Tyler Thompson is{#blank#}1{#/blank#}unlikely star in the world of Peking opera. The 15-year-old from Oakland has fascinated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sing) pitch-perfect Mandarin(普通话) and perform the ancient Chinese art form. The teen,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}is black and only speaks some basic Chinese, has been praised by teachers since he{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(pick) up the music as a kindergartner. “As soon as he opens{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(he) mouth and sings in Chinese, the Chinese are very surprised and they feel very proud of him,” said his music teacher. “When he puts on the costume, and all the acting, you can see that he is pretty good.”

    Tyler has learned to sing several well-known pieces of Peking opera, a centuries-old form of musical theater{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(know) for its highly structured costumes, changing gongs(锣) and cymbals(钹), wide-ranging voices and highly stylized{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(move). Tyler got{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(stand) cheers when he performed{#blank#}9{#/blank#}Justice Bao, a famous Song Dynasty judge who fought corruption, from the Chinese classic Bao Qing Tian. “The music is very beautiful, and it's very passionate,” said Tyler, “It's made me want to know{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(much) about the world outside of America or California or Oakland.”

    Eyes closed, she felt the cool breeze on her face as the car drove past the green grassland. The breeze gave her a sense of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(free) and happiness. The breeze suddenly {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(come) to a stop with the car stopping due to the traffic {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(create) by sheep. Climbing out of the car in excitement, she realized she was in a new world in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} her only companion was the beauty of nature all around her. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(stand) there, she finally understood the meaning of happiness! She thought she was the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(happy) person in the world at that moment.

    In this fast­paced world, we've forgotten the simple pleasures in life. Just stop for a moment to ask yourself how long it has been since you sat down for a while, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(absolute) doing nothing but still feeling perfectly happy? People tend to find happiness in goods or {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(thing) around them. But the perfect place to start searching for happiness is right within you! True happiness is said to be achieved when we are the reason behind a person's beautiful smile and huge happiness!

    So {#blank#}9{#/blank#} next time you see someone upset or feeling low, lend them a bit {#blank#}10{#/blank#} your time and support. It doesn't cost much, but doubles the happiness in your heart!

    Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages. But a TV show, LettersAlive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the present.

    LettersAlive took {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) idea from a UK program, LettersLive, released in 2013. Both {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (show) feature famous actors and actresses, but there {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) no eye-catching visual effects or any regular showbiz(娱乐圈) activities. Instead, it's just a live event {#blank#}5{#/blank#} remarkable letters selected from a wide time span and a diverse range of subjects are read. There is, for example, a passionate letter from Huang Yongyu to playwright Cao Yu 30 years ago to criticize his lack of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (create).

    Every letter is like a small piece of history. By hearing them being read, it's as if we are being sent back in time {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (experience) a moment that we would otherwise never have had the chance to.

    Compared to{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (publish) texts, letters also {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (natural) come with a personal touch. As well as celebrating the pain, joy, wisdom and humor, LettersAlive{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (commit) to promoting Chinese literature since first run.

    A 90-year-old has been awarded "Woman Of The Year" for {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) Britain's oldest full-time employee-still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (final) been acknowledged after a customer nominated (提名) her to be Cheshire's "Woman Of The Year".

    Picking up her "Lifetime Achievement" award, proud Irene {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (declare) she had no plans {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (retire) from her 36-year-old business. Irene said, "I don't see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) over the years. I work not because I have to, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} because I want to."

    Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31-who works alongside her in the family business-said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said, "We don't have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (say) she was short-listed, we thought it was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. It's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wonder)."

    The popular Chinese teen drama film "Better Days"(少年的你)has netted over 1.5 billion yuan at the box office since its release, and also won an {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(astonish)high score of 8.4 on film rating website Douban. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(count)movie-goers have made the movie a trending topic across social media platforms, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(say) they can't help but be deeply touched.

    The drama is one of the very few {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(movie)addressing school bullying(欺凌). Starring award winning actress Zhou Dongyu and boy band TFBoys member YI Yangqianxi, the story {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(tell)a touching relationship between two youngsters as victims of school bullying and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the issue shapes their fates.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(sad), there is bullying at school all over the world and it is not rare in China. About half of student {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(age)between 13 and 15 worldwide, or 150 million of them, have been bullied in and around school.

    According {#blank#}9{#/blank#}the Supreme People's Court's China Justice Big Data Service Platform, Chinese courts heard almost 800 cases of school violence in 2017, almost half of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}involved students between the age of 16 and 18.