Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his new hotel, the world's first igloo(冰屋) hotel.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (build) in an small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks' time Bergqvist's ice creation {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) nothing more than a pool of water. “We don't see it as a big problem, ”he says. “We just look forward to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (replace)it. ”

    Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} successful that he designed the present one, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (wood) base；when the snow froze, the base was removed.

After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures {#blank#}8{#/blank#} 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a relaxing hotel break. “It's great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.''

    The {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (popular)of the igloo is beyond doubt：it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.

    Tu Yoyo was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Oct. 5. She was the first Chinese citizen {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(win) a Nobel Prize in science. Tu {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(share) the prize with the Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan.

    Tu is a researcher at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine now. She  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(give) the prize for  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (develop) artemisinin (青蒿素) , a new drug therapy against malaria( 疟疾)， {#blank#}6{#/blank#} has saved millions of lives worldwide, especially in developing countries.

    Tu and her colleagues joined a government project to find a new malaria drug in the late 1960s. They made 380 herbal extracts from two thousand recipes from traditional Chinese medical books. In 1971, after nearly two hundred  {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fail), Tu's team  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(final) found an extract that was 100% effective against the malaria parasites-atremisinin. In 2001, the World Health Organization made artemisinin {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (it) first choice in the treatment of malaria.

    “The discovery of artemisinin is a gift to mankind from traditional Chinese medicine. It's the achievement of the research team. Winning the prize is  {#blank#}10{#/blank#} honor for Chinese science and traditional Chinese medicine,” Tu said.

    A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder {#blank#}2{#/blank#} had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a happy heart.

    After the student left, the teacher let {#blank#}6{#/blank#} student taste the water. He spat（吐）it out, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say) it was awful. Obviously, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like {#blank#}8{#/blank#}?" The teacher replied, "You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sweet)." We understand this lesson best {#blank#}10{#/blank#} we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

    Unlike some other European languages, English is a little tricky when it comes to writing. How a word {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (pronounce) and how it is actually spelt can be very different things. Take two simple {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (verb) like "have" and "save". Shouldn't they be pronounced the same? Why do "sir", "her" and "fur" all rhyme, but "fork" and "work" don't?

    Imagine, then, a situation {#blank#}3{#/blank#} two words are spelt and pronounced exactly the same way, but have {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (complete) different meanings. Welcome to the world of homonyms (同形同音异义词). {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (take), for example, the word "fair"—it can be a kind of event or an adjective to describe the colour of your hair.

    So how do you know which {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (mean) someone is referring to? You don't, except by the context. Obviously, if someone asks you to "give {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they) a hand", they don't want you to remove {#blank#}8{#/blank#} is at the end of your arm.

    Sometimes even the context doesn't help much—the result can be amusing. These sentences play with the double meaning of a noun:

    I used to be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} banker, but I lost interest.

    A small boy swallowed some coins and had to go to hospital. When his grandmother phoned {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (ask) how he was, the nurse said, " No change yet."

    Nowadays, millions {#blank#}1{#/blank#} lonely singles are now going online instead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming{#blank#}2{#/blank#} world's most popular matchmaker(媒人).

    Singles are flocking(涌向) to the Internet {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (lead) them from one bad experience to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make {#blank#}6{#/blank#} easy to avoid someone {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you are not interested in. In the real world, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, ignoring someone you don't like can be difficult.

    Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren't always those who they declare to be in their online {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (like) to find a criminal online as you are Mr. Or Miss Right.

    Who are better at science in your class, girls or boys? These years, girls start to show more interest in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (subject) of science, technology, engineering and Maths (STEM), according to a recent study from the UK.

    In the study, every year over the last seven years, over 20,000 students {#blank#}2{#/blank#} were in their final year in high school were surveyed. As for university courses, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} number of girls considering choosing STEM subjects has a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (big) increase than that of boys. Over one-fifth of the girls surveyed said they were considering jobs {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (relate) to STEM, such as engineers. And the interest in engineering and science has also risen.

    This is an important change for women in the UK. But at present, there are not nearly as many women {#blank#}6{#/blank#} men studying STEM subjects or working in the STEM fields. Only 13%～22% of people who graduate {#blank#}7{#/blank#} university with STEM degrees are women. And women are seen only one in eight STEM jobs.

    Are men really more suited to STEM work than women? Of course not. This is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (part) because of the conventional idea, which means many people think so, even though it is not correct.

    "It is important that young women should {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (encourage) to get into these jobs. In fact, STEM subjects are fun and exciting. Studying science can do {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) good. It offers women chances of taking up fantastic careers and they will get higher pay in these areas," said Niki Yates, manager of GSK's business.