I remember the occasion when mother sent me to the main road, about twenty yards away from our house, to invite a passing group of seasonal work－seekers for a meal. She{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(instruct) me to take a basket along and collect dry cow dung(牛粪) for making a fire. I was then to prepare the meal for the group of work－seekers.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} thought of making an open fire outside at midday,and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(cook)in a large three－legged pot in that intense heat, was sufficient to upset even an angel. I did not manage to hide my feelings from my mother and, after serving the group, she called me to the veranda(走廊){#blank#}4{#/blank#} she usually sat to attend to her sewing and knitting.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} straight into my eyes, she asked “Why did you get angry{#blank#}6{#/blank#} I requested you to prepare a meal for those poor people?”{#blank#}7{#/blank#} my attempt to deny her blame，using the heat of the fire and the sun as an excuse for my rude behavior, mother, she gave me a firm look，{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(say), “You cannot detect what trouble may lie ahead of you.”

    I{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sudden) realized that if I had refused to offer this group of people a meal,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}would be impossible that in my travels some time in the future,I would get these individuals' help.

    Famous British physicist Stephen Hawking，{#blank#}1{#/blank#} mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76.

    Propelled(推动) to superstar by his 1988 book A Brief History of Time, which became {#blank#}2{#/blank#}unlikely worldwide bestseller, Hawking devoted{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(he) to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. His genius and wit{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(win) over fans from far beyond the world of astrophysics, earning comparisons with Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton.

    Hawking died {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(peaceful) at his home in the British university city of Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

    “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today,” professor Hawking's children said in a statement{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (carry) by Britain's Press Association news agency. “He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live{#blank#}7{#/blank#} for many years.”

    Hawking refused to accept the predictions that he would only live for a few years after developing a form of motor neurone disease in his early {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(twenty). The illness gradually robbed him of mobility{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(leave) him confined to a wheelchair, almost completely paralysed and unable to speak except through his voice synthesiser(合成器).

    “His courage and persistence with his brilliance and{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (humorous) inspired people across the world,” his family said.

    “Mirror, mirror, which clothes suit me best?” Now, there is a magic mirror in the shopping center{#blank#}1{#/blank#} can answer the question.

    A shopping center in England is selling a magic dressing mirror. You needn't enter a fitting room and put the clothes{#blank#}2{#/blank#} by yourself. All you need to do is to stand in front of the mirror. The magic mirror can tell you{#blank#}3{#/blank#} or not the clothing you have chosen suits you.

    3D technology {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (use) for the magic mirror for you to choose and try on all kinds of clothes from different stores. When you stand in front of the mirror. With the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (assist) of the technology, you can make its own judgement of your body type. Then you can see {#blank#}6{#/blank#}wearing the dress you have chosen in the mirror.

    It's very convenient for you to find the most{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (suit) dress. You do not have to spend a lot of time {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (walk) around in different stores.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} do you need to shut yourself into a small dressing room.

    “The mirror has worked much better with women's clothing than {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (expect), so we are now developing the software for men's and kid's clothing,” said the marketing manager of the shopping center.

    You may like reading novels for fun. But you need to get organized {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you are reading a novel for school. Here {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) a few tips.

    First, pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is about a character can help us to understand him, from his {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(appear) to the kind of food he eats.

    Besides, the order of the story and the plot are {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(equal) important. Make sure that as you read, you make {#blank#}6{#/blank#} quick note of what happens in each chapter. This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character, setting, language and so on together. It's also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it.

Next, themes. They are ideas that a novel explores. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is a must to get the hang of the theme if you want to fully appreciate the novel. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice, or {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(survive).

Furthermore, novels are made up {#blank#}9{#/blank#} language. Writers use language in a special way {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make) their novels work. They may use metaphors, invent symbols, or show different characters' personalities through their speech styles.

    When I was a university student, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (attract) by the Chinese. So I got a job as a teacher in Wuhan three years ago. Thinking back, I realize it was the students I met in the first year and Chinese university life in general {#blank#}2{#/blank#} gave me the deepest impression.

    During my school days, I would rarely give up my spare time to any activity connected with study. Unless exams were approaching, my weekends were devoted to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) fun or perhaps a part-time job. My Chinese classmates, on the other hand, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (seem) to spend their entire waking hours studying. I understand {#blank#}5{#/blank#} competition in Chinese universities is extremely fierce. Nonetheless, their energy and motivation put {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (I) to shame.

    My first year in China was also my first year as a teacher. It was both challenging {#blank#}7{#/blank#} rewarding. One thing I know for certain is that my year in Wuhan helped me {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(change) for the better. Thanks to the politeness and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(warm) of Chinese students, I overcame my fear of speaking in public and became more self-confident. Most {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(important), I met dozens of nice people and made many excellent friends.

    You may not have noticed it before, but many people often sit with a hunched (驼背的) back when they are in a difficult situation, such as trying hard {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (solve) a math problem. But there's a reason for this: this body position helps to reduce pressure.

     However, according to Erik Peper, a health professor at San Francisco State University, poor posture (姿势) may make our brains work not as well as they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (normal) do.

    Peper and a team of researchers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (study) 125 students' performance in a math test and their different postures. The team found that good posture—for example sitting up straight—could help people perform better {#blank#}4{#/blank#} bad posture when they feel stressed.

    Another professor Richard Harvey further explained in Science Daily that sitting with bad posture might make us feel more {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (comfort), but it actually increases our pressure levels.

    So the next time you have to take a test, try sitting upright and taking a deep {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (breathe). If Peper's study is correct, this small change may have {#blank#}7{#/blank#} great influence on you.

    There are many things {#blank#}8{#/blank#} lead to poor posture. The good news {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) that posture can be improved at any age by {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make) just a few simple corrections in the way one stands, sits and moves.