A 24-year-old Long Island man was charged early Thursday morning after crashing his car and killing his girlfriend while driving over the speed limit. Kevin Daly {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (sentence) to nearly three years in prison after losing control of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} partner Alice Hicks' car on a country road {#blank#}3{#/blank#} 80mph. She was a passenger in the Mini-cooper and was thrown from the car {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he crashed into another vehicle  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (move) in the opposite direction. Daly, 24, denied causing{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (die) by dangerous driving and was found guilty by a jury (陪审团) at Taunton Crown Court. The court heard that neither Daly {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Miss Hicks, 22, was wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision that happened on November 17, 2011. NBC New York reports Kevin Daly, was driving on County Road 83, when the road was blocked by a truck that was waiting {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (turn) right. Witnesses described {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Daly had little or no chance of stopping behind the still traffic and he turned to avoid the van {#blank#}10{#/blank#} hit a Mazda on the other side of the road.

    Here's a message {#blank#}1{#/blank#} needs to be kept in mind by every mom and dad. You love your kids not because o {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they do, but because of who they are.

    In fact, raising a child is just like training a dog. You reward your children because of their {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (succeed) or progress they made.  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (similar), a circus trainer gives a dog some food every time it  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (jump) through a hoop(圈).

    The dog isn't loved for itself, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} for its actions.

    Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the popular talk show host, has a new book for children {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (title) “Why Do You Love Me?” Part of the story includes a mother {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (explain) to her son that it is not what he does that makes her love him—she loves him because he is unique and he is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (she) son.

    Every mom, dad and grandparent needs to memorize the words of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} popular song: “I love you most of all because you're you.”

    In the business world, communication is necessary for the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(success)daily operations.

    In some countries, like the United States and Germany,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}is common for people to speak loudly when sharing ideas or giving directions. However, in some countries like Japan, people speak softly when sharing idea or making {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(suggest). So when communicating with people from different cultures, speaking in a proper tone(So when communicating with people from different cultures, speaking in a proper tone(语气)can help develop smooth business communication.

    With the development of science and technology, people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(easy)connect with others around the world in a moment's notice, but there are{#blank#}5{#/blank#}few rules to remember before {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(do) so. If making an international phone, people should say attention to the time zone differences and make sure to set a reasonable time for all parties to communicate. For example, many Spanish cultures have {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(long) lunch breaks than Americans. It {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(mean)that Spanish may spend a tie period eating, in{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the person you would like to meet with is unavailable. Asking for availability before making the call is the best way to avoid any confusion(困惑). Once you are able{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(connect), speak clearly and slowly.

    Long before Barack Obama became president of the United States, he wrote a book {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(call) Dream from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, which has since become {#blank#}2{#/blank#} bestseller. It is an {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(appeal) book that includes what he went through during {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(he) childhood. Obama has little contact with his father {#blank#}5{#/blank#}roots were in Kenya because he left home when Obama was very young. His mother got married {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a student from Indonesia shortly after the family moved to Jakarta. A few years later, Obama came back with his grandparents to Hawaii, where he{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(attend) a private high school. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(study) at Columbia in New York City, he then entered Harvard Law School. This autobiography also touches {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(heavy) on Obama's exposure to racism. Readers will find his reflections of childhood {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(experience) which involved racial discrimination to be especially moving.

    One day a young man was walking along the road {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he heard a cry. It seemed to be coming from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (loud) and then he saw {#blank#}3{#/blank#} pitiful sight. There, lying in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (cover) with mud.

    The young man wanted to help the dog, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. He sat down and started {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (gentle) talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared for its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.

    It was consistent love and kindness {#blank#}10{#/blank#} won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.

    If you only got six hours' shut eye last night, there is no need {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (lose) sleep over it.

    Scientists say that though it is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (wide) believed that we need eight hours of sleep a night, six to seven hours is the natural amount.

    Advising short-sleepers to rest easy, the US researchers say, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) important implications (暗示，含义) for the idea that we need to take sleeping pills because sleep has been reduced from {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (it) natural level by the widespread use of electricity, TV, the Internet and so on.

    The lead author of a study, Ghandi, said: "There's the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (expect) that we should all be sleeping for eight or nine hours a night, and if we took away modern technology, we would be sleeping more. But now, for the first time, we are showing that's not {#blank#}6{#/blank#} truth."

    Most of those {#blank#}7{#/blank#} were studied slept for less than seven hours a night, with the average amount just six hours and 25 minutes. This is much less than the eight hours often {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (recommend) in western societies.

    Despite this, the people studied were in good health, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} lower rates of obesity (肥胖症), better blood pressure and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (healthy) hearts than people in industrialised societies. They were also fitter.