Many people are confused about the     1    (mean) of the names: the United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain and England.     2     (solve) this puzzle, knowing a little bit about British history will help.

In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales     3    (join) to the Kingdom of England, followed by the country Scotland in 18th century. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.     4     (final), in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away    5    the UK, resulting in the full name we have today: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. People from the UK are called “British”,     6     means the UK is also often referred to as Britain or Great Britain.

Even though the four countries which     7     (belong) to the United Kingdom work together in some areas, such as using the same flag, sharing the same currency and military     8     (defend), they also have some differences. Anyhow, the United Kingdom has     9     long and interesting history to explore, which can help you understand much more about the country and     10     (it) traditions.

People write poetry for various reasons. Some poems tell a story     1     describe something in a way     2     will give the reader a strong impression.     3    (other) try to convey certain emotion. Poets try to express    4    (them) in many different forms of poetry. Nursery rhymes, which    5    (have) strong rhythm and much repetition, are a type of children’s poetry. List poems repeat phrases and some rhyme and some students can     6    (easy) write themselves. The cinquain, another simple form of poem,     7    (make) up of five lines. Haiku,    8     Japanese form of poetry, is not a     9    (tradition) form of English poetry, but it is very popular with English writers. English speakers have also shown their great    10    (interesting) in Chinese, like Tang poems, many of which have been translated into English.

Of all the t    1     festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every c    2    . This important a    3     festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in. People celebrate to show that they are g    4     for the year’s supply of food. In a    5     Egypt, the harvest festival was celebrated during the springtime — the Egyptian harvest season. It f    6     a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports. Today, in some European countries, people d    7     churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and get together to celebrate over a m    8    . During the Mid- Autumn Festival in China, families gather to a    9     the shining moon and enjoy d    10     mooncakes.

By the Shang Dynasty (around L600-1046BCE), these s    1     had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different f    2    , as it was a time when people were d    3     geographically, leading to many v    4     of dialects and characters. This, however, c    5     under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BCE).

Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven m    6    states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one d    7    . That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and c    8    . Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they s    9    they can all still c    10     in writing.

Parents, especially those of teenagers, care about their children’s education more than anything     1     (别的). They would do everything for their children. Many of them spend most of their     2     (多余的) time helping their children with studies. If they have no time or can’t do it themselves, they would hire family teachers or     3     (送) their children to after-class schools. It seems as if a better education is all that parents       4     (期待) for children.

How can we explain the present situation? First of all, many parents have     5     (意识到) that future success     6     (取决于) more and more on skills and education. Secondly, in a competitive (竞争的)     7     (社会) there are both losers and     8     (胜利者). Those who have better skills and more knowledge will enjoy more opportunities.

Certainly, it is     9     (重要的) to learn to succeed, but the first thing to learn is how to survive (生存), how to be a qualified citizen (合格的公民). If this is     10     (包括) in good education, the children will surely have a bright future and be healthy in body and mind.