Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said     1     to her family and friends and boarded a     2     for London. It was the first time     3     she had left China. “I was very excited but also quite     4    . I didn’t know what to expect,” Xie Lei     5    .

Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and     1     a plane for London. It was the first time that she had left China. “I was very     2     but also quite     3    . I didn’t know what to expect,”Xie Lei     4    .

Xie Lei is studying for a business     5     at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long     6     programme.“I     7     the exchange programme because I wanted to learn about     8     business and improve my English. My     9     is to set up a business in China after     10    ,”she explained.

Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions, whether to Mars     1    .     2     we should stop wasting time and money exploring space. Instead, we should feed the world’s poor and     3    , such as pollution and fatal diseases. However,     4     which fails to     5    .

An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton — this is the adventure that I have been d    1     of. And I was ready for it. At the age of 19, I am fit and full of v    2    . However when I a    3     to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me d    4     because he thought I was too young and wasn’t q    5    . But I was so e    6     about the idea of going along with them that secretly went a    7     his ship, the Endurance, and hid in a small cupboard. U    8    , three days after we set off I was discovered. Shackleton did not want to turn back so he offered me a job, but only after he p    9     me, “If anyone has to be eaten, then you will be the first!” He a    10     me to be a steward, and I now serve meals for twenty-eight men three times a day.

Though Lin Qiaozhi never married, she was known as the “mother of ten thousand babies”,     1     50,000 babies in her lifetime. Dr Lin did not retire until the day she died, 22 April 1983. Since she had no children of her own, she     2     and a fund for new doctor. And     3    , her final thoughts were for others ......

Historically, Chinese immigrants settled in the area during the     4    . What     5     for Chinese immigrants then turned into a centre for Chinese culture ......

Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us. In the past, the presents would     1    , taking over the living room.

On Christmas morning, we     2     waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We     3     the living room and let     4    . We     5    and watch while other family members opened their presents, but     6    ，we lost our self-control.

Have you heard anything about the two missing students? I think my French tutor might know one of them. I saw she had tears running down her cheeks at lunch today and one of the other teachers     1    .

Now people are beginning to pay attention to Toffler’s ideas because the speed of change is becoming increasingly fast. It is sometimes difficult to     1     the patterns of change. What should you do?     2    , don’t panic.     3     and try to get a sense of the good things the future has to offer.

I     1     and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course you’ve guessed who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for singing. When I recognised her in the convenience store, I     2     and apologized for my rude behaviour. I felt so guilty, but Jenny just laughed and told me she was glad to see that I’d also left my glare in the library! I     3     at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.