I seldom thought I had a passion. I would sit before the TV all day, thinking{#blank#}1{#/blank#} nothing but the next shadow. It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.

    One day I went with Mum to drop my sister off at the gym. Then,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Mum stopped at a red light, someone on the roadside caught my eyes. It was a man{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(dress) in rags, homeless. That didn't interest me, for I{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(see) many like him before.

    But he man wasn't sitting down with a sad{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(express). He had a radio in his hand and was dancing{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(merry) to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing{#blank#}7{#/blank#} he had.

    “Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he's homeless?” I asked.

    “He bought{#blank#}8{#/blank#},” she replied.

    “But if he's homeless, why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn't need.”

    “Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't{#blank#}9{#/blank#} only important things. We need happiness, too.”

    “I see.” The man must care too much about music, so he bought a radio instead of food and clothes. I realized that happiness is the key to life.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} it, there's nothing to look forward to. A passion gives a person the happiness they need to keep going!

    One day, I was walking in the street when I noticed a woman {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(come) up to me with a nervous smile and said,“Sir, can you help a person out? I haven't eaten for almost two days.” I handed {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(she) a few quarters and watched her walk away.

    That area was so poor and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(rule) by drugs and crimes. I walked to the corner and stopped by the door of the ATM machine. Then I {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(walk) inside and made sure that no one came in behind me.

    I put my card into the machine and deposited my money with a sigh of relief.60.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I turned to leave, I saw a wallet sitting on another machine. I had a look at it. The name on the license was one I could not pronounce, but whoever he was, he was going to get into a panic over a wallet {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his identification in it being lost in this city.

    I put it in my pocket and went home. In my apartment, I checked the online phone book {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(find) out whether there was someone who matched the name on the cards in the wallet, but without luck. I picked up the bank card and had {#blank#}8{#/blank#} thought. Because I wanted to help the guy, I called his bank. But the girl over the phone said they could not give out any personal information about their clients. So I left my contact information with her and asked her to tell the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(own) to contact me. Two days later, a very {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(thank) gentleman appeared at my office and I gave him back his wallet.

    An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} got off. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in dark glasses and old clothes, they {#blank#}3{#/blank#} special precautions so that no one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect. …'It couldn't be {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, Gloria,' Brinksley Meers agreed.

Snow {#blank#}5{#/blank#} thick on the ground. The woman knew that the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a bed and put the children inside it, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got {#blank#}9{#/blank#} cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, but it was too small.

    Five meters below the surface of the North Sea, near the southernmost tip of Norway, Europe's first underwater restaurant is to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (complete).The110-foot long structure, an oblique (斜的) concrete slab (平板) that {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (look) like a sunken periscope, started in July 2018 and work is now underway to complete the interiors, predicting the public opening {#blank#}3{#/blank#} spring 2020.

    The restaurant, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (call) Under, is the design of Norwegian outfit Snhetta, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} has made a name for itself with {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (project) such as the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, the Oslo Opera House, the National September 11Memorial Pavilion and the renovation of Times Square in New York.

    When {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (finish), the structure {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (contain) about 100 guests with a total internal area of about 500 square meters (5, 300 square feet). It has three levels, offering unique underwater views of the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (surround) sea environment through {#blank#}10{#/blank#} 11-meter (36 feet) wide panoramic (全景的) window.

    Our bodies can be younger or older than our actual age {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (depend) upon diet, lifestyle choices and physical activity. This is called biological(生理的)age, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} could be different from the age on your driver's license, which {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) chronological(时间的)age. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} recent study of over 900 adults who were tracked for 12 years, from ages 26­38, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (show) that people who were aging faster, meaning that their biological age was higher than their chronological age, were not as healthy or {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (physical) fit. This group was also more likely {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (have) cognitive decline(认知衰退)and was at a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (great) risk for age­related health conditions.

    A growing body of research proves that the keys to aging successfully are a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (combine) of exercising regularly, keeping busy with life, and maintaining a healthy diet with nutritious foods. These three key elements could contribute {#blank#}10{#/blank#} aging gracefully, and successfully, too.

    The term "extreme sports", which we might have seen on a magazine or a website, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) becoming more and more common as the concept of extreme sports gains {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (popular). But what are extreme sports on earth?

    During the 1970s and 1980s, the term was used for sports with high risks {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (involve). Today, however, the sports also include activities that give a feeling of adventure without{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(necessary) putting a participant's life in danger. For every extreme sport, there is professional equipment that has been developed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (protect) your body, improve your performance and give you{#blank#}6{#/blank#} advantage in the competition.

    Extreme sports cover a wide range. Some {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (develop) from familiar activities so far, like mountain biking, climbing and drag race. Some may not be well known. For instance, bouldering is a kind of rock climbing {#blank#}8{#/blank#} no rope is used. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} usually takes place in an area with large rocks or in climbing center.

    Nowadays, such sports have become more popular {#blank#}10{#/blank#} young people all over the world than ever before.