Five months ago. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(happen) to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. I didn't go downstairs until the window had to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(shut). The dark, rainy evening, the wind and the thundering clouds held me {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(entire) in their power.

    It was the first time in one and a half {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(year) since we found shelter here that I'd seen the night face to face. Sadly I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(hang) before very dusty windows.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}is no pleasure looking through them because nature is one thing{#blank#}7{#/blank#}really must be experienced. One evening when it was so warm. I stayed {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(wake) on purpose until half past eleven in order to have {#blank#}9{#/blank#}good look at the moon by myself. But as the moon gave far too much light, I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(not dare) to open the window.

    Once when Kevin was selling hats under a big tree, the monkeys in the tree picked some hats and put {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (they) on. Kevin took off his own hat and threw it onto the ground. The stupid monkeys also threw their hats! Kevin collected all the hats and left{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (happy).

    Fifty years later, young Tony, grandson of Kevin, also sold hats for a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (live). After a long walk, Tony was tired, so he put his bag of hats beside him and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (lie) down under a big tree. He soon fell asleep.

    When he woke up, Tony found that there weren't any hats{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (leave) in his bag! Tony looked up and found some monkeys in the tree wearing his hats.

    Tony didn't know {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to do. Then he remembered the story of his grandfather "Yes! I can make these foolish monkeys {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （return） all my hats," said Tony.

    Tony then waved, and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} did the monkeys. Tony started dancing, and the monkeys were dancing, too. Tony threw his hat on the ground…

    Just then, one of the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (monkey) jumped down from the tree, picked up {#blank#}10{#/blank#} hat and said to Tony, "Do you think only you had a grandfather?"

    China successfully landed the Chang'e 4 lunar probe(月球探测器)on the far side of the moon on January 3,2019, becoming the only country in history{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(touch) the lunar surface unseen by those on Earth. The far side of the moon has been seen and mapped{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(previous) by astronauts of the Apollo missions. But it is the first time that the moon's far side{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(set) foot on by any spacecraft, and the successful landing of Chang'e 4 is seen as a major milestone in space {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(explore).

    The Chang'e 4 spacecraft consists{#blank#}5{#/blank#}two parts:a lander and a rover(巡视器). Representing China's{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(new) step in the lunar probe project of all time, it landed at 10:26 am Beijing time. Then it sent back a photo of the landing place.{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(shoot) through cameras on the probe's lander, the photo marks the world's first image taken on the surface of the far side of the moon. One of the photos published by the China National Space Administration shows the place{#blank#}8{#/blank#}Chang'e 4's rover-named Yutu 2~will be heading hours later for{#blank#}9{#/blank#}purpose of conducting further research. The name Chang'e has its roots in the Chinese goddess of the moon. In the ancient tale, Chang'e{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(fly) to the heavens and landed on the moon as her final resting place.

    A few days ago some of the world's most famous musicians gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first International Jazz Day. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (raise) awareness (认识) of jazz music and its importance across {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (culture).

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (actual) in America the jazz audience continues to decrease and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.

    It's Jason Moran's job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center's artistic {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (advise) for jazz, Moran hopes to help more people appreciate jazz and preserve its history and culture.

    Moran says one of the problems {#blank#}5{#/blank#} jazz today is that the music can't entertain people. In his opinion, the music can't {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (present) today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not {#blank#}7{#/blank#} same.

    Last year, Moran {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (arrange) Fats Waller's music, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} was generally considered to be concert music, for a dance party. What he wants is that people understand how we humans talk about {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) through music and how music gets us into a dialog about our emotions and our thoughts.

    Out of the 20 little things you've always wondered about, one of them {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (probable) has to do with the small {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (five) pocket on your jeans. By now, you might have given up on trying to use it since it's too small to fit anything you actually need. But why is it there in the first place? Well, today, it doesn't really serve {#blank#}3{#/blank#} purpose, but it used to in the late 1800s.

    Actually the small pocket is called a watch pocket because it was originally intended as a safe place for men to store their pocket {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (watch). It {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (date) back to Levis first ever pair of jeans, which hit the market in 1879.

    The Levi Strauss blog also pointed {#blank#}6{#/blank#} that originally, there were only four pockets on a pair of blue jeans, the watch pocket {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (include). "The first blue jeans had four pockets—only one in back and, in the front, two plus the small, watch pocket," the blog stated.

    So next time you find {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (you) standing casually with your thumb hooked in that small pocket, know that it originally {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (use) to store a pocket watch. And now that we've got to know the tiny jean pocket, find out {#blank#}10{#/blank#} blue is the most common color.

    NASA has a new job listing, and it's no joke. The US space agency is looking for a "joker" to join their {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (plan) mission to Mars.

A mission to Mars is no laughing matter. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is known that Mars is 225 million kilometers away from Earth. A trip there would take around eight months in a small spacecraft. "When you're living with others in a confined (封闭的) space for a long period of time, such as on a mission to Mars, problems are likely {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (happen)" Jeffrey Johnson, a scientist at the University of Florida, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (say) to the Guardian. This is probably {#blank#}5{#/blank#} NASA wants an astronaut with a sense of humor. "These are people that have the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (able) to pull everyone together." Johnson said.

    In {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (stress) situations, perhaps humor is a way to know we aren't alone. We can share our stress by {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (laugh) together. Then we can focus on our jobs instead of just worrying.

But if you're hoping that your favorite TV comedian will fly to Mars, that {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (possible) won't happen. "Being funny won't be enough to land somebody the job," Johnson said, "They also need to be an excellent scientist and engineer." Besides, it's required that they {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) in top physical condition.