Have you ever been to London? Which famous sites did you visit? Or, if it is the first time that you{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) there, which one will you check out?

    Some world famous {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(culture) sites may already be on your list: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the London Tower. However, a tour of London would be incomplete{#blank#}3{#/blank#} checking out the London art scene. As a guidebook London's Secrets: Museums & Galleries put it, London's art is a lot like{#blank#}4{#/blank#} city itself — “diverse, vast, and in a constant state of changes. From old masters to street art and everything in between, London has it all.”

    In fact, according to The Telegraph, museums and galleries were the most {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(visit) attractions in Britain last year. The British Museum{#blank#}6{#/blank#} celebrated its 225th anniversary this year, had the most visitors, at 6,701,036.

    According to The Art Newspaper, the British Museum's increased {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(popular) is down to its exhibitions, particularly its Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum show ( March-September 2017 ).

    There are more than 7 million artifacts(文物) in the British Museum. Not all of them are on display, but much of the collection {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(constant) rotates(轮换), so you'll see something new with each visit. So{#blank#}9{#/blank#} you're an art lover or just looking for a fun time, you're sure{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) inspiration in London.

    Icebreaker to the North Pole is a new book {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the well-known Chinese writer Bi Shumin. It describes her special trip to the North Pole last year.

    Longing to go to the North Pole, she always heard about it when she was young. Bi, now in her 60s, has at last realized the dream to see it for {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (she).

    “This dream was hidden in my heart by myself in the past. It gradually became dusty, but it never disappeared.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} I dreamed has finally come true.” Up to now, Bi {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (travel) to 73 countries worldwide. Besides the North Pole, she made a trip to Easter Island, which is around 3,700 kilometres off the western coast of Chile. In the same year, she went to the South Pole. And she intends {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (go) to other places in the near future.

    As a writer {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (show) a great interest in travel, Bi thinks traveling {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) a part of our life. She also believes it is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} only way to see different cultures and histories.

    “If the view is the same every day, we will easily become {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (bore). But if we go to a strange place, we will soon enter a condition of experiencing and thinking about different cultures. Travelling gives me much {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (free).”

    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（烤面包） 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.

    As is known to all, art {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (influence) by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times.

    In the 5th century, the art of the Middle Ages came into being and the main aim of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (paint) was to represent religious themes. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a result, some pictures at this time were full of religious symbols, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (create) a feeling of respect and love for God. During the Renaissance, people began to concentrate {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (little) on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude {#blank#}6{#/blank#} life. In the late 19th century, some painters became the Impressionists. And they were the first painters {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (paint) outdoors. Paintings can reflect the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (develop) of civilization, and it is interesting to predict {#blank#}9{#/blank#} styles of paintings there will be in the future. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} not try to visit some art galleries to appreciate different styles of paintings?

With the development of our society, the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (connect) between people becomes inevitable (不可避免的). People need to communicate with others as long as they are in the world. As a result {#blank#}2{#/blank#} interpersonal relationship becomes more and more important.

A good interpersonal relationship promotes (促进) people's success. Throughout human history, we can know {#blank#}3{#/blank#} no one can do everything well and become {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (success) alone. Most great men have a good relationship with other people. For many people, the interpersonal relationship and their abilities are equally important to their success. By {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (keep) a good relationship with others, people can easily get help from others {#blank#}6{#/blank#} facing difficulties. In other words, excellent interpersonal communication skills can help people remove obstacles(障碍) on the way {#blank#}7{#/blank#} success. Besides, a good interpersonal relationship can help people live a happy life. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(create) a harmonious environment, people should keep a good relationship with the people around them. These friendly people will form a happy atmosphere, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} will make people work efficiently(高效的) and put them in a good mood in daily life. It is certain that people will receive {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (happy) in the end.

    A few people have lucid (清醒的) dreams, in {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the dreamer is aware they're dreaming and can control the experience. Some others can learn {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (have) lucid dreams. The practice can be used to deal with frightening dreams. However, its potential has been limited by it often {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) so hard to achieve. Now, researchers have developed the most effective method yet for promoting lucid dreams.

    The researchers let 121 adults aged 19 to 75 pick something {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (see)in a previous dream. It was called a "dreamsign" that can serve {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a reminder to become lucid when met again. The {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (volunteer) were then handed capsules. Each person got a high-dose (大剂量的) capsule, a low-dose capsule and a placebo (无效对照剂) capsule, but they couldn't tell which was which. On three occasions, they woke in {#blank#}7{#/blank#} middle of the night, took a capsule, imagined their dreamsign and went back to sleep. The high dose was most effective, causing lucid dreams in 42 per cent of participants. About 27 per cent {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (report) lucid dreams with the low dose and 14 per cent after taking the placebo capsule.

    The potential applications are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (excite). "This new method has the success rate we need to be able to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (proper) do research on lucid dreaming," says Denholm Aspy at the University of Adelaide in Australia.