A few weeks ago, I was on vacation with my family in Malaysia. We visited lots of places. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}of the hotels we stayed in was near a Chinatown.

Everything was cheap there, so we did a lot of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I was looking for a watch for myself and one for my girlfriend. There were many shops that were selling the same watch—-but for{#blank#}3{#/blank#}prices.

    I finally found the best price, so I bought the watches while my sister and mom were buying other things{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the shop. When it was time to{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I realized I was ten dollars short, so I suggested returning one of the watches .The owner of the shop asked why and I explained I didn't have {#blank#}6{#/blank#} money with me. She smiled and said, "You can take it, but promise me you'll pay back{#blank#}7{#/blank#}!"

    So I asked her what time she would be there the next day and said, "OK, I promise."

    Unluckily, we changed our{#blank#}8{#/blank#}and the new one was much farther away from the Chinatown,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}I still walked all the way to her shop and gave her the money, She smiled and said, "You're{#blank#}10{#/blank#}good person."

    It's so beautiful when people who you don't know trust you.

    Waste can be seen everywhere and it can bring a lot of problems. China is rich in some resources(资源), but we are short {#blank#}1{#/blank#} others, for example, fresh water. It is said {#blank#}2{#/blank#} we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. Also there is not enough food in some areas. So if we keep {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (waste) our resources, what can we use in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say "no" to the people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} waste things every day.

    In our {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (day) life, we can do many things to stop waste from{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (happen). For example, remember to turn off the lights when we leave the room and we'd better use both{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (side) of paper. Also we should try not to order {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (much) food than we need and on. Little by little, everything will be changed, and waste can {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (stop) one day if we do our best.

Has your mother or grandmother ever made embroidered (刺绣的)clothes for you? In the past, Chinese people often embroidered on hats, shoes and dresses. Some girls would even embroider on a sachet (香囊)as a gift for their lovers.

Shu embroidery comes from Sichuan. It is said that Shu embroidery is the old lest kind of embroidery in China. People began to make it during the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD).They sold it to other countries such as ancient Rome.

Shu embroidery takes time. It might take as long as a whole day to finish just 10 cm. Embroidery workers need to divide each silk thread (丝线) into more than 10 or over 30 smaller threads. Each smaller thread is thinner than a human hair.

Meng Dezhi, who used to work at the Chengdu Shu Embroidery Factory，has been making Shu embroidery for over 40 years. She loves this form of art and wants more people to try it, so she gives lessons in universities. She said. "Although the work is hard, Shu embroidery stands for thousands of years of Sichuan culture. It is a symbol of Chinese culture as well."

"The only constant (不变) in life is change. "Heraclitus said in about 500 B．C． That could be more true today.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Technology is out of date almost by the time you buy it. We get plenty of information every day. Francis Bacon said. "Knowledge is power." In fact. There is more information in a newspaper than he would have experienced in his whole life.

Why are we afraid of change?{#blank#}2{#/blank#} After all, who knows what new dangers might appear? However, change is also the only way of development. Nobody can stop it in life. Luckily, our brains become stronger when meeting the unknown. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}To be more imaginative and creative, you should look for and find environments you have no experience with.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} For example, try a new restaurant, or go to a play or a concert you normally wouldn't attend. Small changes can help you gradually get used to uncertainty (不确定). So when bigger things happen. You'll be more fully prepared for them.

People who fear change often stick to a certain lifestyle. They believe they can control the future by doing so.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} If you can move from just accepting it to actively finding it out and dealing with it, you will be successful.

A．People are thirsty for knowledge.

B．That's because our brains want to protect us.

C．But change comes whether you ask for it or not.

D．We live in a world that is changing every minute.

E．You can learn how to face the changes in daily life.

F．Dealing with the unexpected needs imagination and creativity.