I have finally been able to become an active volunteer(n.志愿者) with the Free Meal Program in the city {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I live. I will volunteer(v.做自愿者) at weekends and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hopeful), I will help feed less fortunate people at the Rescue Center every week. At the thought of this, I can't feel {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (happy)!

    I have applied at several other places {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (volunteer), like SPCA and my local hospital. There is a great sense of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (accomplish) and pure joy in giving back to the community, helping others and in showing kindness. This is one of the things I live {#blank#}6{#/blank#}! I want to do what I can for society and help make a difference. I wish that many {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (inspire) to devote a bit of their time to local organizations in the future. There's always {#blank#}8{#/blank#} strong need for people to come together and help out fellow humans and animals too! When {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (do) voluntary work, we do our part in helping others. Meanwhile, volunteering {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (promote) our social awareness. We all believe volunteering is rewarding and look forward to more of it.

    Learning any language {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) practice － lots of practice! Often, it's difficult to know {#blank#}2{#/blank#} you should practice it. Should you watch a video? Perhaps,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} would be a good idea to do a few quizzes. Of course, you should try to speak English with your friends. All of these are great ideas, but it's also important to build a routine. A routine will help you make {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (study) English a habit. That's the best way to improve your English!

    It's important to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (expose) to many different areas every day.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, you shouldn't try to study too many {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (differ) subjects. These suggestions take a 30-minute listening and reading as the basis for daily practice. You are trying to learn many new things, so don't try to learn too much in any one area too {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (quick)! 

    Take 5 minutes to write down all the new words you find in your listening and reading exercises. Keep a notebook, and write in the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (translate) in your native language. Don't forget to learn grammar for 10 minutes. Try to quickly summarize what you listened to and what you read and speak out loud.

    That's it! Approximately 45 minutes a day, every day or at least four times a week! If you continue to do this, you will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (surprise) at how quickly your English improves!

    Chinese brush calligraphy or “shufa” in Chinese is one of{#blank#}1{#/blank#} most important art forms in China. Many Asian cultures have originated their own calligraphy styles, but China's is unequaled because of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(it) beauty, grace (优雅), and history.

    The {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (origin) of Chinese brush calligraphy are unknown, but local tales say it goes back over 4,000 years to the time of the legendary (传说的) Yellow Emperor (2698-2598 B.C.). At that time characters were carved on animal bones or tortoise shells. Only after Emperor Qin Shi Huang united China under his rule {#blank#}4{#/blank#} one country did it really gain popularity as a common art form.

    He simplified Chinese characters and regular rules were set,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) it easier for people to learn and master. This Chinese art form continued to progress and during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) a new type of cursive script (草书) was formed and standardized. It is written {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(free), but it's not as easy to read.

    Today Chinese calligraphy is once again a subject in schools and an art form highly {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(appreciate) across the world. Anyone can practice it and{#blank#}8{#/blank#} is required is a simple set including: brush, ink, and paper. It's fun for amateurs to try, but to become good at it, not only years of practice but natural talent {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (need). Practising this art consistently can develop personal character and is of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (benefit) to health.

    People have all turned to sad music to make themselves feel better at some point in their lives,

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}why does the music with double or even triple(三倍) sadness help drag people out of low spirits?

    A new study throws light on what's going on inside people's brains when they match their music to their feelings, and it looks as if sad music can be enjoyable, rather than{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(simple) depressing. Music of this sort can arouse positive memories in people's life, thus {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(lift)their mood.

    Psychologist Adrian North from Curtin University in Australia says there{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(existence) two groups of possible explanations for why people enjoy listening to sad music like this——one from social psychology, and the other from cognitive neuroscience(神经学).

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}terms of social psychology, one idea about this is that people will feel{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(good) about themselves if they focus on someone who's doing even worse. Everything's going to be okay, because this person is having {#blank#}7{#/blank#}even worse day than they are.

    Another idea from social psychology is that people like to listen to the very music {#blank#}8{#/blank#} shows their present life circumstances, because this kind of music makes them feel they are understood. With their emotions{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (share), they definitely get a certain amount of comfort.

    So, the{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (conclude) again—sad music does cheer people up, and it works far better than happy music, in most cases.

    Fu Xuewei, a 25-year-old girl from Chengdu, China {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（recent）shared a beautiful set of wedding photos on the Internet. However, there's a debate on the photographs {#blank#}2{#/blank#} no groom（新郎）seems to be found in the photos. In fact, the only people featured in the photos are Ms. Fu and her 87-year-old grandfather.

    Despite having no plans of getting married anytime soon, Fu decided {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（wear）the wedding dress for her grandfather. The man fell seriously ill last September, with doctors warning that he could pass away{#blank#}4{#/blank#} any time. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(fear) he might never get to fulfill the dream of walking her down to the Mr. Right, Fu arranged the surprise photo shoot. Keeping her plans a secret, she took {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（she）grandfather for a regular hospital check-up, only to reveal that they were going to take pictures later and he agreed.

    Ms. Fu {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（raise）by her grandparents from the age of ten,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} makes them mean a lot to her. She insists on taking care of them in return. The young woman even{#blank#}9{#/blank#}（have）a tattoo（纹身）of her grandfather. "I had my grandfather's appearance tattooed on my arm because I want all my new {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（friend）to know what he looks like in the future," she said.