Tower Bridge is one of London's most striking {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (attract) that you shouldn't miss when visiting the capital. This magnificent piece of Victorian architecture {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (date) back to the late 1880s, and until the mid - 1970s the main bridge {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (operate) by a steam engine.

    Today Tower Bridge is a splendid landmark typical of London,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (surround) by cafes, and bars where tourists and locals alike can sit and enjoy the beautiful bridge,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} looks like two small castles over the Thames, just like something out of a fairy tale.

    It is free to admire Tower Bridge and walk on it {#blank#}6{#/blank#}any time; it's striking to look at during the day and magic when lit up at night,{#blank#}7{#/blank#}don't miss out on this wonderful scene!

    If you'd like{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(step) inside the towers of the famous bridge, you can book Tower Bridge Exhibition tickets. During the exhibition, you can visit the famed engine rooms and impressive towers and find out {#blank#}9{#/blank#}the bridge came into existence through digital displays. You can also pay {#blank#}10{#/blank#} visit to the glass room of Tower Bridge on the high - level walkways. There are even yoga classes available on the glass floor of Tower Bridge!

    If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back and identify (识别)those of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(great) and less importance. Then, handle the most important tasks first so you'll feel a real sense of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(achieve). Leaving the less important things until tomorrow {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) often acceptable.

    Most of us are more focused {#blank#}4{#/blank#} our tasks in the morning than we are later in the day. So, get an early start and try to be as productive {#blank#}5{#/blank#} possible before lunch. This will give you the confidence you need to get you through the afternoon and go home feeling accomplished.

    Recent {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(study) show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(regular). Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} while, exercising, or dong something you enjoy.

    If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you'll be less likely {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(bring) your work home. It could be anything-gardening, cooking, music, sports—but whatever it is, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(make) sure it's a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.

Rise After Falling

    A father was worried about his son, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk(僧侣) to train his boy.

The Buddhist monk said to the boy's father, “I insist that your son should {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(leave) alone here. I'll make him into a real man within three months. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, you can't come to see him during this period.”

    Three months later, the boy's father {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(return). The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(experience) boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he fell down, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}at once the boy stood up; and each time a heavy blow knocked him down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “ {#blank#}7{#/blank#}do you think of your child?”

    “What a shame!” the boy's father said, “I never thought he would be so {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(easy) knocked down. I needn't have him stay here any longer!”

    “I'm sorry that that's all you see. Don't you see that each time he {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(fall) down, he stands up again instead of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(cry)? That's the kind of courage you wanted him to have.

    Which would you rather be, a mathematician or {#blank#}1{#/blank#}author? Perhaps you will never be {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(face)with this kind of choice. Lewis Carroll was a mathematician and author. He was a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford University. But he is{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(good)known as the writer of two of the most famous children's books {#blank#}4{#/blank#}have ever been written(Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass). The author's real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but he {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (prefer)to use the pen name "Lewis Carroll" when he wrote, and this is the name we remember him by. Alice in Wonderland, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (publish)in 1865 when the author was 33 years old, was followed by Through the Looking Glass in in 1871. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} books were written for a real girl called Alice and they {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (read)by millions of children since they were first published. These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (interest) adventures. I'm sure you know this already, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} if you don't, you'd better read the stories yourselves.

In Japan, the word bonsai means tray plant. It refers to the interesting {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(combine) of art and the planting and growing of miniature trees and plants. Bonsai originated in China more than 2,000 years ago and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(spread) to Japan about 700 years ago. Some people believe that only small plants must be used in bonsai, but this is not true. Nearly any type of tree or plant can be used, as long as it is grown {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a seed or a small cutting.