Finishing their shopping at the mall, a couple discovered that their new car {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（steal）. They filed a report at the police station and a detective drove them back to the parking lot to look {#blank#}2{#/blank#} evidence.  To their{#blank#}3{#/blank#}（amaze）, the car had been returned{#blank#}4{#/blank#} there was a note in it that said: “I apologize for {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (take) your car. My wife was having a baby and I had to rush her to the hospital. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets for tonight's Mania Twain concert.”  Their{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(faithful) in humanity restored. The couple attended{#blank#}7{#/blank#}concert. But when they returned home, they{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(immediate) found{#blank#}9{#/blank#} their house had been ransacked （洗劫）. On the bathroom mirror was{#blank#}10{#/blank#}note: “I have to put my kid through college somehow, don't I?”

    Tea is one of the most popular {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(drink) in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(dry) leaves of a tea plant. For centuries people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used it as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(die). Most teas have caffeine in them, a substance that makes you feel more active. Some people have problems drinking tea because it can cause {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(sleep).

    The tea plant grows best in tropical and temperate places {#blank#}5{#/blank#} rain falls throughout the year. Tea plants can be grown from sea level {#blank#}6{#/blank#} about 2,000 meters above sea level, but the best quality grows in higher regions.

    Tea{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(come) from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 meters high but on tea plantations they {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(cut) back to a bush of about a meter in height so that workers can pull the leaves {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(easy). It takes a plant tree to five years before it is ready for picking.

    A picker can harvest about 20 kg of tea a day. On large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are picked by hand.

    Yesterday, another student and I, representing our university's student {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(associate), went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year's international students {#blank#}2{#/blank#} were coming to study at Beijing University. After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive, I saw several young people enter the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(wait) area looking around curiously. I stood for a minute {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(watch) them and then went to greet them.

    The first person {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(arrive) was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(follow) by Julia Smith from Britain. After I met them and then introduced them to each other, I was very surprised. Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the cheek! She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence. I guessed that there was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(probable) a major misunderstanding. Then Akira Nagata from Japan came in smiling, together with George Cook from Canada. As they {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(introduce), George reached his hand out to the Japanese student. Just at that moment, however, Akira bowed so his nose touched George's moving hand. They both apologized – another {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(culture) mistake!

    Mac was cycling along a road. With a heavy camp bag, he wasn't moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (look) to his side, he was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (terrify) to find it wasn't a dog but a wolf that was running after him. He reached {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the spray in the bag. With one hand on the handlebar, he fired it. A bright red color covered the wolf and it fell back shaking its head. But a minute {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(late) it was by his side again. He sprayed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} second time, the wolf falling back again but only to quickly restart {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (it) attack. The wolf was getting closer. Mac waved and yelled at passing {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(motorist) but meanwhile rode hard. He knew clearly he must be careful not to slow down. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(fortunate) , Paul and Becky were driving along the same road when they spotted the scene. They drove toward Mac. When the car was in front of him, Mac jumped off the bike and dashed for the back door. Paul {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(open) the door so as to let Mac in. It was quite a while {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Mac became calm and thanked them.