When I was in primary school, I didn't like going to school. I had {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (difficult) in reading and writing and I always could not answer the teacher's questions {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (correct). I cried a lot because I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (laugh) at by my classmates. My parents would always get mad at me. I felt very upset and didn't have any interest{#blank#}4{#/blank#} study.

    But then one day, I decided{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (change) my attitude towards study. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}I ended up paying more attention in class and I started to practice my vocabulary and spelling skills. Also, I always {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (go) to my teachers to ask for help when I had any trouble. I started to do better in Grade 3. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}I was in Grade 4, I was still improving. By Grade 5, I had become the top student in class.

    Now as I am {#blank#}9{#/blank#} senior high school student, I know it might be difficult at first. But I like my past in primary school, I know if I keep working and don't give up I will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (success).

    A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder {#blank#}2{#/blank#} had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a happy heart.

    After the student left, the teacher let {#blank#}6{#/blank#} student taste the water. He spat（吐）it out, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say) it was awful. Obviously, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like {#blank#}8{#/blank#}?" The teacher replied, "You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sweet)." We understand this lesson best {#blank#}10{#/blank#} we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

    The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy turned 70 on April 23, 2019. It is a time for reflecting on its beginning and how over the past seven decades it has overcome so many difficulties to grow {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a modem naval force.

    As a major Pacific country {#blank#}2{#/blank#} has more than 18, 000 kilometers of coastline, China needs a powerful naval force that can timely respond to challenges and risks. The PLA Navy is increasingly being looked upon as an essential force {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (defend) the country's interests and protect its nationals' personal safety and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (possession) overseas.

    Thus, the calls for China to build a blue-sea navy have become stronger, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the PLA Navy has apparently accelerated its modernization steps trying to increase its battle abilities and readiness. Not to mention that the navy also has the duty to more {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (effective) respond to challenges to the country maritime (海上的) interests and territorial integrity (领土完整).

    However, as part of China's defense forces, the PLA Navy is a force for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (peace) purposes, The PLA Navy has also actively participated in international humanitarian missions (使命) and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (conduct) various exchanges with naval forces from other countries to build understanding and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (strength) trust.

    So we have reason to believe that the PLA Navy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (contribute) better to world peace and development.

    In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient peopled dally lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (music) instruments and even weapons.

    The {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played {#blank#}4{#/blank#} important role. The world's oldest water piper was also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the 19th century, and it was by using the technology {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

    In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of the "four gentlemen" in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging People to hold on when {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (face) tough situations.

    Who are better at science in your class, girls or boys? These years, girls start to show more interest in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (subject) of science, technology, engineering and Maths (STEM), according to a recent study from the UK.

    In the study, every year over the last seven years, over 20,000 students {#blank#}2{#/blank#} were in their final year in high school were surveyed. As for university courses, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} number of girls considering choosing STEM subjects has a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (big) increase than that of boys. Over one-fifth of the girls surveyed said they were considering jobs {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (relate) to STEM, such as engineers. And the interest in engineering and science has also risen.

    This is an important change for women in the UK. But at present, there are not nearly as many women {#blank#}6{#/blank#} men studying STEM subjects or working in the STEM fields. Only 13%～22% of people who graduate {#blank#}7{#/blank#} university with STEM degrees are women. And women are seen only one in eight STEM jobs.

    Are men really more suited to STEM work than women? Of course not. This is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (part) because of the conventional idea, which means many people think so, even though it is not correct.

    "It is important that young women should {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (encourage) to get into these jobs. In fact, STEM subjects are fun and exciting. Studying science can do {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) good. It offers women chances of taking up fantastic careers and they will get higher pay in these areas," said Niki Yates, manager of GSK's business.