Reading a book can open the door to a wonderful new world of magic and discovery, which is why people all around the world love to read. Every year many famous prizes     1     (award) to the creative individuals. One such prize goes to the best new work of children’s fiction.

Known as the Newbery Medal, the award got started back in 1921,    2     Frederic Melcher suggested the American Library Association set up     3     annual award for the best new children’s book. Everyone agreed, and they     4     (eventual) decided to name the award after John Newbery, an 18th-century English publisher,    5    had made great efforts to promote children’s literature. The winning book is selected by a committee that ranges from year     6     year, and the process of     7    (choose)   a winner takes an entire year. Sometimes, the committee will designate (指定) honor books, which are books that might not have won the award, but are still considered to be very     8    (impress) .

So next time you are at the bookstore, take a look at the children’s section. You are likely     9    (select) one you are fond of. Reading a book makes you filled with     10    (curious) and creativity.

The United Nations is not only committed to     1     (protect) people. It looks after places, too. One of the aims of UNESCO—the United Nations Educational, scientific and Cultural Organization—which was founded in 1946, was to protect places     2     great cultural importance.

Its first major task was in the 1950s,    3     it launched a campaign to protect two ancient Egyptian temples which were going to be     4     (complete) flooded with the     5     (construct) of the huge Aswan Dam. The temples     6     (take) to pieces and rebuilt on dry ground.50 countries donated money to the project. Its success led to other projects to protect Venice, in Italy,    7     unique city built on water, and Moenjodaro, in Pakistan, one of the cradles of civilization.

If a site is put on the List of World Heritage in Danger, it means that it will receive money from the World Heritage Fund to help protect it. However, countries must make as much effort as they can     8     (look) after their special places and preserve the world’s     9     (remain) cultural and     10     (nature) heritages for the future.

New research shows birth order, whether you are     1     older, middle or younger child in your family, affects career path as well as personality.

    2     (reach) their conclusions, researchers studied many successful people from different career groups.

One of the most important     3     (discover) is that middle children are more likely to become CEOs     4     other children. Among them is Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. The reason could be     5     they are more competitive and flexible to fight for attention from the parents,     6     (make) them fit for high-flying roles. It is claimed that consideration of others and high levels of management     7     (require).

    8     (interest), because the youngest children are more sensitive and romantic,     9     is possible for them to have careers in classical music while the majority of astronauts are eldest children in the family. As for only children, the study suggests they are more likely to become artists due    10     their personality of doing things perfectly and maturely.

Last summer, my friend and I hired (租) a car and headed for Toronto. We didn't book (预订) a hotel room because it was at the     1     (begin) of September and we thought it would be easy for us     2     (find) a hotel

We have been driving for six hours when the weather changed and it looked as if a thunderstorm (雷暴) was coming. We got lost and both were     3       (hunger) when I saw an old lady     4       (park) her car. I stopped and asked if she knew     5       hotel nearby. She said that there was a hotel down the road,     6       it had been closed. It was the old lady who looked at me and said, “Why don't you girls just stay the night at my house? I'll cook for you. ”

We ended up going to a little island in Lake Muskoka, where her family lived. We slept in the     7       (comfort) beds they built for their kids, and they cooked for us. We     8       (stay) at their house for three nights in all and also met     9     (they) friends. Those days were the     10       (good) part of our three-week trip! We were glad that we got lost and met the old lady.

Our grandparents seem to have magic powers sometimes. Give them a Chinese lunar calendar     1     they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later.

What's the secret? They are following the 24 Solar Terms（节气）,     2     is an important part of Chinese culture. And on Nov. 30th, 2016, the United Nations（UN）added it to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity（人类非物质文化遗产）It is a knowledge system and social practice formed through people's observations of the sun's annual movements and its influence on the climate.

The 24 Solar Terms     3    （come）into being during the Qin and Han     4    （dynasty）.

At that time, most Chinese people made their living on farms, so weather changes were     5    （extreme）important for them. But of course, they had no satellite, Internet or weather broadcast     6    （help） them.     7     these difficulties, they managed to work out 24 Solar Terns by studying the sun's movement and also     8    （pay）attention to other natural changes such as air temperature, water and crop growth.

It is honored as China's     9    （five）great invention, after papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder. Now, it is still widely used in daily life even in     10     age of technology-based modern farming.

Many people have the hobby of collecting things,stamps,postcards etc. In the 18th and 19th centuries,     1     (wealth) people collected plants , historical objects and works of art while     2     (travel) to other places. They kept their collection at home until it got too big     3     until they died and then it was given to a museum. The 80,000 objects     4     (collect）by Sir Hans Sloane, for example, formed the core collection of the British Museum     5     opened in 1759.

The parts of a museum open to the public are called galleries or rooms. Often , only a small part of a museum’s collection is on display. Most of it is stored away or    6     (use)for research.

Many museums are lively places,     7     (attract) many visitors. As well as looking at exhibits, visitors can play with computer simulation(模拟) and imaging     8     (them)   living at a different time in history or waling through a rainforest. At the Jorvic center in York, the city’s Viking settlement is recreated and people experience the sights , sounds and the smells of the town. Historical accuracy(准确) is important and so is     9     (entertain) . Museums must compete     10     people’s spare time and money with other amusements. Most museums also welcome school groups and arrange special activities for children.