Thousands of people were attracted to a 2-meter-wide lane in Tongcheng, Anhui province this spring festival. Although {#blank#}1{#/blank#}was impossible to count the exact number, at least 5,000 people visited it each day.

    This narrow lane,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (call)Liuchi Lane in Chinese, won greater popularity after the story behind it was broadcast on a CCTV show. At first glance it may seem unimportant, but to those{#blank#}3{#/blank#}know its history, Liuchi Lane means much more than its {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (appear). In the early Qing Dynasty it served{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the boundary between Zhang family and Wu family. They quarreled{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fierce)over which family had the right to build a wall on the dividing line. After {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(fail) to make a compromise, the Zhangs turned to Zhang Ying, a family member of Zhangs and also a top official in the emperor's court. To {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(they)surprise, Zhang Ying did not provide the support they needed. He called for his family to step back I meter from the boundary. Seeing that, the Wus {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (agree)to move back another meter, thus Liuchi lane was born.

    In reality, the story of Liuchi Lane is not only about how to get along with others, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}also a guideline for all the officials in China.

    Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix (修理)？

    In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of{#blank#}3{#/blank#}most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the river wasn't changed in a few days or even a few months. It took years of work{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(clean) than ever.

    Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit {#blank#}7{#/blank#}is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

    While there are{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amazed) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patience).

    Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working,a couple of older boys{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (stop) by to watch.

    “What are you doing?” asked one of the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (visitor) curiously.

    “We plan{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (dig) a hole all the way through the earth!”one of the brothers said{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (excited).

    The older boys began to laugh,telling the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (young) ones that it was impossible.

    After a long {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (silent), one of the diggers picked up {#blank#}7{#/blank#} box full of spiders and insects. He showed the wonderful things {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  the older boys.

    Then he said confidently, “Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look at what we found along the way!”

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they) dream was far too big,but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a dream is for—to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen.

    Not every dream will be realized. But when you couldn't get what you wanted, perhaps you can say, “Yes,but look at the wonderful things {#blank#}10{#/blank#} have come into my life because I tried to do something! ”

    When I first heard about the Belt and Road Initiative (“一带一路”倡议). I thought about something simple and straightforward — like a fragrant cup of tea.

    For centuries, tea has brought {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(culture), communities, and people closer together. In the past centuries, tea {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(connect) economies through trade and investment. The Belt and Road Initiative holds a similar promise, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}is about connecting cultures, communities, economies, and people. It is about awaking ancient trade routes and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(build) new ones. It is also about adding new economic flavors by creating infrastructure (基础建设) projects based on 21st century expertise and standards. Delivering on this promise is not an easy task, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}doing so could bring great benefits.

    First, high-quality infrastructure could help stimulate potential global {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (grow), and raise the incomes of millions of people. As the Chinese proverb {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (go), “To become rich, one must first build roads.” A second benefit is greater inclusiveness. Think of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(improve) roads in rural areas that can boost productivity and access to health services. By sharing the benefits of investment and knowledge more broadly, improvement will be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(strong) and more inclusive. A third benefit is stronger economic cooperation. This would help boost global trade, investment, and financial cooperation, making {#blank#}10{#/blank#} easier to share the benefits of growth more widely. All this is good for consumers, good for productivity, and good for poverty reduction.

    US writer Margaret Lee Runbeck once {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (write), "Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but {#blank#}2{#/blank#} manner of traveling." But traveling is not always happy, at least for the buddies in the movie Green Book.

    The movie {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (adapt) from the true story of a road trip through the southern US in the early 1960s. In the film, the black pianist Don Shirley hires Italian-American Tony to drive him to performances, but they face problems because of Shirley's skin color. These problems enable them {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (form) a special friendship.

    "There's something so deeply right about this movie, so true {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the time, said US film critic LaSalle. The time La Salle is talking about was between 1876 and 1963, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} African-Americans experienced a very different and difficult period. Many parts of the country had Jim Crow laws, which allowed {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (race) segregation (隔离). But in 1936, a blackmail carrier named Victor H. Green published a list of friendly {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (business) as a small book with a green cover. The Green Book helped African-Americans travel more safely. Then in 1964, Jim Crow laws went away. The book went away, too.

    Today many US people still remember the time of Jim Crow laws. But they {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (probable) don't know about The Green Book. It's a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (forget) part of the story.