I first spent a few days in Trinidad     1    (visit) a friend of mine, followed by my solo (单独) adventure in Mexico. I began my travel with a trip to Miami to visit     2     most important people in my life: my family.

When I first     3    (tell) my family and friends I was going to Mexico     4     myself, the general reaction was, “What?! Mexico by yourself? Do you want to get kidnapped (绑架)?” My response was, “    5    , Mexico by myself. But no, I’d prefer not to get kidnapped.” Still, they suggested I     6     (go) somewhere else instead.

They weren’t pulling their care out of thin air. Mexico is not     7    (exact) at the top of the list for solo women travelers, considering     8    (it) danger. That said, I knew there had to be more in Mexico than somewhere else. I wanted history, culture, food, music, and some     9    (activity). I knew it was possible to travel to this country on my own and still be safe, and I decided     10     (make) it happen.

China’s Double Ninth Festival is referred to as the Chongyang Festival. It     1     (take)place every year between October 1st and October 30th on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month; it fell     2     a Sunday this year.

It is a     3     (tradition)folk holiday focused on good health and long life, with various celebrations.

Nine is     4     important number in Chinese culture because     5     (it)pronunciation means “long” in Chinese. According to the Book of Changes, the number six is considered “yin” while nine is “yang”. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the Chinese calendar features two nines, so the day     6     (give)the Chinese name “Chongyang”.

    7     the Double Ninth Festival was marked as a ritual(礼制)to worship(敬拜)the gods and ancestors for blessing the harvest during the Warring States Period (206 B.C.--220 AD). nowadays, more meaning is given to this festival.

In 1989, the Chinese government set it as a day for showing respect to the elderly,     8     (require)that pople care, love, and help the elderly.

It also became an occasion     9     (pay)respect to one’s ancestors. Sweeping ancestors’ graves and visiting elderly members in the family are usually     10     people do on this day.

Are you excited about the new app that you just downloaded to your smart phone? It might be fun now, but be     1     (care): Too much screen time may be harmful     2     your eyes.

The problem, says Sarah Hinkley,     3     is a professor at Ferris State University and the Michigan College of Optometry, comes from the blue light that screens give out. Staring at a smart phone might cause eye strain(劳损)，headaches, and dry eyes. Smartphone and computer screens present greater danger than watching television because the screens     4     (hold) closer to the eyes.

Many doctors and     5     (researcher) agree that you should limit smartphone use to no more than three hours per day. Limiting screen time might seem like a sacrifice (牺牲) now, but it' s worth it. One of my friends found out the hard way. “My eyes were hurting really bad, so I    6     (go) to the doctor,” he sạid. ''I was told that I had an eye strain and was not allowed     7     (look) at my phone for days.

If you eat healthy foods and exercise regularly, there is less of a chance that a medical problem will occur (发生) with your eyes. Taking     8     break every 15 minutes when you’ re working at a computer is also a smart     9     (decide).

Keep in mind: Your eyes are     10     (important) than an incoming text.

I read this story the other day and I liked it very much. Now I’d like to share it with you.

A man     1     (sudden) felt very terrible one day and was taken to hospital. After he received some examinations, he     2     (tell) he was badly ill and wouldn’t live longer than one year.     3     (hear) that, the man became depressed. He was so worried about himself that he wanted to do nothing. It lasted for about a month. Then one day, he decided to make     4     change and do something that he had dreamed of     5     (do) — to travel around the world. The doctors were shocked when they     6     (learn) about it. They told the man that he might die on the way,     7     the man insisted on doing it. So he began his journey around the world.

He made friends     8     those he met on ships or planes. He enjoyed good food and visited beautiful places. He was in a happy mood every day and even totally forgot his     9     (ill).

He was still alive one year later. When he returned to his home country, he was happy and     10     (health).

When something bad happens to us, we shouldn’t be anxious about it. Instead, we should overcome our anxiety. Things will not be as bad as we expect them to be.

The name Helen Keller has a special meaning for people in the world. She could not see or hear. Yet Helen Keller was able to do so much with her days and years. Helen Keller was born in     1     small town in northern Alabama. Her father, Arthur Keller, was a captain in the army of the South during the American Civil War. Her mother was his     2     (two) wife. She was much     3     (young) than her husband. Helen was     4     (they) first child.

Helen Keller was just like any other child until she was one and a half years old. She began walking and     5     (talk) early. Then, nineteen months after she was born, Helen became very sick. It was a strange illness that made her     6     (complete) blind and deaf. The doctor could not do anything for her. Her bright, happy world now was filled     7     silence and darkness.

When Helen was six, her parents took her to visit a famous doctor in Baltimore. However, the doctor said he could do nothing     8     (help) Helen. He suggested that the Kellers get a teacher for the blind     9     could teach Helen to communicate. A teacher     10     (arrive) from the Perkins Institution for the blind in Boston.