Reading a book and watching a film    1     (be) two very different experiences, but it’s normal to have high expectations when a film of a favourite book     2     (make). There are many times I have been pessimistic or even disappointed by a film of a book I love.

A key question is     3     (obvious) how close to the original the film is. Another problem area is the cast. Finding actors     4     (accept) to film audiences can mean the difference between success and failure. Some books are just too difficult to be adapted for technical reasons. CGI technology has had a huge impact     5     the film industry. It allowed the previously unfilmable to become a reality.

One may think that it is the book writer    6     is in the best position     7     (do) film adaptations. In fact, sometimes authors are very involved in the process     8     may even be the screenwriter. This can actually be a disadvantage because they may be too close to the material and find     9     difficult to adapt to a new form. Sometimes     10     (writer) have been very unsatisfied with the film versions of their work. For me, anyway, it is always a bad idea to watch a film of a book you love.

“Chinese opera art is like a huge sponge,    1       (constant) absorbing, transforming and merging,” says traditional Chinese opera director Li Zhuoqun,     2     is credited with creating a market for traditional opera shows in small theaters across China.

Li Zhuoqun’s first directorial work “Death Do Us Part” is a story     3     (adapt) from the14th-century Chinese classic novel “ Water Margin”. She says that     4     (perform) this classic piece for today’s audience is     5     experiment and a challenge. “We decided to maximize the effect of our vocals and dramatic performances. We also     6     (invite) modern dancers to work with us, integrating the performance     7     (method) of traditional opera with the rhythm of modern dance.”

Li defines her team     8     “small, deep and broad”. “Small” in its size, volume and perspective. “Deep” refers to our performance and the depth of the script. “Broad” refers to its publicity and operation.

To Li, traditional opera is “the art of regret” due to the unique charm of live performances. She aims to allow the audience     9     (enjoy) every minute of the show and draw more people to the theater. Li said, “With the development of aesthetics (审美) and society, our generation needs to inject a     10     (wide) and more varied artistic vocabulary into traditional opera.”

Post-00s（《零零后》）is a documentary about growing up. It shows the real lives of children who     1     （be）born between 2000 and 2009. They struggle with schoolwork.     2     （face）with problems in relationships with others, they don't know what to do if a younger brother or sister is born into the family.

But this five-episode series,     3     was aired on CCTV-9 from Aug. 20, 2017, is different     4     other TV programs with a similar theme. Post-00s     5     （film）over a period of 10 years, during which time the show makers followed the growth of a group of kids from kindergarten to middle school. In     6     words, everything in the series is real.

Such stories, which are known as "coming-of-age" stories, have special attractions. They feed our curiosity about seeing someone else's life. We become     7     （increase）interested in the characters as if we truly knew them. And while we enjoy the real stories, because nothing is set in advance, we also can't help feeling the     8     （cruel）of reality. After all, there's no script（剧本）and there's no turning back—this is real life.

As the US writer Ernest Hemingway once wrote, " Any man's life, told truly, is     9     novel. " And when it comes to Post-00s, it's also such a good documentary as is worth     10     （watch）.

One of the main points of traveling is to relax and take a break from your normal daily life.     1     the truth is, we’re not always free to do what we like when travelling to a foreign country, and a US tourist learned that the hard way.

On Aug 12, the unnamed 41-year-old man was beaten by a passerby after he was seen giving Nazi salutes(纳粹礼) again and again on a street in Dresden, Germany.

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany has strict laws     2     (forbid) the Nazi salute, as well as other symbols of Nazism.

In fact, most countries have their own taboos. If you plan to travel overseas, it’s best to get familiar with these taboos     3     you start touring local sites. Below, TEENS gives some examples.

You can get     4     (fine) for a lot things in Singapore, including feeding birds, spitting , urinating(小便) in public, smoking in public , not flushing a public toilet after you use it, and eating or drinking on buses or trains.

You’re not supposed to wear your shoes in someone’s house, but you’re not supposed to take your shoes off     5    the house either. Instead, there’s a small areas inside the door called a “ genkan” which is     6     your shoes should go. If you’re still not sure where that is , pay attention to what other people do and do the same.

French people don’t like     7     when you talk about money. It’s OK if you say that you want to quit a job because you     8     (pay) little money, but you should never say the exact amount. Money is a “ dirty” topic in France.