People often have trouble {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (get) used to a new culture because they need a long time to adapt to it. They are usually curious {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they first arrive in a foreign country and sometimes they may get confused about what to do. However, if they stay for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} long time, they may start to feel different {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (stage) of culture shock. They can feel lonely or sad because they can't deal with the local people. How {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (quick) people get used to culture differences may depend on the way they {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (learn). That's a problem if they can't speak the language. So the first important thing is to learn to speak the local language. On {#blank#}7{#/blank#} other hand, some can study the situation and make good guesses about the culture. When they finally begin {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (understand) some of the language and make some new {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (friend), they will gradually enjoy themselves and feel {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (comfort). Then they can live an easy life in a completely new culture.

Say thank you for simple things

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(communicate) with others with appreciation is an important form of good manners. Everyone feels really happy when others show their appreciation {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (generous). Appreciation always has {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(power) strength, which may let others smile and make the world more beautiful. For example, you just need several minutes to write down a thank-you note after you have a quarrel with one of your {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (colleague), and it will for sure bring much joy to the receiver. Try to write a thank-you letter to your parents for working hard to provide you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a happy life. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you always say thanks to your friends who shared both your happiness and sadness, it will bring them much joy and add color into your own life as well.

    We won't live happily {#blank#}7{#/blank#}we really enjoy the different services of others {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (surround) us everyday. But none of them should be taken for granted. We need to raise our{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(conscious) of expressing appreciation to others. Up to now more and more people in China have found it's high time to cultivate(培养) a thankful heart for the good others do. You can rely on {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that the world will become wonderful if everyone realize the importance of appreciation.

    If this 13-year-old American boy succeeds in his effort {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (climb) Mount Everest, he has modest ambitions — pick a small piece of rock from the top of the world as a memento (纪念品) and wear it in a necklace.

    "I will not sell it or give it to anyone. It is something for {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (me) to say 'this is a rock from the summit'," Jordan Romero from California, told reporters in Kathmandu. He left {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the mountain on Sunday.

    If he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (succeed), Romero will become {#blank#}5{#/blank#} youngest climber to scale the 8,850 meters Everest summit. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (current) a 16-year-old Nepali boy, Temba Tsheri Sherpa, holds the record of being the world's youngest climber of Mount Everest. But Romero said he was not after {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (set) climbing records.

    Romero said Mount Qomolangma was part of his goal to climb the highest mountains on all seven {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (continent).

    "It is just a goal," he {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (say) confidently. "If I don't succeed I am okay. I will try again."

    Romero has already climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mount McKinley in Alaska among others.

    "I know it requires a lot of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (patient). I will remain patient. I want to stay safe and make right choice," Romero said.

Thangka is a scroll painting with images. It's made of cloth or paper and can be rolled into a bundle on a scroll, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(make) it easy to transport. Thangka {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(know) as the "Encyclopedia of Tibetan culture", covers a wide range of topics. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the content and themes of Thangka are rich and varied, the main content is the image of Tibetan folk culture and opt day. Undoubtedly thangka is the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(good) one of means of ensuring civilian education for nomadic people.