Last summer holiday, I took part in a teaching project and volunteered{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(teach) in a countryside primary school for two weeks.

    When we arrived at the school, though shocked by the poor living conditions, we quickly adapted {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to the life there. My good friend Tom and I were in charge of the third year students, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(consist) of just 18 boys and girls. We not only taught them English and maths, but also organized some after-school {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(activity) for them. Gradually, I found that many of the students were actually quite 6{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(talent). But some had to leave school early, which is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(large) because their families were under heavy financial pressure, and they had to find a job to support the family.

    As well as giving lessons, we also helped set up a reading room in the school {#blank#}7{#/blank#} students hardly had any access{#blank#}8{#/blank#} good reading materials except textbooks. With the help of school staff and students, we cleaned out an abandoned classroom. When we placed the books students and teachers in my high school {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(donate) onto the shelves, I found the students were more than excited and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(dive) into reading there.

    Two weeks quickly passed and we had to leave. I did not know how much we had actually taught them, but for me I learned a great deal—cherish what I possess and study harder.

    Do your family often take a trip? For most families, a trip in a car to an unfamiliar (不熟悉的) area often goes with the question about which way {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take). This is not the case, however, in the Williams family. They never get {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(lose) when five-year-old Daniel is with them. That's because Daniel has the unbelievable{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(able) to tell them the best way to get from one place to another anywhere in England and what's more, he doesn't need a map-he can do it{#blank#}4{#/blank#}thinking.

    Daniel{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) interested in place names since he first learned to talk. When he was about three, he started asking his parents questions about how the roads they drove along joined up, and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}soon became obvious that he had a super memory for maps. He had no difficulty{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(remember) the roads he saw from the car window.

    Now, after school, Daniel's {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(favor) game is drawing maps of the road systems in the places he hasn't visited. His parents have no idea where his particular talent comes from{#blank#}9{#/blank#}no one else in the family has it. Although he has other{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(hobby) Daniel's greatest goal in life is to become a mapmaker.

    This weekend I was delighted to show my parents around Seville, as they {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(come) for a short but sweet visit. Although the weather wasn't the best, we still made {#blank#}2{#/blank#} best of our time together.

    Being reunited with the people you love in a new place {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(bring)such excitement. Showing them around the new city makes you {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(extraordinary)happy. For example, as Seville is known for flamenco(弗拉门科舞), I took them to see a famous {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(perform)my friends recommended to me, which gave us such a wonderful visual feast. Furthermore, getting to show your visitors the places {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(appeal)to you is a pleasant feeling, because you are eager to let them know where you love to spend your time. You are letting them get involved {#blank#}7{#/blank#} your new life. Also you have the opportunity {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(show) your loved ones the new places that they may fall in love with.

    So, after a two-day trip, I feel pleased to have had the time to explore those {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(attraction) with my parents. I am already looking forward to their next visit {#blank#}10{#/blank#}I can show them more of what Seville offers and what I am still yet to discover.

    The Day After Thanksgiving (Friday) is known as Black Friday. This used to be unofficially or officially the start of holiday shopping season. Almost all stores come out with special early bird offers {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (attract) consumers to their shop. People stand in line hours before the stores are opened, to grab the bargains of the year. In the last few years, we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (witness) a trend towards bringing those Black Friday Sales online before Friday.

    In the last few years (starting from 2013 to be precise), Black Friday Sales have started before Friday—with some stores {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (start) their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving day or even on Wednesday and Monday. It would not be surprising to see Black Friday sale starting on Monday on the Black Friday week.

    The closest reason for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it is known as Black Friday {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (give) in Wikipedia. Many retailers report some of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) highest profits on Black Friday. The black portion of the name, “Black Friday” relates to businesses recording their {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (lose) in red ink and gains in black. This tradition lives on in modern accounting software.

    Deals websites like Dealsofamerica.com started to highlight “Black Friday sales” from 2003 {#blank#}8{#/blank#} then the retailers picked it up. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (essential), Black Friday is an Internet term. But before it, people used to regard the sales {#blank#}10{#/blank#} “Day after Thanksgiving Sale”.

    Traffic jams (堵塞) are a common problem in larger cities. In some cities, traffic jams get so bad during rush hour that it is sometimes {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fast) to walk than to drive. Traffic accidents are also a problem. Sadly these problems are not easy to solve. However, a traffic system (系统) being tested in several cities in Northern Europe has led to some surprising {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (result).

    The system {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) "shared streets". It is a system that has very few traffic laws. As a result, shared street areas have no traffic lights or street signs. Although most people would expect this to cause the number of traffic jams and accidents {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (go) up, until now {#blank#}5{#/blank#} has been a great drop in both. One reason {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) that the shared streets system encourages people to be more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (care). Without traffic rules, people slow down and pay more attention {#blank#}8{#/blank#} each other. Normal traffic systems, on the other hand, depend on signs, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} people often miss or don't follow, leading to accidents. Also, the shared streets system decreases (减少) traffic jams because without fixed (固定的) parking spaces, it is easier for cars to move around {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (free) when there is a lot of traffic.

    Celebrities(名人)like Olivia Munn, as well as fashion companies like Cucci and Versace , are among those who have been opposed {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wearing animal fur. Now, San Francisco has become the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(large) city in the USA to ban retailers from selling new fur to their customers.

    The ban aims to send {#blank#}3{#/blank#} strong message to the fur industry {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the cruelty these animals endure for the purpose of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (become) clothing is not consistent with the value of the city.

    As we all know, West Hollywood became the first American city {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(forbid)the sale of new fur items in 2011, and Berkeley passed a ban on the sale of fur clothing in 2017. Additionally, in 2000, the UK led the charge(打头阵), {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (follow) by Australia in 2004. More recently, the Netherlands, the European Union's main producer of fur , banned fur farming in 2012 and plans to end mink(貂) farming by 2024. In 2018, Norway banned fur farms and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(end) fox and mink farming by 2025.

    Hopefully, only when efforts like these are made to encourage {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (consume) to stop buying real animal fur {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the lives of animals be further protected all over the world.