Do you know the UK government has{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(successful) passed a law banning branding on packs of cigarettes? That means tobacco manufacturers will be forced{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(pack) their cigarettes in plain packets.

    The motivation behind this{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(decide) is to make smoking less appealing to people, especially children.

    A similar law{#blank#}4{#/blank#}was passed in Australia in 2012 has resulted{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a fall in smoking rates from 15.1% to 12.8% for people aged 14.

    As of January 2015, 22% of adult men and 17% of adult women smoke in Great Britain. The possibility of smoking in the UK increases with age so that by 15 years of age 8% of school children{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) regular smokers. Children, it is thought, will be less attracted to cigarettes{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(sell) in unbranded boxes.

    Smoking is one of{#blank#}8{#/blank#}biggest causes of preventable deaths in England. Every year about 80,000 die and over 450,000{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(send) to hospital due to smoking. This places a large strain on the health service and is also a factor in why the government would like to prevent people from{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(take) up smoking or help them quit.

    There was a state {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(call) Zhou in the Chinese history. One day, the king of Zhou asked his officials for advice on {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (deal) with the prisoners of war. An official said, “If you love someone, you{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (suppose) to love even the crows on the roof of his house. The prisoners of war are enemies fighting against us. In my opinion, we'd better{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (kill) them all.”

    But the king didn't agree with him. “I think we should treat the prisoner of war{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (different) by differing them into those who are guilty and those who are not. They guilty ones will be sentenced{#blank#}6{#/blank#} death in order to avoid future disasters.”

    Then another one said, “Your majesty, I think all the prisoners should be set free and sent back home to work in the fields and support themselves by their own labor.{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, you should keep strictly the rules for reward and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (punish). The people are sure to believe in you{#blank#}9{#/blank#} you govern our country be morals and laws.”

    The king thought the official's proposal was quite reasonable so be accepted and followed it. As {#blank#}10{#/blank#} result, the domestic situation soon settled down and gradually the country became stronger.

    When Mr. Wang, a Chinese calligraphy(书法)master and painter, invited me to his studio, I got extremely{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (delight) . What a treat!

    His apartment doubles as his studio, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he creates calligraphy works and paintings as well. The living room has a long desk with a collection of{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (brush) of varying sizes, two big ink pots and a pair of paper weights.

    Mr. Wang showed his latest work, a scroll(卷轴)of the Great Wall at Badaling {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (wind) its way along the steep hills, which {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (recognize) as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1987. The beauty of the seven-meter-long scroll painting was beyond {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (describe).

    He told me someone had offered a large amount of money for the painting, but he refused {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(part) with it as he wanted to donate to the National Museum.

After that, Mr. Wang invited me to practice calligraphy, and it was the first time that I had {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(true) experienced the beauty of the line. It was then{#blank#}9{#/blank#} I noticed Mr. Wang appeared to have a healthy body. I wondered if practicing calligraphy kept him so fit. Whether that is true, one thing is certain; as Mr. Wang put{#blank#}10{#/blank#}, "Only do one thing and do it well—that's the secret to success"

    Without proper planning, tourism can cause {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (problem). For example, too many tourists can flow into public places {#blank#}2{#/blank#} are also enjoyed by the natives of a country. If tourism create too much traffic, the local people will become {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (happy). They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (impolite). They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is important to think about the people of a destination (目的地) country and how tourism influences {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they). Tourism should help {#blank#}7{#/blank#} country keep its customs and its beauty should attract tourists. Besides, tourism should also increase the wealth and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(happy) of the locals.

    Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (grow) too quickly, people must leave other jobs {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(work) in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer. On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Business can also lose money.

    Recently, I feel upset for I have a strange neighbor. She lives in a house with {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (dust) curtains {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hang) before dirty windows. I don't know if it is because she has no friend {#blank#}3{#/blank#} she has developed the habit of setting down a series of facts she has gone through in her diary.

    She seldom goes outdoors.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, one day I happened {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (meet) her when she was walking the dog in the park at dusk. She looked tired and I wondered {#blank#}6{#/blank#}she was experiencing. She was much {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (concern) about my new novel. It was the first time in a year that I {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (communicate) with her face to face. We didn't stop talking until the sky was{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (entire) dark. We had got to go home immediately because a thunder storm was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} its way!