So, you are interested in becoming a good journalist but don’t know where to start? Well, there are     1     couple of things you should put on your list of priority.

Firstly, you need to be skilled at writing. The information     2     (involve) in a complex story may come from dozens of sources. Good journalists need to organize all this information     3     (clear) to give an accurate account of what is happening.

Secondly, you must have a natural curiosity     4     things that are happening, even though they may appear to be minor matters. When something newsworthy comes about, it may escape the attention of ordinary people     5    , good journalists are sensitive enough to notice the event and draw public attention to it.

Finally, good journalists     6     (commit) to revealing the truth. According to Noam Chomsky, “The duty of journalists is to tell the truth. Journalism means you go back to the actual     7     (fact), you look at the documents, you discover     8     the record is, and you report it that way.” To do this, journalists need to investigate an event thoroughly.

    9     (sum) up, being a good journalist requires writing skills, curiosity and commitment to finding the     10     (true). Good luck!

Nowadays, many people have more than one job, or a slash career. For people encouraging slash careers, secondary jobs will become     1     (enjoy) if they can include interests the primary job doesn’t touch. On the other hand, a slash career can be dangerous for work-life balance.     2     (work) more than one job can fill up all of your time. One might give up necessary things like relaxation, exercise or time with one’s family. People with slash careers need to think carefully about     3     they use their time.

So, you are interested in becoming a good journalist but don’t know where to start?

Well, there are a couple of things you should put on your list of     1     (priority).

Firstly, you need to be skilled at writing. The information     2     (involve) in a complex story may come from dozens of sources. Good journalists need to organize dozens of information clearly to give an     3     (accuracy) account of what is happening.

Secondly, you must have a natural curiosity about things     4     are happening, even though they may appear to be minor matters. When something newsworthy comes     5    , it may escape the attention of ordinary people.     6    , good journalists are sensitive enough     7     (notice) the event and draw public attention to it.

Finally, good journalists are committed to     8     (reveal) the truth. According to Noam Chomsky, “The duty of journalists is to tell the truth. Journalism     9     (mean) you go back to the actual facts, you look at the documents, you discover what the record is, and you report it that way.” To do this, journalists need to investigate an event     10     (thorough).

To sum up, being a good journalist requires writing skills, curiosity and commitment to finding the truth. Good luck!

Urban Forest Pro in Portland is a full-service tree care company providing tree services. Our arborists (树艺师)     1     (train)to recognize the unique needs of your trees, taking into account factors such as the tree’s age, health & prior pruning (修剪). Doing tree pruning, we selectively remove certain parts of a tree according to the goals of our customers. Our arborists can in most cases come     2     with a method that is both beneficial for the tree’s health and longevity and meets the     3     (need) of our customers.

As a doctor, I always meet some     1     ( challenge) in my job. Sometimes it makes me feel     2     (worry). To deal with this, I go running as often as I can. When I run on the road, my nervous energy pushes me through mile one. By mile two, my tension moves from my mind to my legs. By the end of the run, all my stress is gone. I am getting healthier and    3    (happy) than before!

Being a marine researcher is something that I’ve always dreamed of. I work with a team of scientists,     1    are all experts in their fields, on an international project. I’m currently based in Argentina, which is in South America, studying sea temperatures from Antarctica. Unfortunately, there    2     (be) a significant rise in temperatures over the past 50 years, which is clearly linked to human activity. I hope by educating people about this and sharing research we can work together as a global community    3     (protect) our planet.

Videos of 77-year-old Xu Xiuzhen, who speaks different languages with foreigners while working at a scene spot selling water, postcards and headdress flowers, have brought her instant tame.

Xu’s village    1    (locate) in a popular tourist destination. She has been working    2    a tour guide and vendor (小贩) in Yangshuo since 1998,    3    the area became famous with foreign backpackers and organized tours. Xu, who dropped out of junior school in the third grade, began to learn different languages in order to attract more foreign customers. Xu said she would convert words in any language into Chinese    4    (character) based on their pronunciation and then memorize them. Repeating the words in her head before going to bed and    5    (immediate) after waking up has given her fluency in basic conversations with foreigners, she said.

Over the past two decades, Xu has taught herself 11 foreign languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. In addition to    6     (make) her incredibly popular, her linguistic powers has made    7    easier for her to communicate with foreign tourists. Xu has also become one of the    8    (busy) tour guides in Yangshuo. Her reputation draws a large crowd of tourists every day, especially foreign visitors, who come to meet the multilingual guide out of    9    (admire).

Xu now owns a popular restaurant and operates a reputable hotel. “More and more foreign tourists    10    (come) to Yangshuo, and I hope they will feel at home here with my help,” she said.