Volunteering to help people in need combined{#blank#}1{#/blank#}travelling to faraway places is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. People travel to other countries, learn languages and other cultures and gain new{#blank#}3{#/blank#} ( experience ). Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ( be) one of the fastest - growing areas of tourism, More than 1.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries. They work in orphanages (孤儿院), help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farming work in{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (develop) countries. There are many reasons {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people want to engage in voluntourism, Students see it as a gap year after school, while others {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (simple) want to take time out from a job and do something else. However, some voluntourists do not see volunteering {#blank#}8{#/blank#} what it is. They only think it is a cheap way {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（travel）and don't really want to get{#blank#}10{#/blank#} （involve） in hard work.

    She is widely seen as example that good looks can last forever. At nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa. The health of the famous picture, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (paint) by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (bad) by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.

    Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as secret as the smile. Da Vinci {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (him) loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (final) sold to France's King Francis I in 1519.

    In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} took it out of the museum placed under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} painting was sent back to France two years later.

    During World War II, French {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hide) the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.

    Like many old {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (lady), the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (tell).

    In our daily life, we often meet with difficulties. Some people do nothing but wait, while others try hard to conquer{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Personally, we should face with difficulties positively and make every effort to overcome them.

    My memory drew me back to five years ago when I was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} middle school student. At that time, I had great trouble studying English. First of all, I felt it hard to memorize English {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(word). Besides I didn't dare to say anything in class when {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (ask) questions. What annoyed me most was that I failed exams {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(constant). I was about to give up {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my English teacher found my problems. He encouraged me and gave me some good advice. So {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (inspire) by him, I decided to settle my problems.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(follow) his advice, I made progress gradually. I owe my achievement {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the teacher whose encouragement was of great {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.(important).

    Living beside an active volcano (火山) means that small earthquakes are not unusual. Everybody here knows {#blank#}1{#/blank#} they feel like, and they come {#blank#}2{#/blank#} no surprise to the local people. For me, they're a little different, though.

    What do you do when there's an earthquake? Most people would try to leave the building. I live on {#blank#}3{#/blank#} third floor of a flat with several more stores above me—nobody wants {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (trap) under that after an earthquake. I guess, if an earthquake came, I would probably just panic rather than think about what I need to do, such as hiding somewhere or {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (run) out of the building.

    I had never felt an earthquake until last week. There was a small earthquake {#blank#}6{#/blank#} could hardly even be called an earthquake. I was not really {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (frighten). To feel the earth move like that was just strange. Of course, it {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (last) only a few seconds. I have spoken to the local people since the event and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (luck), there were no injuries or damage {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (do) by it. But if it had been a real earthquake, I think I would have felt quite differently.