You might have seen this in US TV dramas. A group of girls knock on people's doors, trying to sell cookies. What are they doing? They are Amercican Scouts（女童子军）,and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (sell) cookies is a tradition of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (they).

    Selling cookies is just one activity among all the fun things that Girl Scouts do. The Girl Scouts of the USA is a group {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (found) in 1912.It offers all kinds of activities to girls and lets them learn skills.

    Boys can be scouts too. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they join a different group called the Boy Scouts of America (RSA), {#blank#}5{#/blank#} was founded in 1910.

    Now there are 1.9 million Girl Scouts in the US, according to the group, Usually, they go {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (camp) and learn how to build fires and use a compass. Sometimes they also stay {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (indoor) doing crafts or learning arts. Every time they do an activity or pass a test, they get a badge.

    The Boy Scouts love to win the badges too. They have a ranking system. And winning enough badges is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} must to get into a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (high) rank. The highest rank is "Eagle", which {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (require) at least 21 badges. Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon, and Bill Gates, the father of Microft, were both Eagle Scouts when they were young.

    What is known to us all is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Wolf Warrior 2 has been a hit this summer(2017). I'm sure you have seen posters{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(design) to celebrate its success in box offices(票房). And it is funny that many {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(decorate) of the leading actors have been sold on the Internet. So it is well worthy of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(see).

    The movie talked about a former soldier named Leng Feng,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}went to Africa in search of the murderer, who killed his partner, Long Xiaoyun. During his stay in Africa, he made every effort {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(help) people in trouble survive. But {#blank#}7{#/blank#} impressed us most was the words written in the passport: Any citizen,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (belong) to China, should keep{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in mind that there is always a powerful country behind you whatever trouble you meet with. Never give up!

    It is no wonder that Wolf Warrior 2 {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(consider) as the top movie in Chinese movie market.

Pinky: Hello, Ann! This is Pinky. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was your weekend?

Ann: Wonderful. We had a family dinner.

Pinky: Your whole family?

Ann: Yes, all of us. We went to our favorite restaurant, the Golden Crab.

Pinky: I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (not know) that was your favorite. It's mine, too.

Ann: The food was good as usual, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}we started dinner late. My brother Paul's car broke {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. He and Jennifer got there after nine. We were all feeling very {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (hunger) by then.

Pinky: I thought his car was {#blank#}6{#/blank#}new one. What was the trouble?

Ann: I don't know. Paul says that new cars are not as good {#blank#}7{#/blank#} old ones. He says their steering wheels are not so good.

Pinky: By the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, Ann. Can you do me the favor to lend me your computer? My computer doesn't work.

Ann: Sorry, Pinky, but I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (lend) it to Nancy. Why don't you ask Emily? I'm sure she'll lend you {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    Everybody in the world is seeking happiness--and there is one sure way{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(find) it. That is by{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(control) your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend{#blank#}3{#/blank#} outward conditions, but inner conditions.

    It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing {#blank#}4{#/blank#}makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. For example, two people may do {#blank#}5{#/blank#}same thing in a place; both may have about an equal amount of money and status --and yet one may be{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(depress) and the other happy. Why? Because they see things{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(different).I have seen just as many happy faces among the poor farmers {#blank#}8{#/blank#}work very hard in the fields as I have seen in air conditioned offices in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles.

    Abraham Lincoln once {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(say) that “most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be”. He was right. If you decide to be happy, then you will always find plenty of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(reason) to be happy.

    In Hebei Province lies a vast forest called Saihanba. This green Great Wall, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} at its peak during the Qing Dynasty covered thousands of hectares, had by the 1950s {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（virtual）disappeared. This allowed sand to blow into Beijing from the northern deserts.

    Saihanba is a combination of Chinese and Mongolian, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（mean）“beautiful highlands". Until the Qing Dynasty, it was a royal hunting land because of its cool summer weather and beautiful surroundings. However, most of the area had turned into a desert by the end of the Qing Dynasty.

    In fact 56 years ago there was only one tree left. But without that tree, there {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（be）no miracle of Saihanba today. In the early 1960s, over 350 foresters {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（send）to this area to fight the desert. They were required {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（rebuild）the forest in Saihanba. Few people, including the foresters themselves, believed they would succeed.

Their doubt disappeared, however, when they found the 200-year-old tree, swaying alone in {#blank#}7{#/blank#} wind. If one tree could survive here, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} could millions of trees, they thought.

    After decades of hard work, three generations of the foresters have restored almost 80% of the original Saihanba forest. Recently, they were awarded the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（high）environmental honor from the United Nations for their great {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（contribute）to creating a greener world.

    Chinese foods, with a long history, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) known for their special taste and delicacy(精细). Here are several traditional Chinese foods.

    Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part as {#blank#}2{#/blank#} birthday cake with its candles {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(light) in western countries. Since noodles mean long life, it is considered very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (lucky) to cut it off.

    In China, a whole fish {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (symbol) richness. At a party, it is a tradition to serve the whole fish. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, which sounds like the word for richness. So {#blank#}6{#/blank#} is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.

    Another popular dish is zongzi, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is served during the Dragon Boat Festival. This tasty dish {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(make) of sticky rice with meat, peanuts or other delicious food in bamboo {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(leaf). The tradition of zongzi is meant to remind us {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a great Chinese poet, Qu Yuan.