I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} should have the honor of receiving me {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} small town some 20 kilometres away {#blank#}6{#/blank#} there was a garage.

    I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} villagers brought me goat's cheese and honey. We drank together and talked {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (merry) till far into the night.

    When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the trouble I had caused {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    I like taking photos very much. Once I travelled by ship {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a cloudy morning. It was in the afternoon{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the weather turned fine. Therefore, I wanted to take some {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(photo). I was looking around and I saw next to me a lovely little girl sitting on her father's shoulders.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}was lucky for me {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(meet) such a perfect moment—the girl was smiling and the surrounding view was beautiful. Without {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（think）, I took a picture of{#blank#}7{#/blank#}little girl at that moment.

    Her mother was{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(surprise) that a stranger was photographing her daughter. I explained that I was moved by that sight and showed them the photo on my digital(数字的) camera. They loved it very much. I said I could email it to them when I got home.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (Final), they gave me their email address. The next day, I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(send) them their daughter's photo as I had promised.

    Would you like the chance {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(discover) a place of mystery and beauty in the south­west of China? If your answer is 'yes'， consider a trip to Shangri­la!

    The word 'Shangri­la' first appeared in a classic novel by James Hilton. Hilton described a beautiful kingdom{#blank#}2{#/blank#}three rivers joined together, steep mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth. In this perfect world lived people who {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(discover) how to stay young forever.

    Which place could {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(official) take the name of this wonderful land? There were arguments over {#blank#}5{#/blank#} tourist spot{#blank#}6{#/blank#}win) the name of Shangri­la. Many years after the book was published, some people realized that the Shangri­la of the novel was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}perfect match for Zhongdian in Yunnan Province, China. In September 1997, the government of Yunnan Province announced that Zhongdian was the Shangri­la of Hilton's story.

    Three mountains, Meili, Baimang and Haba, which {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(cover) with snow, tower over the land. Their snowy mountaintops form a beautiful picture that will leave you at a loss for words.

    Below the mountains, the sunshine reflects on the many lakes, making them shine like diamonds{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the rich countryside.

    Nature has provided Shangri­la with endless natural treasures，{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make) the land a happy home for the local people.

    The weather changes so quickly that people say you can experience four seasons in one day. The best times to visit Shangri­la are spring and autumn when the temperature is at its mildest.

There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}was started by the medical community(医学界) as a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(effect) such as overweight and heart disease—--the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.

    Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required to process the food that we eat, to recover{#blank#}3{#/blank#}injury and several other bodily functions. When fat and salt{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(remove) from food, the food tastes as if it is missing something.

    As{#blank#}5{#/blank#}result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(bad), the amount of fast food that people eat goes up. Fast food{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) full of fat and salt; by{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(eat) more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet.

    Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心) between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(care) not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(have) too much of both, and this is not good for your health.

    The following is just a short story but it really brought home to me how very small acts of kindness and even polite behavior have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (big) effects than we realize.

    I have a bad back {#blank#}2{#/blank#} flares up (发作) from time to time. Yesterday I was out walking in the street while {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (carry) shopping bags and my keys. My keys {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (sudden) slipped from my hand and fell to the ground. The problem was that because of my back I couldn't bend down {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (get) them. I was just thinking of how to get around this {#blank#}6{#/blank#} two teenage girls came up beside me. Without even speaking to me, one of the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (girl) just reached down, picked up my keys, handed them {#blank#}8{#/blank#}me and went on her way.

    While it was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} small gesture and she couldn't have known that I was in too much pain to bend down, it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mean) a great deal to me at that moment

    Schools in the UK are trying the use of classroom robots in {#blank#}1{#/blank#} attempt to ease the growing teacher shortage. So far, two primary schools in Plymouth {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (start)to use the machines as possible replacements for teaching assistants. Britain's lack of teaching staff has been worsening over the last decade and shows no sign of improving. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (graduate) are unwilling to enter the primary   education department and many teachers are giving up the teaching jobs for careers in other fields. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (face) with this alarming shortage, some schools believe that robots might soon be able to fill the gap. Tests have shown that teachers can train the robots within just three hours by showing {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (vary) classroom techniques. These methods are then copied by the robots and used in a real classroom setting {#blank#}6{#/blank#} real students are doing tasks. In one example, the robot teacher {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (success) guided the   students through {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (challenge) tasks, giving them praise and encouragement when necessary. The project has been met with mixed reactions from teachers. Some are concerned that the robots are here to take their jobs, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} others optimistically regard the machines {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a way to reduce their heavy workloads.