Today, enjoy the highlights of Shanghai, China's most {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(energy) city consisting of people from different parts of the world. Your tour will begin with a tour of Old Shanghai, a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(mix) of pretty narrow streets, traditional Chinese stores, and restaurants selling delicious dumplings, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is the original pre-war Shanghai. Dating back to 1911 Shanghai, Old Town, was a walled city made up {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(main)of fishermen, but the walls of the city {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(tear) down to allow free movement and easier trade. Continue through the Old Town, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}you'll find the Yu Garden there, first {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(establish) in the Ming Dynasty by a Mandarin named Pan Yunduan, who used to be the governor of Sichuan. The Yu Garden is considered {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the best garden in Southeast China, and enjoys {#blank#}9{#/blank#}history of over 400 years long. A large-scale restoration of the Yu Garden was conducted {#blank#}10{#/blank#}it opened to the public formally in 1961.

    Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

    In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland,Ohio.It{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up.The river was so polluted that it{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(actual) caught fire and burned.Now,years later,this river is one of{#blank#}3{#/blank#}most outstanding（杰出的）examples of environmental cleanup.

    But the river wasn't changed in a few days{#blank#}4{#/blank#}even a few months.It took years of work {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water.Finally,that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(clean) than ever.

    Maybe you are facing an impossible situation.Maybe you leave a habit{#blank#}7{#/blank#}．is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use.When you face such an impossible situation,don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

    While there are{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amaze) stories of instant transformation,for most of us the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work,like cleaning up a polluted river.Just be{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patience).

    I was on my way home with a friend yesterday {#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 go back to the street and the house in front of which we found the mobile phone. And we did so. I knocked at the door and two young men answered. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}of them had lost their phones, but as I referred to some names on the contact list, one of them said he also had those names {#blank#}6{#/blank#} that it must be the phone of one of their friends. Then, he took the phone and said how{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(wonder) it was that I took the time to find the owner. Afterwards, I left without leaving my name or address. I never considered keeping the phone. Instead, I immediately tried to find the owner. And I believed that was exactly{#blank#}8{#/blank#}I would want someone to do if I lost my phone. It couldn't have been {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(good).

    Sometimes, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(help) others is just doing the right thing.

    China has once again showed its ability to change the world with its “new four great {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(invent)”—high-speed rail, electronic payment, shared bicycle, and online shopping

    China's new-generation high-speed train, the Fuxing, is now one of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(fast) trains in the world, which can travel at a speed of 350 km/h. Besides high-speed rail, China {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(improve) people's lives in many other innovative (创新的) ways over the last decade.

    Bike sharing, for example, is not new itself. But China has made {#blank#}4{#/blank#}much more convenient and popular both in China {#blank#}5{#/blank#}overseas. Leading Chinese bike-sharing companies Mobike and Ofo are now operating in foreign countries such as Singapore and Britain.

    And back in China, when riding a shared bike, you can stop {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (buy) and eat whatever you want {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(simple) with a tap of your phone. You could easily pay with your smartphone by {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(scan) the seller's QR code. Cashless payment has grown into a{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(choose)for Chinese  people—even a pancake seller is using Alipay.

    Besides, the four innovative ways of life are most appealing {#blank#}10{#/blank#}youths from 20 countries participating in the Belt and Road innovation, and they wish their countries would emulate(仿效) China in terms of technological achievement

    Marriage can vary {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(great) from country to country. There are many different kinds of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(marry) ceremonies practiced around the world. One of the largest and most expensive wedding ceremonies {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(hold) in Dubai in 1981. At this wedding, the well-to-do son of Sheik Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum married Princess Salama in a large building {#blank#}4{#/blank#} was built for the ceremony. There were 20,000guests at the wedding. The cost was close to $44 million.

    A man and a woman may choose to get married for many {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(reason). Sometimes they marry because they are in love. Sometimes they marry because their parents tell them that they must marry.

    The {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(young) couple in the world to get married was a 11-month-old boy (the groom) and a three-month-old girl (the bride). {#blank#}7{#/blank#} couple got married in Bangladesh in 1986.

    The parents of the bride and the groom arranged the marriage in order to end a fight between the two families without either family {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(have) to lose face in the end. The families had been arguing over a farm for 20 years. Both the bride family and the groom family thought that they owned the farm, but no one knew for sure. The fight ended for good {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the young boy married the young girl. The two families agreed {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(give) the farm to the young couple.

    Nowadays, millions {#blank#}1{#/blank#} lonely singles are now going online instead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming{#blank#}2{#/blank#} world's most popular matchmaker(媒人).

    Singles are flocking(涌向) to the Internet {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (lead) them from one bad experience to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make {#blank#}6{#/blank#} easy to avoid someone {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you are not interested in. In the real world, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, ignoring someone you don't like can be difficult.

    Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren't always those who they declare to be in their online {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (like) to find a criminal online as you are Mr. Or Miss Right.