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    People often have trouble {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（get）used to a new culture. They are usually curious {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they first arrive in a foreign country. However, if they stay for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} long time, they may start to feel different {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (stage) of culture shock. They can feel lonely or sad because they can't deal with the local people. How {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (quick) people get used to culture differences may depend {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the way they learn. That's a problem if they can't speak the language. On {#blank#}7{#/blank#} other hand, some can study the situation and make good guesses about the culture. When they finally begin {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (understand) some of the language and make some new friends, they will gradually enjoy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} and feel {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (comfort).

    Well, today is the day. Microsoft is officially pulling the life support plug on Windows XP. And while the majority of PC user have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (obvious) moved on to newer operating systems(OS）, some people stuck {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Windows XP over the last 12 years. As is reported by The Washington Post, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} enormous number of government machines are still running the old OS, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} could probably create a security problem.

    Clearly, over 13 percent of PCs in the United States are still running Windows Xp, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Microsoft announced the end for support over two years ago. As many as 10 percent of US government computers, thousands of PCs holding sensitive information{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (include), will now be without{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (far) security updates.

    Yesterday, the Guardian reported the UK government has paid Microsoft 5.5 million pounds for a one-year {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (extend) of support. And if you think the problem is only at the desktop and notebook level, you can be quite wrong; don't forget as many as 60 percent of ATM machines in the US{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) still running XP.

    So, what's the solution? These business, government agencies and consumers will have to upgrade. And whether they choose Windows 7{#blank#}10{#/blank#} Windows 8, either is probably better than a security breach(漏洞）.

    Michael loves scuba-diving (斯库巴潜水). By 9, he was an extraordinary swimmer and a good listener in the pool.

    Michael's first dive,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}was truly unforgettable. Instead of using a boat, the plan was to go down a ladder at the boat and drop into about 15 feet of water. Everything went perfectly. His instructor Polly led him to the nearby reef. While {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (explore) the reef in 27 feet of water, Michael suddenly signaled a problem with his mask. Polly signaled back for him to clear it. He cleared it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}then later signaled the problem again. His mask was completely flooded {#blank#}4{#/blank#}water. Michael made a sign {#blank#}5{#/blank#} he wanted to go up. Polly signaled, “NO! Stay with me!”

    According to Polly, even though scuba {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(train) teaches new divers how to deal with flooded masks, many beginners panic the first time water fills their masks during an actual dive. Michael wasn't like many beginners, though. He didn't panic. He did {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (exact) what he learned to do during his years. He stayed calm,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (think) it through, and followed Polly's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (instruct). Polly gradually led Michael to shallower water in an area. The group swam together back to the shore for a celebration of Michael's {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(amaze) accomplishment.

    In 1983, he joined the army, and went to flight school He graduated in 1987 and became a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. In 1998, he{#blank#}2{#/blank#} to be a member of Project 921, which is now called Shenzhou. He was one of the only 14 {#blank#}3{#/blank#} from 1,500 candidates. The team spent the next five years being trained. They not only studied all the subjects {#blank#}4{#/blank#}to be an astronaut, but also learnt{#blank#}5{#/blank#} skills and all about how spaceships and rockets are built. Yang {#blank#}6{#/blank#} among the very top in the everything the group studied.

    A Shanghai policeman took on the role of son to help comfort an elderly couple, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} had lost their own son in a deadly accident.

    In 2003, Liang Qiaoying and her son {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(expose) to poison gas during an accident. The woman survived, but her young son was {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(lucky). And Liang was left mentally-disabled. Her husband, Xia Zhanhai, couldn't bear to tell her the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(true) about their son. Instead, whenever his wife asked to see the son, he kept {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(say) that their son had gone to work in another city.

    In 2010, while watching a television show, Xia Zhanhai was amazed to see an officer that looked {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(exact) like his son. He immediately knew that the young man was the answer to making his wife smile again.

    With {#blank#}7{#/blank#} help of the television station and the police station, the couple were able to meet the very policeman on a TV show.

    The young policeman was touched by {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (they) loss and sadness, and said that he was more than willing {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(act) as the son. Although he still hesitated to call another woman "mum", his mother was happy to support his action.

Their "reunion" lasted just a few minutes on the show, but it had a lasting influence {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the sick "mother".