I like travelling very much.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}They are wonderful adventures filled with new sights and experiences. And my wife and I have another trip in the planning stages．

    We're home now and have settled back into our daily routine of life.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} I find that when I am at home, particularly for a while when we have just returned from a trip, I feel very comfortable. Perhaps it is because everything around me is familiar and the daily routine is so much the same and I can move through it almost without thinking.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Perhaps it is because we can have meals at home instead of always being in restaurants, although it's nice to let someone else do the cooking, and because I can sleep in my own bed. There are times I think it would be nice to simply stop travelling and stay home．{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Yet I guess I am probably a restless soul because I know that after I have been home for a while I will start to think about other places we might go and other things we want to see.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} We will travel again and we feel fortunate to be able to do so. Still, one of the best things about travelling for me is coming home. I'm very comfortable here at home even if it is difficult to say exactly why．

A. I enjoy local food while travelling．

B. I like being home，for whatever reason．

C. Perhaps it is because our friends are here．

D. And I enjoy my daily life at home so much．

E. It's lucky that my wife and I both love travelling.

F. The world is filled with people who are travelholic．

G. I have been fortunate enough to make trips to many countries.

    Sticking to a vegan（纯素食的）diet might sound difficult. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} According to Huffpost, more than 3 million people in the US are vegans. And in the UK, about 542,000 people turned vegan during the last decade.

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    One reason could be that people want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions（排放）. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} In fact, it's believed to account for 18 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2013 study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. This amount is even greater than that of all the world's cars, trains and planes combined.

    A growing number of people are also starting to believe that it's wrong to kill animals for food. Therefore, some of them made an ethical（道德的）choice to become vegan.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Vegan celebrities often use social media to spread the message of veganism and share tips on how to live a vegan lifestyle.

    But experts also want to remind people that meat is important for our health. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} So, if you're thinking about becoming vegan, you should do some research before making your decision.

A. Meat production is very bad for the environment.

B. So why exactly has veganism become so popular?

C. It is up to you to decide whether to go vegan or not.

D. Social media is also believed to be behind the increase in veganism.

E. Fresh fruits and vegetables, grains and nuts are all key to a vegan diet.

F. But in recent years, veganism has become a popular lifestyle in many places.

G. They say that a strict vegan diet may not offer everything that the human body needs.

    Self-esteem means feeling good about yourself. You can do things to feel better about yourself. Here are some tips to raise your self-esteem.

    Be with people who treat you well. Some people act in ways that tear you down. Others lift you up by what they say and do. Learn to tell the difference. Choose friends who help you feel OK about yourself. Find people you can be yourself with. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    Accept what's not perfect. It's always good to do the best you can. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, you can't feel good about anything less. Accept your best. Let yourself feel good about that. Ask for help if you can't get past a need to be perfect.

    Focus on what goes well. Are you so used to talking about problems that they've all you see? It's easy to get caught up in what's wrong.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, it just makes you feel bad. Next time, catch yourself when you complain about yourself or your day. Find something that goes well instead.

    Give and help. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . Tutor a classmate, help clean up your neighborhood, or walk for a good cause. Help out at home or at school. Make it a habit to be kind and fair. Do things that make you proud of the kind of person you are. When you do things that make a difference your self-esteem will grow.

    Set goals and work toward them. If you want to feel good about yourself, do things that are good for you. Maybe you want to eat a healthier diet, get more fit, or study better.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Then make a plan for how to do it. Stick with your plan. Track your progress.

A. Make a goal

B. Say helpful things to yourself

C. Be that type of friend for others

D. But when you think you need to be perfect

E. But unless you balance it with what's good

F. When you focus on what's good about yourself

G. Giving is one of the best ways to build self-esteem

    The Qingming Festival is celebrated with a three-day national holiday, whose name originates from the saying "Plants start to revive and prosper at Qingming in a clean and bright way. Thus, the festival is called Qingming, "which means clean and bright. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Tomb sweeping aims to commemorate family ancestors while going on a spring outing allows everyone the chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery and enjoy the season.

    Traditional customs

    Tomb sweeping. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} On this day, the whole family gathers in front of their ancestral tombs. They offer fruit and wine to their ancestors and clean the weeds from around the tomb. Finally, they kowtow and pray, hoping for their ancestors' blessing for the rest of the year.

    Spring outing. The time around the Qingming Festival is one of the most suitable seasons for a spring outing, as plants are thriving and flowers are blooming. People can have a great time outdoors with their friends and family. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    Traditional food

    Qingtuan, a green rice ball tiny enough to fit into your hand, is also called Qingmingguo or Aiguo. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} It is a mixture of sticky rice powder and green vegetable juice, stuffed with sweetened bean paste, Qingtuan tastes sweet with the fresh fragrance of Aicao, a green spring vegetable, In celebration of Qingming, people from Shaanxi make steamed buns, known as Huamo, made into different shapes. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Some are for peaceful family life while others represent the wish for health.

    Why do people travel? There are many reasons one can think of when asked questions like this.

    To travel far enough to meet yourself

    Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} You find out your abilities. When you are offered a different lifestyle, you can find out what you are made of. The farther you go from your home, the nearer you come to your true self.

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    If you look back at all the amazing memories of your life, you will realize that most of them were out of your comfort zone. Travelling is dangerous, full of life threatening possibilities and will not always be comfortable, but at the same time, it gives irreplaceable memories.

    To slow down and relax

    A wise man once said that never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. Money is worth nothing if you cannot spend it on a little adventure. While we are deeply involved in making money, we forget that time is going through our fingers. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} The feeling of being away from your workplace is pure happiness. The feeling of not having to worry about the never ending piles of files is pure joy. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    To celebrate life

    Life is short and the world is wide. One day you might wake up and realize that you don't have time to do everything that you have always wanted to do, anymore. Once in a while, make time to appreciate the fact that you are alive, young, free and healthy. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A. To become a storyteller.

B. Travelling lets you discover yourself.

C. To break through your comfort zone.

D. So, go travelling to celebrate life itself.

E. You can relate to the world and connect to others.

F. And the feeling of being away from your boss for a few days is pure pleasure.

G. Escape life for a little while because experience is far more valuable than money.

Although I learned English for years. I could not speak in complete sentences when I studied in London as an exchange student. In the beginning, I even needed to think twice before replying to a simple greeting. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}If you have a similar experience, here are some tips. 

Practice "output" more often; {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It's OK to start with only simple sentences or short paragraphs. Meanwhile, you can even practice your grammar.

At the time I didn't have opportunities to talk with the local people. So, I self-talked to describe what happened around to myself.

Another method is that you can record yourself speaking and then listen to the recordings to identify areas that needs improving. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

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Language is not a hard science. It is more than just a set of rules, but a means of communication. Like small children picking up their mother tongue, we can get speaking skills more naturally by becoming completely involved in the language and using it. When using a language, we focus on the idea itself, rather than the rules.

Find the "support group" that suits you, 

Find a native tutor. A language tutor is a great idea where you can practice regularly and get your mistakes fixed in time. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I feel much less shy when I speak English with other non-native speakers there. For example, joining a language group is really a great way to practice output.

A. Communicate with local children.

B. Raise your mind like a kid.

C. It is of much benefit to write in the language.

D. It was so painful that I was so confused about my language ability.

E. Or try some language clubs.

F. It is easier for you to "open your mouth".

G. It doesn't matter if you make mistakes.