I like my new teachers very much because they are kind and{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(patience). Several days ago{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(want) to do some revision for my English class. I usually enjoy{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(do) that but I couldn't understand the text I was reading. I felt{#blank#}4{#/blank#}sad that I nearly cried. Then I remembered that Mr. Smith,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}new English teacher, had told us that we could ask him about things we didn't understand at any time. I wrote down{#blank#}6{#/blank#}couple of questions and put them to Mr. Smith and he gave me a really clear{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(explain).

    I really appreciated{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(have) so many good teachers like Mr. Smith. They made me feel cared{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(immediate) I entered the school. I'm sure everyone of us has shown respect{#blank#}10{#/blank#}them.

To any soldier

    I served as a second lieutenant (少尉) in a war thirty years ago. Married for only a year and a half, I missed my wife and baby daughter a lot. In the years before cell phones and Wi-Fi, we had limited opportunities {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (communicate) with loved ones.

    One night while sitting by myself, I investigated the "Any Soldier" mailbox, a cardboard box with letters and packages from Americans. I chose one shoebox-size package. Inside I found about 20 greeting cards {#blank#}2{#/blank#} children. At the bottom was a letter written by their teacher  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (explain) how her kids had put the box together and how they supported our efforts in the war. Truly touched at that very moment by this gesture, I decided to write a letter of gratitude. I thanked the teacher for  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} her children had done—its impact on my patriotism, my morale, and, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (significantly), my uplifted faith. For security reasons, I was able to sign only my name.

    Around 2013, I received a Facebook friend request from a woman with  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I shared no contacts. I replied that  {#blank#}7{#/blank#} we were friends, I could not accept her request. She responded with one question: "Are you Second Lieutenant Bartholomew?" I replied that I had been at one time.

    "Dear sir," she wrote. "We have never met, but thirty years ago I was a second-grade teacher at a school in Ohio and our classroom sent a care package  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (address) to Any Service Member.' The thank-you letter you composed was framed and it  {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (post) on the wall of the school for more than 20 years. I wanted to again thank you for your service to our country."

    We never spoke again, but this gracious teacher strengthened my belief in doing what my mother always taught me: Write thank-you notes— {#blank#}10{#/blank#} never know how many people your kindness can touch.

    Bao Bao, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (bear)at the National Zoo in Washington, started settling into her new home Thursday in southwest China. Under a(n) {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (agree) between China and the US, such baby pandas must be returned to China before they are 4 years old, the earliest age when they might begin to produce young.

    The 3-year-old landed in Chengdu in Sichuan Province on Wednesday after a 16-hour flight, during which she {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (look) after by a professional panda keeper Marty Dearie from the National Zoo.

    Bao Bao, whose name {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (mean) "treasure", will first go through a month-long quarantine (隔离期) at the Dujiangyan base, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} keepers will monitor her diet, activities and health during that time.

    A 100-square meter area of land has been prepared {#blank#}6{#/blank#} her at the base, including both indoor {#blank#}7{#/blank#} outdoor play areas, equipped with rubber balls and a tire swing for entertainment and fresh bamboo and apples for eating. Keepers will work hard {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (help) BaoBao get used to local bamboo and other Chinese foods.

    Having been considered as one of the world's most endangered {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (animal), giant pandas live {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (main)in the mountains of Sichuan, with some also found in neighboring Gansu and Shaanxi Province.