Welcome back to the hot topic of studying abroad！ Last time, we talked about the general "soft- ware" needed to havea{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(success)  studying experience overseas, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}refers to the ability to understand western culture,  and problem solving skills when {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(face)  critical situations, etc.

      Now,1 will dig deeper into the concept of software".Everyone is talking about culture shock nowa-days, but you may wonder what itactually {#blank#}4{#/blank#}_(mean). Simplyput:  culture shock is the diffi-cultypeople may experience when being exposed and adjusting to a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (remarkable) different new culture. Usually, people often go._{#blank#}6{#/blank#} four distinct phases: the honeymoon phase, thene-gotiation phase, the adjustment phase and the mastery phase. Culture shock can happen immediately upon your {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(arrive) in the country.

For international students, perhaps the most direct impact of culture shock is the variety of accents, especially in multicultural countries {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the U.S. Canada or Australia.There are two main reasons: Firstly, these countries have highly diversifiedgroups of residents from different cultural{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(background). Secondly,  there are many international students fromall around the world every year studying in these countries, so you shouldn'tbe surprised {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) allkinds of unfamiliar accents around the university campus.

(间接引语) She asked her husband {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he had asked his boss for a pay increase.

    Sam was a greedy and selfish man.He never hesitated to cheat others to earn money.The selfish man{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(actual) wanted to own everything in the world.One day,he lost a small bag{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(contain) 50 gold coins.He searched{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the bag day and night.He also sent his workers in search but none could find it.

    After a couple of days{#blank#}4{#/blank#}ten year old girl told her father that she found a small bag with 50 gold coins.The family was rather poor but the honest man decided to give the bag to its owner.He gave it back to Sam and asked him to check{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the bag had 50 gold coins.Sam,who was only happy to get the coins,decided to play a trick.He shouted,“There were 75 gold coins in this bag and you gave me only 50!Where are the other coins?You{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(steal) them!"The poor man was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(shock) to hear this and they finally took the issue to court to get the right judgment.

    The judge heard both the sides.He examined the daughter and the poor man about the number of coins they had found in the bag and they assured{#blank#}8{#/blank#}was only 50!He asked Sam,"Are you sure you had 75 coins?"Sam nodded his head.Then the judge made his decision,"Since Sam lost a bag of 75 gold coins,the bag found by the girl{#blank#}9{#/blank#}had only 50 coins doesn't belong to Sam.In addition,there were no claims against the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(lose) of 50 coins and I order the girl and his father to take those 50 coins as appreciation for their honesty!"

    Chinese cartoon film Ne Zha has proved to be a big winner in this summer's box office. This film, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (loose) based on the novel Fengshen Yanyi, is about an imaginary figure who fights against unfair fate.

    In the novel, Ne Zha is a naughty teenager, who kills {#blank#}2{#/blank#} gets in his way. His father, a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (command) who governs the port of Chen Tang Guan, forces Ne Zha to kill himself over an error. Ne Zha is reborn as a three-headed, six-armed god {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (ride) on two magical "wind-and-fire" wheels to fight his enemies.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (direct) by Yang Yu, the film describes Ne Zha {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a lovely little boy who has to overcome prejudice and his dark fate to become a hero. "I wanted to change the telling of the original story." says Yang. In the movie, born as a demon, Ne Zha is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fair) treated by local villagers who believe that he will grow up to be a public threat. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, he never gives in and believes that he is the master of his own destiny.

    Li Baochuan, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} expert in animation at Hangzhou Normal University, says Ne Zha shows the development of animation techniques in China and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (reduce) the gap with the world's best.

    Running is good for your health. It may help to protect you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer.

    According to a research {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(do) in the US recently, runners are a great deal {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(health) than non-runners. In fact, the runners live, on average, three years longer than the non-runners.

    Running may be good exercise, but it can be difficult on the body. Here {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) commonly shared ideas among fitness experts to lower the risk of injury for people {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(run) regularly.

    Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) too hard.

    Get good running shoes. You should find the shoes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} offer the best fit and support for your feet. More {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(important), you should have a new pair of shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.

    After each run, write down notes about what you did and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}you felt. You may find that your knees hurt when you run sometimes. Or perhaps you feel great when you have {#blank#}10{#/blank#}rest between running days. These notes will help you make the best plan for running.