At about the age of 65, most Californians stop working full time and begin benefiting from social     1    (secure), Medicare and their years of saving. Usually the decision to retire     2    (follow) by a series of lifestyle changes as retirees take advantage     3    their newly-increased freedom and     4    (finance) power.

One of the most significant changes is     5    they put their current home up for sale and     6    (responding) move to a new residence(住所) with a better year-round climate or one nearer to their family. As these retirees begin to relocate(搬迁), opportunities will come for real estate brokers(房产经纪人). Farsighted hometown brokers will prepare for this immigration,     7    (offer) relocation services to those moving locally. The U.S. Census Bureau reports 50% of senior citizens who relocate choose to move to a new residence within     8    same community.

On the other hand, those with lower retirement pensions may relocate to Mexico. Brokers can be of service to these sellers or home buyers as well. They need to take the opportunity     9    (suggest) new residences in retirement-friendly communities     10    they have built relations with cooperating brokers, and profited from referrals(介绍) to these relocations.

There is a gigantic study that’s been done in 38 cultures.     1    turns out that in every culture, both males and females desire their potential mates to be bright. But we don’t have our IQs     2     (print) on our forehead. How do we know that someone’s     3    (intelligence)? In Western cultures, at least, it’s often by the person’s sense of humor. Because creating and appreciating jokes both require us to make     4     (connect) between many separate pieces of information,     5     (have) a sense of humor shows that we possess a wide knowledge and     6     we know how to think about things in novel and creative ways.

Take a cartoon     7     example: a mouse is standing outside his house, having just pulled a gun on a cat, who pretends to give in by raising one paw (爪). “Six rounds. Nine lives. You do the math,” the cat says. In order to appreciate this joke, you need to know that mice are     8     (usual) the victims of cats, many guns have six bullets (子弹), and cats     9     (say) to have nine lives because of their ability to always land on their feet. You also need to be able to do some math     10     (understand) that the cat has the advantage in this scene after all.

There are many festivals in China all the year round. First, the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is celebrated by Chinese people all over the world. On this day, the moon is said     1    (be) its biggest and brightest. It is a special occasion for a family reunion. People usually eat mooncakes     2     enjoy the moon at night. Second, the Dragon-Boat Festival. The tradition of it started more than 2,000 years ago. In the old days, dragon boat races     3    (organise) only by Chinese people.     4    , in recent years, people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and had fun. People on that day usually eat zongzi, which is     5    (stick) rice wrapped in fresh bamboo leaves. Third, the Lantern Festival. It     6    (fall) on the 15th day of the first lunar month,     7    (mark) the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. In the past, lanterns were usually lit by     8    (candle) and decorated with pictures of various animals. Nowadays, lanterns come     9     many shapes and sizes. The special food for this festival is sweet dumplings,     10     are boiled and served in hot water.

Each country has    1       own secret to happiness. If “pyt”, which     2    （close） means “don’t worry about it and stuff happens”, explains a relaxed attitude of Danish people, “niksen” will reveal     3     Dutch people combat (对抗) stress and burnout (倦怠) in a fast-paced (快节奏的) lifestyle.

The term “niksen” origins from the Dutch word “niks”,     4    refers to “nothing”. Mindfulness, another welcome subject to help people have a peaceful mind. But unlike mindfulness, niksen is not about concentrating     5     the present moment. It’s about letting yourself do nothing, and     6    allow) your mind to run free without expectation.

In practice, this means “hanging around, looking at your     7    （surround）or listening to music as long as it’s without purpose,” according to Time Magazine.

Niksen sounds contrary (矛盾的) to the advice we     8     (give) as kids. Nowadays, we’re constantly told to stay busy and work    9     (hard) than everyone else. But niksen opposes (使相对) that mentality (心态). It offers the chance to “deliciously do nothing”, as Carolien Hamming, a coach at CSR Centrum, an organization     10    (devote) to fighting stress and burnout in the Netherlands, told Time.