God has blessed me with a lovely brother. He is 4 years younger than me. I still remember the scene {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he was born . When he was a little baby, he always used to cry for no reason and hardly slept. He never allowed me and my parents {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (sleep) well.

    With time {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (go) by, he became a little older. He used to enjoy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} by snatching(抢) all my toys away from me. As a result ,I was always angry . {#blank#}5{#/blank#} , my parents said that he wasnt {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (blame) as my younger brother and I should make him learn to share things.

    Now, although we still fight over things, we both love each other {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (deep). We share the same school and have the same {#blank#}8{#/blank#} , like doing sports, singing and reading.

    We do a lot of secret things without informing our parents and if {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (catch), we will join hands to deal with the situation. Life is fun when we are together. As we are growing old day by day, we are becoming {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (responsibility) for our duties than before. And we know that no matter where we go in life, we both are always there for each other to face the hardships of life.

    Every Thanksgiving my family and I, along with others, prepare and serve Thanksgiving meals for the people in our small mountain community. My husband and I also bring meals to the disabled.

    This Thanksgiving we did {#blank#}1{#/blank#} same. After delivering them to some individual apartments, we went to the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (centre) dining room. We put the boxes filled with Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and some other foods on the tables. People invited {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (we) to stay, and thanked us, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we had other deliveries and had to leave. As we started to go out, I turned around and saw them all {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (watch) us. Then I asked, "Would anybody like a hug?" They lined up. There was so much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (warm) in each hug.

    My eyes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fill) with tears and my heart with love. Now I visit now and then {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (chat) and, of course, hug. This year at my Thanksgiving delivery, when they line up {#blank#}9{#/blank#} their hugs, I am going to have them turn around and hug each other. These people have no family at Thanksgiving-- what could be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (good) for them than hugs!

    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).