I've lived in three Asian cities,and they all surprised {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(I) on the upside.In the case of China,here's {#blank#}2{#/blank#}I like it.

    It's modern and continues to develop all the time.They have modern {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(city),and excellent transport facilities, including their unmatched high-speed train network.They have excellent hotels,restaurants,and beautiful parks etc.

    There's a feeling of safety and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(free) in Chinese cities.There's no need to tell you what to do and you can see from the behavior of the diverse crowd.People just do {#blank#}5{#/blank#}they want.In most places no policemen {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(see).Do you know that police in China don't have firearms? They usually do their job silently and behave reasonably, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (add) to the security and order.

    The Chinese people are friendly.You will always get help even if you can't speak a Chinese word besides nihao, or they can't speak English.They'll spend time and go out of their way {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(explain) to you how to get somewhere,or how to buy {#blank#}9{#/blank#}train ticket.They'll {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patient) and enthusiastically explain how to get what you need.They'll be positive and practical all the time while helping you.

    Davidson Black was a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(Canada) doctor who organized the excavation that led to the discovery of the bones in the Zhoukoudian{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(cave) near Beijing. He was a specialist in the study of bones{#blank#}3{#/blank#}it was his ambition to find and identify bones of early humans. His university was aware{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the significance of his work. At first they gave him ample time to do his research, but{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(late) they realized he was prepared to pursue it regardless of his students' needs and his{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(teach) career, so they forbade him {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(travel) there any more. It was his assistant, Pei Wenzhong{#blank#}8{#/blank#}made the discovery of these primitive bones and{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(sharpen) tools. Davidson Black knew that his success was almost {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(entire) due to his assistant's systematic hard work.

    Two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation (导航) Satellite System (BDS){#blank#}1{#/blank#}(send) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on November 19, 2018.

    The satellites entered the orbit{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(safe) more than three hours later and will work with 17 other BDS-3 satellites already in space. They are also the 42^nd and 43^rd{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(member) of the BDS satellite family. China launched these satellites with{#blank#}4{#/blank#}aim of providing navigation services for countries and regions{#blank#}5{#/blank#}participate in the Belt and Road Initiative(倡议) by the end of 2018. This is a key step for BDS developing{#blank#}6{#/blank#}a Chinese experimental system to a regional and then a{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(globe) navigation system. The positioning{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(accurate) of the BDS-3 system has been improved to 5 meters.{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(name) after the Chinese term for the Plough(北斗七星), the BeiDou system has been serving China for 18 years. The system is expected {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(provide) first-class services around the globe by the end of 2020.

    Around the world people play numerous different ball games. It is not certain how a lot of these games were created, but we do know the history of one of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    Basketball started in the United States, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it was created by a Canadian, James Naismith, in 1891. While teaching P.E. at Springfield College in Massachusetts, Naismith got the idea for the game. During the winter, students could rarely exercise outdoors. Seeing this, Naismith got two large baskets and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (hang) them on opposite walls of the school gym, about three meters above the floor. He divided students {#blank#}4{#/blank#} two teams. The object of the game was to throw a ball into the basket. Players soon got tired of taking the ball out of the baskets, so Naismith cut holes in the bottoms of them. Many people liked the game and, in 1936, basketball became {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Olympic sport.

    Teaching as a volunteer teacher is quite {#blank#}1{#/blank#} experience for Zhang Tian. He became a volunteer teacher in a village school in Guizhou Province,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(inspire) by the idea of living independently away from home.

    However, not everything lived up to Zhang Tian's hopes. The school, with only three classrooms, was much{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(small) than he had expected. Living in the village was also tougher than he had thought. It took him a long time to adjust{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the life there. The thought of {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(leave)once flashed through his mind, but he quickly gave it up and found ways to deal with the challenges.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make)school life more colorful for his students  Zhang Tian introduced more subjects to the school. Tough as it is, he has enjoyed working with the children. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} makes him most satisfied is that his students are able to read, speak and write in English and they can learn the language{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(confident).

    Besides teaching, Zhang Tian also contacted charity organizations for help and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (teach)the villagers how to sell local products online. The {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(contribute) he has made to the village is so great that the villagers treat him as one of them.

    Who are better at science in your class, girls or boys? These years, girls start to show more interest in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (subject) of science, technology, engineering and Maths (STEM), according to a recent study from the UK.

    In the study, every year over the last seven years, over 20,000 students {#blank#}2{#/blank#} were in their final year in high school were surveyed. As for university courses, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} number of girls considering choosing STEM subjects has a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (big) increase than that of boys. Over one-fifth of the girls surveyed said they were considering jobs {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (relate) to STEM, such as engineers. And the interest in engineering and science has also risen.

    This is an important change for women in the UK. But at present, there are not nearly as many women {#blank#}6{#/blank#} men studying STEM subjects or working in the STEM fields. Only 13%～22% of people who graduate {#blank#}7{#/blank#} university with STEM degrees are women. And women are seen only one in eight STEM jobs.

    Are men really more suited to STEM work than women? Of course not. This is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (part) because of the conventional idea, which means many people think so, even though it is not correct.

    "It is important that young women should {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (encourage) to get into these jobs. In fact, STEM subjects are fun and exciting. Studying science can do {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) good. It offers women chances of taking up fantastic careers and they will get higher pay in these areas," said Niki Yates, manager of GSK's business.