Qing Ming Jie (All Souls' Day) is a time to remember {#blank#}1{#/blank#} dead. It is a major Chinese festival which {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fall) in early spring. It is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forefathers.

    Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Tui, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C.Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} own leg. When the lord {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (succeed)in becoming the ruler of a small kingdom, he invited his faithful follower to join him. But Jie declined the invitation, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (prefer) to lead a quiet life with his mother in the mountains.

    Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} , Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (die).To honor Jie, the "cold food feast day" began, when no fire could be lit.

    As time passed, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival. To make the festival even more {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (meaning),some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family {#blank#}10{#/blank#} contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Tui.

     On many campuses, it has become a trend for a host of students to participate in various {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(activity). Involved in some positive ones, students find them quite {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(benefit) and rewarding.

     A case in point is the English club {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the activity of learning benefits me most. In contemporary world, English learning has gained great popularity and it is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}great importance for students to learn English well. However, I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(meet) a variety of difficulties in study so far. For instance, I have trouble {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(memorize) words. Sometimes, it is also difficult for me to understand the rules of grammar. Although I can read and write, I cannot express myself freely in English.

     Then, how to get a good command of his language for me? I{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(convince) that practice makes perfect and that joining the English club is worthwhile. In the English club, daily practice enables me {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(speak) and write fluently. It is also through constant practice {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I can master the rules of grammar and remember words. I will bear in mind that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I try my best to practice every day, the future of my English learning will be promising.

    Jane Goodall, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is famous for chimp research spent years {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (observe)and recording chimps' daily {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (behave). She discovered {#blank#}4{#/blank#} chimps eat are meat, fruits and nuts. She also discovered chimps can communicate with each other, and her study also can help chimps lead  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} safer as well as happier life.

    For forty years, Jane has tried her best {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) the world understand that wildlife is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (respect). She has argued that wild animals should {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (leave) in the wild instead of in the zoo.

    She said once she separated from chimps, all the memories would crowd {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. She remembered the chimps in labs and small chimps in cages though they had done nothing wrong. She will continue helping them. Her achievements are {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (inspire) for us to do more.

    After a long journey, we arrived in Jiuzhaigou late at night. The tour guide {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(tell) us its name was from the nine Tibetan villages distributed along the valleys,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} had the reputation of “fairyland on earth”.

    The guide collected us at 8 am {#blank#}3{#/blank#} next morning. Then we set off.

    Jiuzhaigou was famous {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the 118 beautiful lakes and the many astonishing waterfalls (瀑布). Clear streams in the valleys collected in beautiful blue lakes, while in some places they collected into waterfalls. The lakes were pure enough{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(see) to the bottom, and they provided fantastic reflections of the facing trees and mountains. This{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (real) was a place to lose a day in.

After the{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (amaze) visit to the valley, we were treated to a well made singing and dancing show about Tibetan life. The{#blank#}8{#/blank#}( performer) had beautiful traditional clothes, provided by {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they) families.

    When the sun set, I found that time slipped away, and the tour was over. Although I hadn't explored all the sights, I felt able to enjoy the heavenly {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(beautiful). It's absolutely different from UK. Oh, beautiful Jiuzhaigou, goodbye!

    Ever wondered how many calories are in the human body? Or ever wondered why old people have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (big) ears than they used to? The winners of Ig Nobel Prizes (搞笑诺贝尔奖) have got the answers.

    He Ig Nobel Prizes, founded in 1991, are to honor achievements {#blank#}2{#/blank#} first make people laugh, and then make them think, The ceremony {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (take) place at Harvard University every year. Winners' acceptance {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(speech) are limited to 60 seconds, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (strict) policed by an eight-year-old girl.

    The honored research might seem ridiculous {#blank#}6{#/blank#} first sight, but that doesn't mean it lacks scientific value. For example, the research in 2006 on why dry spaghetti tends to break into more than two pieces was important {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (discover) failure in bridge spans (跨度) or human bones And a follow-up paper {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (publish) by MIT physicists several years later. But people are more likely to read about {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (break) spaghetti than to read an academic paper. Even when there is no immediate usefulness, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is still good to encourage people to observe and think.