It seems that Chinese people have always loved to discuss {#blank#}1{#/blank#}differences between northerners and southerners. Now, another difference has drawn wide attention: the way northerners and southerners shop {#blank#}2{#/blank#} food at markets.

    People from southern China normally buy {#blank#}3{#/blank#}they need for just one or two meals at a time. It's normal for them to buy just half a Chinese cabbage, two {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(potato) and 25 grams of beef at a time. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, a person may be laughed at if they do this in the north. Instead, buying enough vegetables and meat for a week {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) normal.

    The different could be because of the different climates. Food can {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (keep) for a long time in the north, as it's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (usual) cold and dry there. Many northerners have the habit of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (store) food for a long time. But due to the hot and wet weather in the south, southern Chinese people prefer {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(buy) just enough food for one meal or one day. Otherwise, the food may go bad.

    Maybe these debates about different customs help us to understand each other better.

    Nearly all of us have dreamed about winning the big prize in a lottery(彩票). We dream about {#blank#}1{#/blank#} we would do with the money, but we seldom stop to think about how the money would change us.

    For most of us, our way of life is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (close) connected with our social economy. The different parts of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} lives fit together like a jigsaw(拼板) — work, home, friends, hobbies and sports make up our world.  A sudden fortune would change it all and break the jigsaw. For example, some people like the idea {#blank#}4{#/blank#} not having to work, but winners have found that without work there is no reason to get up in the morning. It seems great {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (move) to a bigger house in a wealthy area, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} if you do that, you leave old friends behind.

    Usually, winners {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (advise) not to make their addresses and phone numbers known, but begging letters still arrive. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} they are not careful, most of their money will be spent {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (protect) of their possessions(财产).

    A man looking at his smartphone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (have) a close knock on Oct 22. He was so absorbed in his smartphone {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he didn't see a train approaching until it brushed past him,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (throw) him to the ground. This should serve {#blank#}4{#/blank#}a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially when crossing roads.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(lucky), the man survived the brush with death, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the incident forced the driver to stop the train. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}18-minute delay followed the incident, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.

    Smartphone addiction(入迷、上瘾) has spread like an infectious disease. It's evident that it will do great harm to society. What's even {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends.

    Some people blame the smartphone for the tragedy, yet{#blank#}10{#/blank#}fact people's weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.

    After Donald Trump became the 45th American president, a new video of his granddaughter Arabella {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (go) popular once again on the Internet. In this video, the little girl wore a qipao, a kind of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (tradition) Chinese dress. She stood in front of a table to recite ancient Chinese poems. These poems are familiar {#blank#}3{#/blank#} most Chinese people and they are often recited by Chinese kids. Arabella made the video to remember Chinese Monkey Year, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ended on January 27th, 2017.

    Arabella's family are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (interest) in Chinese culture. They can even make Chinese dumplings and sing Chinese songs. Arabella began to study Chinese {#blank#}6{#/blank#} she was 18 months old. Now she can speak Chinese {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fluent). Early in February, 2016, 4-year-old Arabella recited a Tang Dynasty poem in Chinese. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (she) mother sent her video online and won lots of “likes” from all over the world.

    On Sonia Weibo, many users thought Arabella was a wonderful and surprising girl. “I'm glad {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (see) the little angel loves Chinese culture,” wrote a user called “orange”.

    “At least the video shows that Trump is serious about {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (educate) and never closes the door to foreign culture,” said another user named “stAU79”.

    I have a degree in business. However, it was my father's decision for me to pursue a business major. Nevertheless, even if my college {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (experience) were fantastic, I still had no interest in any field of commerce, let alone having a long-term career {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a businesswoman.

    After I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (graduate), I worked as a marketing {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (plan) at a computer company. My pay and working environment were great; however, I still didn't feel happy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (do) something I wasn't interested in. After two months of working there, I made up my mind {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (quit) and decided to do {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I love, namely teaching English. I have now been an English teacher for over twenty years. I love my job and love being with my students.

    If you are in a place {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you don't love what you are learning or doing, please ask yourself what you are really passionate for, and what you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (true) want for your life. Don't rush to get yourself a quick answer. Take some time to think about what career could make you happy. The important thing is that you are happy and then you will be able to bring happiness to people around you. There is a quote that says, "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." If you love what you are doing, you will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (success).

    During World War II, I lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. My family was Jewish,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}we had been hidden away for a year and a half. During that time I hadn't been able to be outdoors for so long{#blank#}2{#/blank#} I had grown so crazy {#blank#}3{#/blank#}everything to do with nature. Once, I decided to look at the moon at midnight. But I didn't dare{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (open) the window to see the night face to face {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I was afraid of{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(discover) by the Nazis. I felt very lonely {#blank#}7{#/blank#}seeing my old friends. So I had to make a new true friend, my diary Kitty,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} I could tell everything to.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fortune), at last my family were discovered and{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(catch) by the German Nazis half a year later.