I'm on holiday here in Switzerland with my parents and I'm having {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Fantastic time. We're staying in a hotel near a lake and I can see snowy mountain  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (peak) from my bedroom.

    I've never been to the mountains before and I love {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. It's also the first time I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (stay) in a hotel. My father isn't very happy though. He {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (forbid) to smoke in the hotel so he has to go outside!

    We go mountain climbing with a guide. You don't have to go with a guide but it's {#blank#}6{#/blank#}．(safe).

    Yesterday we went {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a boat trip around the lake. It suddenly started to rain heavily. It was fun but a bit {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (frighten).

    The best thing of all is the beautiful scenery. The worst is{#blank#}9{#/blank#} I can't go out at night. Not because my parents won't let me but because there's nowhere {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (go).

    Lionel Messi，{#blank#}1{#/blank#} player from the South American country Argentina，is one of the greatest soccer players alive today.At a young age，he {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (move)to Spain and now plays {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (profession)for the FC Barcelona.Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (own)by his father. Even as a young boy，he did very well.But when he was 11 years old，he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him from growing much {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (tall)．There was a way to help him grow more，{#blank#}6{#/blank#}his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs.So，they looked around for a soccer club{#blank#}7{#/blank#} would be able to do this for them.The clubs in Argentina couldn't help him，but the famous FC Barcelona in Spain offered {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (accept)Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills.The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain.In the FC Barcelona，Messi was one of the best {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (play)through his teen years. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} his incredible talent，Messi has surprised the world.

Mike: Hey, Jack. How are you doing?

Jack: Just fine. I'm trying to make friends. Could you give me some {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (suggest)?

Mike: I'd love to. As we know, a true friend is someone who is always {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (concern) about you.

Jack: Yes. And he can also cheer me up when I'm upset and calm me {#blank#}3{#/blank#} when I'm angry.

Mike: I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (entire) agree with you.

Jack: I have one more question, though.

Mike: Go ahead. I'd be happy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (show) you how to make new friends.

Jack: I wonder {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I can make friends with people of all ages.

Mike: Yes, of course. I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (become) a friend to an old lady and to a young kid a few years ago.

Jack: Wow, that's surprising. I didn't know {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you could have such friends. I'm sure I can be friends with many people because I am outgoing.

Mike: I think so. Friends are people who understand you and enjoy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) around you. I think you're a person who is easy to get along {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. People usually like to make friends with someone like you.

Jack: Thank you for giving me such useful advice.

Mike: You are welcome.

    Does the name of the college you attend really matter? Research on the question {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (suggest) that, for most students, it doesn't. What students do at college seems to matter much more than {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they go. The students benefitting most from college are those {#blank#}3{#/blank#} are totally engaged (参与) in academic life. taking full advantage of the college's chances and resources (资源). Students should have a proper attitude towards college before thinking about which college to attend, and it's never too early to make necessary preparations for a healthy and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (meaning) college experience.

Have you ever tasted or perhaps heard of sugar painting? As fewer people choose to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (distance) memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, is devoted to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After the mine closed down, Li turned {#blank#}3{#/blank#} housing decoration until he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had {#blank#}5{#/blank#} interest in.

Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy to learn the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (vary) of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(basic) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup (糖浆). When the sugar cools down, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}appears is a piece of sugar art.