Since Steve first showed up in The Showroom Tales in 2003, he has been working as an actor for 19 years. Over the past 19 years, Steve produced a large number of excellent w    1    . Although he has never been a big hit, as soon as his familiar face appears on the small screen, a lot of people will r    2     him right away. Even in some audiences’ impressions, as long as he stars in a show, it must be a good one to watch.

Steve knows how to make choice and works very hard to improve his acting skills. He h    3     appears in variety shows (综艺节目). Instead, he spent all his spare time on acting. Sometimes, it took more than half of year for him to shoot (拍摄) only one TV show. But for him, it’s w    4     the time. Steve isn’t the kind of lucky guy who becomes famous at young age. But his hard work has made him more persistent (坚持不懈的) in acting skills. For him, this persistence is a choice. For example, when he was shooting in Korea, he would try to buy the c    5     of a gas station worker, just to make his character feel more like he had really lived there. “To me, persistence means when other people feel unnecessary, you still b    6     that it’s something you must do.” This is how Steve understands the meaning of persistence.

But sometimes, he is so big-hearted, easy-going and free.

There was no special reason for him to be an actor. “It’s just that it grows on me as I have been doing the acting. I never liked acting and had no interest in performing before that, but as I was doing the job, I suddenly realized that when you were walking into another person’s life and another person’s world, what you felt was totally different. I think this process is quite e    7     for actors.” So, he has been doing the acting job for more than ten years.

You may have seen this photo before: an old fisherman with a bamboo hat standing on a boat. This was how Huang Quande looked in his photos with visitors. He became famous and was a    1     the most well-known characters of the Lijiang River in Guilin. Many people b    2     the fisherman on the back of the 20-yuan renminbi is based on his image (形象). Huang passed away at the age of 94 this year.

Fisherman Huang’s life s    3     the true spirit of the Lijiang River. He was a man full of kindness and energy. For example, in his nineties, Huang could s    4     row his boat. After becoming a photo model in 2008, he took photos with tourists from all over the world.

The picture is not just about one man, but c    5     as a special cultural symbol of the Lijiang River. In fact, the most beautiful landscapes in the country a    6     on the different backsides of the fifth series of renminbi. Moreover, they all carry their own cultural v    7     as well.

For example, on the back of the 5-yuan banknote (钞票) is Taishan Mountain in Shandong Province. For thousands of years, many emperors would go there and pray (祈祷)for p    8     and good luck. The renminbi pictures have helped make the classic Chinese landscapes even more p    9     . Many love to find out where the pictures were taken. Pan Jinyu from Chongqing went on a “banknote tour” of China when he was 21 years old, enjoying all the sights w    10     are on renminbi banknotes from 1 yuan to 100. “I want to finish this meaningful journey and feel the beauty of our country.” Pan said.

Last Friday evening, Mike’s parents were out for dinner. He decided to use his mother’s laptop (笔记本电脑) to     1     a computer game. However, this was against his family rules. His mother doesn’t     2     him to use her laptop when she isn’t at home.

“I’ll just play for half an hour,” he said to     3    . “Mom will never find out.” He took the laptop from his parents’ room to his room, turned it on and got     4     cup of water. He chose a difficult game. He lost the first time. He started the     5     again. He was sure that he could win. And he did! He was so excited     6     he started jumping up and down. Unluckily, he knocked over (撞倒) the cup of water     7     the water was all over the laptop!

He became nervous.     8     that time, Mike heard his parents talking in the living room.

He became even more nervous. He was     9     to tell them the truth. He kept thinking, “If I tell my parents, they will be angry!” In the end, he talked to his     10     and they were really understanding. His father said he was an honest (诚实的) boy.