When I met Larry, my husband-to-be, he came with an eighteen-month-old daughter, Mckenna, and a four-year-old son, Lorin. I quickly {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fall) in love with Lorin and Mckenna, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the children's mother, Dia, was a different story.

    There was a feeling of hostility（敌意）between us. Sometimes I wished that she would simply disappear. Then the children could stay with us— {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (true) be mine—and we could be a “real” family.

    Years {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (pass) by, something changed. I began to enjoy talking to Dia about the Kids. And she realized that there were very few people in the world {#blank#}5{#/blank#} were as interested in her children {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I was. One year, Dia sent me a Mother's Day card thanking me for “co-mothering” her children.

    Thank you, Dia, for being kind enough {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (share) your children with me. Thank you for making Christmas morning {#blank#}8{#/blank#} exciting and warm time, so the children never had to feel sad on these important days. We all could sit around the tree. There {#blank#}9{#/blank#} were, you and your husband, Larry and me, the kids ... and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (surprise), I felt at home.

China's Tea Villages

    In most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year in which locals start to pick and process tea. The{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (usual) quiet villages suddenly become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare{#blank#}2{#/blank#}tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(thank) heaven for its blessing. The price of tea{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(pick) in March is extremely high because{#blank#}5{#/blank#}is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements.

    China{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported and traded along {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the importance of tea was matched only by silk. China produces Oolong, black, green, white, yellow{#blank#}8{#/blank#} dark (post-fermented) tea. The Oolong, green and black{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (vary) are most notable for their high quality.

Most of China s tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the country's south and southwest,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}the beautiful scenery is often hidden under clouds.

    On Sept.19, 2014, Alibaba went public on the New York Stock(股票)Exchange, which shows that Ma Yun has done his business {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(success). A short Chinese man seems to be the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(tall) man in the world right now.

    Ma Yun used to be an English teacher who led {#blank#}3{#/blank#} easy life. When he was twelve, he found that English was very interesting. Every morning he got up at 5 a.m. and then ran to a hotel near the West Lake,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} he could communicate with foreign visitors in English. The experience made him a fantastic English speaker and often delivered English speeches without {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(refer) to his notes. In a trip to the US in 1995, Ma had access to the Internet {#blank#}6{#/blank#} chance.{#blank#}7{#/blank#} was after he returned home that Ma set up a website and created his own company-Alibaba in Hangzhou. He was so{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(devote) to his work that he {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(name) “Crazy Jack Ma”. In my opinion, his{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(curious) and determination made Alibaba the world's largest e-commerce company.

    In the past hundred years, there {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be)frequent natural disasters worldwide, such as floods, droughts, typhoons, earthquakes, landslides, forest fires, of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} some are made worse or even caused by human activities. More and more evidence suggests that nature is paying us {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Take Typhoon Mangkhut（山竹）for example. In September, 2018, heavy downpours {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (strike)China, causing scores of {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(die)and severe damage after {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(hit) the Philippines and Hong Kong.

    The horrible Typhoon have left us deep in thought. We should take measures {#blank#}7{#/blank#} it's too late. More importantly, much more efforts should be made {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (protect) our environment. We should keep in mind that destroying environment means destroying {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we).We human beings are supposed to live {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (harmonious)with nature.

    My mom was a nurse and often took me along to visit the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（family） she was caring for, including one who had a series of strokes （中风） and was bedridden. One afternoon Mom told me that we needed to visit the woman {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（give）her medications, and that we would stop at a store {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the way. I thought we would stop at a drugstore, but we pulled up to a shopping mall.

    My mom {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（head） to the perfume（香水）counter and bought the most expensive bottle they offered. She also bought a beautiful nightdress. When I asked her who they were for, she said they were for her patient. She {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（far） explained although this woman was old and bedridden, she was still a lady, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} old deserved to be treated with respect and grace. When {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （care） for someone, we should look past the disability or the illness and look into the soul of the human, so we can connect them with sympathy. I soon realized that my mom's greatest {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（strong）was taking care of those who cannot advocate for {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（they） and need trustworthy care providers. That's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I wanted to become a doctor.