Harvard is one of the most famous educational institutions in the world and many people want to study there. The problem is that most applicants don't follow the advice that will most likely get them {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (pick).

    One of the most important things you should remember when {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (apply) to Harvard is that THEY WANT YOU TO HAVE A LIFE. This is probably the main requirement after your grades. The best situation is that you are a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (nature) leader with lots of activities and active social life. Another important thing to remember is that you have to promote (推销) {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (you) but in a reasonable manner. You should be aware of your strengths and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (weak). Grades are very important but they are not everything. Try to gain a great school record from your high school years, take extra courses that are interesting, and enjoy life. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} rest will come naturally.

    Last but not least, let's pay attention {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the interview. You should be respectful and most importantly, show real interest in the school (not only the name). {#blank#}8{#/blank#} is a matter of luck to get an interviewer who shares common interests with you. The thing with the interview is that Harvard {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (receive) applications from hundreds, if not thousands of students with the same grades. This means the interview is your chance to show {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you are unique.

    In the USA the high school graduation ceremony is of great {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(important). 12th grade students, or seniors, who are about 17 or 18 years old, look forward to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (attend) this event.

    The graduation ceremony itself takes place at the end of May or beginning of June, which usually {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (include) music awards, and a guest speaker. After the speech, students walk to the front of the room to receive their diplomas from the headmaster. Students start preparing for graduation a long time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it happens. They order rings designed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (special) for their class.

    Another tradition is to have their photographs{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(take). These photographs are used{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the class yearbook, which is a printed book about all the students in the school. Students have special cards called announcements printed to send to friends and relatives to tell them about their graduation. The cards often include{#blank#}8{#/blank#} invitation to the ceremony. If you receive it, you should send a present {#blank#}9{#/blank#}money to the graduate. A few weeks before the ceremony, the students are measured the cap that they will wear at the ceremony. After the ceremony,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (family) usually have graduation parties for friends and relatives. It's a day and a night that high school seniors remember for a long time.

    Eyes closed, she felt the cool breeze on her face as the car drove past the green grassland. The breeze gave her a sense of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(free) and happiness. The breeze suddenly {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(come) to a stop with the car stopping due to the traffic {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(create) by sheep. Climbing out of the car in excitement, she realized she was in a new world in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} her only companion was the beauty of nature all around her. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(stand) there, she finally understood the meaning of happiness! She thought she was the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(happy) person in the world at that moment.

    In this fast­paced world, we've forgotten the simple pleasures in life. Just stop for a moment to ask yourself how long it has been since you sat down for a while, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(absolute) doing nothing but still feeling perfectly happy? People tend to find happiness in goods or {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(thing) around them. But the perfect place to start searching for happiness is right within you! True happiness is said to be achieved when we are the reason behind a person's beautiful smile and huge happiness!

    So {#blank#}9{#/blank#} next time you see someone upset or feeling low, lend them a bit {#blank#}10{#/blank#} your time and support. It doesn't cost much, but doubles the happiness in your heart!

    Wolf Warriors II is putting China in the global spotlight. It's also the first film {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(taste) success both in terms of box office earnings and promoting Chinese values.

    Since its release on July 27, it {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(earn) an unimaginable 4.5 billion yuan, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (set) a record for domestic movies at the box office. The film focuses on a rescue operation in Africa, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(lead) by former special forces soldier Leng Feng—played by Wu Jing —who helps Chinese workers and local African {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(flee) a war-torn and plague-ravaged(瘟疫肆虐的) country.

    Wolf Warriors II links art to reality, and reminds people of the massive evacuation(撤离) of Chinese people from Libya {#blank#}6{#/blank#} civil war broke out there in 2011, and from Yemen in 2015, as well as the challenges the Ebola virus created in West Africa from 2013 to 2016.

    The film describes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the Chinese government aims to protect overseas Chinese citizens. Just{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the message at the end of the film reads, "Citizens of the People's Republic of China, when you encounter danger in a foreign land, do not give up! People remember! At your back {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(stand) a strong motherland."

    Thanks to China's increasing participation in global affairs, the president could be considered as modern Chinese hero. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(hold)up a banner(旗帜) of peace, friendship and responsibility, Wolf Warriors II should be seen as a brave effort to promote Chinese values around the world.

Pandas have become one of the symbols of China. They live only on a few high and damp mountains in Southwest China,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}they feed mainly on bamboo leaves and shoots. Everyone in the world {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(agree) that they are adorably cute. Their black and white colour{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(see) as the physical representation of Yin and Yang and how the balance between the two bring harmony and peace.