A few months ago I left my hometown for Canada to study. I felt nervous because I was going to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}new place with new people. What worried my at first was that I couldn't speak English {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(fluent), and I also couldn't understand{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(they) customs. Everything was different {#blank#}4{#/blank#}my own country. I had to deal with everything alone.

    It was a sad moment {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I had to say goodbye to my family and friends at the airport. Suddenly, I felt unwilling {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(leave) my hometown because I grew up there and had wonderful{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (memory) of the familiar place. However, I know studying abroad was a {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(decide) that I made myself. I had to accept the challenge.

    By now I{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(get)used to the new life here already, though I'm looking forward to{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(spend) the coming vacation with my old friends back home.

    Sneezing(打喷嚏) is one way the body protects itself from {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (sick). Your brain {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(signal) you to sneeze. Then your eyes close and-achoo!-germs (细菌) {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(shoot) out of your nose.

    One sneeze can put as many as 40,000 droplets of saliva (唾液) and mucus (黏液) into the air. And those droplets travel up to 100 miles per hour, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(fast) than cars on the freeway.

    Here in the US, we say "bless you" when someone sneezes. The same goes for a number of other {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(country), including Wales and France. But {#blank#}6{#/blank#} general it's more common {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (connect) to health than to give blessings. In China, you say, "May you live 100 years!" In Germany, it's simply, "Health!"

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} do we wish sneezers well? The custom may date back to {#blank#}9{#/blank#}ancient belief. It is said that evil (邪恶的) spirits went out of our bodies during a sneeze - and that these spirits then try to get back in.

    Your nose can produce up to 32 ounces of mucus every day. That's enough mucus to fill more than two soda cans.

    Mucus is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (usual) clear. If it's green, yellow, or brown, then you might want to see a doctor.

    How are you getting along with your high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(leave) your parents. I know that you are now having trouble{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(communicate) with others. That's{#blank#}3{#/blank#}you are new here and people don't know about you. But I think you can follow the advice below.

    First, you should take{#blank#}4{#/blank#}active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other people's views{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(careful). Second, you should learn about your classmates' likes and dislikes,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(difference) people and show them that you are just as friendly. I'm always here ready to help. We can take part in some{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(activity) together and I can introduce you to others.

    There's no need{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(worry) too much. People will know you more very soon and will like to make friends{#blank#}10{#/blank#}you if you can do as the above.

    It's no surprise that smartwatches are so popular nowadays— {#blank#}1{#/blank#} seems that everyone wants to buy one! There's just one big problem: smartwatches are unprotected and can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (damage) easily. Since you are wearing it on your wrist there's no room {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (place) a shatterproof protective case on your smartwatch like you would on your mobile phone. In the course of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (live) your life and wearing a smartwatch it's only a matter of time before it gets bumped, cracked, or smashed. That means paying a high fee to get your smartwatch {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (repair).

    Owing {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the new breakthrough military technology, there's a new type of smartwatch that's super robust (nearly shatterproof) and yet very stylish!

The T-Watch Tactical Watch {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) ready for the "combat" of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (day) life. Demanding physical job? Extreme workouts and outdoor sports? No problem, this smartwatch can get through without so many as nicks (刻痕) or {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (scratch). What's more, this smartwatch, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} can withstand the toughest situations with no problems at all, is also dust and waterproof.

    The day before he heads to a war, an undefeated {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (command) named Qi has a dream in which he loses a battle and dies. When he wakes up, Qi gets ready to go and fight. While gaining successive victories, Qi decides to celebrate, although there is a final battle {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (wait) for him. When he gets {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (drink) and falls asleep in his tent, Qi's army {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (attack) by the enemy and he gets killed just as his dream predicted. This is the story that has inspired the latest Kunqu Opera production.

    As one of the oldest of the traditional Chinese opera {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (form), Kunqu Opera, which is about 600 years old, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (combine) singing, dancing and lyrical recitation. Performed in the Suzhou dialect (方言).UNESCO listed Kunqu Opera as an intangible heritage(非物质文化遗产)of humanity in 2001.

    Earlier this year, a plan of combining Kunqu Opera and traditional Chinese idioms was developed, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} would allow young Chinese directors and Kunqu Opera performers {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (work) together. The young artists are working on developing original plays based on traditional Chinese idioms to keep {#blank#}9{#/blank#} tradition alive while making it popular again{#blank#}10{#/blank#} new ideas.