Hotel Clerk: Hi, can I help you?

Man : Yes. I'd like a room {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the night, please. The sign outside says you have vacancies(空房)

Hotel Clerk: Yes, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} only a couple. I guess nobody wants to drive in such {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (storm) weather.

Man : I surely don't. How much are the rooms?

Hotel Clerk:  They are ﹩50 a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

Man : That's fine.

Hotel Clerk: I can give you Room 14. It is right beside the coffee shop. I just need you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (sign) the register.

Man : There you go. I am {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (awful)hungry, Is the coffee shop still open?

Hotel Clerk: Yes, it is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} until nine o'clock. If you want anything after that, there are a couple of machines {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (sell) soft drinks, chocolate bars, and so on.

Man : Thank you. By {#blank#}9{#/blank#} way, is there a television in the room?

Hotel Clerk:Yes, we've got cable(光缆) TV.

Man : Oh, that's great.

Hotel Clerk:Well, here is your key. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you need anything else, please call me.

Man : Ok. Thanks again.

    Last October, while tending her garden in Mora, Sweden, Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(carrot) and was about to throw them away. But something made her look closer, and she noticed a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(shine) object. Yes, there beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot was her long-lost wedding ring.

    Pahlsson screamed{#blank#}3{#/blank#}loudly that her daughter came running from the house. "She thought I had hurt{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(I)," says Pahlsson.

    Sixteen years {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(early), Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(cook) a meal. When she wanted to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters — then ten, eight, and six — had picked it up, but the girls said they hadn't. Pahlsson and her husband {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(search) the kitchen, checking every corner, but turned up nothing. "I gave up hope of finding my ring again," she says. She never replaced it.

    Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probably got {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(sweep) into a pile of kitchen rubbish and was spread over the garden{#blank#}9{#/blank#}it remained until the carrot's leafy top accidentally sprouted (生长) through it. For Pahlsson, its return was{#blank#}10{#/blank#}wonder.

    How should you behave when you meet someone {#blank#}1{#/blank#}the first time? An American shakes your hand {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (firm) while looking you straight in the eye. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact at all. In Japan, you should bow, and the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (much) respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest. In both countries, eye contact {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(avoid) as a sign of respect.

    In Spain, lunch is often {#blank#}5{#/blank#}biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason, many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is a time {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (relax), and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat. In Britain, it's not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast.

    In most countries, an exchange of business cards{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be)necessary for all introductions. You should include your company name and your position. If you are going to a country {#blank#}8{#/blank#} your language is not widely spoken, you can get the back side of your card {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (print) in the local language. In a word, when {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (travel) abroad, we should follow local habits.

    The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy turned 70 on April 23, 2019. It is a time for reflecting on its beginning and how over the past seven decades it has overcome so many difficulties to grow {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a modem naval force.

    As a major Pacific country {#blank#}2{#/blank#} has more than 18, 000 kilometers of coastline, China needs a powerful naval force that can timely respond to challenges and risks. The PLA Navy is increasingly being looked upon as an essential force {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (defend) the country's interests and protect its nationals' personal safety and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (possession) overseas.

    Thus, the calls for China to build a blue-sea navy have become stronger, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the PLA Navy has apparently accelerated its modernization steps trying to increase its battle abilities and readiness. Not to mention that the navy also has the duty to more {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (effective) respond to challenges to the country maritime (海上的) interests and territorial integrity (领土完整).

    However, as part of China's defense forces, the PLA Navy is a force for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (peace) purposes, The PLA Navy has also actively participated in international humanitarian missions (使命) and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (conduct) various exchanges with naval forces from other countries to build understanding and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (strength) trust.

    So we have reason to believe that the PLA Navy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (contribute) better to world peace and development.

    When you're a teenager, it's usual to feel like your parents are{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(constant) giving you a hard time, which makes you {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(confuse) However, maybe you should try putting yourself in their shoes once in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} while because, according to a recent study, parents with teenage children have a lot to put up{#blank#}4{#/blank#} . In the study, 2,000 parents of teenager children {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (ask) at which age their children had been hardest to raise. It turns out {#blank#}6{#/blank#} 14-year-old girls are the biggest source of parental stress. When {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (explain) why teenage girls were so hard to bring up, parents talked about their wildly-changing moods. Teenage boys were more likely to worry their parents by refusing to communicate properly. Most parents agreed that girls matured {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fast) than boys, which makes girls harder{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (handle) due to their greater desire for independence. If you disagree with these {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (find), maybe you should reserve your judgment until you have teenage children of your own!