What is the most popular communication tool today? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}your answer is QQ or MSN, I must say you are a bit old fashioned. Today, a new form of communication “Wechat”, which  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (own) a Chinese name Weixin, is becoming the most influential text and useful tool all over the world.

    What advantages do Wechat have? First, Wechat is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}relative cheap way of communication; that is to say, it uses network traffic instead of telephone fare. Next, we can know  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}is going on at any time. And we can have {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (easy) access(通道) to information available than other messaging tools.

    What roles does it play {#blank#}6{#/blank#} our daily life? According to the latest report, the registered (登记的) users on Wechat platform has topped 200 million and expanded its business to overseas market. Can you imagine that a mobile phone “app” is so {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(attract) that it reaches 200 million users within 8 months? Wechat itself has become the most popular mobile chat application in the world. A large {#blank#}8{#/blank#} of people have become “Wechataholic”, which means they keep staring at the mobile phone all the time and can't live without {#blank#}9{#/blank#}.

    However, while enjoying its great convenience, people should not ignore the danger of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (cheat), for information on Wechat is publicly known.

    In Chinese culture, each year is related to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Chinese animal according to the 12-year cycle. 2018 is an Earth Dog Year. People born during the year of dog {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (believe) to take after some of the animal's characteristics, such as loyalty, patience, and reliability.

    Zodiac(黄道) theory also relates to Chinese elemental theory，{#blank#}3{#/blank#}associates the 12 animals with one of five elements :metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The five elements {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (combine) with the 12 zodiac signs produce a 60-year cycle. Zodiac animals have both fixed and non-fixed elements attached {#blank#}5{#/blank#}them. For example, the dog (as well as the dragon, ox, and goat) is always associated with the earth element{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the year of 2018 is considered an earth year according to the Chinese solar calendar, those born in 2018 are considered earth dogs, which carry characteristics like being communicative and responsible at work. Though dogs are{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (general ) associated with earth, those born during the metal dog year are believed to be conservative and{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (caution) in nature. As Dogs are not good at communication, it is difficult for them to convey their{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(think) to others. Therefore, Dogs tend to leave others with the impression that they have a stubborn {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ( personal) , but they are indeed loyal to their families and friends.

    I will never forget the day when I went to a coming-of age ceremony. Last month, an unforgettable adult ceremony {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hold) for all the senior 3 students in our school. It began at half past two in the afternoon. Decorated by colorful flowers and balloons, the stadium looked {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fantastic) beautiful. All of us students were dressed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} school uniforms with red ribbons on our wrists, showing the energy of youth. We walked into the stadium in high spirits. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (accompany) by our parents. Our principal delivered {#blank#}5{#/blank#}inspiring speech at first, and we received {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (congratulate) from our teachers. During the ceremony, we expressed our heart-felt gratitude to our parents by{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (bow) to them. I was moved to tears when I got a photo album from my parents, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} reminded me of my happy childhood. In the end, we raised our right hands and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (make) a serious promise to become reliable and honest citizens. As far as I'm concerned, the ceremony indicates that we should take on more responsibilities to be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (independence) and get away from the shelter of our family.

    Most young boys don't like growing flowers and watering them. But for 16-year-old Angus, working in the garden isn't just {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hobby - it has changed his life.

    Angus has a special illness, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} IQ is lower than a normal boy. Six months ago, he started learning how to grow flowers. Now, he spends hours in the garden growing flowers, watering and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (look) after them. "{#blank#}4{#/blank#} he worked in the garden, it was difficult for Angus to concentrate in class and sometimes he didn't want to go to school," said his mother Kim. "Now he can't wait {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (go) to school and he is happy every day. We can see Angus is able to work in a garden center in the future."

    Research shows that working in the garden improves mental and physics health. In the past, soldiers in Egypt {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (treat) their mental problems after war by working in the garden. Even now, some doctors advise people to work in the garden to treat their mental health problems. And doctors also advise young people {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Angus to work in the garden.

    The lives of hundreds of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (child) in Britain with special needs, like Angus, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (change) by this special kind of education in the recent years. When working in the garden, they have a chance to learn a lot of important skills, such as how to work with other people and how to take care of plants. Besides, they become {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (confidence) after working in the garden.

    It was getting dark when I got home. It was cold and I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(wear) a coat. I walked up to the door and put my hand into my pocket {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(take) out my key {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I couldn't find it. I suddenly remembered that I {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(leave) it on my desk in the office. It really didn't make any difference. I knew my wife {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) at home and the children must have come back from school by now, so I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(knock) at the door.

    There was no answer, so I knocked again. I continued knocking at the door for some time. I {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(get) angry. Then I remembered something the office boy had told me at noon. He said that my wife {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (phone) saying that she {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(go) shopping in the afternoon with the children.

    There was only one thing for me to do: I had to clime in{#blank#}10{#/blank#} a window.

Are you a tea drinker? If so, you're not alone. Every day around the world, millions of cups of this popular brew {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(drink), and it's been that way for thousands of years.

The oldest discovered tea is from the Han Dynasty, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(date) from 206 BC to 220 AD. But it's thought that the tea trend really took off during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th Century, when it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(become) China's national drink.

Much of the early growing of tea in China was by small farms and plantations, many of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}were tended by Buddhist monks, on the land high on the mountain tops. So the Chinese have always held the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(believe) that famous teas come from high in the mountains, and indeed, many of the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fine) and best-known teas have often come from these mountain plantations

Today, China produces about 20% of the world tea exports. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}great variety of teas are grown and produced in 16 different regions of China. There's said {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) over 8, 000 different classifications, most of which are for green tea alone, with a few black and oolong teas {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(include).

Many of China's finest teas are still made by hand, and the skills needed for their manufacture have been passed down {#blank#}10{#/blank#}generations, from one to the other.