I like reading. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I was 9 years old, I caught a bad cold. I had to stay at home for several weeks. My mother bought me some novels. Soon I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (attract) by the stories. Since then I have made use of any time to read. Now, I often surf the Internet at home, where I've found many students like reading as I do. We exchange our reading experience and become online friends. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (read) brings me both happiness and friendship.

    Overweight children and teenagers aged between 5 and 18 in the China mainland {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (reach) 8.5 million in 2025, a number {#blank#}2{#/blank#} surpasses (超过) the population of Spain, a study said.

    According to the study, among the obese Chinese youth, millions of them {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (report) to suffer from all kinds of diseases. It also stated that in all there would be 268 million overweight schoolaged children worldwide by 2025, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(include) 91 million obese children, if no effective {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (measure) could be taken to stop the existing trends. Inactivity and the consumption of junk food and soda drink contributed {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the growing number of overweight {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (young) in the world. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (respond) to the increase of obese children in China, the State Council released a guideline this year. The guideline aimed to prevent more children from becoming obese and it urged that the local government in China {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (strength) the training of medical staff around children's health and promote knowledge of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (balance) eating and drinking habits among their parents.

    At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of animal bones and shells on which symbols {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (carve) by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today's hanzi.

    By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (become) a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (lead) to many varieties of dialects characters. This, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, changed under the rule of Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty.

    Emperor Qinshihuang made the seven major states into one {#blank#}5{#/blank#}( unite) country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or {#blank#}7{#/blank#} dialect they speak, they can all still communicate {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (easy) in writing.

    Written Chinese has also become an important means by {#blank#}9{#/blank#} China's present is connected with its past. People in modem times can read the classic {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (work) which were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese culture.

    According to a new survey, people who have owned pets may be more professionally {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(success), and this is absolutely good news for ambitious pet parents. The survey{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(conduct) by Kelton Global Research for Banfield Pet Hospital. The researchers surveyed 857 adults in the United States with a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(vary) of careers. Among the C-suite executives surveyed, 93 percent grew with a pet in their home, with 78 percent {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hold) that growing up with a pet helped cause their career success as an adult. So, how exactly does pet ownership cause career success? According to Banfield's research, executives reported that their pet helped teach them lessons like {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(responsible), creativity, sympathy and organization, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}have all been invaluable in the business world." At Banfield Pet Hospital, we've long recognized the special bond between people and their pets, as well as the positive impact pets have {#blank#}7{#/blank#}our society," Brian Garish said in a statement on Banfield's website. " {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the pet ownership lessons we learned as children, to the ways our four-legged friends currently help us progress, connect with others, and stay grounded, our latest research supports the idea --we've had all along-- {#blank#}9{#/blank#}there may be a link between pets and their ability {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(help) shape us as people.

    It's difficult to say exactly when IWD(International Women's Day) began. It dates back to 1908, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding voting rights, better pay and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(short) working hours.

    A year later, the first National Woman's Day {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(allow) in the US on February 28, according to an announcement by the Socialist Party of America.

    In 1910, a woman {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(call) Clara Zetkin—leader of the "women's office" for the Social Democratic Party in Germany came up with the idea of International Women's Day. She suggested that every country {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (celebrate) International Women's Day on one day every year to push for their demands.

    A meeting of more than 100 women from 17 {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(country) agreed to her suggestion and IWD was formed. In 1911, it was celebrated for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland {#blank#}8{#/blank#} March 19.

    In 1913, it was decided {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) IWD to March 8, and it has been celebrated on that day ever since. The day was only recognized by the United Nations in 1975. It {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(create) a theme (主题) each year for the celebration ever since.