One evening I was resting in a cafe.I wore a pair of newly bought white leather shoes,  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  were rather expensive.Then a boy came to me.

     He was in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} old and not fit shirt, looking pale and about eleven.No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe­polishing.He was busy doing his work{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  heavy rain began to pour down.People rushed to the cafe for {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  (protect) from the rain.More and more people crowded in and gradually separated the boy {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  me.

     Hours passed，and it turned dark.I had no shoes on my feet and wondered where the boy had been.I thought I would have to go home on my bare feet. When it was near midnight, the cafe was to be closed.I had to move to the door，just as I went to the gate，I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (surprise) found that a boy of about eleven, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (look) very familiar，was sleeping at the door with his head leaning  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  a box.I shook him slightly and woke him{#blank#}9{#/blank#}  .He opened the package hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.I paid him and wrapped him with his {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  (fit) shirt.On my way home, the image of the boy stayed in my mind.

    “Click!” That's the sound of safety. That's the sound of survival. That's the sound of a seat belt locking in place. Seat belts save lives and that's a fact. That's why I don't drive anywhere until {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(I) is on tight. Choosing {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(wear) your seat belt is like choosing between life and death. Imagine you are driving at 100 kilometers per hour or{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fast) when somebody ahead of you puts on his or her brakes suddenly. What may happen to you?

    Someone think that seat belts are {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(comfortable). Let's just take {#blank#}5{#/blank#} close look at your choice. You are not wearing your seat belt{#blank#}6{#/blank#} you can slide in and out of your seat easily. That sounds {#blank#}7{#/blank#}a lot of fun. But you are also more likely to die or suffer serious{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(injury).

    Wearing a seat belt does not make you completely safe. You can get killed or{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(hurt) while wearing your seat belt. But wearing them{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(prove) to be safer than without them. So why not take the safer way?

    Thanksgiving was drawing near and I was feeling sad about being separated from my family in Indiana.

    Would I have to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner by {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(my)?

That night at Dubya's Restaurant, which was my favorite place to dine, I chatted with Dubya, the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (own) of the restaurant. “It's too bad that this place won't be open {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Thanksgiving, or I could just come here.” I said.

    “Why not join my family for the holiday?” he said in a warm voice. I knew Dubya and his wife well, but I didn't think we were close enough {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (share) Thanksgiving dinner. I was sure he was joking. But Dubya soon handed me a note on which directions to their house and their phone number {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write).

    And two days later, I reached Dubya's house. As{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (expect), the food was great but the company（陪伴）was even {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (good). I truly felt I belonged there.

    Of course, I wrote them {#blank#}8{#/blank#} thank-you letter the next week, but I couldn't really put into words {#blank#}9{#/blank#}that Thanksgiving dinner invitation had meant to me. I've never forgotten their {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (kind) and that very special Thanksgiving.

    Recently Lindsay hasn't felt herself. She was a really good student, but her grades {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fall) since three months ago. This is because she sometimes has trouble {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (concentrate) on her study. She also refuses {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (talk) with teachers and friends. What's worse, she feels {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(tire)all the time but has difficulty in falling asleep. Her behavior attracts her mother's attention. Her mother asks her what {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (happen)to her, but she just cries.

    As a matter of fact, Lindsay is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (suffer) from clinical depression(临床抑郁症).What is clinical depression? It can be described as a mood which is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} low that it affects your daily life {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (serious).The first signs of it in teens are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (poor) school  reports  than before, learning difficulties and staying away from  classmates and teachers. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you have these signs, don't worry. It is not so difficult to deal with clinical depression. There are many effective ways, such as medicine, small talk, more exercise and a balanced diet.

The annual Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is Harbin's main tourist highlight. It is the world's biggest winter festival. The {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (bitter) cold winters are just right for this festival.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} sets the Harbin festival apart is the scale and size of the sculptures and the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(beauty) lighting. It is bigger than {#blank#}4{#/blank#}ones in Sapporo, Norway, and Quebec.

At first, mainly Chinese participated, but in the last decade, it {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(become) an international festival and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(compete). As the festival grows in international participation, and as China's economy grows, the size of the snow sculptures and ice architecture exhibits keeps {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(grow). The work going into making those exhibits is astonishing, and their size and beauty is amazing.

The lightning {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(effect) on the huge ice sculptures in the Ice and Snow World are technologically complex.

Officially the festival {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(hold) from the end of December through February. Opening dates keep changing, and ending dates partly depends {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the weather.

The Sun Island Scenic Area will be opened from Dec. 21 to Feb. 28.

Are you on{#blank#}1{#/blank#} diet? Then maybe you should consider{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sit) by the window the next time you eat out. A new book claims that{#blank#}3{#/blank#}you sit in a restaurant can affect how much you consume.

A new research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(likely) to order dessert.

The diners{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(seat) at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}those sitting at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.

According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you {#blank#}7{#/blank#}feel, the less easy it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.

In contrast, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(expose) yourself to the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more aware {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.

The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time{#blank#}10{#/blank#} takes for the brain to register satisfaction.