My grandfather is a{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (retire) worker. On summer evenings, we often sat together outside the house {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (enjoy) the cool air. It was the time that he told me lots of his experiences before liberation.

    When my grandfather was fourteen years old, he worked in a coal mine. One day, when he and his two workmates were working in the tunnel, an{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fortune) thing suddenly happened. A part of the tunnel fell down, and they were shut in it. They had no food {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(eat). When they were hungry, they only drank some water there. It was very cold in it. In order to keep warm, they hugged one another. In the darkness, they didn't know whether it was day{#blank#}5{#/blank#}night, they only felt they had stayed there for a very long time. They were too hungry to speak or move, and thought they{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(die). At last, the tunnel {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(dig) through. They were saved. They had been there for fourteen days! My grandfather said they weren't let out at once. If{#blank#}8{#/blank#}，they would have died. They were kept at the entrance to the tunnel {#blank#}9{#/blank#}it was very dim, and they were fed{#blank#}10{#/blank#}some thin porridge. After a day or two, they had recovered a bit, and they were helped out.

    Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

    The term “third—culture kid” {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit from{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (they) intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.

    Yet many {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely {#blank#}6{#/blank#} their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (develop) new friendship. Additionally, for a third-culture kid, it is often easier to move to a new country {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to return to his homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country {#blank#}9{#/blank#} she was born. She didn't know anything about current TV shows {#blank#}10{#/blank#} fashion trends. And she didn't share the same values as other teens of her age.

    As the rain starts to pound on the windows, you may find your dog hiding under a low piece of furniture or in the corner of a dark room. It's not unusual for a dog to attempt {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (become) grounded during storms by seeking {#blank#}2{#/blank#} lowest place in the house or some place near the house's pipes.

    But why? As you might suspect, noise is one of the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (reason). Thunder-storms can frighten dogs with noise phobia, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is a severe fear of loud noises. Noise phobias can start at any age and worsen over time if {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (leave)untreated.

    Another reason is static electricity(静电). During a thunderstorm, static electricity in the clouds builds up, eventually {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (burst) into lightning. Dogs can sense this static electricity, and often even before the storm reaches our own neighbourhood. Static electricity {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (feel) by dogs through their fur. It could be {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (help)to gently lead your dog to the bathroom and into the bathtub as the porcelain(瓷器)may {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (actual) help block static electricity.

    At the same time, try not to take care {#blank#}10{#/blank#} your dog too much. Otherwise, your dog may think that its behavior is something you'd like to see again.

    In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient peopled dally lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (music) instruments and even weapons.

    The {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played {#blank#}4{#/blank#} important role. The world's oldest water piper was also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the 19th century, and it was by using the technology {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

    In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of the "four gentlemen" in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging People to hold on when {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (face) tough situations.