A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress (压力) management. He raised a glass of water and asked them, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students' answers ranged from 20g to 500g. It doesn't matter on the absolute {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (weigh). It depends on how long you hold {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. It's exactly the same weight, but the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (long) I hold it, the heavier it becomes. If we carry our burdens {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the time, sooner or later, we won't be able to carry on, the burden {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (become) increasingly heavier. What you've to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again. We've to put down the burden periodically, so that we can {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (refresh) and are able to carry on.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're having now on your shoulders, let it down {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a moment if you can. Life is short, enjoy it!

    We travelled to Zimbabwe not long ago.  Before we started, we'd been warned not just by one person,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}by many people.

    The day we crossed the famous bridge over Victoria Falls to Zimbabwe we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (greet) by friendly border agents and the border police waved us on our way with a smile. We started to give a second thought to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} warning we'd been given.

    The first day we took the backroads(乡村小道)to Binga, a place that was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (former)a popular destination for those looking to rent houseboats and go fishing on the lake. The next day we drove on single track roads through remote villages. Villagers would stop and stare as we drove by, as {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (see) tourists in this area was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (rare) than a blue moon. The road conditions continued to worsen, but the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(beautiful) of the region grew too. We climbed up and down the mountains and valleys {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(fill) with native birds and wildlife.

    We pulled into Kariba where the lake ends and the Zambezi River continues.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} it is just a small town in Zimbabwe, it brings people a lot. We felt that Zimbabwe had treated {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(we) nicely-it would be hard to leave.

    Keeping a diary in English is one of the most effective ways to improve our English writing abilities. Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(little) time. It can help {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(we) to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(keep) on doing this practice, gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (difficulty). It often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(give) expression to our mind, and there are also many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese.

   As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook{#blank#}7{#/blank#}then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary.

    One day Mary was busy working in her office in London {#blank#}1{#/blank#} she received an E-mail from her friend Joan .In Joan's e-mail, she persuaded Mary {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (look) for a flat in London for her. As she had {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (little) money at her command than before, the flat had to be cheap, but it had to be modern, with elevators, gas lines. It had to be in the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (east) part of London, with petrol and subway stations nearby. Though Mary found {#blank#}5{#/blank#} difficult to find such a flat, she still went from one block to another, looking for a flat {#blank#}6{#/blank#} would meet Joan's requirements. Having tried too many times, Mary met her boss and politely asked him {#blank#}7{#/blank#} advice. It was the first time that she {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (talk) with his boss about her personal problems. It happened that the boss just had such a flat for rent, so they quickly reached {#blank#}9{#/blank#} agreement. But to her surprise, when she e-mailed Joan, telling her the good news, Joan said that she had changed {#blank#}10{#/blank#} mind—she was not returning to London.