour of Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus. Today, both male and female athletes from around the world can take part, no matter what nation they come from. The {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Olympic were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, pieere de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life. He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream. Among them are many well-known athletes.