While     1     (visit) Lijiang, learn about Naxi culture, which differs from the Han culture in its writing system. The Naxi writing system, known only by a handful of people,     2     (use) hieroglyphs (象形文字). This people group is the only one in the world     3     they still uses hieroglyphs. Also be sure to enjoy traditional Naxi music in the Old Town.

Sifang Street, located in the center of the town, hums with activity. Don’t overlook the chance     4     (try) the different kinds of food that are specific     5     the area.

Lijiang is also a great place to see the beauty of the natural world. Lion Hills,     6    looks like a sleeping lion, rises from the middle of the city. The Wangu Tower on the hill provides views of the Old Town and surrounding villages. The view includes Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the most     7     (south) snow-capped mountain north of the equator. At 5,596 meters high, it offers an amazing view to     8     (that) willing to climb it.

You can also see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain     9     (reflect) in the waters of the Black Dragon Pool. This pool, located in Black Dragon Pool Park, is     10     (nature) formed where springs flow together.

Lijiang’s beauty, history and rich culture make it a fascinating place to visit.

Our school’s sports file d saw a coming-of-age ceremony last Sunday.                  

3 . I was born and live in Seattle, and for forty-five years, not a day has gone by that I haven’t drunk coffee. I’ve also come to understand how and why coffee ______ me. It is caffeine, of course.

Recently, noticing the ______ in my consumption over the years, my wife innocently _____ that I “take a little break” from coffee. The very suggestion made me mad.

“Here’s an idea,”   I ______, heart rate rocketing.

“Why don’t we just live apart for a year so it feels more like it did when we were first married?” A(n)_____? I think not.

Assuming that coffee does keep me ______ for an extra few days or decades, I know how I’ll spend them: drinking more coffee, or darker and darker roasts, whose _____ smell helps fight age-related loss of taste and smell.

My Spanish mother-in-law, whom I loved like my own mother, died last summer at the age of 93. She was sharp as ever and the ______ person I knew, up to the very end. She also _____ multiple cups of coffee every day until her last. Our ____ love of coffee drew us together before we even spoke the same language, and ____ our relationship for more than three decades.

In her last weeks, I was lecturing in Barcelona and spending my ____ time with her, downing many ______ and chatting about the ______ to happiness. Here was her formula: ——love, faith, and coffee. In my opinion, that sounds ______ indeed.

5 . A Surprise Message

Eli walked to school every day. When the ______ bell rang, he walked home, too. During his trip, Eli often cut through an empty lot where a house used to be.

One day, when Eli was walking across the empty lot, he caught sight of a bright red streak (条状物) ______ loosely from the branch of the old maple tree at the lot. Eli walked toward the tree to get a ______ look.

The red streak was actually an old _______. Eli thought he should throw it away. It was litter, which wasn’t pretty. And ______ a bird tried to eat it?

Eli picked up the floppy balloon. There was still a long string (线) ______. At the end of the string, Eli was surprised to see a plastic bag. Even ______, the bag wasn’t empty. There was a piece of white paper inside.

Eli was ______. What could it be? He opened the bag to find out.

The piece of paper was folded into a small square. Eli ______ it. It was a letter!

Dear Friend,

If you have found this letter, it means my balloon finally ______. I used the balloon to see how far my letter would travel. I ______ it from Wisconsin on May 1. Please write back to me and tell me where and when you found it.

Sincerely,

Joe Valentino

Eli read it aloud:

Eli was excited. Wisconsin was a different state, so the balloon traveled very ______. He ran home to get a pen and paper to write back to the ______ included in the letter.

Eli spent the rest of the afternoon ______ to Joe Valentino. He answered Joe’s questions and asked what he liked to do for fun. Eli was happy and hoped Joe would be his pen pal and ______.

6 . BODYPUMP

BODYPUMP, a total body workout that will burn calories, shape your entire body, increase core strength and improve bone health. BODYPUMP is available as either a 55, 45or 30-minute workout.

World leading instructors will coach you through the scientifically-backed moves and techniques pumping out encouragement, motivation and great music — helping you achieve much more than on your own!

BODYCOMBAT

Step into a BODYCOMBAT workout and you’ll punch and kick your way to fitness, burning up to 570 calories along the way. This high-energy martial-arts inspired workout is totally non-contact and there are no complex moves to master. A LES MILLS instructor will challenge you to up the strength and motivate you to make the most of every round. You’ll release stress, have fun and feel like a champ. BODYCOMBAT is available as either a 55,45 or 30-minute workout.

BODYCOMBAT will train your whole body and get you fit, fast and strong. It works your legs, strengthens your arms, back and shoulders and provides core training. You destroy calories. develop coordination and speed, and feel empowered.

BODYJAM

Originating in Auckland, New Zealand, BODYJAM is a combination of music and dance. BODYJAM is available as either a 55, 45 or 30-minute workout. If you want to dance, there is nothing like it. All styles of electronic dance music. It’s the soul of BODYJAM. This is legal.

Whether you’ve got two left feet or fancy yourself as Beyonce’s back up dancer, we’ve got your back. Our superb LES MILLS instructors will lead you to have fun. BODYJAMdoesn’t discriminate, and dance is free, so what’s stop ping you?

BODYATTACK

BODYATTACK is a high-energy fitness class with moves that suit total beginners to total addicts. We combine athletic movements like running and jumping with strength exercises such as push-ups and squats (深蹲). BODYATTACK is available as either a 55, 45 or 30-minute workout.

A LES MILLS instructor will pump out energizing tunes and lead you through the workout — challenging your limits in a good way, burning up to 555 calories and leaving you with a sense of achievement.

8 . Several years ago, not long after we welcomed a puppy into the family, my shoulder became stiff (僵硬) and sore. It quickly changed into “frozen. shoulder”—a condition that commonly strikes women in their 40s and can be triggered (触发) by repetitive pressure. I assumed it was from the dogs constantly pulling on their leads like an out-of-control yo-yo (溜溜球).

My husband of nearly two decades was, of course, sympathetic about the burning pain that shot down my arm whenever I reached for something slightly out of range. But then, a few months later, a strange thing happened: my husband developed a frozen shoulder in his left arm, too. It wasn’t from the dogs—I did most of the walking.

I would have chalked it up to coincidence, but when I started experiencing: tendonitis (肌腱炎) in my right arm last year—likely a result of too many hours spent on my laptop—my husband began complaining about pain in his arm at the same time, and he rarely sits at a desk all day long. What were the chances?

A quick Google search turned up a story about how long-term couples have a tendency to become very similar in health over time. “People have been aware of this phenomenon for the last half century—that we’re connected—but now we have some methods to begin to model these dynamics (相互作用) in new ways,” says Shannon Mejia, an assistant professor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

To explain how my husband and I both became stricken with a frozen shoulder within months of each other, Professor Mejia suspects that the same behaviour over the years might have led to similarities in posture and fragility, which could have resulted in the same shoulder injury. Called “postural synchrony (同步性)” in psychology circles, ours is a more extreme case of two people whose feet fall into step while walking or who lean into one another like mirror images to show interest on a date.