Without doubt, studying international customs can help avoid {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (difficult) in today's world of cultural crossroads.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I get to know more international friends, I learn more about cultural “body language”. Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be )they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people. Spoken language can {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) full advantage of to communicate with others, they also express their feelings {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (use) unspoken “language” through physical distance, actions or posture, English people, for example, do not usually stand very close {#blank#}6{#/blank#} others or touch strangers as soon as they meet.

    However, people from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (close) and are more likely {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (touch) them. Most people around the world now greet each other by shaking hands, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} prefer to bow.

    Sam went to a mall and saw a nice-looking watch. He loved it so {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(violent) that he made up his mind to buy it. However, the owner asked 50 dollars for it. Sam was still hesitating {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a young man rushed into the shop, grabbed the watch and ran away with it. The whole thing happened in just a few seconds and the owner had no idea {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to do. It so happened {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Sam found the very young man at the next corner after he left. He said to Sam in a low voice about selling a second-hand watch for 30 dollars.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (pretend) to know nothing about the robbery, Sam paid in no time and left with{#blank#}6{#/blank#}light heart. Sam showed off his new watch, thinking that it was really a bargain. But, after examining{#blank#}7{#/blank#} carefully, one of his friends said that it must be fake and was worth 2 dollars {#blank#}8{#/blank#} most. Realizing the owner and the young man{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(plan) the trap together, Sam was so embarrassed about{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(cheat) that he was totally speechless.

    In Hangzhou, borrowing books from the library is now as simple as shopping online: click, pay {#blank#}1{#/blank#}wait for delivery.

    The city's public library recently launched a program on WeChat,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}popular Chinese messaging software, enabling its readers to check out books online and get them{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(deliver) to their homes at low prices.

    To enjoy the “Hangzhou enjoyable reading” service, one first needs to follow the library's official WeChat account,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}provides a list of books. After picking books, borrowers are required{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(present) the information such as their library membership cards, cell phone numbers and so on. The selected items will be delivered by express within three days after payments. Each reader can borrow up to 5 books once and 20 books at most{#blank#}6{#/blank#}total. The books can be borrowed for up to 40 days. Readers now can borrow the library's most popular books in this way. The online books will be renewed and enriched {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(gradual) according to readers' borrowing habits and{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(prefer). At the end of December, the library's old and classic books{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(put) online too, making the total number of books available and{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(bring) borrowers a lot of convenience.

    One day, I took my daughter to the park. As soon as we got there, my daughter {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(run) to the swing（秋千）and asked for a push. When I was helping my daughter, I noticed another girl trying to make her own swing{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(go) high by herself. Her old grandmother was sitting on the chair nearby and smiling at us. Happily, my daughter {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(push) higher and higher by me.

    Then I walked towards the little girl. I asked {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I could give a big push to her. She smiled and said “Yes”. For the next hour, I pushed the swings, and played {#blank#}5{#/blank#} my daughter and the little girl. When we went home, I was tired {#blank#}6{#/blank#} very happy.

    One day two years{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(late), after a day's work, I went to pick up my daughter before going home. While I was waiting outside the school gate, a little girl smiled {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(sweet) at me and gave me a big hug. As I watched her run away, I realized that she was the girl whom I gave a big push in the park.

    So far, I couldn't forget her sweet smile and the warm hug that she gave me. In fact, if we give love to others, love will find its way back to us. It may travel {#blank#}9{#/blank#} heart to heart or it may blossom（开花）in the heart. The love we share, the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(kind) we give, and the happiness we create will come back to us with a pleasant surprise.

    Zac Sunderland is an American who was born in 1991. On July 16^th, 2009 Zac sailed (航行) back to Marina del Rey, California where he had left over a year before. As soon as he arrived, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (become) the youngest person in history to sail alone around the world. In order to get the amazing {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (achieve), Zac solved lots of problems.

    When something broke on his boat, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (thousand) of miles out to sea, Zac had to repair it all by {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (he). Fresh food doesn't last long, so he got used to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eat) freeze-dried meals and canned food. And he felt lonely.

    Zac's experiences at sea were not all difficult or miserable(痛苦的). He got {#blank#}6{#/blank#}chances of seeing a night sky more shining than you have ever seen from land, watching {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (beauty) sunrises and sunsets and meeting different marine(海中的) life.

    Zac sailed alone but not non-stop. He made stops along the way {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (add) some more food and fuel. During those stops, he met people from different cultures. His father met him during many of his stops, took him out {#blank#}9{#/blank#} an excellent meal and helped repair the boat {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (frequent).

    Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(name) Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion（输血）{#blank#}2{#/blank#}her 5-year-old brother,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to fight the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(ill).

    The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for a moment {#blank#}5{#/blank#}taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes, I'll do it {#blank#}6{#/blank#}it can save Liz.”

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(see) the color returning to her cheeks. Then {#blank#}9{#/blank#}face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away?”

Being young, the boy had{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(understand) the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood.