Have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you grow up? Many people think that they can have only one job in their lifetime. _________ most of us know that this is not true, quite _________ people actually think this way. For example, when people choose _________ major(专业) in college, they think that the decisions they make now _________ the jobs for the rest of _________ life. However, there are many examples that people became well-known after _________ their jobs later.

J.K Rowling, the writer of the _________ novel Harry Potter, was actually a school teacher before she began _________ books. In fact, she was out of work before the first Harry Potter book came out.

The former US President Ronald Reagan began his working life _________ an actor when he was a young man. He later decided that he wanted to do political work. The decision finally made him _________ the President of the United States.

The famous 149th century artist Vincent van Gogh _________ not a painter from the beginning. He once was an art salesman _________ later became a preacher(讲道者). _________ was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.

Jobs are always open to changes. The important thing is _________ what you are really good at or what you really want to do. Once you find it, it’s _________ a matter of how hard you try.

When I was 16 years old, I visited the United States for the first time. I was really looking forward to having a _________ holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding (误会) began at the airport. I was _________ a public telephone to call my American friend Danny. A friendly old man saw me looking like being _________ and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Are you getting married?” He was _________. “But aren’t you a bit _________?”

“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell him I’ve _________. Could you tell me where there’s a phone box?” I replied.

“Oh, I see!” he said. “There’s one downstairs.” When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don’t _________,” he said to me. “I had many _________ at first. The Americans use lots of words differently in _________ from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time the British and Americans can __________ each other!”

How to fight against COVID-19? We choose some books to help you. The books were translated into 13 languages, including Japanese, French and Russian. They are convenient for readers to enjoy.

	Virus, Virus, You Cannot Scare Me!     by Mu Xiangzhen The book makes parents and children be able to learn—in a fun way—about how viruses spread and what people can do to protect themselves. It tells children not to fear about viruses. Besides, it also introduces the idea of getting along well with nature, and hopes children can protect wild life and the natural environment
	A Special Spring Festival               by Gao Jing This book pictures children’s special Spring Festival in China during the outbreak of COVID-19. It tells a story of a common family in China. It tries to answer the child’s question “Why can’t I be allowed to play outside? It tells the child what COVID-19 is, how it spreads, and how we can protect ourselves from it. The pictures show love between family members, friends and everyone.
	Ten Tips to Fight Monsters             by Dong Ruihan Dad leaves 10 tips to help us fight the virus. Who will win the war? The story will gently teach children how to prevent the disease in a language that they can easily understand. It will help kids remain calm in the hard time, and encourage them to help family members to prevent the disease.
	A Brief History of Viruses for Children          by Changsha White-flag Dolphin Children’s Book Workshop This story book tells the origin of the virus, so the readers can understand the history of the virus easily. The book sets up a “Ten Questions about COVID-19” section, which explains the knowledge of COVID-19 (including how it spreads), helping children readers to understand the virus basing on reason and science.

I earned my graduate degree in the UK and planned to live there. But things didn’t go to plan. I found a great job in America, teaching drama. Years passed and I still hadn’t made it back to Europe. I did, however, find myself working at a university. This is when China knocked on my door.

The university encouraged us to attend classes as part of our professional development. They offered two foreign language choices: Chinese and Japanese. For I liked Chinese food a little more, I decided to take the course. Two terms in, and I was hooked! I co-founded the Chinese Culture Club at school. We attended the Spring Festival celebration hosted by our local Chinese community center. I learned to make baozi and tried out my fledgling language skills at the local Chinese restaurant.

The club decided on a foster (寄养) home that supported orphans (孤儿). It helped me make a decision to visit China. After all, if I’m going to learn a language, I might as well go to the country itself! So I made arrangements with the foster home to volunteer in exchange for lodgings. My stay would be three weeks.

A year of language learning did not prepare me for the culture. Firstly, dirt roads, stray dogs, limited indoor heating and the language problem made me very worried. Luckily, the people there helped me work through the change from America to China.

Once the initial shock wore off, I was completely charmed. The food was amazing, the people were friendly and curious, and the children were cute. My Chinese was pushed to its limit. I used my weekends to take in everything from the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall. I also took a trip to the Shaolin Temple in Henan province.

And, just as I was getting comfortable, it was time to go home. I knew before I left that I would return, not just for a visit, but to live.

Ten long years later, a chance came itself. I left everything except my 16-year-old cat, Darcy, and we are now happily two years into our new lives in Beijing.

It took me a decade to move to China. And it was worth the wait.

Now, cities large and small often have remains of earlier historic streets and sidewalk pavements（人行道）. Yet they often go unprotected even when they may be older than historic buildings that have enjoyed protection for tens of years.

There are many reasons to protect historic pavements—culture value, economics（经济）and public safety. Pavements played an important part in the modernization（现代化）of city environments in the 19th century.

Before the laying（铺设）of pavement, streets of dirt caused many problems to people, especially in wet weather when they became muddy（泥泞的）, which brought trouble to people’s life.

To solve the problem, cities experimented with different kinds of materials to balance durability（耐用性）, economics, sources of materials and noise considerations.

The earliest pavements in many cities were made of rounded stones. They were cheap and durable（耐用的）, but rough and noisy. Loose stone pavements were cheap and smooth, but not very durable. Wood also appeared in the 1850s as a popular choice—smooth and quiet , but not very durable.

In many cities and towns, brick（砖）streets are the only historic pavements that have survived. It is easy to think of the past when seeing historic pavements. However, they are more similar to the early high buildings and parks—important city features（特征）that showed the modernization of the city. At a time when cities are becoming increasingly similar, such pavements also help define（定义）an important sense of place.