Bank of China and Alibaba are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.

    The survey of more than 55,000 students , {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (conduct) by a research firm Universum, found that{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (rough) a quarter want to work for an international company, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} only 9% want to work for a start-up and Five per cent want to start their own business.

    When it comes to desirable companies, business students {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (name) Bank of China the top choice for seven years and it shows no signs of giving up its lead.

    William Wu, manager of Universum, said that banking remains {#blank#}5{#/blank#} attractive industry for young Chinese. “China's government is now emphasizing the revolution of the finance industry, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} leaves the younger generation with the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (impress) that though banking is a traditional industry, there are still a lot of development {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (opportunity),” Wu said.

    Alibaba improved six places from 2014, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (rank) second {#blank#}10{#/blank#} business students. It held a record- breaking $25 billion IPO in September.

    Humans like to live and work in groups. Language is the “cement”(胶合剂){#blank#}1{#/blank#}holds these groups together. Language is part of culture. Culture, in this sense{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(mean)all those customs, skills, and attitudes that are part of the behavior of a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(particularly) group. What you think {#blank#}4{#/blank#}what you want in life are all affected by the culture of the group in which you{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (raise). Groups of people live in different ways. They may have different skills, organizations, and art forms. Their family life may be completely different from yours.

    Human beings are inventive animals. They can decide to change their cultures in order to meet various{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(situation). Of all living things, human beings are the  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(clever). They can choose {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(live)in many environments and in a wide variety of ways. Only human beings can choose where and how they want to live and then improve the physical environment to help{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they)realize these choices. Acquiring the wisdom to make wise choices {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) the lasting challenge of being human.

    An old Japanese man kept a sparrow{#blank#}1{#/blank#}which he was very fond. One day it flew away. He went out,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (look) all over the place for his sparrow. At last, he met his sparrow. “I missed you very much, sparrow.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}you follow me home ? "{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the sparrow was happy to see the old man, it shook{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(it) head. There were many other birds. They all looked healthy. "I am glad you have good companions, dear sparrow." said the old man. When it was time for the old man to leave, the sparrow gave him a basket as a present. "Well," said the old man's wife{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(anger) when he returned, "where have you been all day?" "I have been to the home of my lost sparrow”, replied he. When he opened the basket he was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(amaze) to find it was full of gold. The old woman was very greedy. But she used to treat it very badly. She unashamedly asked for a present. “Alright”，replied the sparrow, “I offer you two{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(choose). One basket is light and the other is heavy{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(pick )one out，and you can take it home.” The greedy old woman cried out, "I'll take{#blank#}10{#/blank#}heavy one. " So the old woman carried the heavy basket breathlessly all the way. But when she arrived home and opened the basket, it was full of stones.

    Next time you sit down to watch a sad film, put the snacks away. Research shows that we eat up to 55 percent more when {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(watch) a sad movies than a happy one. It is thought that we eat {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(make ) us feel better.

    With popcorn (爆米花) and ice cream chosen as {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(they) favorite foods by filmgoers , the situation suggests bad news for people. Researchers  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(offer) a group of office worker types of snacks while they watched the sad Love Story and Sweet Home Alabama, a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(cheer), funny film. Researchers said, “After the movies were over and tears were wiped away, those {#blank#}6{#/blank#}had watched Love Story had eaten 36 percent more snacks.”

    Medical researchers recommend that those not hoping to gain {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(weigh) put snacks out of reach. “Keep snacks out of arm's reach. You'd better leave them in the kitchen {#blank#}8{#/blank#}only bring to the sofa what you expect to eat. Maybe you can change popcorn and sweets to pieces {#blank#}9{#/blank#}fruit and vegetables. It's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (real) easier to become slim by design than by determination.”

What does "barking (犬吠) up the wrong tree" mean? In this article, let's learn the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (express).

The phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (follow) a mistaken plan of action. The phrase comes from the old hunting (捕措) practice in which dogs would bark to show they have made other animals up trees unable {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (run) away. Sometimes the dogs were mistaken, and the animals had {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (actual) run away. When this happened, the dogs were barking up the wrong tree.

This phrase first began appearing in {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write) works after the 1820s, and was later widely used by western writers. It was used to describe anyone {#blank#}6{#/blank#} was following a wrong lead. Below is an example of how to use the phrase. Recently {#blank#}7{#/blank#} friend of mine needed a large amount of money {#blank#}8{#/blank#} his new business idea. So he went to an event to meet possible investors (投资者). However, the people he met {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) those also looking for money. Then we can say that he was barking up the wrong tree!

When using the phrase, avoid {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mistake) in spelling. For example, don't write it as "barking up in the wrong tree".