The music you love could end up making you deaf. More {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (special), the way you listen to the music you love could be making you deaf.

    The problem is headphones. In the past, we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (play) music out into the air. Then earmuff-style（耳罩式）headphones were invented and we were able to music much {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (close) to our ears. Now we have car buds（耳塞）, which many doctors think are worse than older headphones because they play music directly into the ears. Also, ear buds are not as good as blocking outside noise, so people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} use them may turn the volume（音量）{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to dangerous levels.

    What's dangerous level? Well, it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (depend) on how long you are going to listen to the noise. This is the next problem. Very, very loud sounds can be dangerous to your hearing even if you only listen to them for a few minutes. But scary {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (true) is that even “normal” seeming noise can be dangerous {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you listen to it all the time.

Think for three minutes about how long you spend {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (listen) to loud noises with headphones every day. Then do some research. There are resources online to tell you what volumes {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) safe, and for how long. Don't take your hearing for granted.

    My name is Mahnaz Bibi and I'm from a village of Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. We {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (use) to live a happy and comfortable life. I had my husband Mukhtar Ali and a son Mushahid Ali. Mushahid was the whole world for me.

    On October 8, I was working when {#blank#}2{#/blank#} earth started shaking. I had never felt this kind of earthquake before, which made me quite {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(frighten). When I came to my senses, I ran back to my house to save my son,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}was sleeping in the room. There was nothing{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the debris(残骸) of my house. I started crying{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(loud) and asked the neighbors to help search{#blank#}7{#/blank#}my son. Some{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(village) came to this rescue, but after hours of hard work, I lost my whole world.

    A few days{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (late), we left our village, because there was nothing that{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(leave) for us. We traveled a long distance to reach Muzaffarabad in the end.

    When I packed up my life and moved from the comforts of my little hometown to Waco, I remember feeling {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (lose). All my friends were so excited to start their own lives, but I just wasn't sure {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I was ready for that yet. Many things worried me. But I hid my fears and when the time {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (final) came, I hugged my mother goodbye, made the two-hour one-way drive from Coppel to Waco, and set up my new room.

    For the first few weeks, I didn't miss home or really feel any kind of emotion at all except tired. There was so much for me to learn {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I hadn't had time to think about anything. My energy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (direct) towards figuring out campus, adjusting to college-level classes and remembering the names of every new person I met. I explored every corner, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (look) for the perfect place to study. I learned to set {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (I) a schedule of getting groceries, cleaning my room and doing my laundry on Sundays.

    Nowadays, in my second semester, I feel like I have almost adapted {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the university life. The transition from high school to college wasn't {#blank#}9{#/blank#} difficult as my mind made me think it would be. One of the best {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (thing) college has taught me is how to be independent.

    Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability.

    Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in this practice, gradually we'll learn how{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(express)ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(difficult). In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble in{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (proper).

    As far as I am {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(concern), my suggestion is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher {#blank#}9{#/blank#} help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for{#blank#}10{#/blank#} development of our writing skills.