Last Friday, my friend David called me and invited me and our friend Tom to a party in his university. Tom and I are in{#blank#}1{#/blank#} same class. We both wanted to go to the party, but there was a problem—we'd have a final exam on the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (come) Monday.

    “Don't worry. We can come back on Sunday and won't miss the exam,” really{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (want) to go to the party, Tom said. So I decided to go{#blank#}4{#/blank#} him.

    The party was great and we{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (true) enjoyed ourselves there. However, we stayed up late on Saturday night and slept all day on Sunday and didn't make it back to our university until Monday morning. We missed the exam. Then we went to our professor's office and explained{#blank#}6{#/blank#} we missed the exam. We lied that there was a flat tire（车胎漏气）on our way back to the university. Our professor {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (agree) that we could take the exam the following day.

    When it was time to take the exam, Tom and I{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (take)to different rooms. After we opened the test paper, we saw only one question, “Which tire?”

    Neither Tom nor I answered the question. Instead we told our professor the truth. Luckily, he later gave {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we) the real test paper. And both Tom and I made a{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (decide): never to lie again.

    Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. The practice of drinking tea has{#blank#}1{#/blank#}long history in China, having originated there. Nowadays, Chinese tea generally represents tea leaves which have been processed {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(use) methods inherited from ancient China.

    According to popular legend, tea{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(discover) by Chinese Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 BC{#blank#}4{#/blank#}a leaf from a nearby shrub fell into the water the emperor was boiling. The Emperor was interested in the new liquid,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (drink) some carefully, and found it very refreshing. And so, tea was said to be created in 2737 BC.

    Tea is deeply woven into the history and culture of China. The beverage(饮料) is considered one of the seven{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(necessity) of Chinese life, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. Around 771 BC—476 BC the Chinese tea was used {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(help) treat some diseases.

    Most Chinese teas are cultivated and consumed in China. Tea shops and tea houses in the street are easily found in China. Meanwhile, they are also exported internationally due{#blank#}8{#/blank#} a rise in the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(popular) of Chinese cuisine worldwide. Tea has become one of Chinese specific drinks in the world. It is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(common) available in Chinese restaurants and grocery shops world wide.

    If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be)rich and famous. Most musicians form a band because of the same interest {#blank#}2{#/blank#}writing and playing music. They may play anywhere {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (earn)some extra money as well as achieve their dreams. However, the Monkees, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} started differently, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(begin) as a TV show with musicians playing jokes and music in the programme. Only after a year or so {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they become more serious and they {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(produce) their own records and later became even {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(popular) than the Beatles in the USA. The band once {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(break) up and then reunited. In memory {#blank#}10{#/blank#}their former time as a real band, they produced a new record in 1996.

    A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments(茶点). Its function varies widely{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(depend)on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place {#blank#}2{#/blank#}people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people's leisure lives.

    Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(stand) in the Western JIN Dynasty, took shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and became booming in modern times.

    In the Song Dynasty, teahouses spread all over the cities and villages, at a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorate their teahouses {#blank#}6{#/blank#}paintings of celebrities or rare and precious plants {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining much {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (wide) popularity and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation(文化植入)of western culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on{#blank#}9{#/blank#} new look.

    Since reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and evident improvement of people's living standards, teahouses{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(flower) in China.

    Access to electricity has always been limited for people living in Nuevo Saposoa, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}remote village in Peru. However, things went from bad to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bad)in March 2015 after a flood damaged the power station in the area. The villagers {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(force)to turn to kerosene(煤油)lamps, which are not only expensive but give off poisonous matter.

    Fortunately, the researchers and students at the UTEC in Lima, Peru heard about it and came up with a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(create)idea. They designed a lamp that can be powered by plants and soil, both of {#blank#}5{#/blank#}can be found in the Amazonian rainforests where the village {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(lie). Called Plantalamparas, the lights draws energy from a plant {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(grow)in the rainforests and uses it to light up an LED bulb. So far, the bulbs have been a huge success.

    This is not the first time the students and professors of UTEC {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(come)up with a clever approach {#blank#}9{#/blank#}a problem. In 2014, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(deal)with Peru's severe air pollution they created a large advertising board that could be used as an air purifier(净化器)as well.