We are living in a time when the world is becoming a “village”. People travel around the world {#blank#}1{#/blank#} sightseeing, studying, working or volunteering. Perhaps in the near future, you will also become one of those people.

    Spending time in a foreign country is an{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (excite) and life-changing experience. You see different sceneries, taste nice food and meet people with all kinds of backgrounds. And {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (important) thing of all, you explore and even become a part of the local culture.

    Your stereotypes(成见) are broken down. You may find French people are not always “romantic”. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (America) don't eat McDonald's all the time. And you won't get malaria(疟疾) from a mosquito bite(蚊子叮咬) in Africa.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, culture shock may hit you. Things you take for granted(认为理所当然) at home may no longer be that way in a foreign country. Not everyone thinks like you or does things the way you've always{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (do). Their tea tastes different. They don't talk{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (loud) in restaurants. Some might not care much about your life, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you may even feel they are a bit cold. It is not better or worse. It is just different. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you can do is to take in the differences, while trying to be respectful and humble(谦虚的). Each time you open up{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (you) mind a little more, you become a better person.

    I like the book To be the best teacher because it reminds me of Miss Green {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is my primary English teacher. She was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} outgoing teacher. She liked singing songs very much and she especially liked the music that she could sing along {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.She always made her classes full of fun. What's more, we {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (praise) by her for any tiny progress. So we tried to get good {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (grade) on English. However, I was poor in spoken English at that time. Miss Green advised me {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (improve) it by speaking in public as often as possible. Also, she encouraged me that no matter {#blank#}7{#/blank#}difficulty I met, I shouldn't {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (give) up. Later, thanks to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (she), I improved my spoken English. So without doubt, Miss Green was a teacher who influenced me {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (great).

    A lot of people like keeping pets. The most common pets that are {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(keep) throughout the world are cats and dogs. The following are the major advantages of keeping pets. Pets {#blank#}2{#/blank#}dogs need regular walking and exercise for proper development. As you take your dog out for {#blank#}3{#/blank#}walk, you are also going to exercise your whole body. In fact, dog owners spent a lot more time {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(walk) compared to other people.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}sharing your problems and difficulties with good friends is good, research shows that spending some time with your pets might be more useful . Also, when doing {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(difficulty) things, people experience less stress if they have their pets with them. This could possibly be because pets do not question or judge their {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(own); they simply support them. People who walk with their pets, especially dogs, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) more welcoming and it gives them something to talk about with other people. This way, they can make friends {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(easy).

    Keeping pets has various advantages, but {#blank#}10{#/blank#}also has some disadvantages. Pets come with extra work and this can cause stress to the owners.

How are American families different from Chinese ones?

    In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones, and in other ways they are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} same. For example, American families enjoy family dinners. They support and love each other just {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Chinese families do. The {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(different) come from culture, however. Many Chinese students are surprised to learn that American teenagers are {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(allow) to make many decisions {#blank#}5{#/blank#} their own, and the parents want their children to leave home at eighteen.

    In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(choose) at a young age. They start with small choices and gradually larger ones until they graduate from high school. That is when they face {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(big) decision of their lives: what to do next. Parents and family will help with the choice, but the children themselves make the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(finally) decision.

    Americans seldom move back into family homes {#blank#}9{#/blank#} they get older. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, they prefer to have their own lives for as long as possible. It is important to remember that these are cultural differences, and that Americans see this as part of the culture.