After David's daughter was born, he decided to make one million dollars. He thought in this way his daughter would live {#blank#}1{#/blank#} happy life.

    In order to achieve his goal, David devoted most {#blank#}2{#/blank#}his time to his business. While other fathers {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(play) with their kids outside, he was working. While other fathers were reading stories to their kids, he was hanging out with his clients(客户). His little daughter {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(name) Jane hardly saw him.

    Time flew fast. One day, when David returned home from work, he saw Jane {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(sit) in the living room. When she saw him, she ran to him and asked him to play with her for a while. “Sorry, Jane, but I'm {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(terrible) busy tonight. I have a lot of work to do.” He was about to leave {#blank#}7{#/blank#}he heard Jane crying. So he stopped and asked why. “You're always working. You have no time for me at all. You're not a good dad,” said Jane. David was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(lose) in thought after hearing that. He remembered why he worked so hard — he wanted Jane to live a happy life. However, things go contrary to his wishes. He {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(teach) a good lesson that day. Therefore, he made a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(decide) to spend a lot more time with his daughter.

    My hometown, Chongqing, is the biggest industrial and commercial center in southwestern China. It is known as “mountain city” for its{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (mountain) landscape and rivers flowing through the city. The scenery here never fails to attract tourists throughout the world. For example, you can make a voyage of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (discover) along the Three Gorges,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} high cliffs (悬崖) stand face to face on either side of the Yangtze River. Additionally, you will also be{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (satisfy) with the night view of the city, including millions of lights and their reflections on the river. Ever since 1997, its rapid economic growth has brought about a sharp increase in the{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (produce) of industrial products, such as iron, cars and computers.

    Thanks{#blank#}6{#/blank#} the hot and humid climate, people have developed a preference for the spicy hotpot. When the night comes, occasions are not rare when the citizens{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(entertain) by the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (performer) in Sichuan Opera,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} art form with a long history. People here are straight-forward (耿直的), enthusiastic and humorous. But{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(fortunate), you'll sometimes fail to understand their creative jokes because of the local dialect and accent.

    When I was a university student, I{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(attract) by the Chinese. So I got a job as a teacher in Wuhan three years ago.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (think) back, I realize it was the students I. met in the first year and Chinese university life in general{#blank#}3{#/blank#}gave me the deepest impression.

    During my school days, I would rarely give up my spare time to any activity {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(connect) with study. Unless exams were approaching, my weekends were devoted to having fun or perhaps a part-time job. My Chinese students{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the other hand, seemed to spend their entire waking hours studying. I understand that competition in Chinese universities is extremely fierce. Nonetheless, their energy and motivation put{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(I) to shame.

    My first year in China was also my first year as a teacher. It was both challenging{#blank#}7{#/blank#}rewarding. One thing I know for certain is that my year in Wuhan changed me for the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good). Thanks to the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(polite) and warmth of Chinese students, I overcame my fear of speaking in public and became more self-confident. Most{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(important), I met dozens of nice people and made many excellent friends.

    Qiang Shuping was so busy making cloth shoes{#blank#}1{#/blank#} she didn't even rest during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The woman from Baipu County, Jiangsu Province, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) shoes since she was 19 years old, and this year marks her 31^st year making cloth shoes.

    She spends the entire day in her tiny studio, which {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(measure) less than 10 square meters altogether, filled with cloth shoes in{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(variety) stages of completion.

    Nowadays, many stores make cloth shoes{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (use) machines, but Qiang sticks to the technique of making shoes entirely {#blank#}6{#/blank#} hand. She says the shoes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (produce) by the machine are not of the same quality as handmade ones. The handmade cloth shoes are more durable and comfortable, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(soft), and absorb sweat better.

    Some people buy cloth shoes out of nostalgia(怀旧), while others trust {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they) quality. Making shoes isn't a profitable job, but Qiang still insists as she wants to preserve the craft and pass it down to the younger generation.

    Handmade cloth shoes are also called qiancengdi (shoes with a thousand layers), {#blank#}10{#/blank#} can date back to the ancient Zhou Dynasty. In 2009, the making technique of qiancengdi was listed as the national intangible cultural heritage.

    A recent study found that people who live in colder climates consume {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (much) alcohol than people who live in warm weather.

    "Alcohol is something that everyone thought harmful for {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (decade), but no one has scientifically demonstrated it," a professor wrote in a press release.

Why do people in Russia drink so much? Everybody {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (assume) that's because the weather is cold. But we couldn't find a single paper {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (link) climate to alcohol intake. Since alcohol could increase warm blood flow in the skin, last month, the researchers in a study {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (suggest) that people should reach for booze (豪饮) when it's cold outside. The researchers combed through data to compare climate factors and alcohol consumption per capita (每人的). {#blank#}6{#/blank#} study also found that as temperatures and sunlight hours decrease, alcohol consumption goes up. Shorter hours of sunlight and cooler temperatures also relate {#blank#}7{#/blank#} higher rates of depression, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} is linked to an increase in drinking.

    The professor hopes this data will help influence health policies on alcohol abuse. "Knowing that cold places have more drink-related problems can could be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (help) to the efforts in these areas {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (determine) better places," he said.