During our daily life, we are often faced {#blank#}1{#/blank#} problems that simply turn out {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) more difficult than {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(expect), and this, in turn, causes great negative feelings. However, most difficult {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(experience) will become {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(value) lessons,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} can help us prevent future mistakes. Besides, the tough situations {#blank#}7{#/blank#}we can see ourselves differently offer us an opportunity to achieve self-promotion, and they also make {#blank#}8{#/blank#}easier for us to get through hard times in the future.

    As long as we have {#blank#}9{#/blank#}strong will, the temporary difficulties {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(overcome) and we can live through them with a better preparation for the future.

    Beijing Opera roles require performers to paint {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( they) faces in patterns and colours to suggest different character types and{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(quality).

    In Beijing Opera, facial painting can be quite complex(复杂的). However, in the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(begin), only three colours{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(use)-red, white and black. Now, many other colours, such {#blank#}5{#/blank#}yellow, purple, blue and green, are used for facial painting.

    Red is a colour for{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(brave) and loyalty. Guan Yu, a general from the Three Kingdoms Period(AD 220-280) is a good example of this kind of character. He is famous {#blank#}7{#/blank#}being very loyal to his emperor, Liu bei.

    White means all{#blank#}8{#/blank#}is bad in human nature. One of the typical white-faced characters is Cao Cao, a{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (power) and cruel prime minister from the Three Kingdoms Period.

    Black face paint is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(usual) used for someone who is fierce and violent. One typical example is General Zhang Fei from the classic novel, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

    All these different colours are used in Beijing Opera facial painting to show a clear picture of each character.

    On arriving in the United States, I felt everything was different. There were many new things I had to adapt to. One thing that really {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) me a long time to adapt to was speaking the language.

    I remember {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(clear) that I had to struggle to learn English because I couldn't even write a short paragraph to introduce myself at the first day of my English class. The teacher asked me {#blank#}3{#/blank#}it was difficult for me. If it was, I could change to level one!

    However, I was stubborn and swore that I was going to succeed. I started to spend many {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hour)per day, even though it was stressful, because I wanted to take advantage {#blank#}5{#/blank#}this special chance to study English in the USA.

    I felt depressed because I couldn't understand {#blank#}6{#/blank#}people were saying even though I made great efforts. However, I still kept {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(try) and never gave up.

Now, I can tell you that I have improved a lot, but sometimes it is still easy for me to get{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(confuse) if I don't know what topic people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(talk) about. To adapt to this new language, I had to tell {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(I) that I could do it. I really believe I can!

    The silent killer — air pollution causes seven million premature (过早的) {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(death) a year, not just in{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(develop) countries but also in UK and the USA as well. In China，people are well aware of the health problems it brings.

I check every part every day. If it has heavy air pollution, I will prepare masks for my family. I dislike{#blank#}3{#/blank#}when the air is bad. Because bad air makes it difficult for me to breathe and I think it does influence my{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(perform) at work. A new research in china has also found a link between air quality and levels of intelligence. In the study, 25,000 people living across China{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(test) in language and math skills last year. They found the results of those{#blank#}6{#/blank#}lived in more polluted areas were{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (negative) impacted, especially in languages. It adds to a growing body of evidence that air pollution has an effect not just on the lungs and heart{#blank#}8{#/blank#}on the brain.

    This research shows that the longer we are exposed to air pollution, the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (many) problems we're storing up for later life. Campaigners hope this study will persuade the British government{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(think) hard before it publishes its clean air strategy next year.

Yoho National Park is a Canadian national park. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (cover) an area of about 507 square miles, it was established in 1886. Yoho National Park {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (know) as one of the four famous national parks in the Canadian Rockies. Because of its special {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (locate), Yoho National Park has many mountains, including Mount Stephen, Mount Balfour, Mount Goodsir and so on. The {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (tall) mountain among them is Mount Stephen. There are also waterfalls in the park. Wapta Falls is the largest waterfall. And Takakkaw Falls is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (official) known as the second highest measured waterfall.

Yoho National Park is close {#blank#}6{#/blank#} three other national parks in the Canadian Rockies. To the north is Jasper National Park, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is the largest of the four. Banff National Park borders (接界) Yoho from the east. Kootenay National Park, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (name) after one of the two rivers that flow into it, is located to the south.

Although most people like to visit Yoho during the summer, there are quite {#blank#}9{#/blank#} sizable number of visitors during the spring and autumn. Common summer {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (activity) include camping, climbing, hiking, fishing, and wildlife viewing.