American popular music is played all over the world．Peopleof all ages in all countries enjoy{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (listen) to it．The reasons for{#blank#}2{#/blank#} popularity are its fast pace and rhythmic beat．The music has many origins in the United States．Country music,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  (come) from the rural areasin the southern United States, is one source．Many people appreciate this music because of the emotions{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (express) by country music songs．

        A second origin of American popularmusic si the blues．It described mostly sad feelings{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (reflect) the difficult lives of American blacks．Itis usually played and sung by black musicians, but it is popular with all Americans．

Rock music is a newer form of music．This music style was known{#blank#}6{#/blank#} rock and roll in the 1950's．Sincethen there{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) many forms of rock music, hard rock, softrock, punk rock, disco music and others．Many {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (perform) of popular rock music are youngmusicians．

People hear these songs{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sing) in their original English or sometimestranslated to other languages．The words may differ{#blank#}10{#/blank#}the enjoyment of the music is universal．

    Day after day, a small blue truck speeds along the streets of Funen. A dog sits beside the driver, looking at him as if{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (listen) to his order. Whenever the truck goes by, the people of Funen tum and stare, some in wonder, others in admiration; for on its sides{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (print) the words TRACKER DOC and a telephone number.

    Yes, the passenger in the blue truck is a dog that{#blank#}3{#/blank#} ( be) used to find lost things or follow the tracks of persons and animals. Within seven years, the dog and his{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (own) Anderson have found lost things worth nearly $400,000，among{#blank#}5{#/blank#} are watches, jewelry, money, cows, pigs, and other dogs. Of course, the secret of the dog is his sensitive nose.

    Each year the dog and Anderson answer about 700 calls{#blank#}6{#/blank#} help. Four out of five times they find what they are asked to look for. Whenever the phone rings in Anderson's house, the dog is{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (immediate) excited. He quickly runs to the truck, eager to be off in search of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (lose).

    On the way, Anderson repeats again and again the namesof{#blank#}9{#/blank#}  they are looking for. So by the time they arrive, the dog is ready{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) to work. He circles here and there until he picks up the smell of an object in a place where it doesn't belong.

    A US teenager criticized（批评）on social media for wearing a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tradition) Chinese dress to her high school prom（毕业舞会）defended her decision and has won support from netizens（网民）in China.

    Keziah Daum, 18, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} high school senior in Utah, faced a strong reaction from thousands online, some of whom accused her of “cultural appropriation（文化挪用）” after she posted four prom pictures on Twitter on April 22 that featured her wearing a qipao, a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (woman). “I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (praise) by the many people from China who have both reached out to me and have posted to social media their viewpoints. I thank them {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the moral support regarding my decision {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wear) a qipao,” Daum told China Daily in an email on Tuesday. “I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sincere) thank the outpouring of support I have received from the people of China.” Daum stood by her choice to wear the dress, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was red and orange with gold-and-black embroidery（刺绣）. She said on Twitter that she will not take down the original post. “The dress {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (catch) my eye at first because of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (it) beauty,” she said. “I was also so happy to find a dress with a modest neckline. It is very hard to find dresses in America for prom which cover a women's neckline.”

    My dad is an enthusiastic (狂热的) runner who {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (great) influenced me when I was young. So I was very sporty before the age of 14. However, when my family move, my new school didn't pay much attention{#blank#}2{#/blank#} sports and had no after-school activities like football or running. Over the next few years, I{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(stop) exercising apart from during Physical Education lessons at school. It looked like I was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (health); however, I was not.

    One day, I was late for a bus, tried to run after it and in under a minute was out of breath! This made me realize how unfit I was. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (help) myself get in shape again, I made a(n) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (decide) that I would take up a kind of sport.

    A friend of mine suggested a swimming pool {#blank#}7{#/blank#} she goes to a few times a week. Now, I'm a swimming lover! I find swimming in the pool very {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (relax). I swim for{#blank#}9{#/blank#} hour three times a week. I hope that I will soon start to feel the benefits of regular exercise, and will become {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (fit) than before.

    According to an announcement by Sergey Kravtsov, Russian vice minister of education and science, Sputnik news reported, Russia's national college entrance exam will include Mandarin as {#blank#}1{#/blank#}elective foreign language starting from 2019. Chinese will become the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (five) elective test item for the Unified State Exam in addition to English, German, French and Spanish.

    The number of Chinese learners in Russia {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (rise) quickly in the past decade, according to a survey {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (carry) out by a linguistic research center in Russia. Approaches {#blank#}5{#/blank#}learning Chinese vary from person to person, with more and more people {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(choose) university courses in Russia.

    The three-hour-long Chinese test will quiz students on {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they) listening, reading, and writing abilities and a fourth section will examine students on grammar, vocabulary and Chinese {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (character). Some parts in the exam are even a little bit difficult for native Chinese speakers. Insiders from the Russia education industry confirmed those {#blank#}9{#/blank#}are with relevant professional background and Mandarin proficiency(精通) are more competitive in job application.

    According to the Office of Chinese Language Council International, some 100 million people, excluding native speakers, use Chinese {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (global).