Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(protect). Crimes go up {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(rapid) during the winter an summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on holiday.

    Always give {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow {#blank#}4{#/blank#}( clean ) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park his/her car in {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(you) driveway.

Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a relative get your mail every day.

    Fix a timer(定时器) in some of your rooms {#blank#}8{#/blank#} turns lights on and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} during different time of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain time. Have motion(运动) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you are not at home.

    I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} should have the honor of receiving me {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} small town some 20 kilometres away {#blank#}6{#/blank#} there was a garage.

    I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} villagers brought me goat's cheese and honey. We drank together and talked {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (merry) till far into the night.

    When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the trouble I had caused {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    National Youth Day is celebrated in China every year on 4^th May. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (establish) by the Government Administration Council of People's Republic of China in December of 1949 {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (honor) the May Fourth Movement of 1919.

    After World War I ended, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} peace conference was held by the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, France and Japan in Paris. China sent some of its delegates (代表) to participate in the conference. China demanded that Japan cancel the unfair “21 items” and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Germany should give Shandong Back to China, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} was occupied by Japan during WWI. The very rational request was refused and the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (legal) privilege of Germany of Shandong Province was transferred to Japan. The outcome caused a significant amount of anger among the residents of China. Approximately 30,000 students from different {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (university) around Beijing gathered at Tian'anmen Square on May 4^th to hold a protest {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the decision. Finally on June 28^th Chinese delegates refused to sign the Paris Treaty, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (make) the movement a success. This marked the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (begin) of National Youth Day.

Julie: Are you OK, Bill? You look tired.

Bill: Tm fine, Julie. I just {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (stay) up late last night to write an English article. It is time for me to improve my English writing.

Julie: Read as many things you're interested in as possible,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} soon you'll realise that there are many different ways of saying {#blank#}3{#/blank#} same thing. After all, having a variety of sentence {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (structure) in your writing makes your English appear better.

Bill: Reading can also broaden my vocabulary. What kind of books should I read?

Julie: You can choose books {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write) by native speakers. They, often contain sentences {#blank#}6{#/blank#}differ from those commonly seen in English textbooks.

Bill: Good idea. But sometimes I don't know what to write about and find {#blank#}7{#/blank#} hard to write a long article.

Julie: I suggest you begin by writing short ones about topics you're interested in, such as movies and sports.

Bill: Yes, III write something every day.

Julie: Writing all the time is the key to improving your writing.

Bill: Quite right. Practice {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(make) perfect.

Julie: It's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (easy)said than done. But in the end, it's worth the work you've put in.

Bill: Thank you for giving me such {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (value) advice.

    A 90-year-old has been awarded "Woman Of The Year" for {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) Britain's oldest full-time employee-still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (final) been acknowledged after a customer nominated (提名) her to be Cheshire's "Woman Of The Year".

    Picking up her "Lifetime Achievement" award, proud Irene {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (declare) she had no plans {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (retire) from her 36-year-old business. Irene said, "I don't see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) over the years. I work not because I have to, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} because I want to."

    Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31-who works alongside her in the family business-said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said, "We don't have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (say) she was short-listed, we thought it was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. It's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wonder)."