More and more people live in large cities these days,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} means that it is becoming more and more difficult to find space and time for{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (we). But for many people, personal privacy (隐私) is very{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (importance). In many homes, a few minutes in the bathroom is all the privacy that is available.

    Teenagers especially need their own personal space{#blank#}4{#/blank#} home where they can feel relaxed and private. But, of course, not all teenagers{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) lucky enough to have a room of their own. Where space is short, they often have to share a bedroom {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a brother or sister. In that case, it's a good idea for them to have a special area or corner of the room to call their own. It is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (similar) important for young people to have somewhere to keep their personal things. This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good idea for parents to try and tell teenagers how{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(organize) their space as this is likely to lead to{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (argue). Parents can, however, make sure that there are enough storage (存储) spaces{#blank#}10{#/blank#}as shelves, cupboard and boxes. This will allow the teenagers to keep their space tidy if they want to.

    Like the native Chinese, some foreigners have started to join their Chinese friends {#blank#}1{#/blank#} sending or grabbing virtual red packets during the Spring Festival and other special {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(occasion).

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(attract) by the unique way of interacting with people as well as the culture that gave birth to the phenomenon, many foreigners say competing with friends to grab red packets in {#blank#}4{#/blank#}WeChat group can be a lot of fun.

    Mattias Klement, 27, a Swede{#blank#}5{#/blank#} has been living in China for years, said more foreigners have started to take part in this{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (active) because of the popularity of WeChat wallet.

    "I think it is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (main) because more and more places now allow paying with WeChat. It's also fun to just involve {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(you) in the culture of it," said Klement. Two years ago, when some friends{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (send) him 5.20 or 8.88 Yuan red packets, he had no clue about the hidden meanings. Now, he is not only quite familiar with them but also has been used to sending some.

    "It's nice to be able to say 'I love you' with 5.20 Yuan, I guess," he said, laughing. "I also remember{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (try) to tick some of my friends off by paying back 99.99 instead of 100 just for fun.”

    Every year, the ancient Town of Fenghuang,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}of China's most well-known ancient towns, is visited by a large number of people from all over the world.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fortunate), it was under water as heavy rain hit the centre of the country,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}tens of thousands of people leaving from the area. Heavy rain and floods lasted for the past few days. Waters in the nearby river called the Tuojiang River rose by almost one meter above warning level,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (cause) heavy rainstorms. More than 120,000 local people and tourists have been helped to leave there because of the terrible disaster. And more than 4,000 shops in the town{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(shut). Several bridges on the Tuojiang River have been damaged or destroyed. Water has flowed into many bars, restaurants and hotels in its ancient town, and electricity in the ancient town has been cut off.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the heavy rains have stopped, the popular tourist spot remains closed for local people's {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(safe).

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} shoe shop owner named Kuang said the flood was the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(bad) the town had experienced. They could only live in an old factory{#blank#}10{#/blank#}many homeless people had to stay together.

    Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (talk) about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.

    In recent years, stress {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (regard) as a cause of a whole range of medical problems, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress {#blank#}4{#/blank#} does you harm. It is time you considered that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (good) your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself {#blank#}6{#/blank#} number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourself getting impatient or {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (annoy) with people over unimportant things?... If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (control) your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.

    To some extent you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12, etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) ill.