Some people live in the world for body while {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for dignity(尊严).

    I once took a walk along the street on a Saturday dusk, with a Pepsi can in my hand. An old woman in ragged clothes, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}was living on collecting {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (use) cans, jars and tins, moved slowly towards me, with a bag on the back! {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (walk) nearer, she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes on my can. At that time, I hadn't finished my cola, so I gave {#blank#}5{#/blank#} several coins instead.

    She stared at me for a few seconds {#blank#}6{#/blank#} handed back the money. Quite confused, I asked: “Why not? Isn't that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you want?” “I am not a beggar,” she said {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (serious), word by word.

    Instantly, I felt so sorry. I had intended to help her, completely misunderstanding her. Thus I hurt her. What I could do at that moment was only to drink up the cola and handed her {#blank#}9{#/blank#} emptied can. This time, she gave me a smile {#blank#}10{#/blank#} satisfaction and gratitude in her eyes. The woman is poor in material life but is so respectable as a man. I am not only moved but also have learned a good lesson.

    Celebrities(名人)like Olivia Munn, as well as fashion companies like Cucci and Versace , are among those who have been opposed {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wearing animal fur. Now, San Francisco has become the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(large) city in the USA to ban retailers from selling new fur to their customers.

    The ban aims to send {#blank#}3{#/blank#} strong message to the fur industry {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the cruelty these animals endure for the purpose of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (become) clothing is not consistent with the value of the city.

    As we all know, West Hollywood became the first American city {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(forbid)the sale of new fur items in 2011, and Berkeley passed a ban on the sale of fur clothing in 2017. Additionally, in 2000, the UK led the charge(打头阵), {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (follow) by Australia in 2004. More recently, the Netherlands, the European Union's main producer of fur , banned fur farming in 2012 and plans to end mink(貂) farming by 2024. In 2018, Norway banned fur farms and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(end) fox and mink farming by 2025.

    Hopefully, only when efforts like these are made to encourage {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (consume) to stop buying real animal fur {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the lives of animals be further protected all over the world.

    It was getting dark when I got home. It was cold and I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(wear) a coat. I walked up to the door and put my hand into my pocket {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(take) out my key {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I couldn't find it. I suddenly remembered that I {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(leave) it on my desk in the office. It really didn't make any difference. I knew my wife {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) at home and the children must have come back from school by now, so I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(knock) at the door.

    There was no answer, so I knocked again. I continued knocking at the door for some time. I {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(get) angry. Then I remembered something the office boy had told me at noon. He said that my wife {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (phone) saying that she {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(go) shopping in the afternoon with the children.

    There was only one thing for me to do: I had to clime in{#blank#}10{#/blank#} a window.

What does "barking (犬吠) up the wrong tree" mean? In this article, let's learn the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (express).

The phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (follow) a mistaken plan of action. The phrase comes from the old hunting (捕措) practice in which dogs would bark to show they have made other animals up trees unable {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (run) away. Sometimes the dogs were mistaken, and the animals had {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (actual) run away. When this happened, the dogs were barking up the wrong tree.

This phrase first began appearing in {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write) works after the 1820s, and was later widely used by western writers. It was used to describe anyone {#blank#}6{#/blank#} was following a wrong lead. Below is an example of how to use the phrase. Recently {#blank#}7{#/blank#} friend of mine needed a large amount of money {#blank#}8{#/blank#} his new business idea. So he went to an event to meet possible investors (投资者). However, the people he met {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) those also looking for money. Then we can say that he was barking up the wrong tree!

When using the phrase, avoid {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mistake) in spelling. For example, don't write it as "barking up in the wrong tree".