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.

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    Changes are hard for many people to accept. However, what's worth keeping in mind is that life is constantly changing. We might lose our jobs, lose our loved ones, or have other life-changing things, but these changes are just part of life. We might not like how society is changing or how our community is changing, but we need to be able to deal with these changes in a positive way. Luckily, there are many ways to view changes, to deal with them and to finally accept them.

To deal with changes wisely, you should accept that feeling when a type of change is upsetting you. There's no way you'll get past it if you ignore it and don't work through it. Thus, if you've lost your job, let yourself feel mad and/or disappointed. You can even express your feelings to others, but do so in a polite way. Also you can ask yourself, "Why am I upset or worried about this change?" Then, "What is it that I believe will happen, as a result of this change?" And then, "Are these thoughts and beliefs correct and practical?" Going through these questions can help you determine if the change is really worth worrying about. What's more, even though the change can have a negative effect on your life, in most situations you can use it to turn a loss into an opportunity or a way to rediscover your enthusiasm for life.

    Of course, when it comes to dealing with changes, taking action is more important. If you're going through a period in your life when the change is negatively influencing you, make yourself busy. Making yourself busy, by working, producing something or engaging socially with others, will do more than just make you forget worries–it'll help you contribute to changing your life positively for the future. Besides, you can try something you've never done before.

    An important part of accepting changes is finding a way to move on and thinking about your future. By looking ahead, you'll be able to better deal with the past and accept it as that had to happen in order to move forward. So accept the change that makes you uncomfortable, and determine you're going to try to use your energies to make an even better world. In this way, you're using it to power what you think is a positive change.

    Two men travelling through a forest together promised {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(help) each other whatever danger threatened them. They had not gone far before a bear rushed at them from some bushes. One man was a good {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(climb), and quickly climbed a nearby tree, but the other,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(see) that he had no chance alone against the bear, fell flat on his back and pretended to be {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(die).

    The bear came up to him and sniffed at him. Thinking the man was dead, he went off into the wood again {#blank#}5{#/blank#} hurting him. When the bear had gone, the other traveler came down from his tree, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(smile) asked his companion what the bear had said to him. "For I could see," he said, "that he put his mouth close to your ear."

    "He told me to tell you," {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(reply) the other, "that you were a coward（懦夫）, and that in future I should not trust those {#blank#}8{#/blank#} make fine promises, but will not stand by {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they)friends in danger."

    Don't trust fine promise {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you are sure of the person who makes them.

    Whenever anyone asks me where my favorite place in China is, I say Dali without hesitation. Dali, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (surround) by mountains for hiking and lakes for bicycling around, is the kind of place that everyone likes.

    Last year I met a couple of young students I'd known {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I travelled to Dali, and we agreed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (cycle) along the lake in a small town outside of Dali. The lake {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (it) was pretty easy to cycle around, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} flat paths passing through a lot of little villages. While cycling, a woman recommended an hour-long boat ride for about 40 RMB each--a bit expensive but {#blank#}6{#/blank#} adventure we felt like having, so we paid for it.

    In about 20 minutes we witnessed in {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (excite) how a fisherman fished with his fishing birds. A string was tied around each bird's neck so that when it dived for fish, it was unable to swallow them. The birds {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (give) a fish as payment for their service after the fisherman had a satisfactory catch. I'd {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (previous) read about this fishing method, but it was pretty exciting to see first-hand.

    The day finished with a brilliant sunset, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I climbed onto a roof to get a photo of.