Friends, I'd like to{#blank#}1{#/blank#}you something important. Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}of the country.

    When people meet each other for the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven't{#blank#}5{#/blank#}for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

    Last year a group of German students{#blank#}6{#/blank#}to England for holiday. Their teacher{#blank#}7{#/blank#}them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English{#blank#}8{#/blank#}at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It {#blank#}10{#/blank#}both of them laugh.

    Last Sunday morning, my daughter and I went to the cinema{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Sun Cinema is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to our homes than other cinemas. So it only {#blank#}3{#/blank#} us 10 minutes to walk there. We saw a movie called “Turbo”. I think it's the most {#blank#}4{#/blank#}movie I know. It tells that a little snail(蜗牛) made his dream come true by {#blank#}5{#/blank#} really hard. After we got out of the cinema, we went to a restaurant to have a meal, the food is really delicious and it has the friendliest{#blank#}6{#/blank#}. In the afternoon, we went to the park. It's {#blank#}7{#/blank#}in the park because a lot of people came here for fun. Luckily, we found {#blank#}8{#/blank#}quiet by the lake to have a rest. It's very{#blank#}9{#/blank#} to sit there, drinking tea, listening to Mp4 and reading our magazines. Then we went boating in the lake.

    On our way home, I asked my daughter, “Did you enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} today, Maggie?” She smiled and said “yes”

— {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I hand in the survey on the use of bicycle sharing right now?

—No, you needn't.

    An artist painted many pictures of great beauty. But he found that he had not yet painted a "real" picture.

    He began his trip to look{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the most beautiful thing in the world. On the way, he met an aged priest(神父)who{#blank#}2{#/blank#}him where he was going. "I don't know," said the artist "I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world. Perhaps you can direct me to it." "How{#blank#}3{#/blank#},"replied the priest. "In any church, you will find it — ‘Faith'(信任，信仰) is the most beautiful thing in the world."

    The artist traveled on. Later, a(n){#blank#}4{#/blank#}mother told him the most beautiful thing is "Love". "Love"{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the world go round. Without love there is no beauty.

    Still the artist continued his search. He asked a soldier the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}question and his answer was "Peace". He said, "War is ugly and{#blank#}7{#/blank#}you find peace, you will find beauty, faith and love."

    How can I paint all of{#blank#}8{#/blank#}Faith, Love and Peace? He thought and thought. He was surprised that without thinking where he was going, he had got to his familiar place. On the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}of his wife and children, he saw Love and Faith. "We are thinking of you all the time. We prayed (祈祷)you would return to us safely," said his wife. The artist sat on his favorite old chair and his{#blank#}10{#/blank#}was at peace.

    The artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and called it "Home".

    There are two thousand and two {#blank#}1{#/blank#} students at Haiding Middle School. Every day they go to school in different ways. Some students {#blank#}2{#/blank#} far from the school. Every morning they {#blank#}3{#/blank#} about an hour to get to school, so they must {#blank#}4{#/blank#} buses. Some students live near the school. They often walk to school. They think walking is good {#blank#}5{#/blank#} their health. About one hundred students ride their {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to school because they like {#blank#}7{#/blank#}bikes very much and their homes are not very far from the school. No one goes to school {#blank#}8{#/blank#} car. How about the teachers? Well, some teachers always {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to school because they live about ten {#blank#}10{#/blank#} from school. Some teachers live near the school, so they just get to school on foot.