Are you a-teenager{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (absorb) in music? If so, I will give you a warning – the music you love could end up making you deaf. More {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(specific), the way you listen to the music you love could make you deaf.

    The problem is .headphones. In the past, we played music out into the air. Then earmuff-style（耳罩式）headphones {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (invent) and we were able to play music much closer to our eras. Now we have earbuds（耳塞）, which many doctors think are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (bad) than older headphones because they play music directly into the eras. Also, earbuds are not as good as blocking outside noise, so people{#blank#}5{#/blank#} use them nay turn the volume {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to dangerous levels.

    What's the dangerous level? Well, it {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(depend) on how long you are going to listen to the noise. Very, very loud sounds can be dangerous to your hearing. But the scary {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(true) is that even seemingly “normal” noise can be dangerous {#blank#}9{#/blank#}you listen to it all the time.

    Think for a minute about how long you spend {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (listen) to loud noise with headphones every day. Then do some research. There are resources online telling you what volumes are safe, and for how long.

    “USA? Britain? Which country is{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(good) to study in?” We often hear such discussion. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

    It's true that studying abroad can help students develop{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(they). Their foreign language skills will{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (improve) and it may be easier to find jobs.

    But there are problems{#blank#}4{#/blank#} should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (learn) another language.

    Students must also learn{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (live) without parents' care and deal with all kinds of things they didn't have to do before, like looking after themselves. There are {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (report) about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties{#blank#}8{#/blank#} giving up in the end. When they have to take care {#blank#}9{#/blank#} themselves, it is hard for students to study well.

    Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) very high. But is it worth it?

It was raining lightly when I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn't care. A few hours {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, I'd been at home in Hong Kong, with {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(it) choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.

I'd skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are pictured by artists in so many Chinese {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(painting). Instead, I'd head straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it's only an hour away {#blank#}6{#/blank#} car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.

Yangshuo {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) really beautiful. A study of travelers {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(regular) arranges quick getaways here for people {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.