Broadway theater, commonly {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (know) as Broadway, refers to the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Along {#blank#}2{#/blank#} London's West End theatres, Broadway theaters are {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(wide) considered to represent the highest level of commercial theater in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} English-speaking world.

    The Theater District is a popular tourist {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(attract) in New York City. According to The Broadway League, for the 2015-2016 season,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} ended May 22, 2016, total attendance was 13,317,980 and Broadway performances had $ 1,373,253,725 in grosses (总收入), with attendance up 1.6%, grosses tip 0.6%, and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (play) time up 1.4%.

    The great majority of Broadway {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (show) are musicals. Historian Martin Shelter argues, “Broadway musicals, with the productions of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (become) big influential forms of American popular culture, and helped make New York City the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(culture) capital of the nation.”

    There is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(busy) day of the week”. How many {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (time) have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? I'd say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here are the reasons.

Tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(dead), but the reality—everyone is going to die at one point, but none of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (we) know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Don't go to your grave {#blank#}6{#/blank#} unfinished dreams. Make the{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (decide) to go after every dream, big or small right now.

    You'll be much happier if you go for it. Imagine how much happier you'll be {#blank#}8{#/blank#}you're living the life you always dreamed about. The only thing that is stopping you{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) yourself. Take control of your own happiness. Don't keep your dreams {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wait). Go after them right now!

    I can well remember that I was once asked to give a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that—with so many eyes {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (look) at me. I had no{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft(草拟) the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory, for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wait) patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(give) my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding—I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before a big audience disappeared. Actually, with my {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way {#blank#}9{#/blank#} success is our fear. Overcome(克服) it , and we will be able to achieve our {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(goal).

    Earth Day, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (mark)on 22 April, is an annual event aiming to raise public awareness about environmental protection. First celebrated {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 1970, the Day now includes events in more than 190 countries and regions (地区). No matter what you like to do, there is a way to get involved in various {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (activity) on Earth Day. You can plant a tree, make a meal with locally grown vegetables, or save power—the possibilities are endless.

    Apart from working hard in sports, Kobe Bryant also challenges himself in other areas. Now he hopes to become famous for a completely d{#blank#}1{#/blank#} thing: writing. His book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp came out in March.

    The story is a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the West Bottom Badgers, a youth basketball team. It's made up of five books, with each focused on the story of one character: Rain, Twig, Cash, Peno and Lab. All of the kids on this team come from a poor neighborhood. No one {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) faith (信心) in the kids to succeed, but things {#blank#}4{#/blank#} after a new coach joins the team.

    After r {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the book, we got to interview Bryant. He said he didn't think he was going to be an author, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} that he often tells stories to his daughters. This is one of the reasons {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he wrote his own book. The book is based on parts of Bryant's real-life experience, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (especial) when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

    Bryant had two different jersey (秋衣) numbers — 8 and 24 — during his career. The number 24 m{#blank#}9{#/blank#} you need to work hard 24 hours a day to succeed.

    People Magazine noted that "Bryant is always breaking his limits both {#blank#}10{#/blank#} and off the basket court."

    My name is Nora. I live in Moscow now, but I was born in Qingdao. We{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(move) to Moscow four years ago when my dad got {#blank#}2{#/blank#} new job here. I didn't want to leave China, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}I had a great life there. I had lots of{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(friend) and everyone got along well {#blank#}5{#/blank#}each other. We had fun swimming almost every day after school. And the weather was always great. At first, I didn't like the life in Moscow when we arrived. It was still winter,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the weather wasn't very nice. It was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(real)cold and it snowed all the time. I didn't have any friends. I felt sad and lonely and wanted to go back to China. Things got {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good) when I started school. All the kids at school were friendly to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (I). Now I enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (live) here. I think Moscow is a great city.