“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important decisions, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (work)at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will be able to do {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they are best at doing,such as making a nice home and bringing {#blank#}7{#/blank#} children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and have {#blank#}8{#/blank#} freedom to choose between a job and home life {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a mixture of the two. As a matter of{#blank#}10{#/blank#}, women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal chances.

    Traditional Chinese wedding

    Traditional Chinese wedding customs are considered as the foundation of rites in traditional Chinese culture. Although varying from region to region and time to time，they have been holding an essential position in the lives of Chinese people，{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（cause） a far-reaching impact on the way the Chinese lead their lives．The traditional Chinese marriage usually {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （involve） some necessary procedures，such as match-making，engagement，meeting the bride，and three bows．{#blank#}3{#/blank#} addition，a typical Chinese wedding nowadays goes like this：when a new couple is engaged，{#blank#}4{#/blank#} follows is a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （choose） of the date of their marriage．

    Most people would favor a bank holiday or special Chinese festival for their relatives and friends {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （attend） the wedding．However，quite a few others，especially{#blank#}7{#/blank#}are in the countryside，would fix a lucky date so that their marriage would have "Double Happiness"．The wedding ceremony is usually hosted {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （warm），and the wedding ceremony very often ends with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} unique banquet．Toasts are made to wish the new couple long life，everlasting love and happiness，early birth of a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（health） baby and so on．

    As {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (teenager), you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be very small, for example, you may just want to become the best student in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it？Do you ever try {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) your dream come true? Andrew Matthews, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Australian writer，tells us that making our dreams come true is the biggest challenge (挑战) in our life. You may think you are not very good {#blank#}4{#/blank#}some school subjects or it is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(possible) for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(realize) your dreams. In fact，everyone can realize his dream. Keep telling yourself {#blank#}7{#/blank#}you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true earlier because a big dream {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(make) up of many small dreams. You must also never give up your dream. There will be many {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(difficult) on the road to your dreams. But the biggest one comes from {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(you). You need to decide what is the most important.