Laozi was a Chinese philosopher who came from a village in the southern state of Chu. He is considered {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be)the father the philosophy called Taoism.

    Laozi {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (serve)in the Zhou capital for a long time before he became unhappy with the dishonest political situation and decided to resign. As he was passing through {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Hangu Pass, the gate-keeper stopped him and asked him to write down a book of his {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (teach). Laozi then composed a book of five thousand saying, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  (describe)the idea of the Tao and Te. This book was later known {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the Tao Te Ching.

    The Tao Te Ching stresses non-action (wu wei), which means the absence of aggressive action. In other words, man should not strive(奋斗)for wealth or fame, and violence is to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (avoid). This peaceful way of life was extremely {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (influence)in later periods and led to the development of a particular Taoist way of living. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  included special breathing exercises and special eating habits {#blank#}10{#/blank#} were designed to keep calm.

    Lantern Festival falls{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, representing unity and perfection， this festival also marks the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(office)end of the long holiday.

    There are many legends(传说)related to the origins of Lantern Festival.

    According to one legend, once in ancient times, a celestial(天堂的)swan came into the human world {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it was shot down by a hunter. The Jade Emperor, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(high)god in Heaven, was angry about this. He{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (plan)an attack on Earth on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with orders to destroy all people and animals. But the other celestials {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (disagree) with him and risked their lives {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(warn)the people of Earth. As {#blank#}8{#/blank#}result, before and after the fifteenth day of the first month, every family hung red lanterns outside their doors and set {#blank#}9{#/blank#}firecrackers and fireworks(烟花爆竹), giving the impression that their homes were already burning. By successfully {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(trick)the Jade Emperor in this way, human beings were saved from destruction.

    Taking your pet for a walk should be {#blank#}1{#/blank#}enjoyable experience, not one which leaves your arms {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (pain) after your dog running too far away, reaching the end of the dog leash (狗绳). Some dogs{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (simple) will keep trying to pull {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (them) away from the leash, and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (depend) on the size of the dog, this can cause much pain to your arms.

    Now there is a tool{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (call) the Dog Trainer which will probably solve these dog walking issues. For $39.95, the special invention is designed to help train your dog {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you go out for walks. The tool is fixed with the leash, and whenever it senses a struggle, it will send a noise which only your dog will be able to hear, thus forcing it {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (realize) that struggling is not worth it!

    The noise becomes{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(loud), based on the force of the struggle, and it has four sound levels. The Dog Trainer is powered by two AAA batteries (电池) and we believe if you have a large dog{#blank#}10{#/blank#}likes to try and escape all the time, then this handy little invention is surely worth the small payment.

    I am Adam Rouse. I first {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(buy) cannabis from a man in the street and continued to buy cannabis from{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(he) for six months and as a result, I got addicted{#blank#}3{#/blank#}it. One day, the man offered me some crack cocaine, a more {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（power）addictive. When I went back to the man for more crack cocaine, he asked me for a lot of money. I was in terrible pain when I couldn't afford to buy any drugs.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (get) money, I broke into{#blank#}6{#/blank#}house and stole something to sell for money. The more drugs I took, the more addicted I became. So I had to steal something every day to pay for the drugs. One day, I{#blank#}7{#/blank#}（catch）stealing and sent to the police station. The next day, a doctor came to see me and told me that I could die {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I couldn't stop taking drugs. I took his advice and stopped {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(immediate). Now I work in a center for drug addicts,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (help) others to stop taking drugs.

    The Great Wall of China is more than 6,000 kilometres long. It winds {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (it) way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys{#blank#}2{#/blank#}at last it reaches the sea. The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(build) during the Spring and Autumn period. During the Qin Dynasty, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(keep) the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(join) up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being. The Great Wall is wide enough at {#blank#}6{#/blank#}top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (warn) when the enemy came.

    It was {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(extreme)difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done {#blank#}10{#/blank#}hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.

    Chinese Kung fu is a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(tradition) Chinese culture. It is probably one of the earliest sports that use both{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(strong) and brain.

    The theory of kung fu is based{#blank#}3{#/blank#}classical Chinese philosophy. Over its long history it has developed as a unique combination of exercise, practical self-defense, self-discipline, and art. It can date back to ancient times{#blank#}4{#/blank#}people used sticks to fight against wild animals and they gradually{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(gain) experience in self-defense.

    Chinese kung fu is a large system of theory and practice,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(combine) techniques of self-defense and health-keeping. In sports like track and field and boxing, an athlete{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(usual) has to retire from full participation in his 30s. That is because{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(injury) suffered during years of active sport participation at a young age affect our ability to continue exercising in later life. In Chinese kung fu, however, a difference{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(make) between "external"(外部的) and "internal"(内部的) kung fu. It's said that in external kung fu, you exercise your muscles, bones and skin while in internal kung fu, you train your spirit, qi and mind. So the external body weakens later in life, but on{#blank#}10{#/blank#}contrary, internal kung fu continues.