Most people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (leave) in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown children visit them {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(occasion), but more often, they do not have any regular visitors. The truth is that the idea is an unfortunate myth — an {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (imagine) story. In fact, family members provide the most care {#blank#}4{#/blank#} elderly people need. Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, has studied {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the American family is changing. He has reported that by the time the average American couple reach 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than before, family members must provide long-term care. More {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (psychology) have found that all caregivers believe that they are the best people for the job. Social workers interviewed caregivers to find out why they took {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the responsibility of caring for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} elderly relative. Many caregivers thought they had obligation {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (help) their relatives, stating that helping others make them feel more useful. Most hoped that by helping someone, they would deserve care when they became old and dependent. Caring for the elderly and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (take) care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be involved.

    In 1863 the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (crowd) on the roads above as they travelled to and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} work. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(lay) the track and then building a strong roof over{#blank#}4{#/blank#} top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced.

    Steam engines {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(use) to pull the carriages and it must have been{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fair) unpleasant for the passsengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using{#blank#}7{#/blank#}every day.

    Later, engineers {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels (隧道）, which became known as the Tube. This development was only possible with the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The central London Railway was one of the most {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(success) of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.

    Colin Powell, a US statesman, once said: “A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) hard work.” And in Chinese culture, nothing says more about hard work {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the phrase “Ju Gong Jin Cui (鞠躬尽瘁)”.

    The phrase came from the Three Kingdoms period (AD220 — 280), during which the country was divided{#blank#}3{#/blank#}three kingdoms—Wei, Shu, and Wu, each of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} leaders wanted to take power and unite China as one. Liu Bei, the leader of Shu, suddenly {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (die) in an important battle.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fortunate), his young son Liu Shan had Zhuge Liang {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (depend) on. He promised he would devote {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(he) to a stronger Shu.

    The phrase came from an article of Zhuge Liang. From then on, it has been used to describe a person with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} great mind and spirit, who works his whole life to make the dream into {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (real).

    No body language can be more attractive than smiling. Not only can a beautiful smile make us happy, but also it enables others to feel {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(delight). {#blank#}2{#/blank#} smile is so powerful that it gives people great courage, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(make) them feel better.

    A little boy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (name) LangZheng, for instance, impressed and encouraged a great many people after a serious earthquake happened in WenChuan. Right after he {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(rescue) by the soldiers from the ruins, he saluted(敬礼) and smiled to them. His smile was like sunshine {#blank#}6{#/blank#}warmed people who were in {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(sad).

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} smile, our life would be colorless and difficult. It is suggested that we {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(smile) as much as possible. If you are happy, you should smile; if you are not happy, you must smile. Just smile, and you can{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (true) attain happiness.