I got laid off at 53 from a senior management position in a restaurant. And I knew it was going to be hard to find another job in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(competition) working market. My age put me at{#blank#}2{#/blank#}disadvantage. But I also knew it was time for me {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (realize) my lifelong dream of owning a restaurant.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}was most difficult was that in order to make this happen, I needed to find an {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(exist) café that wasn't doing well. It couldn't be better if its owner was ready to quit his business. With great {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (lucky) I found just what I wanted eight blocks from home. Since I had never financially planned for this day, I had to borrow money from friends as well as {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(relative). I, together with my wife,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) ready to start off. We changed the name to Black Dog Coffee, the menu, the recipes and the look of the caf6, and my wife did a great job of designing. Eighteen years later, we're still here and doing {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(well) than ever. I'm grateful {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the layoff and the opportunity to pursue my dream.

    Mayun, founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, left his position as company chairman on Sept 10, 2018, according to an {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (office) announcement.

    CEO Zhangyong would take over {#blank#}2{#/blank#} new chairman then. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (make) sure a smooth and successful transition(交接), Mayun would remain in his present role until Sept 10, 2019.

    Daniel Zhangyong, who will replace Mayun in 2019, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (call) an outstanding business leader by Mayun. Zhangyong has proven {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (he) by leading Alibaba to realize thirteen months of  healthy and high-speed {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (grow) over the past three years. He is also known as a key architect of the "Double Eleven" festival, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} has been copied by other platforms since then.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(pass) the Alibaba torch(火炬) to Zhang yong and his team is the right decision at the right time," Ma yun said in a letter, "I feel {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (true) proud of this decision". When asked about his future plan, Ma yun said "I want to return to education because this is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I love to do".

    The Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (design) for the palace of Frederick I and thought highly of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) fancy style and design. The whole{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (decorate) of the Amber Room was very splendid (富丽堂皇). Tons of amber as well as gold and jewels were used to make it, which makes it an {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (amaze) treasure.

    However, the next king of Prussia, Frederick William Ⅰ, decided to give it as {#blank#}5{#/blank#} gift to the Russian Emperor, Peter the Great, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} gave Prussia a troop of their best soldiers in return.

    Unfortunately, during the Second World War, the Nazi Germany was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} war with Russia. Nazis invaded Russia and some of Nazis {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (secret) removed many objects from the Amber Room. After that, what happened to it {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(remain) a mystery.

    Recently, the Russians and Germans {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (build) a new Amber Room at the summer palace so that they can appreciate it and remember the history.