Crying marriage? Surprising, isn't it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (exist) a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and remained in fashion until the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular {#blank#}2{#/blank#}before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} view it as a necessity of the marriage procedure.

    It is very much the same in different{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (place) of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding. Otherwise{#blank#}5{#/blank#} bride's neighbors would look down upon her as a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(poor) educated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases in which the bride {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (beat) by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.

    In a word, crying at the wedding is a way to set off the{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (happy) of the wadding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (arrange) marriages of the old days of China9 there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (disappoint) marriage and even their unhappy life.

    A 71-year-old female {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Taobao has become a role model for many women in this country.

    Yang Guang began moving from Shanghai to Hangzhou in August 2015 when she launched her modeling career {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(success) on Taobao after her {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(retire).

    Yang, who starts her journey at 6:30 a.m., tries more than 100 clothes and poses for photos {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(advertise) these clothes for senior women until 7 p.m. each working day.

    She says she enjoys the process and feels {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(delight) and energetic every day, even though she{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(bother) by diseases such as high blood pressure and heart trouble sometimes.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the saying goes, “Opportunities are for those who are prepared.” Yang {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(shoot) tens of movies{#blank#}9{#/blank#} television dramas with many singers before she became a model on Taobao.

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is never too late to realize your dream and time can give everything you want,” says Yang, who has a special kind of beauty that comes from life experiences.

    Good morning, boys and girls. I'm here today to share a good story with you. It is a true story about a poor boy, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(name) William Smith, had only one dollar left. He was so hungry {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. A lovely young woman opened the door. She thought he looked hungry and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (bring) him a large glass of milk. He drank it {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (slow), and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You don't owe me anything." She replied. "Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (kind)." As William Smith left that house, he felt much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (strong) physically and mentally.

    Years later, the young woman became seriously ill and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (send) to a big hospital. Dr. William Smith, now famous, was called in for the consultation (咨询). He recognized her at once and was determined to try his best {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (save) her life.

    After a long struggle, the battle was won. But the woman had to pay a lot of money {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the treatment. Dr. Smith, then requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on it. The bill was sent to her room. She opened it, and found a note on the side of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} bill in surprise, which read: "Paid in full with a glass of milk, (signed) Dr. William Smith."

    As we all know, Peppa Pig is now {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (extreme) popular among Chinese preschoolers. On Douban, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} major film and TV review platform in China, it has received an average score of nine points, ranking higher among preschool {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (cartoon).

    Peppa Pig, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} was first aired on May 31^st 2004, is a British preschool animated television series (动画电视系列片) {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (produce) by the Studio Astley Baker Davies in association with Entertainment One. Actually, the British cartoon has enjoyed worldwide {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (popular). So far, it has released 6 seasons and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (translate) into 40 languages and shown in over 180 countries and regions.

    The success of Peppa Pig is beyond the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (wild) dreams of her creators — producer Phil Davies and animation directors Neville Astley and Mark Baker. Phil says, "We had 3 other ideas, but decided {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (go) ahead with Peppa." With their team of 30 animators, they produced 52 episodes a year. Phil adds, "It was not until the opening of the theme park {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I thought, 'We've made something pretty successful'."

    So why has English changed {#blank#}1{#/blank#} time? Actually all languages change and develop {#blank#}2{#/blank#} cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today. It was based more on German {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the English we speak at present. Then gradually between about 800 and 1150, English became {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (little) like German because those {#blank#}5{#/blank#} ruled English spoke first Danish and later French. These new comers {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (rich) the English language and especially {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (it) vocabulary. So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (settle) moved to America. Later in the 18^th century some British people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (take) to Australia too. English began to be spoken in both countries. Today, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} number of people learning English in the world is increasing rapidly.