I was never very neat, while my roommate Mary was extremely organized. Each of her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（object）had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签）everything. I always looked for everything. She would push my dirty clothing over and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other. Finally, a war broke out one evening. Mary warned me against {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (put) my shoes under her bed. Suddenly, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

    The room was filled {#blank#}3{#/blank#} anger. We could not have stayed together for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} single minute but for a phone call. Mary answered {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. From her end of the conversation，I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬)under her covers, sobbing. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (obvious), that was something she should not go through alone.

    I realized that I should do something {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (show) my concern. Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Mary was watching .She {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (reach) out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（she）eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”

    Mary and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

    A smiling face with tears, or “Tears of joy”, was chosen as the most popular emoji globally in 2016, according to a report{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（publish）by Chinese tech startup Kika.

    In 2015,emoji was the country's fastest-growing language in the UK and “Tears of joy”also became the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}（make）it popular on social media worldwide.

    As a language expert pointed out, the reasons{#blank#}3{#/blank#}this are as follows. For one thing, with the development of the Internet, especially the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（popular）of smartphones, English alone is proving not enough to meet the needs of 21st-century digital communication. For{#blank#}5{#/blank#}emojis can offer greater freedom than verbal language. Meanwhile, compared with text messages, they are often more intuitive（直观的）and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}（simple）,which is also the reason why more and more People choose{#blank#}7{#/blank#}（express）their emotions and ideas by using emojis.

    Even if you don't send emojis yourself, you will{#blank#}8{#/blank#}（probable）receive them.

    However, nobody can definitely-tell {#blank#}9{#/blank#}emojis will finally come to look something more like traditional language that we understand and use daily some day or they are just in fashion for{#blank#}10{#/blank#}while like many things. “After all, it's an addition to language rather than a language itself,”Dr Drummond says.

    There are a few different stories behind the origin of the modern-day Christmas tree, although not all{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(root) in fact. Evergreen trees were {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(actual) used by people in winter festivals for thousands of years. During the winter solstice (冬至), evergreens signified the coming of spring. As Christianity spread throughout Europe, the trees began to be used as a symbol for Christmas. In mystery plays in Germany, they were often used as props (支柱){#blank#}3{#/blank#} (decorate) with apples to represent the Garden of Eden.

    One legend credits 16th century Protestant reformer Martin Luther for {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(bring) the Christmas tree into homes. Luther was supposedly walking through the forest on the night before Christmas when he looked up to see stars shine through the tree{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (branch). He was so dazzled by the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (beauty) sight that he told his children it reminded him of Jesus and then put up{#blank#}7{#/blank#} tree in his own home.

    But it wasn't until the mid-19th century{#blank#}8{#/blank#}the Christmas tree as we now know it became custom. England's Queen Victoria encouraged her husband to decorate a tree as he had back at home in{#blank#}9{#/blank#} is now Germany. When a drawing of the royal family with their beautiful Christmas tree {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (appear) in a London newspaper, the tradition also became popular throughout the UK and US.

    Wang Wei and Wang Kun are brothers and sisters. They have dreamed of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) a great bike trip. It was Wang Wei {#blank#}2{#/blank#} first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River and finally they{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(ride) bicycles to travel along the river, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} source is in Qinghai Province. When it enters Southeast Asia, it travels slowly through hills and low valleys and the plains {#blank#}5{#/blank#} rice grows. Despite the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(difficult), Wang Kun and Wang Wei were {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(determination) to begin their journey at {#blank#}8{#/blank#} altitude of more than 5,000 metres in Qinghai Province. During their journey, they enjoyed the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (continue) change of the weather. At last they reached Dali in Yunnan, where Dao Wei and Yu Hang joined them. The four of them went on {#blank#}10{#/blank#}their great bike trip.