No matter where you are, humans are constantly measuring and checking time. Some of us are good at it—planning and doing things ahead of time,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}others are always trying to beat the clock and do things at the eleventh hour.

    Tardiness (拖拉) can be serious. If you{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) one minute late for work, would you resign? It may sound extreme, but that is exactly {#blank#}3{#/blank#}occurred in the UK upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, in January 2018. International development minister Lord Bates arrived one minute late, and, as a result, was unable to answer a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(schedule) question. Instead of trying {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) up for lost time, as many might do, he resigned on {#blank#}6{#/blank#}spot. He apologized for his discourtesy (无礼) and stated that he was ashamed. His resignation, though.{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (reject) by the UK prime minister.

    So, how late is too late? Many cultures take punctuality very seriously. In contrast, others seem to view tardiness{#blank#}8{#/blank#} just the normal way of things. What is considered acceptable is based on culture. That is, if you don't mind waiting, it might be best to attend your{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (appoint) in good time. And if the worst comes to the worst, remember the old English proverb.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (well) late than never.”

    One day a girl was walking in the woods when she found two weak birds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. The {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (care) birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a beautiful song. The girl loved {#blank#}3{#/blank#}very much and wanted their singing to last forever.

    One day, the girl left the door to the cage open. Immediately, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} larger of the two birds flew out. The girl was afraid that it would fly away and never come back again. So when it flew close, she grasped(抓住) it wildly. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(fortunate),  the bird died in her hand. It was her love for the bird that killed it.

    She noticed the other bird jumping the cage. She could feel its great need for    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(free). She lifted it from the cage and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(set) it free. The bird was flying happily in the sky, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}made the girl so glad. Just then, the bird sat softly on her shoulder and sang the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(sweet) song she had ever hear.

     The fastest way to lose love is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（hold） on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings（翅膀）！

    The world's longest cross-sea bridge — Hongkong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge(HZMB) opened on October 24, 2018. The Guardian described it as one of the seven {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (wonder) of the modern world. The HZMB, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} links Hongkong and Macao to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai, began in 2009 and cost about 120 billion yuan. It's designed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) a service life of 120 years, 20 years longer than most bridges. And it's not only a bridge, but also part tunnel and part island.

    In one section, the bridge turns into a 6.7km undersea tunnel that {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (pass) through two man-made islands. The tunnel is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} world's longest undersea tunnel for road traffic, allowing large ships to continue passing through the sea area above the tunnel. The bridge's engineers had to take many environmental factors {#blank#}6{#/blank#} consideration in order to protect the surrounding environment while {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (build) the bridge. Chinese white dolphins, an {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (endanger) species living in this area, were a particular concern. The HZMB will make {#blank#}9{#/blank#} much more convenient to shorten the travel time from HongKong to Zhuhai from four hours to about 45 minutes.

    By drawing local cities and religions closer together, the bridge will aid the area's development {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(great). It is expected to drive the economic development of Hongkong, Macao and nine Guangdong cities.

    One day, Daily dreamed {#blank#}1{#/blank#} dream. She flew in a wonderful carpet and talked with an antelope in Tibet. The antelope told her they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hunt) because of their fur {#blank#}3{#/blank#} can be used to make sweaters for people like hers. In the future they may all may die {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Later, she flew to Zimbabwe {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, she talked with an elephant and got {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (know) the farmers there no longer hunted them. That's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the government decided to help and the farmers {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (final) made a lot of money from the tourism , At last she arrived at the thick rain forest where a monkey told her "No rain forest , no animals {#blank#}9{#/blank#} no drugs." Although everything had gone, she had learned {#blank#}10{#/blank#} much!

    Mr.Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned {#blank#}1{#/blank#} farm, which looked almost abandoned. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby {#blank#}3{#/blank#} other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (leave).The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass {#blank#}5{#/blank#} it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children's clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market{#blank#}9{#/blank#} people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.