Although I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (grow) up not in the South, but in northern Wisconsin, there are memories that are{#blank#}2{#/blank#} same. We can all think about the past if those memories give {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (we) the strength to live today. Though today is a present and a gift, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (memory) of our families give us the strength to appreciate this "present". Those memories of my childhood home, across the street from Grandpa and Grandma's home, bring memories of{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eat) ice cream cones and swinging on the front porch swing and singing country songs  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (happy). There are memories of my dad reading the newspaper and mom, wearing her apron and making doughnuts in the kitchen. Pictures of the family all around are just like I have today in my home. My dad was a quiet man,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} never bought or borrowed anything unless he could afford it. My aunt lived in the bedroom upstairs and sang Polish and country songs with me. My brother is remembered {#blank#}8{#/blank#} my childhood friend when we played in the backyard. These memories are{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (root) in my heart and run deep. These memories give me {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (strong) to carry on the family values. These memories give me a "common" and "solid" ground in my life.

    China's homegrown sci-fi blockbuster (大片) The Wandering Earth scored at the Spring Festival box office. The film is an {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (adapt) of a novel of the same name by Liu Cixin, author of the Hugo Award-winning The Three-Body Problem. As {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  (it) visual effects impress a global audience, a united human community when {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  (face) a big disaster gets attention too.

    Director Guo Fan said that he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (conscious) avoided making a do-it-alone superhero; instead, the fight to save Earth {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (fight) by all humans. In The Wandering Earth, mankind is threatened by a dying sun, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} forces them to go on a generations-long space journey to look for a new one. At {#blank#}7{#/blank#} center of the story are a Chinese astronaut and his son, who join a global task {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (prevent) Earth from crashing into Jupiter. At the end of the film {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(come) international rescue teams who help the Chinese team and give a final try to save Earth.

    One online review reads, "It fits the Hollywood standard on presentation and visual effects, but the themes of family and love of homeland are typical {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Chinese sci-fi films."

    My experience of teaching students was a wonderful adventure. I had to deal with various challenges again and again.

    The {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (great) part of it was the relationship I developed with two students. One of the students was Michael, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I met when I was working for a kindergarten. Before I became a morning bus assistant, I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (hear) that Michael was a student who would always shout, stand up on the bus, make fun {#blank#}4{#/blank#} other students, and distract the bus driver. So I decided that each morning, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} he got on the bus, I'd have Michael sit beside me. At first he didn't like this idea. But soon he settled down, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (know) he had no choice. I began to talk to him about little things outside of school life, such as his weekend {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (activity) and things that he liked to do. I also listened {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (close) to him. As I gave Michael the attention that he needed, little by little, he began to behave better and better.

    Another student I took a special interest in was a boy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (name) Tony, a third grader. To some degree, Tony seemed to be a slow or passive learner. So I decided to see if I could find a way to encourage Tony {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (stay) at the task. Before long, he was paying more attention to his studies and scored high in all tests.