John Snow was a famous doctor in London — so expert that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (expose) to cholera,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}  was the deadly disease of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died whenever there was {#blank#}3{#/blank#}outbreak. John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(control) until its cause was found.

    He became interested in two theories that {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(possible) explained how cholera killed people. The first suggested that cholera multiplied in the air. A cloud of dangerous gas floated around until it found its victims. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease {#blank#}6{#/blank#} their bodies with their meals. From the stomach the disease quickly attacked the body and soon the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(affect) people died. He suspected the second theory was correct {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he needed evidence.

    So when another outbreak hit London in 1854, he was ready to begin his {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(enquire). As the disease spread quickly through poor neighborhoods, he began to gather information. In two particular streets, the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He determined {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) out why.

    On April 1,2017, China announced that it would build the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province. This will be{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(great) important to China.

    The New Area, about 100 km southwest of downtown Beijing, will cover three counties{#blank#}2{#/blank#}sit at the center of the triangular area formed by Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei's provincial capital Shijiazhuang.

    “The Xiongan New Area has great potential for{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(grow),” reported People's Daily. It had a broad space{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(develop) and will expand to cover 2,000 square kilometers . The transportation of the area is convenient, with only one hour's drive to Beijing and Tianjin.

    The New Area also has{#blank#}5{#/blank#}sound natural environment. It is home to Baiyangdian, one of the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(large) freshwater wetlands in North China. With more than 140 lakes, the wetland is known{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the “pearl” of the North China Plain.

    Once{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(build),the area will reduce the heavy burdens of Beijing. For example, many companies , universities and scientific research{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(centre) will move from Beijing to the area.

    “International experts and media also think highly of this new area , saying that it {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(set) an example to developing countries,” noted Xinhua.

    Once there lived a rich man {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wanted to do something for the people of his town. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

    In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} very large stone. Then he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

    “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say) to himself: “The night {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

    Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the stone, he found a bag of money.

The Best Way of Losing Weight

    Forget what the skinny movie stars and the TV adverts say - losing weight is hard work. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you do it through exercise, diet, or a bit of both, it's extremely challenging to lose those pounds and then to keep them off. Sometimes it can involve {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (change) huge parts of your day-to-day life and it can mean breaking decades-old habits.

    But it turns out there's one little thing you {#blank#}3{#/blank#} do to help you achieve your goal and it's got nothing to do with food or exercise. The experts at Weight Watchers did research which shows many of their members were more successful and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (discouraged) when they shared regular updates on their new healthy lifestyle online. They found people who shared a diary of their daily lives with friends and followers were stimulated and inspired by positive feedback {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they lost some pounds and kept them off.

    More than 50 per cent of people said the support of a weight loss community was crucial when it came {#blank#}6{#/blank#} changing their eating habits and 53 per cent shared photos of their meals on social media. With this knowledge under their belts, Weight Watchers {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (launch) a series of short films lately which show people recording their daily weight loss journey.

    One of the members who shared her journey was Danielle Duggins, and her video shows her enjoying a range of healthy meals and a few treats, while {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (play) with her children.

    The company's marketing director Claudia Nicholls said: "The support of a community has always proved to be an effective way of forming and sustaining healthy habits, but there has never been an easier or more affordable way {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (tap) into the power of the crowd for support and inspiration with the explosion of online communities. Weight Watchers owns a social community for members, Connect, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} sees over 14,000 daily posts in the UK alone, and provides our members with instant access to a community of people who are on similar journeys to them.

    When you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(hurt) deeply by someone, you may feel it very difficult {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(remove)your anger. But forgiving is possible and it can be {#blank#}3{#/blank#}great benefit to your health. Up to now, a research {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (show) that people who forgive have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. "People who forgive show {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (little) anger and more hopefulness," says Dr. Frederic Luskin, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} wrote the book Forgive for Good. "So it can help reduce the tiredness and allow people to feel more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (energy)."

    So when someone hurts you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure. Don't wait for an apology. "Many times the person who hurt you may escape {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (apologize)," says Dr. Luskin. "They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things in same way."

    Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the person has done to you. Finally, try to see things from that person's opinions. To achieve it, just put {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (you) in that person's place.

    Frederick William Ⅰ, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(amaze) history. This gift was the Amber Room, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(select) had a beautiful yellow­brown color like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was also a treasure {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(decorate) with gold and jewels, which took the country's best artists about ten years {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make).

    In fact, the room was not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg. About four meters long, the room served as a small reception hall for important {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(visit).