I've lived in three Asian cities,and they all surprised {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(I) on the upside.In the case of China,here's {#blank#}2{#/blank#}I like it.

    It's modern and continues to develop all the time.They have modern {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(city),and excellent transport facilities, including their unmatched high-speed train network.They have excellent hotels,restaurants,and beautiful parks etc.

    There's a feeling of safety and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(free) in Chinese cities.There's no need to tell you what to do and you can see from the behavior of the diverse crowd.People just do {#blank#}5{#/blank#}they want.In most places no policemen {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(see).Do you know that police in China don't have firearms? They usually do their job silently and behave reasonably, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (add) to the security and order.

    The Chinese people are friendly.You will always get help even if you can't speak a Chinese word besides nihao, or they can't speak English.They'll spend time and go out of their way {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(explain) to you how to get somewhere,or how to buy {#blank#}9{#/blank#}train ticket.They'll {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patient) and enthusiastically explain how to get what you need.They'll be positive and practical all the time while helping you.

    California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the{#blank#}1{#/blank#} of being the most multicultural state in the USA, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not{#blank#}3{#/blank#} when you know the history of California.

    People from different parts of the world, attracted by the climate and the lifestyle, still immigrate to California. It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be{#blank#}4{#/blank#} great that there will be no distinct major{#blank#}5{#/blank#} or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.

    Although at present human egg cells and embryos{#blank#}6{#/blank#} for cloning research are difficult to obtain, newspapers wrote of evil leaders{#blank#}7{#/blank#} to clone themselves to attain their ambitions. Religious leaders also raised moral questions. Governments became nervous and more conservative. Some began to reform their legal systems and{#blank#}8{#/blank#} research into human cloning, but other countries like China and the UK, continued to accumulate evidence of the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} medical aid that cloning could provide. However, scientists still wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and{#blank#}10{#/blank#} it is leading us.

    God has blessed me with a lovely brother. He is 4 years younger than me. I still remember the scene {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he was born . When he was a little baby, he always used to cry for no reason and hardly slept. He never allowed me and my parents {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (sleep) well.

    With time {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (go) by, he became a little older. He used to enjoy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} by snatching(抢) all my toys away from me. As a result ,I was always angry . {#blank#}5{#/blank#} , my parents said that he wasnt {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (blame) as my younger brother and I should make him learn to share things.

    Now, although we still fight over things, we both love each other {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (deep). We share the same school and have the same {#blank#}8{#/blank#} , like doing sports, singing and reading.

    We do a lot of secret things without informing our parents and if {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (catch), we will join hands to deal with the situation. Life is fun when we are together. As we are growing old day by day, we are becoming {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (responsibility) for our duties than before. And we know that no matter where we go in life, we both are always there for each other to face the hardships of life.

    Do you like trying different things? Are you afraid {#blank#}1{#/blank#} things that you think you're bad at?

    Last year I started to learn t' at chi in order to improve my health and reduce my stress. It was something new for me, and I found it to be quite difficult, very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (difference) form anything I'd ever learned before. Small {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（move） are important in t' ai chi. I was used to being fast and active ,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}to learn t' ai chi I had to learn patience. Now I've found that I'm a much more patient person than before, and t' ai chi isn't nearly as difficult as it {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be ) before.

    We tend {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(like) things we are good at — that's normal. For example, I'm naturally very good at badminton and tennis, but I'm very had at anything {#blank#}7{#/blank#}involves keeping balance, such as skating, skiing and gymnastics. T' ai chi has {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (great) improved my balance which has been a very good thing for me.

    My point is that you can keep {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(do) the things you know you're good at and live in your comfort zone, or you can try something new. If you don't try new things, you'll never know what it would be like to try something new. Challenge {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (you). It will definitely pay off in the end.

    Long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife Doris lived {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(happy) together in their small old house. One winter night, the Luck Fairy visited {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    “Fred, you're a good farmer. I'd like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy.

    “A wish?” said Fred.

    Fred and Doris smiled {#blank#}3{#/blank#}each other. Then Fred said, “Thank you, Luck Fairy. We're very healthy and happy.”

    “You work very hard {#blank#}4{#/blank#}you make very little money. Would you like some gold coins?” asked the Luck Fairy.

    “We're poor, but we have enough food {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(eat).” replied Fred.

    “You can use the gold coin to buy {#blank#}6{#/blank#}clothes. The winter here is very cold,” said Luck Fairy.

    “{#blank#}7{#/blank#} we haven't got many clothes, we've got enough.” said Doris.

    “Well, what about {#blank#}8{#/blank#}nice new house?” asked Luck Fairy.

    “Thank you, but I love my small old house very much. I {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(live) here since I was born. We don't need a new house,” said Fred.

    “You're quite different {#blank#}10{#/blank#}others. I like you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you happy forever.” Then the Luck Fairy disappeared and never came back.

    Louis Armstrong, the most influential jazz musicians, is considered great not only because of his {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (achieve) but also because of his personalities.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (bear) in a poor family in New Orleans in 1901, instead of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (commit) crimes to get money like some boys in his situation, Louis would sing on the streets in order to earn a few cents from {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (passer-by).However, at the age of 12, Louis was arrested because of firing a gun into the air at a New Year's Eve party. In a school of problem boys, he was taught to play drums and the trumpet, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} enabled him to find work related with music after he left the school.A well-known musician Joe “King” Oliver noticed Louis and began to teach him about jazz.When Oliver left New Orleans in 1917，Louis took {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his job in one of the best bands in town.

    After becoming famous, Louis would introduce his particular style of jazz to enthusiastic audiences while {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (travel) around the United States as well as Europe.Apart from being a famous jazz musician, he was also an unofficial goodwill ambassador who spoke {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (public) about the rights of black people in America. Despite the fact {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he became rich and famous, Louis Armstrong continued to live a simple live in a working-class neighbourhood.He continued playing and recording until July 6th, 1971, when he died in his sleep at his home in New York.He is still remembered as the most {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (distinguish) musician in the early history of jazz.