Some years ago,writing in my diary used to be{#blank#}1{#/blank#}usual activity. I would return from school and spend half an hour {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(record)the day's events, feelings, and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(impress)in my little blue diary. I did not really need {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(express) my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(see) my experiences forever recorded on paper, After all, isn't accumulating(积累）memories a way of preserving the past?

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey{#blank#}7{#/blank#} foot in a great valley{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(equip) with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(pride) to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(walk)out of my tent, diary in hand.

    How are you getting along with your senior high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(leave) your parents. I know that you are now having trouble {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(communicate) with others, and you may often feel lonely. That's {#blank#}3{#/blank#}you are new here and people don't know about you. But I think you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below.

    First, you should attach great {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(important) to taking an active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other people's views {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (careful). Second, you should learn about your classmates' likes and dislikes,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(difference) people and show them that you are just as friendly. Last but not least, I'm always here ready to help. We can take part in some {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(activity) together and I can introduce you to others.

    There's no need {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(worry) too much, people will know you more very soon and will like to make friends with you if you can do {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the above. Just remember, "God helps those who help themselves".

    The world's longest cross-sea bridge — Hongkong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge(HZMB) opened on October 24, 2018. The Guardian described it as one of the seven {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (wonder) of the modern world. The HZMB, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} links Hongkong and Macao to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai, began in 2009 and cost about 120 billion yuan. It's designed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) a service life of 120 years, 20 years longer than most bridges. And it's not only a bridge, but also part tunnel and part island.

    In one section, the bridge turns into a 6.7km undersea tunnel that {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (pass) through two man-made islands. The tunnel is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} world's longest undersea tunnel for road traffic, allowing large ships to continue passing through the sea area above the tunnel. The bridge's engineers had to take many environmental factors {#blank#}6{#/blank#} consideration in order to protect the surrounding environment while {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (build) the bridge. Chinese white dolphins, an {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (endanger) species living in this area, were a particular concern. The HZMB will make {#blank#}9{#/blank#} much more convenient to shorten the travel time from HongKong to Zhuhai from four hours to about 45 minutes.

    By drawing local cities and religions closer together, the bridge will aid the area's development {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(great). It is expected to drive the economic development of Hongkong, Macao and nine Guangdong cities.

    The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(anxious). I was trying to do some revision for an important oral exam in the local library and people {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(keep)disturbing me. I was getting more and more annoyed and of course, the more upset I got, the less I was able to concentrate. The last straw was when I heard someone {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(sing) behind me.  The singing was so loud that I could even recognise the song! I turned around and glared at the person {#blank#}4{#/blank#} was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me and she had a big smile {#blank#}5{#/blank#} her face. She was standing with a book in her hands near the “English Literature” section. She looked like a literary type and seemed very interested in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} she was reading. I glanced at {#blank#}7{#/blank#} book's cover. It was a book of Tennyson's {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(poem).

    The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn't matter. If anything, it made me even angrier. “How could she be so selfish?” I thought {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(angry). In fact, I was surprised there wasn't steam {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(come) out of my ears!

    In much of Asia, especially the so-called "rice bowl" cultures of China, Japan, Korea, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

    Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (create) special designs.

    The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (use) twigs(树枝)to remove it. Over time, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.

    Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(gradual) turned into chopsticks.

    Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C., influenced the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) too violent for use at the table.

    Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat {#blank#}10{#/blank#} their hands.