I've dreamed of becoming a writer since I was a teenager. But {#blank#}1{#/blank#}isn't easy to get a book of mine published.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} I've tried hard, none of my books have been published. This is really {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(upset).

    This morning, I received a call from a publisher and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(tell) once again that there was no way my book would be published.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} ( feel ) sad, I left home and went to the park near my apartment. At the park, I sat down on the bench near the grass.

    While I was sitting there, I saw a little boy about one and a half years old. He was running on the grass,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} his mother not far behind him. He looked so happy when he enjoyed the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(free) of running on the grass. He then fell on the grass, but he quickly got up and continued {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(run) as fast as he could again even without looking back at his mother. He was still running with a smile on his face, as if nothing {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(happen).

    Seeing that, I was truly inspired. I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(sudden) realized that I shouldn't get discouraged after experiencing failure. Instead, I should cheer up and keep on trying.

    “What are you busy with yourself, Mother?” The girl of less than six years old asked her mother{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(curiosity). “{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(make) dinner for the neighbor's aunt.”

    “ Why?” “{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the other day the aunt {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (lose) her daughter and is so sad now. We must take good care of her these days.”“ Why need our care?” “ Because{#blank#}5{#/blank#}then on the aunt can't do{#blank#}6{#/blank#}they like to along with her daughter. She is very pitiful. In her distress, making dinners and doing chores are also becoming so difficult. My dear, can you help Mother hit an idea to help the aunt in other ways?” At her mother's proposal, the girl thought for a long while. All of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} sudden, she went to the neighbor and knocked at the door.

    The neighbor with a look of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(tired) opened the door. “What can I do for you?” asked the neighbor. “I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hear) my mother say you're very distressed for losing your daughter...” The girl timidly handed the band-aid tightly {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(hold) in her hand to the neighbor.

    The neighbor suddenly choked with sobs, her tears gushing from her eyes. She hugged the girl and said, “ Thank you. This band-aid will cure my wound.”

    Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is often inaccurately {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) “Lunar New Year”, because—as part of the lunisolar Chinese calendar (农历)-the date is partially determined based on lunar phase (月相). The festival traditionally {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (begin) on the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival{#blank#}3{#/blank#} is on the 15th day. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day when Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known as chú xī. It literally means “Year-pass Eve”.

    According to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (tale) and legends, the beginning of Chinese New Year started with the fight against {#blank#}5{#/blank#} mythical beast (神兽) called Nien (年). Nien would come on the first day of New Year to devour livestock (牲畜), crops, and even villagers,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (especial) children. To protect {#blank#}7{#/blank#}the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was believed that after the Nien{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (eat) the food they prepared, it wouldn't attack any more people. One time, people saw that the Nien was scared away by a little child wearing red. The villagers then understood that the Nien was afraid {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the colour red. Hence, every time when the New Year was about to come, the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors. People also used fireworks {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (frighten) away the Nien. From then on, Nien never came to the village again.

    National Youth Day is celebrated in China every year on 4^th May. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (establish) by the Government Administration Council of People's Republic of China in December of 1949 {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (honor) the May Fourth Movement of 1919.

    After World War I ended, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} peace conference was held by the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, France and Japan in Paris. China sent some of its delegates (代表) to participate in the conference. China demanded that Japan cancel the unfair “21 items” and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Germany should give Shandong Back to China, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} was occupied by Japan during WWI. The very rational request was refused and the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (legal) privilege of Germany of Shandong Province was transferred to Japan. The outcome caused a significant amount of anger among the residents of China. Approximately 30,000 students from different {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (university) around Beijing gathered at Tian'anmen Square on May 4^th to hold a protest {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the decision. Finally on June 28^th Chinese delegates refused to sign the Paris Treaty, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (make) the movement a success. This marked the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (begin) of National Youth Day.

    Beer and fried chicken — this combo (组合餐)has recently become the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(popular) late-night snack eaten inside dorms and documented in weibo and WeChat updates. Thanks to the popular South Korean drama Man From the Stars, this new mix-and-match junk food trend has been very popular {#blank#}2{#/blank#} young audiences despite its {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(healthy) nature. Indeed, K-dramas have been {#blank#}4{#/blank#} major force in the South Korean pop culture wave {#blank#}5{#/blank#} has captured (捕获) the hearts of young Chinese. Apart from pretty faces, fashion is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} exciting part. Critics and Industry insiders agree that the recipe for K-dramas' success {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(consist) of several main ingredients— handsome and cute stars {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(dress) in the latest fashion trends, youth fantasies, and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(create) storylines (故事情节）. With love triangles, serious diseases, and Cinderella tales, the storylines in K-drama might seem commonplace. Man From the Stars challenges this norm by {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (combine) aliens and time travel into these standard stories.