John Henderson, 106, and his wife Charlotte, 105, from Austin, Texas are the oldest living couple on Earth. They have 80 years of     1     (marry).

The couple, who met each other in 1934 while     2     (study) in the University of Texas, married in 1939. When asked about their years together, Charlotte said, We’ve always cared for each other. It’s just one of those things that     3     (natural) comes to us.”

Longhorn Village, the senior living community     4     the Hendersons live, helped the couple celebrate their anniversary (周年纪念日) by     5     (throw) a huge party. At the party, the two lovebirds     6     (surprise) by a 1920s car, similar to the one John used to drive to impress Charlotte when they first met.

The couple’s grandson Said, “They’re     7     wonderful couple and are glad to chat     8     others to share stories of the past. They have been living a healthy and     9     (energy) life. Since 84 years ago, they     10     (attend) at least one football game every year.”

“I’m thankful for life itself and being able to live a foil life,” said John.

Lang Ping     1     is loved by fans at home and abroad not only brought honour and glory to China but led the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. When, the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     2     (test). Her team was falling     3     as she lost two important players. But Lang Ping did not give up. She     4     (face) difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as     5     team. Two weeks later, they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Michael Jordan,     6     (know) as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but his mental     7     (strong) made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed     8     (find) a way to win. Jordan’s secret to success is learning from his     9     (failure). Losing games taught him to practise harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share     10     (he) success with others. The Boys and Girls Club he started has been helping young people since 1996.

Organized by Beijing Normal University, an important forum (论坛) on the spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team     1     (hold) on Saturday in Beijing. Around 500 people from     2     (differ) fields attended the forum.

Giving nice speeches,     3     (professor) shared their views on the spirit of women’s volleyball and on the building of sports power. Lang Ping, chief coach of women’s volleyball team, also shared     4     (she) opinions, which made a deep impression on all the audience.

Cheng Jianping, the Party chief of Beijing Normal University, said in his speech that women’s volleyball has influenced people     5    (deep), and encourage them     6    (work) hard for their aspirations (抱负). The spirit of women’s volleyball has not only showed patriotism (爱国主义)     7     also brought faith (信念) and courage to people     8     are facing new challenges. So far, China     9    (enter) a new period, and it should continue to carry forward this spirit. Meanwhile, this spirit should be closely connected     10     patriotism education, Cheng said.

Litter is everywhere, doing great harm to the environment and life on our planet. Jeff Kirschner, who wants to build a litter-free world, started a global community named Litterati     1     (settle) this problem.

The story began with his 6-year-old daughter. One day they were going on a hike     2     the girl noticed a broken plastic tub in a river. She said, “Daddy, that doesn’t go there.” That took Kirschner by surprise. He, like many adults, bad become so used to the rubbish around them that he hadn’t given it     3     second look.     4     his daughter said reminded him of the serious problem our planet faces.

Jeff started to take action. He created Litterati, an app that makes it fun to pick up litter. The idea is     5     (fair) simple: Spot a piece of trash, take a photo, post the photo online and then put the litter into dustbins.

    6     that Jeff was keeping a record of the positive impact he was having     7     the environment, people worldwide started participating in it. Up to now, over 2,500,000 photos posted by 3,500 people from over 40 countries     8     their way to Litterati’s digital landfill.

Litterati is more than an app,     9     is a highly effective solution to a pressing issue. Wherever you live, whatever you do and whoever you are, join Litterati to make the world a cleaner and     10     (health) place to live in!

If you can dream it, you can do it. American Dream is the idea that anyone can become successful. There are lots of     1     (story) about American Dream—Here is one of them.

Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland, UK, in 1835. He moved to America     2     the age of 13 with a few dollars. But by 1900, he owned millions of dollars. It seemed that he was a man     3     was born with the ability to do business.

When he arrived there, he started working in a small factory,     4     (make) just $ 1.20 a week. But he behaved     5     (excellent) and impressed his boss deeply. So he got lots of chances in the factory. Then, he     6     (offer) a job in a railways station. While there, he was promoted for     7     (he) good work.

    8    , it was during the 1870s that Carnegie really began to make his luck. Then he built his fast steel company in 1892. In 1901, it became one of the     9     (big) company in the world.

After Carnegie became a millionaire, he was known for giving away a large number of money    10     (help) the poor. He also wrote a number of books to make people know more about the history of America.

Auckland, the largest city and chief seaport of New Zealand, stands in the North Island.

When     1     (plan) a trip to New Zealand, most people skip over Auckland as a destination. Everyone floods into Queenstown     2     (spend) time enjoying themselves in nature. However, as anyone who     3     (visit) it knows, there are even more things to do in Auckland, compared with those in Queenstown. All of these things make it a     4     (suit) destination for all travelers. If you are a backpacker(背包客), you will like Auckland     5     you can enjoy a huge range of free or cheap things, especially in a country which is known     6     its high living costs.

The city’s popular neighborhoods can     7     (explore) on foot, and the skyline can be viewed from the water.     8     (particular), you will have the chance to taste different     9     (kind) of snacks and the city doesn’t shy away from a good happy hour. Give yourself     10     couple of days to enjoy it, and check out some of your favorite things to do in Auckland. Auckland, you shouldn’t miss it!

Many people may think the Forbidden city, or the Palace Museum as it’s also called, is     1     old-fashioned museum.     2    , in recent years, the museum has been working hard     3     (promote) Chinese cultural heritage among the young people.

The museum’s online store now offers special cultural and creative     4     (product). For example, in 2014, it    5     (begin) to sell earphones that look like the necklaces worn by ancient officials,     6     even brought in about 1 billion yuan a year.

Last year, a documentary     7     (call) Masters in the Forbidden City became popular online. It is about the people    8     job is to repair the relics in the museum. Many of these workers are very young and some are even    9     their 20s.

Some other museums across the country, such as the National Museum of China,     10     (inspire) by the Palace Museum’s efforts in the past few years and are working on similar projects of their own.