Good friends always make life seem much easier and better. In our busy lives, sometimes when we feel     1    (stick) and isolated, it is our friends who spend their time     2    us. Though it might be     3    (necessary) to know the definitions of a good friend, it is important to know the qualities of a good friend and the skills to be a good friend!

Full acceptance is     4    key element of any human relationship. To be a good friend, you must     5    (full) accept your friend with his/her faults. An important test of friendship is the reliability of a friend.

If you look horrible in that dress you     6    (buy) last week, a true friend will always tell you! Honesty is essential in any relationship. True friends,     7    often speak from their minds, are ready to give you a taste of the bitter truth. Often when you feel sad or depressed, you need not ever explain to your friend     8    you are feeling bad. A true friend knows when you are upset. Understanding without words is     9    (high) level of friendship. To be a good friend requires patience     10    (understand) your friend.

Tea is a healthy drink. Drinking tea in China could be considered as an art and to help people achieve a sense of calm and renewed energy. It is also     1     way to enjoy life better.

Stories     2     are about the discovery of tea are different depending on the people who you ask, but we know that Chinese people have been drinking tea since Shennong, 5,000 years ago. Usually, tea     3     (believe) to be medicinal, and is so central to     4     (day) life that an old Chinese saying includes tea in a list of seven important contents to be gathered each morning, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy and vinegar.

Tea serves three primary     5     (purpose) traditionally in Chinese society: to show status, to bring people together and to improve wellness.

Drinking tea together is a sign of respect. In ancient times, “tribute tea”(贡茶) was     6     (special) kept for and presented to the Emperor. Tea still has a place in the life of the average people. It is common     7     (give) guests a cup of tea to welcome them into the home. But tea is more than a key of social customs. It is meant to act     8     a medium through which people can become much     9     (close) to nature. Drinking tea out in nature will create a spiritual connection to the environment and make people feel     10     (relax).

Online grocery shopping is convenient and continues to grow in popularity. But a new study     1     (publish) in Public Health Nutrition shows that many online products do not have information about ingredients or nutrition     2    (fact), which is a huge miss.

Required information was present, obvious and readable for only 36. 5% of observations.     3     is even more troubling, researchers say, is that non-required information, such as claims like “low in fat” or “organic”, was displayed on 63.5% of the products.

Labeling information     4     (be) important for all consumers so they can make informed (明智的) choices when grocery shopping. People may use the information label     5     (determine) sodium and potassium (钠和钾) to manage heart or kidney disease or may focus     6     sugar, fiber, or carbohydrates to manage diabetes (糖尿病).

Food retailers should     7     (immediate) change their practices and disclose the full information label clearly, consistently and readably. “    8     (difficult) in finding necessary information on some products could actually pose (引起)     9     immediate danger of a severe reaction or even death to the most sensitive consumers,” a researcher says.

The researcher also points out the availability of food labels     10     (make) a difference to the quality of our food choices at the population level. Not having this information potentially weakens the general public health.

When I was in primary school, I disliked doing exercise. I felt tired when I did any kind of exercise. My parents were really     1     (worry) about my health. One day, after having supper, my father     2    (come) and asked me to have a walk with him in the park. I agreed and we went     3     together. It was hard for me to walk for half an hour. I wanted to give up,     4     my father encouraged me to keep on walking. From then on. I was often asked to walk with my parents. To my surprise, I could walk for an hour in the     5    (five) month. How     6    (pride) I felt! I loved taking exercise gradually. Now I am     7     excellent runner in my school. I take part in the school sports meeting every year.

During all our life, we may face a lot of     8    (difficulty). Don’t be afraid of     9    (they). Please try to face them     10    (brave). After you overcome what you used to be afraid of, you may find how great you are!

Most people drink tea in the world. But tea does not mean    1    same thing to different people. In different countries, people have different ideas about    2    (drink) tea.

In China, for example, tea    3    (serve) usually when people get together. Chinese people drink it    4    home or in tea houses anytime of the day. They often use hot water to boil tea    5    (leaf).

Tea is also important in other    6    (Asia) countries. People in these countries have a special way of serving tea. They hold a tea ceremony in their houses when important guests come. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in their houses.

In the United States, people usually drink tea at breakfast    7    they drink it after meals. Americans usually use tea bags    8    (make) tea. This way is faster and    9    (easy) than the way of making tea in teapots. In summer, most Americans drink    10    (ice)tea. They like to put some ice in their tea.

A famous painting of Marilyn Monroe created by American artist Andy Warhol was sold for $195 million on Monday. That is     1     most ever paid in a public sale for a work by an American. Warhol painted Shot Sage Blue Marilyn in 1964. The     2    (color) image shows Monroe with yellow hair, blue eye shadow and bright red lips, with a rich blue background.

The sale took place at Christie’s auction (拍卖) house in New York. Many     3    (representative) from Christie’s said the painting became the costliest work of art ever     4    (sell) from the 20th century. Warhol’s painting passed the earlier record holder, Jean Michel Basquiat. His 1982 painting Untitled of a skull-like face was sold for a record $ 110.5 million in 2017 at Sotheby’s in New York. Warhol created     5    (much) than one image of Monroe. The Shot Sage Blue Marilyn painting has been shown     6     museums around the world. Christie’s said an unnamed buyer made the purchase on Monday night.

When the auction     7    (announce) earlier this year, Christie’s estimated it could go for as much as $ 200 million. “It’s an     8    (amaze) price,” said Alex Rotter, chairman of Christie’s 20th and 21st century art department. “Let it sink in. It’s quite something.”

The earnings of the sale will go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich,     9     puts the painting up for auction. The foundation aims     10    (help) children with health care and educational programs.

Nowadays, vegetarian(素食主义的)eating is becoming more popular. Although it does have a good reputation for     1    (benefit)our health, recent news has focused on what could be bad about vegetarian diets,     2    (include)stroke risk, harm to brain health, hair loss and depression.

British researchers     3    (follow)more than 48,000 men and women with no history of heart disease or stroke for about 18 years. Vegetarians had a 20%     4    (high)rate of stroke than meat eaters. Another expert wrote that the trend towards vegetarian diets may lead to a choline(胆碱)crisis, Choline is a nutrient(营养物)    5     is important for brain health and other functions. It can     6    (find)in meat, and our body can’t make all that humans need.

So, can giving up meat lead to hair loss? A recent report found that a severe lack of protein, among other diet shortcomings, can lead to it. That’s     7     meat contains iron, vitamin B, and zinc, which are all important for hair     8    (grow).

Can vegetarian and vegan diets affect our mood? Research on this is mixed. Some studies have found that going meatless     9    (improve)mood, but others have found     10     opposite. In one study of 400 new mothers, 80 of them suffered from postpartum(产后的)depression. A vegetarian diet was one factor that seemed to make it more likely to be depressed.

A place I really love     1    (be) the Fountain Square in my city. I love it because it is     2     very peaceful place right in the center of a     3     (noise) city. It is a small square and there are neither bars     4     cars. It has a fountain in the middle and there are a few     5    (bench) to sit on, but not many people go there. Trees and bushes surround the square, inviting little birds to come and sing.

I go there when I’m tired     6    the noise and stress of the city. I will sit on the bench for hours     7     (listen) to the sound of water. It’s the only time I can slow down and think absolutely of nothing, a quality time when the sweet feeling of peace     8     (come) into my heart.

Some young people may love the busy downtown of the city, while I prefer this less popular place for it is a beautiful place     9     (relax), and     10     (much) of all, to enjoy being alone.