One morning，I was waiting at the bus stop，worried about{#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (be) late for school.

    There were many people waiting there， {#blank#}2{#/blank#}   some of them looked very anxious and{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (disappoint)．When the bus finally came，we all hurried on board.I got a place next{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the window，so I had a good view of the sidewalk.A boy on a bike{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (catch) my attention.He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms.I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver，but he refused{#blank#}6{#/blank#}  (stop) until we reached the next stop.Still，the boy kept{#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (ride)．He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting.Finally，when we came to the next stop，the boy ran up to the door of the bus.I heard an exciting conversation.Then the driver stood up and asked，“{#blank#}8{#/blank#}  anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop？”A woman on the bus shouted，“Oh，dear！It's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} ．”She pushed her ways to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully.Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done，and the crowd of strangers{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sudden) became friendly to one another.

    Alex and Donna Voutsinas are like many couples; they met at work, fell in love and were preparing for the coming {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (marry). Days before their wedding, the couple was looking at old family {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (photo) when Donna came across a picture of herself as a child {#blank#}3{#/blank#} vacation at Disney and showed it to her boyfriend.

    But Alex was more interested in the man {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (walk) in the background behind Donna's smiling family and the character Mr. Smee from Disney's “Peter Pan. Alex recognized the man in the background because it was his father, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} was pushing a stroller (婴儿车) during their own family trip to Disney.

    Decades before they met as adults, the couple {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (cross) paths at Disney as kids.

    “Just {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) in the same picture with my wife when we were {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (basic) babies, it's unbelievable,” Alex Voutsinas said. The chance meeting is more unbelievable because the two families lived countries apart. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the photo was taken, Donna's family was living in Florida and Alex's family called Montreal home. I was glad he asked me to marry him before the picture, Donna said, because I know that it's because he loves me and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} because he thought it was meant to be, it was fate.”

    Have you ever had a case{#blank#}1{#/blank#} a mistake helped you understand an idea or a skill? For me,it was sailing.I took a sailing class when I was in high school.No matter how many times I read the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (explain),I could not understand the difference between a “tack" and a “jibe”—two methods of turning a boat—one much{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (safe) than the other. Later, one day, when I was sailing, a heavy wind{#blank#}4{#/blank#} ( blow ) up.We needed to head back, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I mistook the “tack” for the “jibe” and pushed the boat in the wrong direction. Before I realized{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (I) mistake, it was too late. Luckily, no one{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (hurt).Only after this experience did I {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (clear) understand the sailing phrase “turning on the wind” that I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (read) so many times in the textbook.I never confused a “jibe” with a “tack” again! Now I often share this story {#blank#}10{#/blank#} my students after they have made mistakes.I hope they can learn something from their mistakes and correct them instead of regretting all day.

    As less people choose to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(distance) memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, is committed to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

    Li worked as {#blank#}3{#/blank#}miner for more than ten years. After the mine closed down, Li turned {#blank#}4{#/blank#}housing decoration, until he {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(force) to give that up due to a finger {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(injure). Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in.

    Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. He soon mastered the skill and could make a variety of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(normal) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup（糖浆）. When the sugar cools down,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}appears is a piece of sugar craft.

    In recent years, Internet voting has become {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（increase）popular in China. People not only cast on-line votes {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(them), but also urge others to vote for{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(compete) like the "Most Beautiful Teacher" and the " Cutest Baby".

    Lin Yue, a high school student, is invited to vote in the "Best Police Officer ", {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(organize) by the local government to let the public have{#blank#}5{#/blank#}better understanding of police officers' daily work. Lin Yue visits the website and reads all the stories. He is deeply moved by {#blank#}6{#/blank#}glorious deeds. He is already thinking of becoming a policeman himself in the future.

    Wu Hua is invited by his uncle to vote for his cousin in the "Future Singer". He {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(receive)three similar invitations so far. His uncle tells him {#blank#}8{#/blank#}his cousin wins it, the family will win an overseas tour{#blank#}9{#/blank#}free. Wu Hua likes his cousin very much, but he finds other singers perform much{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(well). To vote, or not to vote? This is a question that troubles him very much.

    Eating habits are not the same from country to country. The Chinese have a saying―Eat good things for breakfast，eat a big meal for {#blank#}1{#/blank#}，but eat less at dinner. Many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (America) agree one should start the day with a good breakfast，{#blank#}3{#/blank#}their ideas about lunch and dinner are{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (difference)．

    Most Americans only give {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (them) a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch.

    After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) a way to take {#blank#}7{#/blank#} good rest after a long，hard day of work.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (eat) at restaurants also is not the same. In China，people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (loud)，and they are just having a good time. In America, it is not like this. They want a quiet place {#blank#}10{#/blank#} they can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world.