During my first year in China,I spent the summer holiday{#blank#}1{#/blank#}my family at the seaside in Beidaihe.The hotel {#blank#}2{#/blank#}we were staying in was near the sea,so we used to spend most of our time{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(swim).Now,my wife is from Switzerland and when she was at home,she bought me a watch as{#blank#}4{#/blank#}present.The watch she bought{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) waterproof（防水的）and I never took it off,even when I was having a bath.When I went swimming at Beidaihe,I didn't take my watch off either.On the last day of our holiday,I went swimming and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(come) out of the sea without my watch.As I was leaving,the manager of the hotel said,“Leave your address and phone number so that we can send your watch to you if we can find it.”I did so but I wasn't very{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(hope).One week later,I got a phone call from the hotel.The man who{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(find) my watch was a PLA man.He picked it up when he was out{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(walk) on the beach one day and handed it in at the police station.After several{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(day),I got my watch back and it was still working.

    I happened to be walking along the city street when I set my sight on a bakery, where a man with a tall hat is making{#blank#}1{#/blank#}cake, so I stopped{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(watch) how it was made. After watching it for several times for the next few{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (day), I decided to make one myself. With everything I needed{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (prepare), I began to carry out the whole process{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the help of the instruction book without {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(interrupt). After three times of failure, I finally made it and couldn't be more{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(excite)

    From this experience{#blank#}8{#/blank#}I have learnt is that as long as you try, God will always be on your side; on the contrary, if you just do things halfway, only {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(leave) the rest unfinished, the regrets will{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(definite) come after you.

    A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. Its function varies widely {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (depend) on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people's leisure lives.

    Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea stands in the Western Jin Dynasty, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and became booming in modern times.

    In the Song Dynasty, teahouse existed all over cities and villages, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorated their teahouses with paitings of celebrities and rare and precious plants {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining more {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (popular) and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation of Western culture forces traditional Chinese teahouses to take on {#blank#}9{#/blank#} new look. After reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (evidence) improvement of people's living standards, teahouses flowered in China.

    When I was 19, I got a job in my local bookstore. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(live) in the large city, I usually saw many strange customers, most of whom were {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(teenager). They didn't come often; I forgot all the customers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} two. One night a 15-year-old girl came in looking for a book with a boy. They seemed to find {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they wanted to buy. But when they came to the counter, the girl found she was a dollar or two short to buy the book, and she took out all her money to prove it. She looked so {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(disappoint). Just then I remembered my discount(折扣) card and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} was still active, so I told the girl not {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(worry). I put in my code, being happy that I could help people with this card. With the book in her hand she gave me {#blank#}8{#/blank#} thankful smile, and then she and the boy got out of the store {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(happy), leaving me feeling content, too. This experience {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(influence) me deeply every day since then. In fact, sometimes a little thing can also make one's world beautiful.