Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat preparing {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(cross) a river, when he accidentally {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(drop) his sword into the water. The people on board reminded him that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(anxiety), too.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, he turned a deaf ear to that. And instead, he {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(immediate) took out a knife and made a notch(刻痕) on the side of the boat {#blank#}6{#/blank#}his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help get his sword back. Shortly after the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(arrive) at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. After rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became {#blank#}8{#/blank#}well-known joke in China.

    Today the idiom {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(relate) to the story is used to describe a person who stick {#blank#}10{#/blank#}strict rules without considering a changing environment.

    What is the most popular communication tool today? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}your answer is QQ or MSN, I must say you're 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 voicing tool all over the world.

What advantages does Wechat have? First, Wechat is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}relatively 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#} (easily) access to information available than other messaging tools.

What roles does it play in our daily life? According to the latest report, the number of the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (register) users on Wechat platform has topped 200 million and it has expanded its business to overseas market. Can you imagine that a mobile phone ‘app' works so {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (power) that it reaches 200 million users within 8 months? Wechat itself has become the most popular mobile chat application in the world. A large number of people have become “Wechataholic”, which means they keep staring at the mobile phone all the time and can't live {#blank#}8{#/blank#} it.

However, while enjoying its great {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (convenient), people should not ignore the danger of  {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (cheat), for information on Wechat is publicly known.

    Maybe you never opened that account (账户)．But someone else {#blank#}1{#/blank#}—someone who used your name，your credit card number or your {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(person) information to commit fraud (造假) without letting you know,  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}is actually a crime，pure and simple.

    The biggest problem is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(probable) that you may not know that someone has taken away your identity {#blank#}5{#/blank#}you notice that something is wrong：you may get bills for  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}credit card account you never opened，your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}you may see charges on your bills that you didn't sign for，and even don't know anything about.

    If your identity {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(steal) like that，the Federal Trade Commission(FTC) suggests that you {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(take) at least two actions immediately.

    First，contact the fraud departments of the major credit offices and ask them  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}copies of your credit reports. Then，review your reports carefully to check your corrections and changes.

    Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based {#blank#}1{#/blank#} colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use {#blank#}2{#/blank#}to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(anger) about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(call) red hots for their color and their spicy taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(light) kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink {#blank#}7{#/blank#}they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(twenty) century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color {#blank#}9{#/blank#}shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful(深情的). Someone who is blue is very sad.

    Motto is a short statement giving a rule on how to behave , {#blank#}1{#/blank#} can inspire us especially when we are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.” Sometimes I am lazy and don't want to make efforts {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (work) hard, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself {#blank#}6{#/blank#} what I am doing. I write my motto {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (confident). My motto also makes me become {#blank#}9{#/blank#} independent person. That is to say, I won't rely on others easily.

    My friends, what is your motto? It is really {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (benefit) to you. So please choose one as soon as possible.

    Success never comes easy. How many of you have heard of successful people who haven't made any effort? People often have to overcome failures {#blank#}1{#/blank#} they can accomplish something great. They usually don't find success from the very beginning.

    Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime, but this didn't stop him from completing over 800 painting. Thomas Edison {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(fire) from his first two jobs for lack of competence. Later, as an inventor, he tried 1,000 times {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (create) the light bulb, without success. He was confident in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (he), and{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eventual) he did success. When{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (ask), “How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?” Edison replied, “I didn't fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} invention with 1,000 steps.

    These successful people have set good{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (example) to us. They wouldn't have achieved their success if they{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (abandon)their dreams. Believe in yourself and try your best, and success will not be far {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you.