Gift from a stranger

My local supermarket is always busy. The first parking space I found was convenient, but I'd noticed a woman in a blue car circling for a while. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I was in a good mood, I let her have it. On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot—it was a tight fit.

Pretty soon I'd made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air. Feeling good, I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (empty) my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a struggling woman reverse park（倒车）.

Just as I approached my car, 1 saw the woman I'd let have my car space earlier. She was giving me {#blank#}3{#/blank#} odd look—half puzzled, half intent (热切的). I smiled and wished her a pleasant day. As I squeezed back into my car, I spotted the same lady {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  (look) in at me. "Hello," she said, hesitantly. "This {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  sound crazy but I was on my way to drop some of my mother's things off at the charity bins.” You are just so much{#blank#}6{#/blank#} her.” You helped those people, I noticed, and you seemed so happy.” She looked at me meaningfully and passed a box in through the window. “I think she would like you to have it.”{#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (shock), I took it from her automatically. She smiled and walked away.

After a pause, I opened the box. Inside was a beautiful gold necklace with a large grey pearl. It was{#blank#}8{#/blank#}  (nice) gift I'd ever received, and it was from a complete stranger. The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness.

    Now, please allow me to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (introduce) Lhasa to you. Lhasa is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} capital city of Tibet, which is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (locate) in the Southeast of Tibet. It is a city with a history of more than 1300 years. It is famous for the Potola Palace. Besides, it's also an {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (attract) city, attracting tens of millions of visitors from home and abroad each year. There are many {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (place) of interest and people  are very {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (friend). With the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (develop) of modern transportation, traveling becomes{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (easy). It takes only 2 hours to fly {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Chengdu to Lhasa. If you have a chance to come to Tibet, welcome {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Lhasa.

    There's no such thing as living alone. Never mind if you're {#blank#}1{#/blank#} only person in your house and have no dog, no cat, not even fish. You still have got several billion {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (roommate) — and so do we all. Some of them are harmless, some are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (actual) helpful and some could even kill you. They are, of course, bacteria, fungi(菌类) and viruses, and like it or not, they're on you, around you, and deeply within you. The fact that bacteria life is everywhere is not{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (surprise). It's something you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (learn) from your childhood when your mother told you not to drink water from someone else's glass. There are lots of bacteria {#blank#}6{#/blank#} are living in your tea kettle. There are bacteria {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sleep) with you on your bed. Scientists are beginning {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (realize) the richness of the microbiome (微生物群系) — which is as complex as the ones {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (find) in oceans, rainforests, deserts and woodlands. Your house has a microbiome and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} do you.

Twenty-five years ago, most young British people wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or to take up singing. But today, things stand {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(different).

According to a recent survey, the "dream job" of young people {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(age) between 16 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger, or "vlogger(视频博主)". The survey, carried out among 1, 002 people, found that over 40% of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of dream {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(career).

The change is largely due to the rapid development of information technology (IT). The Internet and social media have made it {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(easy) and more convenient to reach a global audience, without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way.

"In the past, the biggest stars {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(make) by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera may become a star, " said Phil Samuels, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} expert from the UK. "From fashion to comedy, these self-made stars interact online with their fans about everyday life. "

However, what people see {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) only the bright side of being a vlogger and they ignore the fact {#blank#}8{#/blank#} only those who are successful can gain fame and fortune. Actually, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} every success there are a hundred others who never get off the starting block. This is why some young people still show {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(prefer) for traditional jobs.