Dear Dad,

    On this date of your 50th birthday, Mom gave me the letter you wrote me when I was born 18 years ago. In your letter, you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(wish) me to be strong-minded and successful. You were looking forward to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(see) me fight for my future bravely and do well for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and others.

    After reading this letter, I feel quite {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(shock) at your{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(expect) on me. I also feel shamed {#blank#}6{#/blank#}not having performed well to meet your demand. I still remember when I was in primary school, I failed to apply myself to studying. I was addicted to computer games. As a consequence, I soon became the last one in my class. You didn't abuse me at all. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}the contrary, you taught me that studying was the most important object at the moment and encouraged me to study hard. Only {#blank#}8{#/blank#}I read your letter did I realize that I behaved so badly at that time and you were so sad to see I didn't do well for myself.

    I can't help expressing my gratitude and sending my best wishes to you. Wish you{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(health) and happy. I promise that I will spare no effort to satisfy your demand of being {#blank#}10{#/blank#}brave and successful person.

    A month ago, Gary, a university student, was interviewed by two famous{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(company). Unfortunately, he{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(refuse). The reason is that he has no work experience. As we all know, most young people who have just{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(graduate) from university and that they, too, meet{#blank#}4{#/blank#} same problem. I think students should make a good understanding of companies {#blank#}5{#/blank#}big companies are afraid that new employees without experience are not likely to do the job well. So in order to win the employers' trust and to make {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) find good jobs easily, university graduates should do some part-time jobs{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(get) rich work experience before graduating. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the same time they have to learn how to get along well with others. By {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (do) this they can put their knowledge into social practice and can touch society earlier. I am sure that part-time jobs can make the graduates be qualified for many well-paid jobs {#blank#}10{#/blank#}they desire.

    Starbucks, an international coffee chain, is to offer its customers a discount if {#blank#}1{#/blank#} bring their own cups to have drinks at the café. This will start from April in the UK as a two-month trial and could go on if it is a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(succeed). Customers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} bring their own cups will get a discount on almost all drinks. Starbucks states on its website, “Our plan focuses on three main areas: reducing the waste paper cups, increasing recycling rates {#blank#}4{#/blank#} promoting the use of reusable cups.

    This {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(decide) comes as a major victory for the campaign {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(reduce) paper cups waste. It was revealed （透露）earlier that 7 million paper cups are used in Britain every day, which means 2.5 billion cups {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(throw) into dustbins each year. The coffee shops make false claims of the number of paper cups they actually recycle. That makes customers {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(wrong) believe that a coffee shop is environmentally friendly. But, according to a recycling service in the UK, only one in 400 cups actually gets {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(recycle). One of the coffee {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(drinker) said, “I am disappointed that cafes recycle so little. I thought they were more responsible. Now I will bring my own cup.”