Singles' Day falls on November 11th every year in China, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine's Day in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} people created Singles' Day.

    On Singles' Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (attend) blind date（相亲） parties, and some people even decide to get{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (marry) to strangers. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (promote) their goods.

    More and more people are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can't help buying things {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I need them or not. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.

    Yesterday I was about to go to the party with a friend {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I found a mobile phone by the roadside. After picking it up, I started searching the contact list and called numbers{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(see) whether I could figure out whose phone it was. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(fortunate), the only person who answered the phone didn't recognize{#blank#}4{#/blank#}number that I was calling from.

    My friend suggested that we {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(go) back to the street and the house in front of{#blank#}6{#/blank#} we found the mobile phone. And we did so. I knocked at the door and two young men answered. Neither of them had lost their phones, but as I referred to some names {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the contact list, one of them said he also had those names{#blank#}8{#/blank#} that it must be the phone of one of their friends. Then, he took the phone and said how wonderful it was that I took the time to find the owner. Afterwards, I left without {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (leave) my name or address. I never considered keeping the phone. Instead, I immediately tried to find the owner. And I believed that was exactly what I would want someone to do if I lost my phone. It couldn't have been {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(good).

    Sometimes, helping others is just doing the right thing.

    A recent study shows that most adults did household chores(家务） {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （active）when they were young. Most kids today do not do as many household chores as before, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} same study shows.

    An expert said, "Parents today want their kids to spend more time {#blank#}3{#/blank#} things that can bring them money and honour. They have stopped {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (do) the one thing that has proven to bring success. That is doing household chores."

    Another study finds that compared with the kids {#blank#}5{#/blank#} didn't do household chores, young adults beginning chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (succeed). They had better family relationships, did better in school, performed better at work and were more independent.

    Personal happiness is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say)to come from strong relationships. It begins by learning to be kind and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(help) to their parents at home.

    If your kids say they have to skip chores because it is time they {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (deal) with their homework, you'd better not let them off the hook. If you do, your child may think grades are more important than caring about others. "What may seem like small {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (message) at the moment add up to big ones over time." says an expert.

    Birth order, whether you are an older, middle or younger child in your family, affects career path as well as personality, a new research shows.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (reach)their conclusions, researchers studied many successful people from different career groups. One of the most important{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (discover) is that middle children are more likely to become CEOs than other children. Among them{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. The reason could be that they are more{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (competition) and flexible to fight for attention from the parents,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}makes them fit for high-flying roles.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} is claimed that consideration of others and high levels of management are required.

    Interestingly, they found the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(major) of astronauts are eldest children, the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (one) born children in the family. While youngest children were found to be more likely to have careers in classical music, because they are{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(possible) more sensitive and romantic. As for only children, the study suggests they are more likely to become artists due {#blank#}10{#/blank#}their personality of doing things perfectly and maturely.

    Joe's plane landed on time at Heathrow Airport. He had {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (exact) one hour to get out of the airport and go across the centre of the airport and the centre of London to catch his train to Manchester. He hurried through the airport, and then raced {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the taxi sign.

    Unfortunately, at that moment, his luggage broke and dirty socks, shirts and underwear were all over the airport floor. Joe was so {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (embarrass) that he quickly put everything back into his luggage. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (push) his way through the crowds of people, he finally made it to the taxi rank. He jumped into the nearest taxi, shouting, “Euston Station, quickly, pleases!” The taxi set off at such {#blank#}5{#/blank#} high speed that Joe {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (throw) back-ward, hitting his head against the glass .The taxi sped on and finally arrived in the city centre, and also the middle of a traffic jam! {#blank#}7{#/blank#} would be quicker to walk there, Joe offered {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (pay) the driver, got out of the taxi, and ran along the pavement and past all the shop {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (window). At last, he could see the station opposite.

    He {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (reach) the station just as his train was leaving. He got on the train with seconds to spare. He sighed with relief—he would be home in time for Christmas.