In London, there are many so-called pop-up shops(品牌游击店). Why they get such a name is that they are just temporary {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(arrange).

    Pop-up shops first appeared in the UK in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} early 2000s. They wereoriginally a way for small companies to rent small space in great locations. In 2008，many businesses had to shut down. Shops and some offices {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(leave) empty when people stopped {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(run) them. Smart businessmen occupied some of them quickly because they could start a business with much {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(low) risk. The temporary nature of a pop-up {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(real) gave them the opportunity {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(test) a product and develop a customer base. Being small made {#blank#}8{#/blank#} easier for pop-ups to expand if they were successful.

    Pop-up shops can take many different forms. They might be temporary shops in the high street or a shopping centre. They might be simple market stalls. According to a 2014 report made by the Centre of Economic and Business Research, the pop-up industry was worth £2.1 billion and it is expected to grow {#blank#}9{#/blank#} 8.4% this year.

    Almost anything {#blank#}10{#/blank#} can be on a high street can also be a pop-up. In an age of fast changing habits, the pop-up idea might be here to stay.

    I had heard of the killers that helped whalers catch huge whales. When I worked at a whaling station，I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it many times. One afternoon，I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. We ran down to the shore {#blank#}2{#/blank#} time to see an enormous animal throwing itself out of the water. George，one of the whalers，told me that it was Old Tom，the killer，who was telling us there's a whale. Another whaler {#blank#}3{#/blank#}out to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a whale hunt. We immediately headed out into the bay，with Old Tom {#blank#}5{#/blank#} us the way. Using a telescope we saw that several killers{#blank#}6{#/blank#} the whale were throwing themselves on top of the whale's blow­hole to stop it {#blank#}7{#/blank#} while others were stopping it diving or {#blank#}8{#/blank#} out to sea. Then the man in the bow of the boat aimed at the whale and killed it. These killers {#blank#}9{#/blank#} harmed or attacked people. Once when we were in the bay，the sea was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}，for which James was carried away by waves. Worse still，there was a shark. Fortunately，Old Tom rescued James.

    Nowadays, it is common{#blank#}1{#/blank#} more and more high school students open their own microblogs on the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a colorful platform to show their talent. For another, it is a useful way{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (release) their pressure. And all these make it more and more popular with high school students. But many parents and teachers hold a different view. They think that managing one's microblog will take a lot of time and energy，{#blank#}3{#/blank#} should be used to study.

    In my view, I am greatly in favor{#blank#}4{#/blank#} this activity. Today the Internet is playing {#blank#}5{#/blank#} important role in our life. Therefore, as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (value) tool to communicate and display ourselves. What's more, opening and organizing microblogs need various abilities such as writing, designing, being skillful at computer and so on. Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful microblog. As a result, we improve ourselves while{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (organize) our micro blogs.

    In fact, the microblog {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(oneself) is of little harm. It is your attitude towards it that{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (matter). We should take the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(advantage) and avoid some bad effects.

    “I saw rice plants as tall as sorghum, each ear of rice as big as an ear of com and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. I could hide in {#blank#}1{#/blank#} shade of the rice crops with a friend.” That is the dream of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (agriculture) scientist Yuan Longping.

    Yuan Longping, born {#blank#}3{#/blank#}September 7, 1930, is known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. Since then, hybrid rice {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (grow) in over 20 countries,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (attract) attention from the whole world, especially areas at risk of hunger.

    This year 88-year-old Yuan Longping has {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (successful) developed rice growing in saltwater and desert. Though his rice could reduce food shortage, the new strain has a long way to go {#blank#}7{#/blank#} it can be widely spread.

    Yuan Longping's achievement has brought him many awards and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (honor) both at home and abroad. As Yuan Longping accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award, he said that {#blank#}9{#/blank#} lifetime achievement means is to achieve your dream with all your life.{#blank#}10{#/blank#}, fame and wealth mean much less to him than his research, and he says he will focus on developing better rice.

    I{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（invite）to attend a function（盛大的集会）to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business{#blank#}2{#/blank#}position was in the west of our city and it was owned by a very good and special friend.

    The day of the celebration arrived. However, because of an appointment taking up some time, I knew that I would be late, so l phoned to tell my friend about it. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（know）that I was on my way, he put off the official part of the celebration. I arrived 20 minutes late and my friend came out to welcome and greet me. He said he was pleased to see me.

    As I joined the other guests, I could feel a wonderful sense of friendship, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (warm）and happiness in the room. Sadly, I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people before the official part of the celebration {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（start）.

    In his speech, my friend welcomed all the guests{#blank#}6{#/blank#}behalf of his family and team members, and then he{#blank#}7{#/blank#}（sincere）thanked the people who were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the past 25 years. In his thank-you speech, he used a quote："Always dance with the person you took to the dance."

    He then went on to talk about the importance of remaining{#blank#}8{#/blank#}（faith）to those people who had supported him. He also mentioned that during that time many people had offered their services and even sometimes provided{#blank#}9{#/blank#}better arrangement for his business. What a great honor it was for me{#blank#}10{#/blank#}（continue）to go to the dance with such a good friend!

What does "barking (犬吠) up the wrong tree" mean? In this article, let's learn the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (express).

The phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (follow) a mistaken plan of action. The phrase comes from the old hunting (捕措) practice in which dogs would bark to show they have made other animals up trees unable {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (run) away. Sometimes the dogs were mistaken, and the animals had {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (actual) run away. When this happened, the dogs were barking up the wrong tree.

This phrase first began appearing in {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write) works after the 1820s, and was later widely used by western writers. It was used to describe anyone {#blank#}6{#/blank#} was following a wrong lead. Below is an example of how to use the phrase. Recently {#blank#}7{#/blank#} friend of mine needed a large amount of money {#blank#}8{#/blank#} his new business idea. So he went to an event to meet possible investors (投资者). However, the people he met {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) those also looking for money. Then we can say that he was barking up the wrong tree!

When using the phrase, avoid {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mistake) in spelling. For example, don't write it as "barking up in the wrong tree".