I was 16 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I began work in June 1902 at the whaling station. I heard of the killers that every year helped whalers catch huge whales. I thought, at the time, that this was just a story till then I witnessed it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my own eyes many times.

    At the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(one)afternoon I arrived at the station, I was experiencing one  hunting {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(excited).I heard a loud noise come from the bay. We ran down to the shore. Without {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (pause)we jumped into the boat. Using {#blank#}6{#/blank#}telescope we could see that something was happening.The sea was so rough that day that it was difficult{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (handle) the boat. Suddenly ,James fell into the sea. From his face, I could see he was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (terrify). Then I saw a shark,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}swam towards James . Thank godness! James {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hold) up by Old Tom back to the boat at last.

    Chinese are the first people to have tea. One thousand and two hundred years ago, Lu Yu wrote a book called "The Classic of Tea",  {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is honored as "The Bible of Tea". The book gives a detailed {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (explain) of the origin, the processing skills and the classification of tea.

    However, Chinese tea culture goes far beyond tea {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (it). Take green tea for instance, the ideal temperature of the water should be around 80℃. If the water is too hot, nutrients（营养）in the tea {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (destroy). On the other hand, if the water is not hot enough, the tea {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (leaf) won't open up and you will miss the pleasantly fresh flavor. So Chinese people are accustomed {#blank#}6{#/blank#} drinking hot tea. When you visit a Chinese friend, your friend will {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (constant) add hot water to your emptying cup of tea. It is polite {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (offer) the tea cup to guests with both hands. Of course, the guests should pay respect as well {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (take) over the cup with both hands.

    Talking about adding water to the tea cup, there is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} saying: wine full, full cup. Tea half, half cup. For wine, full cup symbolizes whole heartiness. For tea, half, it means modesty.

    An American in Beijing lives his Chinese dream

Gao Tianrui walks along streets in Beijing's Xicheng district as{#blank#}1{#/blank#}public security volunteer.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (wear) his bright red armband (红袖章) and speaking fluent Mandarin, 62-year-old Gao Tianrui could {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(take) for any regular Chinese man. But on {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(close) inspection, things are not quite{#blank#}5{#/blank#}they seem: Gao's real name is Terry Crossman and he is from the United States. He is now a member of "Xicheng Dama", that is, volunteers, usually women in late middle-age,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}walk along the streets of downtown Beijing's Xicheng district. Terry said that, at first, he saw the group as busybodies, but {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(gradual) he saw that it was a good thing for retired seniors{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(help) others.

He is often seen giving tourists{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(direction), getting water for a baby and even helping a neighbor sell yogurt. "I like helping others," he said, "I live in the hutong and my neighbors and I usually help each other ... This is where I live, where my friends are and where I call home." Crossman {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(become) interested in Chinese culture as a teenager when he read Tao Te Ching by Laozi.

Daisy: Hello, it is a long time since we last {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(meet).What have you been doing recently?

Alice: I work for Lenovo as an assistant.

Daisy: What do you think of the job?

Alice: It is hard to say. I am a little {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（disappoint）in spite of the good salary. Honestly speaking, I am unfit for the job. I feel like {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (change) my job. If I could find a more suitable position for myself, I would.

Daisy: I think you should change your job as soon as possible.

Alice: You are right. I will think {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（careful）about your advice. By the way are you satisfied {#blank#}5{#/blank#} your present job?

Daisy: You know, my dream is to be a lawyer. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (graduate) form my college, I worked in a law firm as a lawyer for one year, now I can deal with a case all by myself, but It's getting more and more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (stress).

Alice: Yes, everything has two sides. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} is hard for everyone to be satisfied in life. Therefore, we should think about things {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are more optimistic in our lives. Everything can change if your attitude is right.

Daisy: Yeah, tomorrow is another day; we will have {#blank#}10{#/blank#} bright future.

Alice: I firmly believe that too.

    We've all turned to sad music to make us feel {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (good)at some point in our lives, but why does doubling down on the sadness help drag us out of the mire(泥沼)？

    A new study sheds light on what's going on inside our brains {#blank#}2{#/blank#}we match our music to our feelings. It looks like sad music can be enjoyable -rather than {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(simple) depressing- because it triggers positive memories that can help to lift our mood. Psychologist Adrian North from Curtin University in Australia says there {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be)two groups of possible{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (explain)for why we enjoy listening to sad music like this: one from social psychology, and one from cognitive neuroscience(认知神经学).

    In terms of social psychology, one way of {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(think) about this is that we feel much better about {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (we) if we focus on someone who's doing even worse, a process known as downward social comparison. Everything's going to be okay, because this person {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(have) an even worse day than you are.

    Another theory from social psychology is that people like to listen {#blank#}9{#/blank#} music that mirrors the tone of their current life circumstances -the songs act as {#blank#}10{#/blank#}sort of tuning fork(音叉) for our own situations and they resonate(共鸣) with us

Living in a city can be stressful. But people in Bogota, Colombia have found a place to help ease stress and get a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(peace) break from busy life. The place is a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(protect) park for hummingbirds(蜂鸟).

The park is at the top of Montserrat Hill. The area{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (contain) a forest which has turned into a quiet place for both people and birds. As the hummingbirds fly from flower to flower, some people take pictures with cameras or phones.

"Sometimes it doesn't seem real because we are close to{#blank#}4{#/blank#} city with the population of 8 million,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} create noise every day," said Camino Carter, a caretaker in the park. His job is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(mix) water and sugar that is put in bird feeders.

{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(visitor) to the park can see between 25 to 35 different species of birds. But ten years ago, the hill was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (complete) destroyed, and no trees {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(leave) on it.

Luckily, measures were taken by the government. Workers began to replant local trees and flowers to bring the forest back{#blank#}10{#/blank#} life.

Presently, there are 115 species of birds, including 18 kinds of hummingbirds in the park.