When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you can see a lot of people {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(walk) with dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(change). In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(late) they came {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(realize) that a dog was not only useful for protection,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(permit). But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(important) reason is for companionship. For a child, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is {#blank#}9{#/blank#}child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection {#blank#}10{#/blank#} friendship.

    Street art is a very popular form of art {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is spreading quickly all over the world.

    You can find it on {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (building), sidewalks and street signs. Now even art museums and galleries {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (collect) the works of street artists.

    People often have different opinions about street art. Some think it is a kind of destruction (破坏) and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} think it is a very beautiful new form of culture.

    In the street art world graffiti (涂鸦） can be the most popular. It began in New York in the 1960s. First some young people painted words and images on the walls. They found the paintings could show their {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(disagree) against society. Later, this colorful, energetic style of writing became {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (know) as graffiti.

    Street artists do this for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} reason. Some of them think they are closer to the people, while others try to express their {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (politics) opinions.

    In today's world, the Internet has a big influence {#blank#}9{#/blank#} street art. Artists can show their pictures to audiences all over the world. The street art movement lives with the energy and life of cities. It will continue {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (change) and grow.

    "Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell." Picture this:You're rushing {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(finish) your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up to get it {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(do). How can you feel calm and happy?

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(invention) have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(noise) cities often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead {#blank#}5{#/blank#}simple life.

    One family in the UK went "back in time" to see{#blank#}6{#/blank#}life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Thomas,7, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(spend) nine weeks in a house dating back to 1940. They had no microwave, computer or mobile phones.

    The grandmother, Molly, said, "It was hard {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(physical), but not mentally." She believed life was less materialistic."The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes," she said. The boys said they had less to fight over, their computer, for example. Benjamin also noticed that {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(he)grandmother had changed from being a trendy, beer-drinking granny to one{#blank#}10{#/blank#}liked cooking things.

    I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance, were a sure path{#blank#}1{#/blank#}success. But this piece of advice does not always work as planned. My high school math exam is one example. The exam， {#blank#}2{#/blank#} was originally to be held in our classroom, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(change) to the library at the last minute. This, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, didn't bother me because math had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and took a deep breath to help relax {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. But my mood quickly changed when I saw{#blank#}6{#/blank#}first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and preserved{#blank#}7{#/blank#} I finally found the solution. With the problem{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fortunate), I then notice that I had just 10 minutes left {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (complete) the rest.

    Li Bai was a Chinese poet praised from his own day to the present as a romantic figure{#blank#}1{#/blank#}took traditional poetic forms to new heights. Thirty-four of his poems are included in Three Hundred Tang Poems.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (he) early poetry took place in the “golden age” of Tang dynasty. This all changed suddenly when all of northern China{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(destroy) by war. Fortunately, many of his poems{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(survive) ever since, enjoying lasting popularity in China and elsewhere.

Smiling

    Smile is a universal language, which is widely used throughout the world. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(amuse), but it can also indicate embarrassment. The following examples show this point of view:

    In an attempt to be open and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(friend), people in the United States smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other and this nonverbal communication shows being polite in the United States. But in China, smiling is not only {#blank#}4{#/blank#} expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) embarrassed. Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer(嘲笑).For example, when a child {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fall) from a bike, the adults in China may smile, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is a kind of gentle encouragement and may not be a kind of impolite laugh.

    Related {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the smile is the laugh. Also, different cultures have different {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (meaning)about laugh. Americans can enjoy a very heartfelt belly laugh that comes from the deepest emotions while most Chinese may think {#blank#}10{#/blank#} silly to laugh that way.