Everybody knows that the United Kingdom consists {#blank#}1{#/blank#} four countries: English, Scotland, Wales plus Northern Ireland. However, about four hundred years ago Scotland tried to break away from English {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(influent). The Scots wanted to attack England and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(decide) that France should take the place of England {#blank#}4{#/blank#} their closest friend. England,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} was unhappy when the relationship between the two countries broke down. Queen Elizabeth I did not want to be left out of any decisions {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(do) with Scotland, so she divided the Scottish lords into several groups so that they would argue with each other instead of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(attack) England. This {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(arrange) worked well until 1603 {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Queen Elizabeth died. As King James of Scotland was her only relative, he became King of Scotland and England, and everybody was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(delight) with the solution.

    Bike sharing is growing in popularity as a means of public transportation. It seems like a perfect solution{#blank#}1{#/blank#}China's heavy traffic.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}some local authorities(权威人士)say the bikes have become a nuisance and one Shanghai district has confiscated(没收)almost 5,000 bikes. The unregulated parking has caused continuous problems and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(complain). Traffic police had confiscated the bikes because they had been {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(legal)parked.

    Shanghai is the world's largest bikeshare city with 280,000 shared bikes citywide. That number is expected{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(jump)to 500,000 by this June, according to Guo Jianrong, Secretary General of Shanghai Bicycle Association.

    Until the turn of the century, bikes were the main form of transport in Chinese cities. But in recent years, as Chinese have grown{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(rich)than before, bicycles{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(replace)by private cars, motorbikes and other public transport.

Bike sharing is hardly new, but what makes{#blank#}8{#/blank#} unique in China is that its usually station free—which means that users can leave the bikes anywhere they want. It's also cheap. Shanghai is not the only city{#blank#}9{#/blank#}bike sharing has had teething(萌芽的)problems. More than 500 bikes{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (rent)out by bike sharing firms were piled up in the southern city of Shenzhen in January.

So why has English changed over time? Actually all languages change and develop when {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. At first the English spoken in England between about AD450 and 1150 was different from the English spoken today. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.Then gradually between about AD800 and 1150, English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. So by the 1600's Shakespeare {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. In 1620, some British settles moved to America. Later in the 18^th century some British people were taken to Australia too. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    A recent study shows that most adults did household chores(家务） {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （active）when they were young. Most kids today do not do as many household chores as before, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} same study shows.

    An expert said, "Parents today want their kids to spend more time {#blank#}3{#/blank#} things that can bring them money and honour. They have stopped {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (do) the one thing that has proven to bring success. That is doing household chores."

    Another study finds that compared with the kids {#blank#}5{#/blank#} didn't do household chores, young adults beginning chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (succeed). They had better family relationships, did better in school, performed better at work and were more independent.

    Personal happiness is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say)to come from strong relationships. It begins by learning to be kind and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(help) to their parents at home.

    If your kids say they have to skip chores because it is time they {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (deal) with their homework, you'd better not let them off the hook. If you do, your child may think grades are more important than caring about others. "What may seem like small {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (message) at the moment add up to big ones over time." says an expert.

The Future Life on Mars

    Compared with the life we {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (live) on the earth now, the future life on Mars will be {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (total) different.

    Firstly, without pollution on Mars, people will be able to drink cleaner water {#blank#}3{#/blank#} breathe fresher air, so they will be {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (health).The food on Mars will be different from {#blank#}5{#/blank#} food now. People will just take {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (pill) and drink man-made juice instead of eating bread and meat. Secondly, people will travel back to the earth or to other planets for sightseeing by spaceship. Additionally, there will be no {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fix) school and classrooms. Children will just fly to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} classroom {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the school spaceships. And people won't work in factories or companies. They can stay at home, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (work) with computers.

    During the past ten years, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been gaining {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (popular) across the world. This style of health care has spread to 183 countries. Up to now, approximately 100 international agreements {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (sign) with Chinese government on TCM cooperation. One of the reasons for such a growing trend is probably due to the increase of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (science) research into TCM. Since Tu Youyou, a Chinese scientist was awarded Nobel Prize for her discovery of the drug qinghaosu, TCM has become even more{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(globe) famous. While quite a few {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (explain) have been given to support TCM theories, it is still faced with the challenge in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (prove) to the public that it has certain effects when used in medical treatment. That's to say, it is significant in {#blank#}7{#/blank#} long run for TCM to team up with Western medicine. Scientists hold the belief {#blank#}8{#/blank#} using the collective knowledge, rather than regarding the two approaches {#blank#}9{#/blank#} being in competition is where the potential for its enormous effects {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(lie) in.