Before graduation, many classmates were busy {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for jobs. So was I. It was very difficult to find a job in the big city. I had been {#blank#}2{#/blank#} for many times until I found a want ad for an editor. “If you could find {#blank#}3{#/blank#} than 10 wrong words in the newspaper, you can work {#blank#}4{#/blank#} an editor,” the ad said. I loved literature(文学) and had written several little {#blank#}5{#/blank#} for the newspaper. So I decided to have a try. It was the final date when I saw the newspaper. I told one of my roommates the news happily. After he {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the news, he smiled and said “Today is April Fool's Day. It may just be an April Fool's {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. A fool may take it {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.” I was very disappointed after hearing that, but I still wanted to have a try. It took me the whole morning to find 12 wrong words in the newspaper. I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} at the editorial department in the afternoon and got the job immediately.

    Later I knew I was the only applicant(申请者).I got a lesson from the experience: Something others said was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} may be not impossible. As long as you believe it, you may make impossible possible.

                                                                                    Keeping Healthy

    (Kangkang's father, Dr. Li, is giving a talk about health to the students.)

    You need to have healthy eating {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (习惯). Breakfast gives you enough energy for the morning. So don't go to school {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it. Fruit and vegetables are good {#blank#}3{#/blank#} your health, but fast food, like potato chips, will make you {#blank#}4{#/blank#} /fæt/ and unhealthy. So eat the right food to keep you healthy.

    Playing sports can also help you keep fit. But sometimes accidents can {#blank#}5{#/blank#}/'hæp(ə)n/, so try to stay safe when you play them. It's necessary for you to learn about first aid. Then you can help yourselves or others if an accident happens.

    Happiness is important for your {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(健康). It is the best medicine. When you are ill, try to be happy and you'll feel better. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} {#blank#}8{#/blank#} {#blank#}9{#/blank#} {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(另一方面), you may feel ill if you are always unhappy. So, be happy to be healthy.

    You must stay away from smoking and drinking. Many students think it's cool to smoke and drink. But they don't know smoking or drinking can cause many illnesses. You should {#blank#}11{#/blank#} {#blank#}12{#/blank#} {#blank#}13{#/blank#}(拒绝) smoking and drinking.

     Everyone loves holidays abroad. It gives us the chance to see more sights and have some fun. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, holidays aren't always good {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (experience). Follow these tips and make sure you enjoy your holiday.

①Get organized.

Have you packed your passport? Your tickets? Every year, thousands of people miss flights because they've {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (forget) their passports.

②Do some research.

     How much do you know about the place you will visit? Learning {#blank#}4{#/blank#} little about the culture of a country will help you understand the people. Learning a few words of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (other) language can also help you make new friends.

③Remember the environment

     Travel by train if you can. Flying produces twenty times {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (many) carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) than traveling {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a train. Of course, it might be impossible to avoid {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fly), but when you arrive, use buses or trains instead of taxis.Keep a good memory for your holiday.

     You won't want to forget your holiday. Make a scrapbook—a book of memories—about your holiday. You can show it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} your friends, or just use it to remember all the good times, which will surely become {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (value) treasure when you get old.

    In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones, but in other ways they are the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. For example, American families enjoy family dinners, support and love each other just as Chinese families do.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} many Chinese students are surprised to learn that American teenagers are allowed to make many{#blank#}3{#/blank#}on their own, and the parents want their children to leave home at eighteen, because they think their children have grown {#blank#}4{#/blank#} This is different from China.

    In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own {#blank#}5{#/blank#}at a young age. They start with small choices and gradually larger ones{#blank#}6{#/blank#}they graduate(毕业) from high school. Parents and family will help{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the choice, but the children themselves make the final decision.

    Americans seldom move back into family homes {#blank#}8{#/blank#}they get older. Instead, they {#blank#}9{#/blank#}to have their own lives. It is important to remember that these are cultural(文化的){#blank#}10{#/blank#}, and that Americans see this as part of the culture.

    When you talk with someone, you'll need to end your conversation at some point. And there{#blank#}1{#/blank#} many reasons why you need to do that. Either you or the other person may need to continue an activity, such {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  working or shopping. Or you may have run out of things to say. You just want to keep the conversation short.

    But{#blank#}3{#/blank#} do you end a conversation in a polite way？It may {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  on where and how the conversation started. It may also depend on your relationship with the{#blank#}5{#/blank#}person. If you already know that person, you can just say, "I need to run now." Or you can say, "I'll catch you later." You may also give a reason for ending the conversation. "I really need to go—my piano class starts in ten {#blank#}6{#/blank#}."

    Perhaps you just meet someone in a social situation(社交场合）, and you have a nice talk. But then you have to go. You can say, "It was nice meeting you. Maybe we can talk happily again sometime in the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}."

    Another way to end a conversation is to make it easy for the other person to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} . If you see the other person is already not patient, you can say, "Well, I'm sure you have a lot to do today."

You could use these {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to end a conversation, and you should notice that others may also use them. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} they do so, you should know that it's time for you to stop and get on with your day.