The importance of punctuality (守时) in our daily lives{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) obvious. It affects both the individual (个 人) and the workplace.

    On {#blank#}2{#/blank#} whole, the workplace operates more smoothly when employees are punctual. For example, when everyone is on time for a meeting, the meeting will start smoothly as it{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (schedule). Punctuality may help you achieve advancement. Research shows that managers are less{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (like) to promote late employees.

    Lack of punctuality affects the people in the workplace. It may lead to anger, as colleagues who are on time compare{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) with late-comers. Being late throws you out of the group, as you may miss important{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(inform). This causes a harmful division among employees. Leaders affect the entire workplace. When leaders are late, it sends an irresponsible message to employees{#blank#}7{#/blank#} may decrease their work enthusiasm. Lateness leads to stress, and stress brings{#blank#}8{#/blank#} poor workplace performance. Being consistently late may cause you {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(start) believing your lateness is acceptable. When this happens, you begin to blame outside circumstances and lose focus on potential solutions. To make matters{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (bad), constant lateness can eventually make you lose your job.

    How long can a person live?How tall can a human being grow?The Guinness（吉尼斯）World Records book lists many of the greatest records{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the greatest potentials（潜能）.But it's a fossil record.It speaks only to what has been done,not how much can{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(do),which is why it has to be constantly updated（更新）.

    Take the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(surprise )case of the British middle-distance runner Roger Bannister for example.In the 1950s, experts said{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the human body could not run a mile in less than four minutes.Then Bannister came along in 1954 and proved it could{#blank#}5{#/blank#}act be run in 3:59.4.Once Bannister broke the imaginary barrier{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(sudden )the floodgates opened;scores of runners started besting（击败）the four-minute mark every year,each one{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(fast) than the last. How fast does a human have the ability{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(run)the mile today?We honestly don't know.That is why we hold our{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(breathe )during every Olympics.

    All we know{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be)that this kind of change is possible.Keep this in mind the next time you feel stuck or challenged.Just because it hasn't been done before doesn't mean it's impossible.

    Tea is one of the most popular {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(drink) in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(dry) leaves of a tea plant. For centuries people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used it as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(die). Most teas have caffeine in them, a substance that makes you feel more active. Some people have problems drinking tea because it can cause {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(sleep).

    The tea plant grows best in tropical and temperate places {#blank#}5{#/blank#} rain falls throughout the year. Tea plants can be grown from sea level {#blank#}6{#/blank#} about 2,000 meters above sea level, but the best quality grows in higher regions.

    Tea{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(come) from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 meters high but on tea plantations they {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(cut) back to a bush of about a meter in height so that workers can pull the leaves {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(easy). It takes a plant tree to five years before it is ready for picking.

    A picker can harvest about 20 kg of tea a day. On large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are picked by hand.

    Ne Zha, China's animated blockbuster hit of the summer, is ready {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hit) North American theaters later this month.

    Well Go USA Entertainment, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} distribution company specializing in bringing top Asian film titles to US cinemas, will release the film in select 3D IMAX theaters across North America on Aug 29, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (follow) by a nationwide expansion on Sept 6.

    Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Yang Yu, also known {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Jiaozi, the film {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (tell) of Ne Zha, a boy born as a social outcast (弃儿)because of a divine prophecy(神的预言) {#blank#}6{#/blank#}he would destroy the world. He tries to change his predetermined fate and people's views of him by choosing good over evil and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (become) their true hero.

    Built on a successful{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (adapt) of Chinese folk tale and excellent word-of-mouth, the film - the first Chinese animated film is proving to have long legs at the box office.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} a total box office of 4.1 billion yuan ($582 million) and counting, Ne Zha is the best-received animated feature ever in China, and the fourth{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (large) theatrical release in the country's box office history.