Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think     1     matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about     2     birth order means. Some people say that the oldest children,     3     are smart and strong-willed, are very likely     4    (succeed). The reason     5     this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for the first child, and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for     6     same reason. What happens to the other children in the family?     7    (lose) in the crowd sometimes, middle children don’t get so much attention when a family has many children, so they don’t feel that important. The youngest child, however, often gets special     8    (treat). Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite     9    (difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in their lives. They usually     10    (follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.

When I was young, I often saw my grandmother dancing in the garden.    1    she was old, her movements were still very beautiful. I fell in love with dancing at that moment. I started learning hip-hop. At first, I watched and followed the    2    （dancer）on TV. Then I joined a dance club and made a career of dancing. From then on, dancing has become the most    3    （wonder）thing in my life.

Friendship is an important theme in all kinds of art.     1     straightforward or implicit（含蓄的), it shows up in poetry from around the world.

The seven-character poem To Wang Lun,     2    (write) by Tang poet Li Bai(701-762), is a good example of poetry that     3    (carry) this theme. It describes a scene in which the poet’s friend Wang Lun, hurries to see him off,     4    (show) true friendship.

While the poem starts with ordinary images, it ends with passionate and sincere emotions. Li uses simile（比喻) to state that     5     deep the water may be, it still pales in front of their deep friendship. The poet aims     6     (avoid) praising the friendship directly,     7     would be much less poetic.

The first two lines give us background information. Li is on     8     boat, about to travel.     9    (sudden), he hears someone singing on the shore. The starting lines are so plain and simple that they almost read like prose(散文).They even contain names, something rarely     10     (see) in traditional Chinese poetry. It shows Li’s character—he is free and wild.

Taking a plane can be stressful, and it is made even more so when something unexpected happens-unless you get    1    angel on Earth, like one father did. After    2    （try）to check in for an upcoming flight with his daughter, the man    3    （tell）that his 2-year-old daughter would need her own ticket. He    4    （think）she was free of charge because of her age. The father was    5    （obvious）depressed, saying he didn't have the money, and walked away to make some phone calls. That's when a    6    （strange）stepped forward, approaching the counter to tell the airline conductor that she wanted to pay for the little girl's ticket—all $749 of it. The man was very surprised and    7    （thank）. He asked for the woman's name so he could repay her, but she insisted    8    remaining anonymous（匿名的）. The only thing anyone knows about her is    9    she did that day, thanks to a photo of her good deed circulating on Face book. More than 100,000 people made    10    （comment）on Face book and praised the woman for her kindness.

Imagine     1     (fly) down a mountain at 70, 80, even 90 miles per hour. Ski racing is not for the faint of heart. It takes a rare     2     (combine) of skill and courage.

Consider then Ralph Green. He does it with one leg. “He’s hard at work, towards his goal of becoming     3     Olympic champion. More     4     (specific), a Paralympic champion.

“This winter Ralph and     5     (dozen) of other athletes will train for a spot on the United States’ Disabled Ski Team and the chance     6     (compete) in the Paralympic Games.

“We have people that ski visually impaired, with a guide in front of them. We have paralysed athletes who ski in     7     you call a mono-ski (单板式滑雪板). We have people that ski with one arm or someone like me that skis with one leg.”

Green grew up in Brooklyn and he     8     (lose) his leg in an accident.     9     Green is broken in body, he is firm in spirit.

“Don’t be afraid to be different. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box.” And Green is speaking from experience. “I never thought I could have an impact     10     somebody else’s life.”

Whether it is a child, a teenager, a middle-aged person     1     an old person, everybody needs good friends.

During     2     (child), friendship helps us understand and develop the habit of sharing and caring. Small kids develop friendship faster than adults and they enjoy the company of their friends. They play and learn together. Making friends     3     (be) important for their proper growth and     4     (develop). As teenagers, friends become more important for us. We go     5     many changes during our teenage life. Many of the problems     6     (face) during this age cannot be discussed with our parents and other family members. However, we are quite comfortable communicating with our friends. Having good friends     7    can listen to our problems and offer us support and guidance is indeed a lucky thing during this age.

More and more people these days     8     (suffer) from mid-life crisis (中年危机). Their family, job, kid and almost everything around begin to appear     9     struggle to them at this age. Havin good friends at this time can help them a lot.

Friends are important for old people too. If they have friends around, their life remains     10     (joy) and interesting.