Of the three major drinks of the world—tea, coffee and cocoa—tea is consumed by the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (large) number of people.

    China is the homeland of tea. Human cultivation of tea plants dates back to two thousand years ago. Tea from China, along {#blank#}2{#/blank#}her silk and porcelain, began to be known to the world more than a thousand years ago and since then it{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) an important Chinese export.

    At present more than forty countries in the world grow tea with Asian countries，{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  (produce) 90% of the world's total output. All tea trees in other countries have their origin directly or indirectly in China. The word for tea leaves or tea as{#blank#}5{#/blank#} drink in many countries are derivatives(衍生物)from the Chinese character “cha”. The Russians call it “cha'i”, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}sounds like “chaye”(tea leaves) as it is pronounced in northern China, and the English word “tea” sounds similar to the pronunciation of{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (it) counterpart（对应物） in Xiamen. The Japanese character for tea is written{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (exact) the same as it is in Chinese, though{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (pronounce) with a slight difference. The habit of tea drinking spread to Japan in the 6th century, but it was not introduced to Europe and America till the 17th and 18th centuries. Now the number of tea{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (drink) in the world is still on the increase.

    We often hear people say “You've a greater chance {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hit) by lightning.” It is used to describe something {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(likely) to happen. However, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} truth is that lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 Americans are struck by lightning each year, of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} about 70 people die. In fact, there are more deaths {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (cause) by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes. And in India, at least 2,000 people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (kill) in lightning strikes since2005.

    Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention {#blank#}7{#/blank#} other disasters. The US has made June 22-28 National Lightning Safety Week, aiming to deepen the public's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (understand) of the dangers of lightning and provide safety tips during thunderstorms.

    “If you hear thunder, you are in danger of lightning,” said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross. “The most important thing is to seek a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hide) place. If you are near wide, open places, move indoors as {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (quick) as possible and stay there until after the storm has ended.”

    That Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou, succeeded in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City. Word came {#blank#}1{#/blank#}the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(locate) in North China, is currently under construction, and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(expect) to be completed by 2020 in preparation for the cities to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting from Beijing North Railway Station, heading west through the Great Wall three times in the capital's territory, the project is a big challenge, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} designers say the explosions needed to dig the tunnels will not have an impact on the structure. The line has a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(long) of 174 km as a double tracked passenger dedicated line, with ten stations situated along its route. Having a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(totally) investment of 31.17 billion yuan ($5 billion), the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes, with the train {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(travel) at an average of 250 km/h. According to the plan, the high-speed railway will build two branch lines—one is to Yanqing Station and the other {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Taizicheng of Chongli, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the Olympic village lies. The full railway, which includes 70-kilometer section through Beijing, will be completed in four and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} half years.

    I will never forget that at the age of 9 I was asked to deliver a speech entitled A Challenge in My Life before the whole class! You can imagine how {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that…with so many eyes {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fix) upon me. I could do nothing but {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (prepare) for it, though. First, I was to draft 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 {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, giving out my speech tongue-tiredly. After {#blank#}7{#/blank#} seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding…I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before {#blank#}8{#/blank#}big audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficult on our way {#blank#}9{#/blank#} success is our fear. Overcome it, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you will be able to achieve your goals.

    When we compare ourselves with great people, we may feel very ordinary (平凡的）unimportant. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, we must remember that those great people were extraordinary (卓越的) The world has more than 6 billion people, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it is difficult for all of us to be extraordinary. What can we do? We can try to be the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (good) people that we can possibly be.

    This means that we Deed to be honest and hardworking. We also need to be open-minded and kind to other people. Most {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (importance), we need to be ambitious (有雄心的). We need to always set goals for {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (we) and work hard to achieve these goals.

    Madam Curie and Thomas Edison were hard-working, kind and ambitious, and they {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (work) hard to achieve their goals. Curie gave her life to “ease (减轻）human suffering”. Edison spent his life as an inventor. He invented a camera {#blank#}7{#/blank#} showed movement. Later people used cameras to make modem films.

    A famous writer from Ireland once wrote, "We are all in the gutter (社会底层）but some of us are looking at {#blank#}8{#/blank#} stars.” I often come up with this when I am unable to achieve something. It reminds me that we are all at a lower level {#blank#}9{#/blank#} that we all have a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (high) goal to work towards.

At certain times of the year, we can see many animals move from one place to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. This movement {#blank#}2{#/blank#} migration. They migrate 3. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} food, a partner or to search for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} weather. Every fall, millions of beautiful monarch {#blank#}5{#/blank#} begin the journey. They manage to travel a long distance to the places {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they will spend the winter. Scientists find the monarch is able to tell {#blank#}7{#/blank#} time of day. It then uses {#blank#}8{#/blank#} eyes to measure the position of the sun. But the population of them {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in the last few years. The more we know {#blank#}10{#/blank#} them, the greater the chance they will survive.