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    I'm a rock-climbing guide . Climbing the rocks and mountains in Yosemite National Park {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) my life's passion since I was 13 . More than ten years ago I started seeing a lot of waste , {#blank#}2{#/blank#} toilet paper , beer cans , and empty boxes , around the area . {#blank#}3{#/blank#} was beyond me why visitors started respecting the place less and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way . I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (try) picking up trash myself , but I would spend an hour or two on the job , only   {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (find) the area trashed all over again weeks {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. I decided something had to change . I set a date for a cleanup together with some other climbers . {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (expect) , more than 300 people showed up . We collected about 6,000 pounds of trash over three days . It was  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (amaze) how much we were able to accomplish—the park looked clean ! I often hear people complain about their surroundings . I want to say the only way to change things is by doing rather than   {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (complain) . We need to teach by example . We cannot blame others {#blank#}10{#/blank#} we start with ourselves .

    Some time ago, a friend of mine who worked in a part of the city I didn't know very well, invited me to call on him. It took me hours {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (get) there and I took great trouble finding a proper place to park my car. As I was already half an hour late, I parked my car quickly on a non-parking place. At noon, just as I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (leave) my friend's office suddenly I had no idea {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I had parked my car. I could hardly go up to a policeman and tell him that I had lost a small green car somewhere! I had to walk down street after street and examined each car {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (close). I was very happy to see a small green car just behind an old car. But how {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (disappoint) I was to discover that though the car was exactly {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my own, it belonged to someone else! I was very tired and went off for lunch. About half an hour later, I left the restaurant,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} was nearby, and walked down the street. Turning the corner, I nearly jumped for joy: my car was right in front of me. But soon I felt down because a ticket {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(attach) to my car.

    To tell the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (true), driving in crowded cities is far from being a pleasure. So walking or cycling{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) a good choice.

    Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages. But a TV show, Letters Alive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the present.

    Letters Alive took{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(it) idea from a UK program, Letters Live, released in 2013. Both{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(show) feature famous actors and actresses, but there{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) no eye－catching visual effects or any regular showbiz(娱乐圈) activities. Instead, it's just a live event{#blank#}5{#/blank#}remarkable letters selected from a wide time span and a diverse range of subjects are read. There is, for example, a passionate letter from Huang Yongyu to playwright Cao Yu 30 years ago to criticize his lack of {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(create).

    Every letter is like a small piece of history. By hearing them{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(read), it's as if we are being sent back in time to experience a moment that we would otherwise never have had the chance to.

    Compared to{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(publish) texts, letters also{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(natural) come with a personal touch. As well as celebrating the pain, joy, wisdom and humor, Letters Alive  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(commit) to promoting Chinese literature since first run.

    Successful communication {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(involve) more than talking to a person. Good listening skills and body language are also important for us to communicate {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(effective) with others. Studies have shown that of the information that is received from other people, only 10% is from what they say and 40% is from the tone and speed of their voice. The other 50% is obtained from their body language. Therefore, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(read) body language is an important part of developing our social skills.