The giant panda {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(love) by people throughout the world. Chinese scientists {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby. She was a very {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(care)mother. For 25days, she never left her baby, not even to find something {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(eat)! She would not let any other pandas come near. She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean. Any smell might attract natural {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(enemy) that would try to eat the little comforting pats. The mother held the baby in herfront paws much the way a human does. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it cried, she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats, The mother continued to care for the young panda {#blank#}7{#/blank#}more than two years. By that time, the panda no longer needed {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(it) mother for food. However, it stayed with her and leaned about the ways of the forest.Then, after two and a half years, the mother {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(drive)the young panda away. It was time for her to have a new baby, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}itwas also time for the young panda to be independent.

    Last Friday, my friend David called me and invited me and our friend Tom to a party in his university. Tom and I are in{#blank#}1{#/blank#} same class. We both wanted to go to the party, but there was a problem—we'd have a final exam on the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (come) Monday.

    “Don't worry. We can come back on Sunday and won't miss the exam,” really{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (want) to go to the party, Tom said. So I decided to go{#blank#}4{#/blank#} him.

    The party was great and we{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (true) enjoyed ourselves there. However, we stayed up late on Saturday night and slept all day on Sunday and didn't make it back to our university until Monday morning. We missed the exam. Then we went to our professor's office and explained{#blank#}6{#/blank#} we missed the exam. We lied that there was a flat tire（车胎漏气）on our way back to the university. Our professor {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (agree) that we could take the exam the following day.

    When it was time to take the exam, Tom and I{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (take)to different rooms. After we opened the test paper, we saw only one question, “Which tire?”

    Neither Tom nor I answered the question. Instead we told our professor the truth. Luckily, he later gave {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we) the real test paper. And both Tom and I made a{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (decide): never to lie again.

    We usually rely on Hollywood{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hero) to show up on our screens and defeat the bad guys. Yet Wolf Warrior II has proven that a Chinese moviemaker can{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(entertainment) audiences just as well.

    The man in question is Leng Feng,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (play) by Wu Jing, the film's writer and director. Leng is a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(fear) former special forces soldier of the People's Liberation Army. During a military rebellion in{#blank#}5{#/blank#}African country, Leng almost single-handedly helps Chinese workers and African locals escape the war-torn nation.

    In both acting and technical terms, the film is similar{#blank#}6{#/blank#}a Hollywood blockbuster. It features quality action scenes and stunts（特技）,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (include) gun fights, car chases and an underwater fight.

    Wolf Warrior II took a record-breaking 3.4 billion yuan in the first 13 days since its release on July （3） But the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(fight) scenes alone don't explain the movie's{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(succeed)--it's also the patriotism（爱国主义）and spirit of the film projects {#blank#}10{#/blank#} have deeply impressed Chinese audiences.

    When I was an international student in China, I was lucky to experience Chinese New Year. The build-up was exciting as everywhere {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(decorate) with red.

Some fellow students and I decided to travel from Xi'an to Guilin for the festival. Travel during that time is quite{#blank#}2{#/blank#} adventure—many people journey home {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (see) their families and everywhere is very busy. On the eve of New Year, we watched the CCTV New Year's Gala. Although we didn't really understand everything, it was good to be lost {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the atmosphere(气氛) of the occasion! At New Year, families make{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(taste) dumplings together as part of the celebrations. On New Year's Day, and for several weeks afterwards, you can hear firecrackers and fireworks everywhere, and the air{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(smell) strongly of dynamite(火药) and smoke. This was adventurous for us!

    Being in China during New Year somewhat meant{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(lonely) though it was a great experience. I can{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(absolute) explain it with how international students in the UK might feel at Christmas if{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(have) no loved ones around them. Overall, my first Chinese New Year was an amazing experience{#blank#}10{#/blank#}I will never forget.

When I was a kid, Mom used to cook food for us. One night after {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(spend) a long hard day at work, Mom placed a plate of bread jam and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (extreme) burnt toast in front of my dad, I was waiting {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (see) if he noticed it. However, while eating his toast. Dad just asked me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}I do remember I heard Mom apologizing to Dad for burning the toast. I'll never forget what Dad said, “Honey, I love burnt toast.”

    Later that night, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (go) to kiss Daddy good night and asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He gave me {#blank#}7{#/blank#}big hug and said, “Your mamma put in a long hard day at work today, really {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (tire). Besides, a burnt toast never hurts but cold words do!”

What I've learned over the years {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) that learning to accept each other's faults is one of the most important {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(key) to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.

    Most students do an IQ test early in their school career. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} determines how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(good)than them, they usually believe that those students have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} higher IQ and that there is nothing they can do {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (change) facts. However, new research into EQ suggests that success is not{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(simple) the result of a high IQ.

    While your IQ tells you how {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(intelligence) you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovery, who {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (invent) the term EQ, gives the following description: At work, it is IQ {#blank#}8{#/blank#} gets you promoted. Supported by his academic research, Professor Salovery suggests that when {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(predict) someone's future success, their character, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}is measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.