The gesture for “OK” has different meanings in different     1    (culture). In Japan, someone     2    witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money. In France, a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero. However, you should avoid     3    (make) this gesture in Brazil and Germany, as it is not considered polite.

There are many     1     (way) to help improve your memory, so you shouldn’t feel worried. My first piece of advice is that if you want to remember something well, you have to review it regularly. You might want     2     (go) over the material days after you learn it, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later. After a month you     3     (find) that you can easily remember the material.

Human history begins with stories. Some stories are so important that they    1    （pass）down for countless generations. And storytelling is a useful tool,     2    gives a lesson much more powerfully than other ways. For example, once I had to tell actors to be on time for a performance. Instead of    3    （repeat）the time over and over again, I told them a true story. “The year before, one of the actors was late. We replaced him so he didn’t get a chance to perform.” Then, no one    4    （be）late again.

Learner’s dictionaries, all in English, are specially designed to help students.     1     confuses students is how they can be easy to use. Well, the definitions are simpler than the words they describe—they use high-frequency words. Students can also get grammatical and usage guidance, opposites, other expressions     2     (use) the word and lots of examples. So you can see that the dictionary helps to increase your word power, and improve not only your reading and listening, but also your writing and speaking. There may also be a wide range of     3     (picture) to help you understand.

A video about a Chinese police officer’s broken English went viral on the Internet in China recently. In the video, a German student returned to Shanghai but got     1    (stop) by the security guards at the apartment gate. But the student doesn’t speak Chinese and the security doesn’t speak English. They couldn’t make     2     (they) understood. So the security ended up calling the police for help. Two police officers showed up on the spot, where they communicated with the student     3     very broken English and with body language.     4     settling the problem, the police officer told the student that she should learn some Chinese.

The word “diary” comes from the Latin word “diarium”,     1     means “daily allowance”. It refers to a book for writings by date. And it     2     (use) for business notes, planning activities, keeping track of scheduled appointments, or documenting     3     has already happened. Some doctors suggest that     4     (write) in a diary is a good form of self-study.