Humans like to live and work in groups. Language is the “cement”(胶合剂){#blank#}1{#/blank#}holds these groups together. Language is part of culture. Culture, in this sense{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(mean)all those customs, skills, and attitudes that are part of the behavior of a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(particularly) group. What you think {#blank#}4{#/blank#}what you want in life are all affected by the culture of the group in which you{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (raise). Groups of people live in different ways. They may have different skills, organizations, and art forms. Their family life may be completely different from yours.

    Human beings are inventive animals. They can decide to change their cultures in order to meet various{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(situation). Of all living things, human beings are the  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(clever). They can choose {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(live)in many environments and in a wide variety of ways. Only human beings can choose where and how they want to live and then improve the physical environment to help{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they)realize these choices. Acquiring the wisdom to make wise choices {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) the lasting challenge of being human.

    My name is Tabitha,a 36-year-old mother living with my three{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(kid) in West Tennessee.I{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(lose) my job a couple of weeks ago and I am still searching for work now.The town{#blank#}3{#/blank#}I live is quite small and finding a job here has proven to be a major task.

    Since leaving my last job,I have found that it's{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(difficult) to make myself employed again than I expected.I have become a full-time homemaker{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(take) care of my motherly duties as well as housework.Apart from caring for my children and taking care of the house,I am still busy looking for part-time and full-time{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(employ) to help my family financially.I{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(frequent) visit our local career center and search online if I have very little free time.

    To be frank,I admit that being unemployed is stressful.I usually find myself lying awake at night and wondering{#blank#}8{#/blank#}I'm going to support my family if I cannot find{#blank#}9{#/blank#}job.In my inner heart,I never think about giving up.Having devoted much effort to my job-hunting,I believe it will pay off one day.Therefore,I will continue to search until I find one that allows me{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(provide) an income for my family.

    There are various festivals throughout the world, festivals to satisfy and please the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(ancestor), to honor some famous people or important events, and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (express) people's thanks to the God {#blank#}3{#/blank#} bringing them harvest. For example, in Mexico people observe the Day of the Dead in early November, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. In India, October 2 is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi who helped India become a(n) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (depend) country. And in China, the Spring Festival, which {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (celebrate) in January or February, is the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward to the coming of spring. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are there all these festivals? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while.