I have great news to report. Yesterday I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (give) a higher position in my company with {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (high) pay . I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (work) for my company for a number of years, and things have gone quite {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (good). First, I helped my department increase sales last year. Before that, we only earned 150,000 dollars a year.  We have advertised and promoted our products at trade shows , on TV and in the newspaper , {#blank#}5{#/blank#} brings about a good result. Our company has become better {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (know) not only in our area but also in other cities. Now, more and more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (customer) are learning about us ; When you have satisfied customers, the news gets around. Besides increased sales, I've established {#blank#}8{#/blank#} good working relationship with my colleagues. We recognize each other's abilities and respect each other's opinion. All my co-workers believe I have the ability {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (lead) the department in the right direction. Therefore, I accepted the promotion and the pay raise, and I'll do my best for my company and for my customers in the future. I'm sure that we {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (have) a bright future.

    “Be careful, doctor. I can stand anything {#blank#}1{#/blank#} pain.” When returning from the hospital, I thought about what my previous patient said. Aren't we all like that? We'll do anything{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (avoid) pain.

    We look for weight loss programmes {#blank#}3{#/blank#}don't require us to count calories or give up our favorite foods, and exercise programmes that won't make us sweat toe much or feel {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (tire). We avoid the strict teachers and the tough classes in school {#blank#}5{#/blank#}we don't want to deal with the difficult tasks.

    When it comes right down to it, we don't like the hard work {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (require) to accomplish the goals we truly want in our lives. Why can't we {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(nature) take the path that we know is best for us? Our earthly nature is to avoid the pain of diet, exercise, difficult classes, and hard work.

    Only if we change our nature, can we choose the tough, troublesome, and trying pathway. Because it is in {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(face) the difficult choices that we will truly grow, and our being will be advanced once we decide to face the tough tasks.

    We {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(give) a choice when we comes across cur earthly nature. We can overcome the problems that challenge us or we can enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(we) by avoiding all difficulties in following our earthly nature. It's our choice. My hope is that we'll step forward in faith.

    China{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(witness) rapid growth in dealing with cases between citizens and government departments over the past five years. But{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(take) officials to court (法庭)would have been unheard of 30 years ago.

    “The question of whether to allow citizens to sue (起诉)government departments caused heated debates back then,” said Yang Jingyu, 82, a retired lawmaker {#blank#}3{#/blank#}at the time was a member of the Standing Committee of the National Peopled Congress.

    He looked back {#blank#}4{#/blank#} discussions about the Maritime Traffic Safety Law, which {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(regard) as a basis of China's legal system. But it started a debate on whether governments could be sued, because some officials thought what they do is in the name of the country.

    However Peng Zhen, who {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (devote) to making the laws, argued that it would be unfair{#blank#}7{#/blank#} we did not allow citizens to appeal (上诉)in court. For example, sailors, especially{#blank#}8{#/blank#} who had worked many years to become captains, would be jobless or fall into trouble if they were {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(wrong) punished.

    Now, according to the laws, courts must accept cases without {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hesitate) if litigants (当事人)provide enough material.

    Beijing Opera is a traditional culture of China. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) Beijing Opera because it's formed in Beijing.

    Beijing Opera has a history of about 200 years, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} origin can date back to old local operas, especially Anhui Opera. In 1790, the first Anhui Opera performance was held in Beijing {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (celebrate) the Emperor's birthday. Later, some other Anhui Opera troupes (戏班) went on to perform in Beijing. Anhui Opera was easy to move {#blank#}4{#/blank#} good at absorbing the acting styles of other types of operas.

    At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Beijing Opera finally formed, and became the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (big) of all operas in China. Beijing Opera has a rich list of plays, artists, troupes, audiences, and wide influences, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) it the leading opera in China.

    Beijing Opera is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} all-round acting art. It mixes singing, reading, acting, fighting and dancing together by using acting {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (method) to tell stories and describe characters. The roles in Beijing Opera include the male, female, painted-face, and comedic roles. Besides, there {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) other supporting roles as well. In addition, the types of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (face) make-up, especially the color, are the most particular art in Beijing Opera.

    The works Miyazaki(宫崎骏)has created have been called Japan's answer to Disney movies.

    Thought by many to be one of the world's greatest living animators (动画师), Miyazaki, 76,announced his retirement in September 2014. But it was in July 2017 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he confirmed he would return to turn his short film Boro the Caterpillar into a feature, which is expected to be released in 2019, just before Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic Games. It was {#blank#}2{#/blank#}seventh time that he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (announce) his return. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (compare) with Disney movie, Miyazaki's works have their own style. For instance, his works have clear distinctions between {#blank#}5{#/blank#} male and female characters can achieve and how they should look. According to The Atlantic, there are imaginary kingdoms and magical creatures in his movies. Meanwhile Miyazaki {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (great) concerns social issues in real life. Earth's fragility is one thing that he often features. He frequently focuses {#blank#}7{#/blank#}development and pollution. For example, in Princess Mononoke audiences{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (show) that villagers cut down forests to provide fuel for {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they). The movie ends with a big battle between mankind and nature that hurts the planet seriously.

    What issues will he cover in his next? We'll have to wait until 2019 {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) out.

Logan Wells, a high school student in Massachusetts, developed an app that makes it easier for people to care for loved ones with dementia(痴呆).

Logan was 15 when his grandmother was diagnosed with dementia. "You can't imagine{#blank#}1{#/blank#} terrible its effect was, not only on my grandmother, but on my parents and other family members," Logan said. "It became really hard to stay on{#blank#}2{#/blank#}same page, because we had to have multiple group chats."

So, he came up{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the idea for CareZare, which enables caregivers to work as a team through a communication website. Logan did the coding{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (entire) by himself while his father assisted him in creating the original design and undertook the marketing.

The free app allows users{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (create) a profile(档案)centered around the individual with dementia and invite other people to join and receive{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (message). With the app, you can schedule events, confirm completed tasks, and even add a "heads up" such as the current mood of the patient or poor weather conditions.

       The app is currently being used by over 600 families and they enjoy{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (share) their opinions about it.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(please) with that, Logan is hoping it will grow.

       "So far our users{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) great about giving us feedback so we can tailor(定做)the app to their needs," he said. "Caregiving is such an important issue for them because it's sovl {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(person) for them, just as it is for me."