I don't very often have a full day off work. Today I did. I had a leisurely morning, going to the gym, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(walk) the dog, feeding my friend's cat, and thought I would hurry into the office at Job number 2, to fill in my time sheet so I would {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (pay) for the hours I have worked. I was thinking that I had worked less hours because the lady I share job with was working instead {#blank#}3{#/blank#} me. I prayed then, that somehow we would have {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (much) money coming in this month and imagined money coming in to my bank account.

    I arrived at the office to see the main secretary looking very pale. She asked what my afternoon {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (plan) were, when I said I had the afternoon free she asked me {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I could work for her, as she had really hurt her back. I was really looking forward to a day off, but she looked in such pain that I said yes straight away. She did a quick handover of what{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) urgent and needed to be done.

    I raced home and got {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(change) into work appropriate clothes and took over. Our boss phoned and thanked me for steeping in so that everything went {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(smooth). Thee unwell person went home, and I got four hours extra pay. It's amazing how {#blank#}10{#/blank#}universe works.

    In order to know a foreign language {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(complete), four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear {#blank#}2{#/blank#} spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.

    There is no easy way to succeed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} language learning. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}we are satisfied with only a few rules we {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(memorize), we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those {#blank#}9{#/blank#}are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(write) the language whenever we can.

    For many young people, going to university is one of the most important {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (stage) of their lives. It is the time when young people will move out of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (they) home to live with other people, often strangers. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (especial) in the U.S, people often travel very far {#blank#}4{#/blank#}home to study. It is a time to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (independence).

    At university, you will {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (teach) by lectures and professors who are leading figures in their study. The opportunity to learn from and to discuss with them is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} drives some people to apply to university. Students are required to choose a major that they wish to study. Apart from the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (academy) benefit, life at university also can allow students {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(develop) their interests in many fields.

    Therefore， university is a place {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you attain knowledge, develop your values and accept those who may be different.

    The Silk Road is in fact {#blank#}1{#/blank#} relatively recent term. These ancient roads had no particular name until in the mid-nineteenth century; Baron Ferdinand von Richth often named the trade and communication network the Silk Road. Since then the term {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（accept）globally.

    In the nineteenth century, a new type of travelers stepped onto the Silk Road: archaeologists and geographers, enthusiastic explorers who were eager {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（look）for adventure.

    Researchers who came from many countries traveled through the Taklamakan Desert, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is now in Xinjiang, to explore ancient sites along the Silk Road, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（lead）to many discoveries and studies, and most of all, a renewed interest {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the history of these routes.

    Today, many historic {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（build） and monuments still stand, marking the passage of the Silk Road through hotels, ports and cities. What's more, the long - standing legacy （遗产） of this {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （remark）network is reflected in a large number of cultures, languages, customs and religions that have developed for many years along these routes. The passage of merchants and travelers of many different nationalities resulted not only in commercial exchange {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in a widespread and continual process of cultural interaction. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（obvious）, it has become a driving force in the formation（形成）of diverse societies.