In 1863 the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (crowd) on the roads above as they travelled to and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} work. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(lay) the track and then building a strong roof over{#blank#}4{#/blank#} top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced.

    Steam engines {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(use) to pull the carriages and it must have been{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fair) unpleasant for the passsengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using{#blank#}7{#/blank#}every day.

    Later, engineers {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels (隧道）, which became known as the Tube. This development was only possible with the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The central London Railway was one of the most {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(success) of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.

    The Descendants of the Sun(太阳的后裔) that really {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (earn) the praise(reputation)of K－drama fans. It made its debut(首映) on February 24, 2016 with an average of 13 percent in the Seoul National Capital Area. The next night, ratings {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (go) up an average of two percent. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (apparent), those two episodes set up Descendants of the Sun as it dominated the competition with its third episode. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} nationwide and Seoul National Capital Area for both TNmS Ratings and AGB Nielson, the K－drama earned over 20 percent viewership ratings(收视率).

    For those {#blank#}5{#/blank#} do not know what Descendants of the Sun is about, it is a drama about the love of people who get {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (close) as they learn to be considerate of each other in desperate times. It is also about the sacrifices made by people who throw themselves {#blank#}7{#/blank#} natural disasters. Captain Yoo Shi Jin(柳大尉) (Song Joong Ki宋仲基) is the team leader of the Special Warfare Command of the United Nations Peacekeeping Troops. By request of the UN, he is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (station) in the war-torn country of Uruk(乌鲁克). {#blank#}9{#/blank#}he meets Kang Mo Yeon(姜暮烟) (Song Hye Kyo宋慧乔), a volunteer doctor with Doctors Without Borders.{#blank#}10{#/blank#}they work alongside each other, they clash and fall in love.

—Have you been watching the Euro 2012 football tournament?

—Just a bit. Why, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you?

—Of course！I've really started to like football since I came to London. Just think, a year ago, I was still in Montreal and didn't know anything about it.

—Well, I'm from New Jersey. Americans aren't so into football. Actually, we call it soccer.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Americans say “football”, what we mean is American rules football. I've {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) here two years now, and I still get {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (confuse) when people call soccer “football”.

—I know all about America. For you, “football” means the sport {#blank#}5{#/blank#} those big guys wear helmets and violently run into each other.

—Yeah. Americans prefer {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (watch) sports that are fast, like basketball. I think basketball players are the greatest athletes on earth. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they can do just amazes me. But when I watch a soccer match, I just get bored. There aren't enough goals.

—Well, I see what you're saying, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} there's so much {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (much)to “soccer”, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  you call it, than goals. There're a lot of strategies involved. And in a tournament like the Euro 2012, it's fascinating to see how the different countries have different styles of playing.

    Once upon a time, there was a poor fisherman who always dreamed of becoming rich. He wished to become a millionaire, and{#blank#}1{#/blank#} did his wife. He had heard from some old men before that several ships{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (load) with diamonds and gold{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (sink) in the nearby seashore. Because of this, for a long time he kept searching that whole area{#blank#}4{#/blank#}this treasure. One day, while he was sitting on the boat daydreaming, he suddenly felt that the fishing rod{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (weigh) down by a heavy object. He{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (excite) pulled hard at it, and{#blank#}7{#/blank#} he saw made him exclaim, “Wow! A big, shiny gold chain!” He pulled hard at the gold chain to get it into the boat, but{#blank#}8{#/blank#}seemed to be no end to it. His boat started to get over-loaded and the sea water filled his boat. However, he had begun dreaming of a big house, a big piece of land and buying horses and{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (ox)... He kept pulling in the chain{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the boat kept sinking. The boat was finally submerged and he struggled to stay afloat. Unfortunately his feet were entangled in the gold chain and he drowned.