People often don' t do what they really want to for fear  of failure. You don't apply for a job {#blank#}1{#/blank#}case you don't get it. You don't perform at the school concert b{#blank#}2{#/blank#} others might laugh at you. A lack of confidence can l{#blank#}3{#/blank#} to a lot of suffering.

    The key to o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} this problem is to believe in yourself. This might be{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(容易)said than done, but there are many w{#blank#}6{#/blank#} to help you do this. Talk about your problem with a friend or look{#blank#}7{#/blank#} advice on the Internet. Imagine yourself being {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(成功）and practice breathing techniques to keep you calm when you get nervous. And the{#blank#}9{#/blank#} important thing is: believe you can do it. When you've {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (学会）to do that, you are well on your way.

    Tea is one of the most popular {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(drink) in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(dry) leaves of a tea plant. For centuries people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used it as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(die). Most teas have caffeine in them, a substance that makes you feel more active. Some people have problems drinking tea because it can cause {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(sleep).

    The tea plant grows best in tropical and temperate places {#blank#}5{#/blank#} rain falls throughout the year. Tea plants can be grown from sea level {#blank#}6{#/blank#} about 2,000 meters above sea level, but the best quality grows in higher regions.

    Tea{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(come) from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 meters high but on tea plantations they {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(cut) back to a bush of about a meter in height so that workers can pull the leaves {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(easy). It takes a plant tree to five years before it is ready for picking.

    A picker can harvest about 20 kg of tea a day. On large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are picked by hand.

    The history of Chinese currency covers more than 3,000 years. Currency of some type has been used in China since the Neolithic age (新石器时代), {#blank#}1{#/blank#} can be traced back to between 3,000 and 4,500 years ago. Cowry shells (贝壳) are believed to have been the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (early) form of currency used in Central China, and were used during the Neolithic period. The use of shell money is confirmed in the Chinese writing system. The traditional {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (character) for “goods”, “buy” and “sell”, in addition to other {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (vary) words relating to exchange, all contain the “shell”.

    Around 210 BC, the first emperor of China Qin Shi Huang (260 — 210 BC) abolished all other forms of local currency and introduced{#blank#}5{#/blank#} uniform copper coin. Although paper money {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (invent) in China in the 9th century, the base unit of currency remained the copper coin. Copper coins were used{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the chief currency in China until the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (introduce) of yuan in the late 19th century.

    Currently, the RMB is the official currency of China. With over 1.3 billion people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (use) RMB every day, it is one of the most commonly used currencies in the world. Nowadays, online payment is taking a large share in the market. Will paper money disappear one day like shells or copper coins {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (replace) by a new way of payment? Only time can tell.

    Talent shows are getting increasingly popular among China's national and local TV programs nowadays. They help some ordinary people. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} performance talent realize their dreams. Some of them even can become stars overnight. Even if they could not become famous, the whole progress can also enrich their life experience, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} can make their life more colorful.

    What's more, with people's life getting better and better, more and more people are not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (satisfy) by only material conditions. They are seeking for spiritual and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (culture) activities. At this time Talent Show Programs catch their attention and bring them pleasure and fun.

    However, every coin has two {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (side). Though talent show programs {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (true) bring us lots of pleasure, they have caused many negative effects, especially on {#blank#}7{#/blank#} youth. For example, many students have spent too much time and money {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (watch) various programs, which {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (effect) seriously their studies. What's more, the programs give them illusion that everyone can be famous overnight.

    All in all, we cannot live without amusement. As long as the talent show could entertain and inspirit {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we), there is great sense to encourage them.

    Once a young man was passing by a street where he saw an old man sitting by the roadside {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (beg) for money. That old man was sitting there with {#blank#}2{#/blank#} empty bowl in front of him, and a cardboard sign was put up beside the bowl. There was a sentence {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (write) on the cardboard: "Blind-Please help!"

    The young man felt very bad that no one planned {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (give) him any money. So he went to the old man and took his cardboard in his hand. He then took a thick marker pen out of his pocket and re-wrote the sign without hesitation and then left. The old man noticed that someone was writing something {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (differ) on the board but didn't say anything.

    Just in a few minutes, that empty bowl {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fill) with money. The old man noticed that and stopped a stranger and asked him {#blank#}7{#/blank#} was on that cardboard. The stranger replied, "It says, "It's a beautiful day. You can see it. I cannot." Our {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (choose) of words and language can create positive or negative effects {#blank#}9{#/blank#} others. If we choose the right words, then we can {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (true) connect with people and change their views.

    An app aimed at {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (enable) people to learn more so they can make the country stronger has become popular recently.

    The app, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} focuses on promoting the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Bra and the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} platform that enables Party members and the public to raise their ideological (思想的) consciousness: sense of civic duty and scientific literacy.

    The learning platform, which includes several channels, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (provide) a huge amount of text and video material including news, periodicals, books, open courses, songs and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (movie) for the public to browse and study {#blank#}6{#/blank#} free.

    The learning platform was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (official) opened to the public on Jan. 1 this year, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} it has become popular among the public within a short time. According to the media, till the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (begin) of April, the total amount of registered users of the learning platform has exceeded 100 million, and the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (day) active users account for as high as 40 to 60 percent of the total users.