Many people think that money brings happiness. However, according to Professor Michael Argyle, this is not true. In Britain, we are     1     (rich) but unhappier than fifty years   ago. The USA is the richest country in the world but Americans are not the happiest people in the world.

Professor Argyle has found that very poor people and very rich people are unhappier than those in between. For example, very poor people in     2    developing world live in overcrowded houses without any running water and     3    no electricity. However, there are many millionaires (百万富翁) with     4     (person) problems. A lot of young people     5    get rich very quickly are at risk.

Because of this, a few young millionaires are changing their life styles. Richard Cross, a multi-millionaire computer analyst ( 分 析 师 ) from California is an example. His house     6     (show) no signs of his wealth. There is a small garden   and there only two   cars     7     (park) outside the house. “I want my kids     8     (live) a normal life,” says Richard.

So what can make     9     (we) happy? According to Professor Argyle, you should have one close relationship and some close     10     (friend). You should do a little sport and have a lot of contact (联系) with other people. Other people make you happy, not money!

I had to wait for them to call number 63 before I could get my food.     1     (give) a plate by a lady, I felt ashamed, embarrassed. I wondered if she thought that I was worse than her.   However, before I knew it, I received my food: a little container with a meal and some pudding. I did not have to look at the woman any more.     2     feeling of shame slowly disappeared.

Ivon suggested that we walk to Bayside. When we arrived, Ivon told me     3     desperately had to use the bathroom. He began to take     4     from his pocket that he wanted to leave with me. I thought it was a phone,     5     it was a knife. “You never know when you have to use this,” he said.

After about twenty minutes, Ivon came back. He suggested     6     we move nearer to the Miami River where it was cooler. I walked down the street,     7     (hold) the plastic bag with my food. We settled down under some coconut trees. He pointed out some police officers     8     (stand) in an area where the     9     (home) used to sleep next to a hotel.

“I guess they didn’t want us next to the hotel. You can’t have people looking     10     of their windows and seeing us,” he said.

Walking into Wei Lamei's home in Xi'an, one can hardly imagine that the room belongs to a 74-year-old granny, with all kinds of dolls     1    (fill) every corner. She     2    (make) at least 700 large cartoon dolls and countless small ones over the past 26 years.

Wei developed a    3     (fascinate) for making dolls at the age of eight     4    she saw a Russian girl with a blond doll in her arms."After retirement, I began to think about following my childhood dream," said Wei.

    5    (drive) by the dream, in her late 50s, Wei headed to Beijing on her own     6    (seek) better opportunities. After 13 years of hard work in Beijing, she developed her unique design concept and     7    (remark) sewing(缝纫)skills.

In 2010, she returned to Xi'an and turned her home into a workshop.She has ten pairs of glasses and keeps them in different places in the house,so she can browse fashion applications on her smartphone anytime. At     8    same time, she often draws inspiration from Xi'an, the ancient city with a long history, and adds traditional cultural elements to her works. She also     9    (active) participates in live-streaming activities, sharing her daily work and attracting many young fans.

There is no certain way to live our lives. The most important thing is     10    we can do what we love.

The Shoton Festival is one of    1    (important) festivals for ethnic Tibetans. “Sho” means yogurt and “Ton” banquet in the Tibetan language, so the Shoton Festival    2    (call) the “Yogurt Festival.” as well. The seven-day event occurs between the end of the sixth     3     the beginning of the seventh month of the Tibetan calendar.

Originating(起源) from the mid-11th century, the Shoton Festival used to be a religious activity. After 1642, the Drepung Monastery(寺庙),     4     the fifth Dalai Lama, leader of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, lived became the     5    (politics), religious and cultural center of Xizang. Every year on the 30th day of the sixth month, thousands of people would crowd     6     the monastery to present yogurt to the fifth Dalai Lama and asked for     7    (bless). Local Tibetan Opera troupes would also come to perform for him at the monastery. Since then, the Shoton Festival     8    (become) a religious and cultural festival.

During the period of the eighth Dalai Lama    9    (live) in the mid-18th century, the main venue of the Shoton Festival was moved to Norbulingka and ordinary people were allowed     10    (enter) to watch Tibetan Opera performances. From then on, the Shoton Festival became a fixed festival.

As a foreigner, I think life in China is amazing, but     1     sometimes worries me is just the     2    (absent) of manned payment counters. The first time I scanned barcodes (条形码) on goods, I ended up paying 40 yuan more. I went to look for a salesperson in the store, but she couldn’t explain how     3     (get) my money back, despite our     4     (use) translation apps.

I didn’t go to that store any     5     (much) until a Chinese speaking friend helped me claim     6     money, which I paid for goods by mistake. Then I went back to buy things from there again.

However, I ran into trouble one day after a software was upgraded. I was unable to include the hot chocolate after scanning the code of other     7     (buy) things. I again went to seek help     8     the salesperson. She helped me find it, clicking an icon (图标) that showed 5 yuan. “That’s 5 yuan?” I asked. I didn’t know why I     9     (assume) it cost 3.50 yuan before. Had there been a manned counter, I would have escaped this embarrassment. Before rushing away, I was spared further shame when the salesperson said, “It doesn’t matter.” But now, I     10     (gradual) feel the convenience of mobile payment and fall in love with shopping in China.

You know how disappointed it can be if you are not able to communicate with the     1     (local) when you are traveling, and you might think learning a new language is a tough task.

But fear not! We figured out     2     (exact) how many words you need to learn to speak a language well.

A group linguists have created a test     3     (see) how many words you know in English. There are 200,000+ words in the English language, but the test only     4     (involve) 50 0f them. You may not understand all of the 50 words. The linguists believe that if you multiply     5     number of words out of 50 that you understand by 500, you’ll almost know your English vocabulary.

A professor has found that native speakers of a language know 15,000 to 20,000 lemmas (词目).   A lemma     6     (compose) of a root word (say: walk) and all of     7     (it) inflections (walked, walking, walker, etc. ). But if you learn a new language, you can never understand 15,000 lemmas.

He discourages people from learning all of the words in a language. There are 800 to 10,000 lemmas     8     are used most frequently in the language. He advises people to focus     9     these lemmas. With these lemmas, people can understand 75% of the language.   And they will be     10     (confidence) to start a conversation, order at a restaurant, and deal with other daily communication.

Growing up can be difficult. It is common for     1    (teenager) to feel lonely and misunderstood as they grow to adults. The reasons     2    (be) as follows.

First of all, they may feel       3    (concern) about the changing world both inside and outside of them. On the one hand, they go       4     great physical changes during adolescence. They grow taller and their voices get deeper. On the other hand, there come lots of mental changes. Many boys become risk- takers       5     girls need to deal with their strong feelings.

Besides, since teenagers have difficulty     6    (balance) their needs, they often question how they fit in the world. For example, they struggle     7    (depend) on themselves and have a new desire for independence, but they may wait for their parents’ love       8    (eager). Thus, growing up is     9     rough ride.     10    , the good news is that such difficulties do not last. In the end everything turns out OK.

Ever since I was a girl, I have been pushing my limits,    1    (live) my life to extreme and putting extra efforts to set myself apart    2    my competitors. Some of my friends and family members are     3     (concern) about me and my health,    4     could have made me angry and defensive. But deep down, I know parts of    5     they say are true.

To be honest, I have fears as     6    professional athlete on a day-to-day basis, thinking about not being the top. I am always tired. And I also ruin family occasions for my training     7    (frequent)

However, it boils down to this：if my goal is to be the best, I had better be committed to my sport even if it means     8    (get) injured. Doing what we do as athletes makes us outstanding. Call it unhealthy or abnormal if you want,     9    these are not the words for anyone who    10    (strive) for greatness.

The familiar ‘bed’ is Old English in origin. The Old English ‘bedd’ is     1     (distant) related to the Germanic word ‘bett’. Modern English has, of course, multiplied its meanings, according to context and usage.

Everyone knows that a bed is a piece of furniture     2     (lie) down and sleep on. By extension, a bed can be an animal’s resting place, a garden plot for plants, and so on. How could anyone’s     3     (sense) ever fail to linger on (回味) the sweet smell, and breathtaking sight, of a bed of     4     (beauty) roses? Figuratively, one’s bed can also be one’s tomb where one sleeps in peace forever.

Countries and climates have not gotten in the way of     5     (advise) children as follows: ‘Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise’. Going along with this proverb (谚语) is the reference that Samuel Johnson made to his friend James Boswell. He remarked that nobody     6     does not rise early in the morning will ever do any good.

In his last will, William Shakespeare laid it down that his wife Anne     7     (be) to be given his second best bed in his Stratford home. Remember, it was not because he loved her only second     8     someone else. But     9     was an honourable practice in Shakespeare’s time to keep the very best bed ready for a guest.

When a guest calls on us, let us     10     (remind) of this instance of Shakespeare.

Netizens mocked some new yogurts as “bandits”

After China     1     (be) a price hike in ice creams over recent years,     2     are playfully nicknamed “ice cream assassins” by Chinese netizens, here comes fancy yogurt that may also “stab” your wallet.     3     (wrap) in delicate and colorful packaging, yogurt in China has also skyrocketed in price, from 4 to 6 yuan, to around 10 to 20.

You would end up being “stabbed unawares” by “ice cream assassins” by their prices because they seemingly look and taste     4     same despite the     5     (fair) more costs. But these “superior” yogurts justify their costs and never hide their     6     (price). Netizens hence mocked these new yogurts as “bandits”.

Elements like “sugar-free”, “low fat” , “high protein” and “low carbon” are often seen on the packages of yogurt sold in China market. These elements contribute to a much     7     (high) price. For example, a yogurt under the brand “He Run”, which claims to be “zero fat, zero sugar and high protein”,     8     (cost) 13.3 yuan for 100g.

Meanwhile, ingredients like probiotics, caffeine and sodium hyaluronate are added to yogurt     9     (meet) customers’ demands for better health and beauty. These are also factors that have an impact     10     the price.