We travelled to Zimbabwe not long ago.  Before we started, we'd been warned not just by one person,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}by many people.

    The day we crossed the famous bridge over Victoria Falls to Zimbabwe we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (greet) by friendly border agents and the border police waved us on our way with a smile. We started to give a second thought to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} warning we'd been given.

    The first day we took the backroads(乡村小道)to Binga, a place that was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (former)a popular destination for those looking to rent houseboats and go fishing on the lake. The next day we drove on single track roads through remote villages. Villagers would stop and stare as we drove by, as {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (see) tourists in this area was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (rare) than a blue moon. The road conditions continued to worsen, but the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(beautiful) of the region grew too. We climbed up and down the mountains and valleys {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(fill) with native birds and wildlife.

    We pulled into Kariba where the lake ends and the Zambezi River continues.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} it is just a small town in Zimbabwe, it brings people a lot. We felt that Zimbabwe had treated {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(we) nicely-it would be hard to leave.

    Most Americans think of New Year as a single day on January lst. However, Chinese-Americans and people from other{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(culture) that use different calendars each have another celebration as well. A good example of this is the Chinese New Year celebration in San Francisco, which is similar to{#blank#}2{#/blank#}we do in Shanghai.

    The most famous part of Chinese New Year in San Francisco is the parade, which{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(watch) by over three million people every year. Over a hundred entries take part in the parade{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(march) through downtown and Chinatown. In the course of the parade, cheering from the crowd is mixed {#blank#}5{#/blank#}music as local community groups wave banners, flags, and carry lanterns. Chinese themed floats will “float” by, including {#blank#}6{#/blank#}long Golden Dragon float that {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(take) one hundred people to operate. Local kung fu schools will perform lion dances when firecrackers explode around their feet.

    For many Americans, celebrating{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(they) ancestral culture is as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (importance) as American culture, and they celebrate both. If you have a chance {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (visit) the United States, you may have the chance to see some of the celebrations yourself.

    As an old English saying goes, “honesty is the best policy”. It is more than an old cliché（陈词滥调）, but {#blank#}1{#/blank#} good way to live your life.

    First, honesty is the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(easy) choice that we can make. When people get caught in lies, it always costs them something. Many relationships are destroyed by lies.

    Second, honesty gives us much{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (free). Many people believe that being honest limits them in life, but that is not true. Sooner or later those dishonest people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (pay) a price for their acts; on the contrary, when we are honest, we are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (true) free.

    If there were two people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (stand) before you, a person with a record of being honest and a person{#blank#}7{#/blank#}is known to be dishonest, who would you be more likely {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (believe)? I'm sure most people would side with the honest person.{#blank#}9{#/blank#}we live in the truth or we live in lies. Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing but more troubles. Honesty is a choice that we make each day. The choice is{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (you). What will you choose?

    In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the blood type {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the person was born with. People with blood type A, for example, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (consider) more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (finish) what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.

    The blood-type personality theory {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (start) in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (different) among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Most Asians might believe {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the blood-type theory, but for many it seems {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (harm) and not something to be taken too seriously.

    Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely dismiss (摒弃) the belief as a modern-day superstition (迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (connect) between blood and personality. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (general), scientists warn against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.

    Overweight children and teenagers aged between 5 and 18 in the China mainland {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (reach) 8.5 million in 2025, a number {#blank#}2{#/blank#} surpasses (超过) the population of Spain, a study said.

    According to the study, among the obese Chinese youth, millions of them {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (report) to suffer from all kinds of diseases. It also stated that in all there would be 268 million overweight schoolaged children worldwide by 2025, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(include) 91 million obese children, if no effective {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (measure) could be taken to stop the existing trends. Inactivity and the consumption of junk food and soda drink contributed {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the growing number of overweight {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (young) in the world. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (respond) to the increase of obese children in China, the State Council released a guideline this year. The guideline aimed to prevent more children from becoming obese and it urged that the local government in China {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (strength) the training of medical staff around children's health and promote knowledge of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (balance) eating and drinking habits among their parents.