A young American woman worked in a school in Shanghai． {#blank#}1{#/blank#} she came to China，she knew little about the Chinese culture of language． One day on her way to school，she went to a bank {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(draw) some money．To {#blank#}3{#/blank#}surprise，the bank clerk(职员) asked her if she had had her lunch．She was surprised at such {#blank#}4{#/blank#}question because in the American culture it would mean that the bank clerk is inviting her to lunch．Between unmarried young people it can also mean the young man's interest in dating the girl．Since this bank clerk {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a stranger to the American woman，she was very puzzled(困惑的)，and quickly answered that she {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(eat) already．After this she went on to school and was even {#blank#}7{#/blank#}surprised when one of the teachers asked her the same question．

    By now she understood that it could not be an {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(invite) but was puzzled as to why they asked it．In the following days she was asked the same question again and again and she spent many hours {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(try) to work out why so many people kept asking her this．At last she thought that these people must be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(concern) about her health．She was rather thin at the time，and she thought they must be worrying that she was not eating well!

    In fact the question like that has no real meaning at all — it is only a greeting．

    You might have seen this in US TV dramas. A group of girls knock on people's doors, trying to sell cookies. What are they doing? They are Amercican Scouts（女童子军）,and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (sell) cookies is a tradition of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (they).

    Selling cookies is just one activity among all the fun things that Girl Scouts do. The Girl Scouts of the USA is a group {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (found) in 1912.It offers all kinds of activities to girls and lets them learn skills.

    Boys can be scouts too. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they join a different group called the Boy Scouts of America (RSA), {#blank#}5{#/blank#} was founded in 1910.

    Now there are 1.9 million Girl Scouts in the US, according to the group, Usually, they go {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (camp) and learn how to build fires and use a compass. Sometimes they also stay {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (indoor) doing crafts or learning arts. Every time they do an activity or pass a test, they get a badge.

    The Boy Scouts love to win the badges too. They have a ranking system. And winning enough badges is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} must to get into a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (high) rank. The highest rank is "Eagle", which {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (require) at least 21 badges. Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon, and Bill Gates, the father of Microft, were both Eagle Scouts when they were young.

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, more commonly {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (know) as Mark Twain, was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida. Twain is considered{#blank#}2{#/blank#} greatest author and humorist of the 19th-century American literature (文学).

    In 1839 the Clemens family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, on the Mississippi River where he was brought {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Like many authors of his day he had little formal education. His education came from the print shops and newspaper offices {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he worked as a youth. In 1853 Twain left Hannibal to travel. On a trip to New Orleans he persuaded a riverboat pilot {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (teach) him his skill. By the spring of 1859 Twain was a licensed riverboat pilot.

    After a(n) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (success) attempt at gold and silver mining he joined the staff of a newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada. He first wrote under the pen name Mark Twain in 1863. 

    He continued to travel as a reporter for various newspapers, and in 1869 his travel letters from Europe {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (collect) into the popular book The Innocents Abroad. Between 1873 and 1889 he wrote seven novels {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (include) his Mississippi River books.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Twain's life and career progressed he lost much of the humorous style of his earlier years. What was expressed more and more in his later works was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} human beings are selfish. Even so Twain is best remembered as a great humorist.

    Sometimes our emotions can seem to defeat us. When this happens, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is possible to give people the wrong {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(impress) or do something we regret. Learning to express your emotions effectively will allow you to communicate clearly and carefully, without hurting those around you or{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(make) the situation worse. So it's important to learn to express emotions.

    Firstly, you need to learn how to express your angry feelings. Anger can cause you to say things you regret, so sometimes you should control your angry feelings. If you're afraid of saying something that hurts someone, then try to think{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(care) before you speak. Also, you can write down your angry thoughts as if you were shouting it out to the world. This allows you{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(express) your anger.

    Secondly, it's necessary to learn to express sadness. Sadness is particularly hard to deal{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, especially when people can see you are sad. But you needn't hide it. Instead, try talking about {#blank#}7{#/blank#}is making you sad. It doesn't matter if you cry, as it has proved that crying can reduce stress. What's more, if you feel your secrets are safe in your dairy, then write down what{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(upset) you.

    Learning to express worry is also important. If you're worried about a friend or a loved one, talk to them about your worry. This could give you some peace of mind. Also, you can choose an activity {#blank#}9{#/blank#}you are interested in and spend some time doing it. The less you think about the problem, the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you will worry.

    The year 2018 marks the 40^th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up. The past four decades has seen China shift its society from a farmers' community to a digital culture {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (successful). Under the leadership of CPC, many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (achievement) can be seen in every field. The life of the Chinese people has improved, with millions of people being lifted out of poverty. The country now has the world's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (large) high-speed rail network. And with around 800 million Internet users, China has become the world's fastest-growing online shopping market.

It is widely accepted that optimistic attitudes promote health as well as happiness. The secret of a long life is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (universe) desired and has long been sought. Today we can reveal it: always look on the bright side. A huge research project {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (lead) by scientists at the Boston University School of Medicine concludes that optimists live {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (long).

Lewina Lee, lead author of the study, said, "A lot of evidence {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (suggest) that exceptional longevity(长寿) is widely accompanied by a longer span of good health and living {#blank#}5{#/blank#} disability. Therefore our findings raise an exciting possibility {#blank#}6{#/blank#} we may be able to promote health and happiness by {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (develop) positive attitudes such as optimism."

However, the study doesn't suggest that we should aim for great pleasure. Sadness is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} important part of the human condition. Any normal person sometimes experience disappointment, ambitions and the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (lose) of loved ones. But for many people, these matters of human existence {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (transform) into an abnormal state of despair. There is a vital place in public health for providing mental treatment in helping to correct these cognitive errors. It is not weakness to be defeated by setbacks. It is merely a mistake.