S. T. Harvey wrote a children's book Miracle, a fictional story about trying to fit in when you stand out. Since it was released earlier this year, the book {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (appear) in classrooms and libraries {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the country, bringing with it {#blank#}3{#/blank#} powerful message about the importance of kindness.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (base) on a true story, the book tells about a boy named Auggie,  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}was born with a misshapen face that has required many {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (operate) in the 10 years since his birth. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} being homeschooled since kindergarten, he starts fifth grade at a public school. It isn't easy being the new kid, especially since Auggie looks different from everybody {#blank#}8{#/blank#} The book takes readers on a journey, as Auggie and his community learn about {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (friend) and acceptance.

    Harvey worked as an art director and graphic designer for more than 20 years before she {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (inspire) to write Miracle. Now she is using the book to promote the impact of kindness.

    July 20, 1969 was an important day. Two {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (美国) astronauts planted the first human footstep on the moon. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (他们的) names were Armstrong and Aldrin. They went into a spaceship whose name was Apollo. As Armstrong reached his left foot {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （touch） the moon's surface, he said, "That's one small step for a man, but one big leap for mankind."

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} two hours and twenty-one minutes, the man carefully at first and then {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (勇敢), walked on the moon, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （take）photos and picking stones.

    After eight {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (day) stay in space, Apollo returned to the earth successfully. People everywhere were {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (excite) by this moon trip. "This is the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (伟大) week in the history of the world since the Creation(创世)," President Nixon told the travelers. "{#blank#}10{#/blank#}（多亏，由于）what you have done, the world has never been closer together before."

    Charlie Chaplin was considered to be one of the most popular {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (star) in the early days of films. He brightened the lives of people throughout the world {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (use) his perfect acting.

    Charlie was born in a poor family and lived {#blank#}3{#/blank#} hard life in his childhood. His parents were both poor hall performers,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} didn't make much money. Therefore, at a very young age, Charlie had to learn {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(sing) and dance. By his teens, his subtle acting had become so entertaining{#blank#}6{#/blank#} no one in England was ever bored watching him mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. In 1972, he won a special Oscar {#blank#}7{#/blank#} his outstanding work in the films that he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. He made people laugh even when they felt depressed. And no one has done {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (well) than him up to now.

    Charlie lived in England and the USA but {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(spend) his last years in Switzerland, where he died of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (nature) causes on December 25, 1977.

    To celebrate the Lantern Festival the Palace Museum organized its first light show in the Forbidden City.

    The complex, home to Chinese emperors for five {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(century), was opened at night for the first time in 94 years. It was lit up with giant red lanterns and projections of ancient paintings. Masterpieces such as Along the River During the Qingming Festival were projected on the roofs, giving visitors a feeling like walking {#blank#}2{#/blank#} time. The design team smartly combined high technology{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(light) with the principles of cultural relic preservation.

    Only 3, 000 people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(allow) in on that day: 500 people who booked their tickets online, and 2, 500{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(invite) guests including model workers, officers, soldiers, and ambassadors.

    With{#blank#}6{#/blank#} series of well-planned and tourist-friendly cultural activities, the Palace Museum is now on a campaign to make traditional Chinese culture more {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(access) to the general public. It has set an example to other museums in our country, most of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} seem to be still living in days gone by. Hopefully, the handsome turnover will be used{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(appropriate) to better protect the Forbidden City and improve {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(it)international image of being part of the world's cultural heritage.

    Artist Song Peilun is known{#blank#}1{#/blank#}"The Father of Yelang Valley" after spending the last two decades turning a village into an artistic village.

    Yelang was an ancient political centre first{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(describe) in the 3rd century BC, and it was centered in{#blank#}3{#/blank#}is now western Guizhou Province, China. Experts believe that many ancient{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(culture) were rooted here,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}there are unfortunately no buildings left standing in the great valley. Inspired by Crazy Horse, a mountain monument in the US slate, Chinese artist Song Peilun devoted his life to building a memorial to the artistic culture of Yelang Valley.

    It was in 1996{#blank#}6{#/blank#}Song quit his job as a professor and purchased a 200,000 square meter plot of land in a mountainous forest area. Then he began to follow his dream.

    When he first arrived in the area, most of the locals{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(mine) in the mountain and selling the stones to make ends meet，but he convinced many of them to help him instead.

    So far, Song Peilun and the villagers{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(turn) the forest land that he bought into an artistic village full of stone sculptures,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}were inspired by Chinese Nuo culture. It is now a{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(relative) popular tourist attraction.

    When I packed up my life and moved from the comforts of my little hometown to Waco, I remember feeling {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (lose). All my friends were so excited to start their own lives, but I just wasn't sure {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I was ready for that yet. Many things worried me. But I hid my fears and when the time {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (final) came, I hugged my mother goodbye, made the two-hour one-way drive from Coppel to Waco, and set up my new room.

    For the first few weeks, I didn't miss home or really feel any kind of emotion at all except tired. There was so much for me to learn {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I hadn't had time to think about anything. My energy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (direct) towards figuring out campus, adjusting to college-level classes and remembering the names of every new person I met. I explored every corner, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (look) for the perfect place to study. I learned to set {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (I) a schedule of getting groceries, cleaning my room and doing my laundry on Sundays.

    Nowadays, in my second semester, I feel like I have almost adapted {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the university life. The transition from high school to college wasn't {#blank#}9{#/blank#} difficult as my mind made me think it would be. One of the best {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (thing) college has taught me is how to be independent.