Have you ever heard of TED? TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. TED is a set of ________ held in different cities around the world every year. With different speakers—also from different parts of the world—all the speeches are uploaded(上传) to their websites, for everyone to see.

TED meetings ________ speakers to give speeches on different kinds of topics. The speakers are usually successful(成功的) in their fields and talk about new ideas and recent developments that are important to their work. What’s more, speakers are ________, with people such as Bill Gates and Jane Goodall, having given talks. There are many talks on environment, international development and aid work. There are ________ a lot of talks about education. Because there are so many kinds of topics to talk about, all the speakers have a time limit(限制)—each speech must last ________ than 18 minutes.

Nowadays, www. tedorg makes it ________ for everybody to watch if you have a computer or a mobile phone. Every weekday, a new video is uploaded from a TED event or activity. This lets people from around the world listen to the talks for ________, because you don’t have to pay for it. At only 18 minutes, even if(即使) the video is not interesting, it won’t ________ you too much time.

Most TED talks are spoken in English but there are some talks in other ________. Besides, most of the talks also have subtitles(字幕) to help you understand the talks better, ________ the website is great for practising English and learning new vocabulary. With so many choices of subjects, the videos are often much more exciting.

The reason why many people can succeed(成功) is that they have good habits(习惯). The good habits help them to be successful. What are good habits? How can you get into good habits? Here is some advice for you.

First, everyone has his merits(优点). You should always look for the good points in people and learn from them.

Second, you should try to learn new things and new skills every day. Reading a few pages of a book or a newspaper every day also helps you.

Third, start the day the right way. When you get up in the morning, look at yourself in the mirror(镜子) and tell yourself you must keep your good habits today.

I think the last one is the most important. No matter what good habits you decide to have, you should try to keep them. Then you can live a successful and happy life.

They can be in different colours and they have different shapes. They can be both red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly, loved or hated by someone. What can they be? Right, the answer is chilies (辣椒) .

Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies to our food, but do you know that this spicy (辣的) vegetable could also be very dangerous? A 34-year-old US man lost his life in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper, the spiciest chili. After taking just one bite, the man began to get serious headaches in the following days, reported by BBC News.

In fact, eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache. But if chilies are harmful, why do people to eat this vegetable? What makes people love chilies so much? The human body is influenced (影响) by natural chemicals (化学物质) that produce “a sense of happiness”, noted by BBC News.

And chilies do good to people in another way. Scientists found that the death rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The death rate is 14 percent lower for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. This makes people eat more spicy food to make their health better. So don’t worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are really good for us.

Friends bring joy and fun to our life. To most of us, it’s always easy to make friends but hard to go on one more step closer to our friends. The tips below will help you.

●Be yourself with your friends.

Sometimes your friends may find out that your true personality is completely different from what they thought it was. In order not to make them lose trust in you, find some proper time to tell them what you really often do and like to do. And they may understand you.

●Get through the difficult times with small tricks.

People never know what kind of chocolate they are going to taste. It is true of life. When your friends taste the bad one, why not tell funny things about yourself, like “Am I like a round ball?”. Hearing this, your friends may be happy again. The best friends may not always agree with each other and even have few words for days. Some small tricks like telling jokes or calling him or her nickname（绰号）may help you get along with your friends better.

●Find right ways to communicate（交流）warmly.

There is no doubt that people like to communicate with their close friends as often as possible. Remember those special days in your friends’ lives. Sometimes you book a table to help celebrate your friend’s birthday, but when you call her, she tells you her birthday is not that day. Don’t make it happen and remember the exact date. Having some activities also provides（提供）good chances to meet and chat with your friends. Make sure your friends will come and have fun.

I’m writing this from London. We a    76     here on Tuesday after staying in Paris. London is one of the most interesting c    77     in Europe (欧洲), but unluckily, it’s also one of the most expensive places to stay in. People in Paris are very humorous and often tell funny j    78    . But it was more d    79     to communicate (交流) with them because I didn’t know their language.

Of course, I ate much delicious food there and learned a lot about food culture of the UK. They have different names f    80     mealtimes, including “breakfast”, “brunch”, “elevenses”, “lunch”, “tea” and “dinner”! What and when people eat can be very different. In some parts of the UK, people may eat their meals at different times. And in some parts of the UK, “dinner” means “lunch”, and “s    81    ” means “dinner”.

My aunt, who comes from England, says that B    82     food is better than French food, but she’s wrong about that!

This evening, my aunt and uncle will take m    83     to a musical (音乐剧) show called The Phantom Of The Opera. They say it’s one of the most wonderful shows in London. I think it would be more exciting to see a pop singer show, b    84     that would be the worst thing in the world for my uncle and aunt.

We will f    85     to Sydney in five days. I am looking forward to seeing you!

Yours,

Daniel

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