The Isle of Man lies in the Irish Sea, between the north of England {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Ireland. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (become) separated from Britain and Ireland by 6500 BC. It is a{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (self-govern) dependency （属地） of Britain, and its parliament {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (date) back to Viking times over a thousand years village{#blank#}5{#/blank#}There are 22 local authorities on the Isle of Man, consisting {#blank#}6{#/blank#} 4 town, 2 district, 2 village and 14 parish authorities. However, the British government has final authority and the Queen is Head of State. The Isle of Man has{#blank#}7{#/blank#} own currency and a very low rate of tax, so it is popular with rich people and banks and financial businesses. Road-racing is very popular and attracts{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (thousand) of visitors, especially to the motorcycle races in May and June. A type of cat{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (find) on the island, called “Manx” cat, is famous for having no tail. The {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (office) symbol of the Isle of Man, used on the flag, is a circle with three legs attached.

    Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (choose) where and what to eat.This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald's has struggled financially.

    McDonald's is one of the best­known {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (restaurant) in the U．S.and even around the world, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} these days the company leaders are seeing numbers they probably do not like.In the last quarter of last year, McDonald's income dropped by about $300 million.The January earnings report brought more bad news.Worldwide sales dropped for the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (eight) month in a row and even more than expected.

    McDonald's is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (work) hard to get their customers back.In January, the company ran an advertisement during the Super Bowl.The football game is the most watched TV event every year in the U.S. McDonald's has wanted {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (reach) those viewers.

    Shake Shack is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} new kind of restaurant becoming popular in the U．S.The restaurants are not “fast food”．They are known as “fast casual”．When McDonald's is struggling to get their customers back, Shake Shack is doing well {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (financial)．The New York­based burger chain had a very {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (success) IPO, or Initial Public Offerings, of shares at the end of January.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} its first day of trading, Shake Shack went from $21 a share to just under $46 a share.

    Shake Shack's a quality hamburger.It's fast food, but not “fast food” food.Being part of the “fast casual” trend has helped Shake Shack.

    In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}was worth a few million dollars, to a fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(go) up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disasters. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start anew.” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} invented the phonograph(留声机). What {#blank#}4{#/blank#} attitude!

    Below are more examples of successful people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} had failed before succeeding.

    Thomas Edison failed {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(approximate) 10,000 times while he worked on the light bulb. Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the age of 54. Young Beethoven {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(tell) that he had no talent for music, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he gave some of the best music to the world.

    Setbacks(挫折) are inevitable in life. A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility. In grief you will find the courage and faith {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(overcome) the setback.

    Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of Study, first came into {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (exist) in Xuan Prefecture in the Tang dynasty. The traditional skill of making the paper {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hand has been passed down through generations. The process takes as many as 100 steps, all of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} require a level of delicacy.

    Take papermaking master Zhou Donghong for example. He uses a fine screen to filter（过滤） a mixture of water and fibers. He lifts it up, and it's a sheet of paper. It takes him and his partner only 15 seconds {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (form) and shape it, but they've devoted {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (them) to perfecting the skills for decades.

    “There are a lot of tricks of filtering the fibers, and timing is the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (difficult) part of all. We have only one chance to filter the right amount of fibers, and only the proper weight guarantees the paper is neither too thin nor too thick, and the margin for error is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (extreme) small,” said Zhou. With just the right degree of thickness, top quality Xuan paper holds ink and water tightly.

    The skill of papermaking, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (recognize) as a national treasure, has also proven to be an international one. We felt {#blank#}9{#/blank#} great sense of pride as it was listed as a world intangible culture heritage(非物质文化遗产) by UNESCO in 2009. Since then, in Jingxian County, Xuan papermaking {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (teach) in schools.