My name is Billy Smith. I'm 50 years old this year. I was about 440 pounds two years ago. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(fortunate), I managed to lose weight.

    I began to gain weight when my mom developed Parkinson's disease in 1994. I soon became her caregiver, and continued to provide her {#blank#}2{#/blank#} care for over 10 years. But when the pressure of taking care of my mother and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(keep) my job got too much for me, I began to skip meals and feed on fast food. I gained weight quickly.

    My huge weight gain caused me to develop high blood pressure. I also had {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(difficult) in breathing at times. In 2014 I went to see my doctor,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} told me that I would die within two years if I didn't lose weight. This wasn't what I expected. I wanted to see my young son grow up, and I knew it was time to make a change.

    I started to eat healthy food and work out in the gym. Finally, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(succeed) in losing weight. Now I weigh just 260 pounds. I had never been to my son's Parents' Meeting {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I was so ashamed and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(scare) that my weight would lead to him being laughed at. Now ,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (look) normal, I can do the things I have never been able to do,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}should have done as his father.

    At my first class in the Forks High School, Mr. Banner, my English teacher sent me to an empty desk at the back without {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (introduce) me to the class. It was harder for my new classmates {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(stare) at me in the back, but somehow, they managed. I kept my eyes down on the reading list the teacher had given me. It was {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(fair) basic: Bronte, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Faulkner. I'd already read everything. That was comforting… and boring.

    Coffee is an{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(importance) part of Italian culture. I have drunk a lot of it since I arrived here six months ago. The coffee culture in Italy is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(complete) different from that in the UK. In Italy, when you order {#blank#}3{#/blank#} cup of coffee in a cafe, you are presented with a tiny, bitter espresso (浓咖啡).

    Takeaway coffee is very popular among the British, but it is not common in Italy, especially in those {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (area) where there are few tourists. Generally, people in Italy prefer to drink their tiny coffee while they are standing at the bar. For many of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they), this short break is a part of their day.

    Breakfast in a bar in Italy {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (include) a coffee and a pastry (糕点).Cappuccinos (卡布奇诺咖啡)are very popular at breakfast. A cup of cappuccino is the perfect way of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(start) the day for me. I think it's nice for people {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (go) to a bar to have a coffee for breakfast before work.

    Finally, a thing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} has been found by me is that coffee in Italy is much cheaper. That means in Italy it is possible to go out for coffee every day {#blank#}10{#/blank#} spending much money.