I've dreamed of becoming a writer since I was a teenager. But {#blank#}1{#/blank#} isn't easy to get a book of mine published. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I've tried hard, none of my books have been published. This is really {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (upset).

    This morning, I received a call from a publisher and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (tell) once again that there was no way my book would be published. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (feel) sad, I left home and went to the park near my apartment. At the park, I sat down on the bench near the grass.

    While I was sitting there, I saw a little boy about one and a half years old. He was running on the grass, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his mother not far behind him. He looked so happy when he enjoyed the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (free) of running on the grass. He then fell on the grass, but he quickly got up and continued {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (run) as fast as he could again even without looking back at his mother. He was still running with a smile on his face, as if nothing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (happen).

    Seeing that, I was truly inspired. I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sudden) realized that I shouldn't get discouraged after experiencing failure. Instead, I should cheer up and keep on trying.

    One of my father's favorite {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (say) as I was growing up was “Try it!”. I couldn't say I didn't like something, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it might be, until after I tried it. Over the years I've come to realize how much of my success I owe to my {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (accept) of those words as one of my values. My first job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I determined what I wanted to do as a career. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (actual) I believed I would work for a few years, get {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (marry), stay home and raise a family, so I didn't think the job I took mattered that much. I couldn't {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) more mistaken. I mastered the skills of that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (begin) level position and I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (differ) positions. I accepted each new opportunity with the thought, “Well, I'll try it; {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I don't like it I can always go back to my {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (early) position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years.

    Today so many people are talking about AIDS, for which, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fortunate)，there is no cure now. When we talk about its influence on our society, this disease is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} most severe public health problem of all that we are facing in the 21^st century. It is spreading at a(n) {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (surprise) speed, especially in Africa.

    The UN AIDS organizations have come to the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (conclude) that in the past 20 years, 20 million people have died of AIDS. And this figure will be three times bigger in the next two decades {#blank#}5{#/blank#} measures are taken in poor countries. Only if people change their basic behavior in time, can AIDS {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (stop) from spreading. For example, in San Francisco, the rate fell greatly when a serious program was carried out. People were {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (please) to change their behavior when they realized how serious a risk they were taking.

    Experts think in order to get the message across to those {#blank#}8{#/blank#} don't realize the seriousness of AIDS, a well {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (design) educational campaign is the only thing at the moment that can help. It would be criminal not to put it into practice. So everyone has a share of responsibility in the fight {#blank#}10{#/blank#}AIDS.

Dear Amy

    It is very exciting that you are coming to our school so soon. Before you arrive, let me introduce our school to you.

    Our school is quite famous for{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(it) long history. It was begun in the early 1920s. It is a good place for us{#blank#}2{#/blank#}prepare) ourselves for the future. We have many wonderful teachers{#blank#}3{#/blank#}are always ready to offer help. They encourage us to try out new ideas and ask questions.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both arts and science. Students can choose to join any school clubs they are{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(interest)in. We can also choose the subjects{#blank#}6{#/blank#}we want to study. Last term I selected American Literature{#blank#}7{#/blank#}I wanted to learn about famous American writers. This term I{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(choose)to attend music classes because my father bought me a piano as a birthday present.

    I love my school and hope{#blank#}9{#/blank#}you will have a pleasant experience here too. I am looking forward to{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(meet) you soon!

Yours

Lily

    Believe it or not, have you ever noticed that you feel happier and more relaxed after you eat bread, pasta or fruit? Do you find that you are more energetic and awake after eating yogurt or beans? These things are not accidents. Food affect {#blank#}1{#/blank#} we feel more than we think. Scientists researching {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) effect on our moods are beginning to understand that we can influence our feelings with what we eat.

    Although our moods relates {#blank#}3{#/blank#} having various foods, it is not quite as simple as choosing the foods for the right occasions. If that {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) the case, athletes would not eat a lot of carbohydrates before a race.

    Another chemical {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (connect) with our mood is caffeine, which {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (find) in coffee, chocolate and many types of tea, is perhaps {#blank#}7{#/blank#} worst thing you can have when you are feeling stressed.

    Of course, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (enjoy) a nice meal with friends, whatever we eat, can also impact our spirits. Being with friends and family plays a big part in experiencing happiness.

    Most {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (important), though, remember the following old rule: try to eat different food, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} not too much.