Thanksgiving was drawing near and I was feeling sad about being separated from my family in Indiana.

    Would I have to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner by {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(my)?

That night at Dubya's Restaurant, which was my favorite place to dine, I chatted with Dubya, the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (own) of the restaurant. “It's too bad that this place won't be open {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Thanksgiving, or I could just come here.” I said.

    “Why not join my family for the holiday?” he said in a warm voice. I knew Dubya and his wife well, but I didn't think we were close enough {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (share) Thanksgiving dinner. I was sure he was joking. But Dubya soon handed me a note on which directions to their house and their phone number {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write).

    And two days later, I reached Dubya's house. As{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (expect), the food was great but the company（陪伴）was even {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (good). I truly felt I belonged there.

    Of course, I wrote them {#blank#}8{#/blank#} thank-you letter the next week, but I couldn't really put into words {#blank#}9{#/blank#}that Thanksgiving dinner invitation had meant to me. I've never forgotten their {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (kind) and that very special Thanksgiving.

    A film, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(release) in Chinese cinemas next month, tells the story of a former British secret agent named Johnny English, who has now retired to be a middle school history teacher. However, after a series of cyber attacks on the UK government, all the active secret agents {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(expose), which leaves the mission of catching the bad guys {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Johnny English.

    But {#blank#}4{#/blank#} films such as Mission Impossible and Kingsman (《王牌特工》), in which agents are all masters of high-tech tools, Johnny English is an old-fashioned hero, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(suspect) of modern technology and not even willing to use a smartphone. That puts him in various dangerous situations.

    This wouldn't come as a surprise if you know that Johnny English {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(play) by Rowan Atkinson, who is best known {#blank#}7{#/blank#} playing his character Mr. Bean.

    Johnny English and Mr. Bean do have a lot {#blank#}8{#/blank#} common. As Atkinson once told the Guardian in an interview, “The essence of Mr. Bean is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he's self-centered and doesn't actually acknowledge the outside world. He's a child in a man's body.”

    And this is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(probable) why people all around the world can relate to Atkinson's humor. They want to be just as self-centered as his characters. And they don't want to care what the outside world thinks of them. They want to be different.

    Experts have started working on {#blank#}1{#/blank#} unbelievable project to make a robot made by NASA act like a human.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(name) Valkyrie, the robot looks like a woman and may be used to explorer Mars one day. It {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (invent) by NASA scientists to compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenges(DRC). It is 1.9 meters tall and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (weight) 125 kilograms. It comes with a series {#blank#}5{#/blank#} cameras, sonar, and other sensors spread across its body to help it move around.

    Valkyrie is powered by a battery on its back, which can keep it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (operate) for an hour. It can walk on {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (it) own, pick up objects and control many objects and tools, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}is part of the requirements for the DARPA challenge.

    The machine can walk on two legs and perform basic{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (move) at present. However, the team from Scotland's Edinburgh University wants to give it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (many) skills. It is hoped that the new and improved robot will work along with astronauts in space.