I needed to get some money so I{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) a job in the clothes department at Graham's for the January sale. I can't say that I enjoyed it,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} it was an experience I'll never forget.

    When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already {#blank#}3{#/blank#}queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous. The moment the security guards {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(lock) the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd rushed in. I couldn't believe my eyes: this wasn't shopping; it was a battlefield!

    After a while, clothes were flying {#blank#}5{#/blank#}all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Within minutes I had half a dozen people {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(push) clothes under my nose, each wanting {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) the first served. The whole day continued like that. People were spending money like water thinking {#blank#}8{#/blank#}they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.

    That night, after a quick dinner I went to bed{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (exhaust), fearing the sound of the alarm{#blank#}10{#/blank#} would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.

China's Tea Villages

    In most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year in which locals start to pick and process tea. The{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (usual) quiet villages suddenly become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare{#blank#}2{#/blank#}tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(thank) heaven for its blessing. The price of tea{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(pick) in March is extremely high because{#blank#}5{#/blank#}is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements.

    China{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported and traded along {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the importance of tea was matched only by silk. China produces Oolong, black, green, white, yellow{#blank#}8{#/blank#} dark (post-fermented) tea. The Oolong, green and black{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (vary) are most notable for their high quality.

Most of China s tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the country's south and southwest,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}the beautiful scenery is often hidden under clouds.

    Youth is a kind of wealth. It will gradually disappear with time {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (go) by. What can we do to fulfill our youth? In my opinion, for one thing, it is our ideas {#blank#}2{#/blank#} matters a lot to realize our value.

    No matter what our ideas are, we must try hard to achieve them. When we are young, we are full of energy. We have the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (good) conditions in our lives. Good memories, good {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (understand) and so on. We should {#blank#}5{#/blank#} full use of these conditions to study more.

    For{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, we should do as many things as possible we want to do. Of course, they must {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (rich) our lives, which can make {#blank#}8{#/blank#} possible for us to gather many different experiences that are worth {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (remember) when we are old.

    Then when we are really old, when we cannot move any, we can be proud of our achievements that we {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (experience) in happiness and we can say we have no regret in our lives.

    The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture(雕塑品) Festival is Harbin's main tourist highlight every year. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(become) the world's biggest winter festival so far. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} makes the Harbin festival special are the scale and size of the sculptures and the beautiful lighting. It is bigger than the ones in Japan, Norway, and Canada.

    At first, mainly the Chinese took part, but now it is an international festival and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(compete). As the festival grows, the size of the snow sculptures and ice architecture exhibits keeps {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(increase). The work of making these exhibits is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(astonish), and their size and beauty are amazing.

    The festival is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(official) held from the end of December through February. Opening dates keep changing, and closing dates partly depend {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the weather. More than 1,000 ice sculptures are on show such as ice lanterns, magical figures and animals that {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(love) by children. It is mostly an ice world {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(aim) at kids. There are interesting activities kids may enjoy, like ice skating. If you are planning a Harbin tour, please attend {#blank#}10{#/blank#} wonderful festival.