Brenda Bongos was an enthusiastic girl {#blank#}1{#/blank#} dream was to play the drums in a band. But one big problem {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(lie) in her way.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) good enough to play in a band, she had to practice a lot,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} she lived next-door to a lot of old people who she could not afford to annoy. One day, while she {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(watch) a science program on TV, Bongos learned that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. She {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(immediate) decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

    With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Bongos built a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside so that no sound could escape {#blank#}7{#/blank#}it.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (wear) the special space suit, she entered the glass ball and played those drums like a wild child. Months {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, her invention was so famous that the government even suggested she {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(take) part in a real space journey.

    It is generally believed that obesity is a global epidemic and crisis. But people's view on weight is keeping us from doing things to help us get {#blank#}1{#/blank#} healthy body. Obesity researchers hate{#blank#}2{#/blank#} when I say this, but their own data shows that obesity is not going to kill us. Most obese people don't have {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(short) lifespans (寿命) than non-obese people and in fact it's the underweight people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are at most at risk.

    So why does everybody think obesity is deadly? One reason is that obesity is associated with three different things that {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) deadly and lead to shorter lifespan: being sedentary (久坐);{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have) lower income; and not getting enough medical care. Everyone, the medial the medical community operate from the firm {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (assume) that obesity is deadly. So any evidences contradicting that are ignored. It is true that obese people are more likely {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(get) diabetes and cardiovascular disease. But there are two things you need to realize. First of all, the obesity paradox. When obese people get the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (disease), they're less likely to die of them than non-obese people. Second, to reduce the risks that you may suffer from, you don't {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (actual) have to get thin. You just need to exercise.

    The carrier rocket sent a Shenzhou-ll spacecraft（航天器）with astronauts Chen Dong and Jing  Haipeng into space. The rocket was fired from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the Gobi desert. After two days in Earth's orbit, the spacecraft{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) to link up with China's space  laboratory, called the Tiankong-2,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}name means“Heavenly Palace 2". The lab {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (place) into orbit last month.

    The astronauts will spend 30 days on the Tiankong-2. They plan to perform {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (science) and spacecraft-related experiments and test systems for a future space station. In{#blank#}6{#/blank#}words, the Tiankong

    2 laboratory will not be part of that space station. Its main goal is to practice the techniques and the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(technology) that they will be {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(use)to build and operate that final space station.

    It is predicted that the Chinese space station will be built mostly by machine. China hopes to have the space station{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (complete) by 2022 and it is expected to operate for at least 10 years.

    China also plans to land a probe（探测器）on Mars by 2020. Until now, China has completed a total of five manned space missions. And, in 2003,it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (successful)landed a probe on the moon.

    Birth order, whether you are an older, middle or younger child in your family, affects career path as well as personality, a new research shows.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (reach)their conclusions, researchers studied many successful people from different career groups. One of the most important{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (discover) is that middle children are more likely to become CEOs than other children. Among them{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. The reason could be that they are more{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (competition) and flexible to fight for attention from the parents,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}makes them fit for high-flying roles.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} is claimed that consideration of others and high levels of management are required.

    Interestingly, they found the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(major) of astronauts are eldest children, the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (one) born children in the family. While youngest children were found to be more likely to have careers in classical music, because they are{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(possible) more sensitive and romantic. As for only children, the study suggests they are more likely to become artists due {#blank#}10{#/blank#}their personality of doing things perfectly and maturely.

    For those who love travel, particularly rail travel, China in 1987 was a can't﹣miss kind of place.  In1987, China was still operating steam trains on some rail routes,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}made people from many countries amazed. Bruce Connolly, a photographer from Scotland,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}（be） one of them.

    Connolly first came to China in 1987,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}（start） his continuous travelling throughout China. Since then, he{#blank#}4{#/blank#}（travel） to most parts of China except Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Wherever he went, his camera remained by his side. During his journeys in China, Connolly found China very different from {#blank#}5{#/blank#}he saw in photographs, which showed Chinese people very religious in the way they dressed and behaved.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, what he saw was that people were{#blank#}7{#/blank#}（friend）, welcoming and wore bright clothes. In the early years of his journey, most Chinese people were fascinated with foreigners visiting China, but now that has changed in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, foreigners are no longer{#blank#}8{#/blank#}（curious）.

    Another dramatic change that Connolly has felt in China is {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. widespread use of new technology. China has become one of the most tech﹣savvy（懂技术的）societies. People now do everything with{#blank#}10{#/blank#}（they） smartphones, and use of cash is almost disappearing.