Jonny:Hey! I'm just practicing Tai Chi(太极).Would you like to join me?

Peter:I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?

Jonny:It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.

Peter:OK. Don't laugh {#blank#}1{#/blank#} me. I may look funny.

Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturallyand {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (gentle). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly , then be sure to keep your balance and don't let your body shake.

Peter:I cannot control my body well. My legs become {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (pain).

Jonny: Keep {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hold) your position for a while. It helps develop your strength and flexibility. Raise your leg and let {#blank#}5{#/blank#} stay in the air for seconds.

Peter:I feel my legs shaking. I cannot do this any longer.

Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (call) “shadow boxing” in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well {#blank#}7{#/blank#} strong. In real competition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The harder you try to beat him, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} more likely you will get hit. He controls you!

Peter:Unbelievable! Oh..., {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you don't mind, I'll stop and take a deep {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (breathe) .

    It is unnecessary for the journalists to take a camera {#blank#}1{#/blank#} they have {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (专业的) photographers with them .The journalists should be curious and they must have a good “nose” for  a story and use research to  inform themselves {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the missing parts of the story. They know {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to acquire the information they need ,and they will not be rude while {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (采访).They will listen to the interviewee {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (careful) rather than talk too much themselves .They have to listen for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (detail) facts and prepare the next question  depending  on {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the person says.  {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the interviewee agrees, they can use a recorder to get the facts straight so as to support {#blank#}10{#/blank#} stories .

    Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that astronauts' brains change shape during spaceflight. It is the first study {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (look) into how the brain changes in space. Researchers looked at high-tech MRI(磁共振成像)pictures of the brains of 26 astronauts who spent time in space. Twelve of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (astronaut) spent two weeks on the Space Shuttle, and 14 spent six months on the International Space Station. All of them {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (experience) increases and decreases in the size of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (differ) parts of the brain. The longer an astronaut spent in space ,the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (big) the size differences were.

    The research produced some {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (interest) findings. One was that on gravity means fluids do not drop in the body, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} there is a shift in the brain's position inside the skull. The brain becomes either smaller or bigger. The findings could help doctors to treat problems that affect the brain's function. They could treat people with problems {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (cause)by long-term bed rest. They could also help those who have a build-up of fluid in the brain, which can lead {#blank#}9{#/blank#} brain damage. We will understand more about {#blank#}10{#/blank#} neurons(神经元)in the brain connect. The findings will also help future trips to Mars.

    Classical Chinese poetry is traditional Chinese poetry{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (write) in Classical Chinese and typified by certain traditional forms. Many{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(poem) come from particular historical periods, such as the poetry of the Tang Dynasty and the verse of Song Dynasty.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (it) existence dates back to at least as early as the publication of the Classic of Poetry or Shijing. There are{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(vary) combinations of forms and genres, most of{#blank#}5{#/blank#}arose at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

    Development of Classical Chinese poetry{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(active) continued up to the year of 1919, when the May Fourth Movement{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(take) place, and is still popular even today. Classical Poetry created during this 2,500-year period has been developing continuously.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (produce) a great deal of diversity—classified by both major historical periods{#blank#}9{#/blank#}dynastic periods.

    Of the key aspects of Classical Chinese poetry is its close inter-relationship with other forms of Chinese art, such as Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy (书法).Classical Chinese poetry has proven to have a strong influence{#blank#}10{#/blank#} poetry worldwide.

    You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you're made {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(hear) somebody else's choice of music. Say you've just landed at an airport, where the background (背景) music may be played loudly. When you are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the way to you hotel, there may be another kind of music {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (switch) on by the taxi driver. Then you go out to dinner and end up in a restaurant,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}owner thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(play) the violin comes around. This is called the “music wallpaper” and its purpose is to make you consume more. In a word, you find {#blank#}6{#/blank#} hard to find a quiet public place without music.

    Noise pollution may be {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(harm) to our hearing. It's also bad for some of our daily {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (activity).

    The fact {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you can't see, taste or smell noise may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. Many of us fail to realize we {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (surround) by too much noise. As a result, harm is done to our health without us being aware of it.

    Adversity(逆境) can beat you down, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}probably it also has the ability to make you stronger. The impact and ultimate result depend on {#blank#}2{#/blank#}you do with the difficulties that come in your way.

    Beethoven composed one of his {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(great) works after going deaf. Sir Walter Raleigh wrote The History of the World during his thirteen-year imprisonment. Had Columbus turned back, no one could{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(blame) him. Of course，no one would have remembered{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, either. Abraham Lincoln made great achievements by his display of wisdom during the Civil War.

    Eventually，consider a more recent example. For sixteen years, Mary Groda-Lewis had a difficult time in recognizing and comprehending the written words on account of a learning disorder. She{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(put) in prison on two different occasions and almost died of a stroke when{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (bear)a child. Committed to going to college, she did a variety of odd jobs to save money. When she graduated from high school at eighteen, she was considered as an outstanding and finally entered college {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (success). Determined to become a doctor，she received many medical school{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(reject) before Albany Medical College finally accepted her. In 1984，Dr. Mary Groda-Lewis，{#blank#}10{#/blank#}was thirty-five years old then, graduated with honors and realized her dream.