Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in an    1    (entire) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

The term “third-culture kid”    2    (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while    3    (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit     4    their intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.

Yet many    5    (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt    6    (they) completely to their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard    7    (develop) new friendship. Additionally, for a third-culture kid, it is often    8    (easy) to move to a new country than to return to his homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country    9    she was born. She didn’t know anything about current TV shows    10    fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age.

Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a     1     (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

The term “third-culture kid”     2     (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while     3     (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit     4     their intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.

Yet many     5     (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt     6     (they) completely to their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard     7     (develop) new friendship. Additionally, for a third-culture kid, it is often     8     (easy) to move to a new country than to return to his homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country     9     she was born. She didn’t know anything about current TV shows     10     fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age.

Twenty-five years ago, most young British people wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or to take up singing. But today, things stand     1    (different)

According to a recent survey, the “dream job” of young people     2    (age) between 16 and 25 in the Uk is a video blogger, or “vlogger (视频博主)”. The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that over 40% of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of dream     3    (career).

The change is largely due to the rapid development of information technology (IT). The Internet and social media have made it     4    (easy) and more convenient to reach a global audience, without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way.

“In the past, the biggest stars     5    (make) by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera may become a star,” said Phil Samuels,     6    expert from UK. From fashion to comedy, these self-made stars interact online with their fans about everyday life.

However, what people see     7    (be) only the bright side of being a vlogger and they ignore the fact     8    only those who are successful can gain fame and fortune. Actually,     9    every success there are a hundred others who never get off the starting block. This is why some young people still show     10    (prefer) for tradional jobs.

Is It the Pig from Angry Birds?

An ancient clay pig statue has become     1     hot topic, for it looked exactly like Green Pig, a main character in Angry Birds, a popular mobile game. The artwork     2     (discover)under the ruins of an ancient settlement     3     (date)back nearly 5,000 years in south-western China.

Archaeologists(考古学家）found the tiny pig statue     4     (accident)while digging in the remains of a small ancient community outside Guanghan in Sichuan province.

The village was situated about eight kilometres outside Sanxingdui, a Bronze Age kingdom.     5     likely came into being around 5,000 years ago, and the pig statue is thought to be 3,200 years old. The pig statue has been described     6     “cute,vivid and delicate” by the researchers, who say it represents the advanced standards of the region’s prehistoric residents.

Chinese Internet users expressed their amazement. On Weibo, one person expressed his     7     (admire) excitedly: “It is the pig from Angry Birds!” Another commenter joked: “The pig in Angry Birds. You have infringed (侵犯) the copyright.”

The research team claimed     8     (find) tracks of continuous human activity on this site from 5,000 years ago to the    9     (dynasty) of Ming and Qing. Officials plan to dig 7,000 square metres of the site, which is officially named Guanghan Joint Ruins. By the end of June, they     10     (dig) 4,500 square metres.

Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a     1     (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

The term ''third-culture kid''     2     (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while     3     (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit from     4     (they) intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.

Yet many     5     (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely     6     their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard     7     (develop) new friendships. Additionally, for third-culture kids, it is often     8     (easy) to move to a new country than to return to their homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to Turkey as a teenager. But she felt out of place when she returned to the country     9     she was born. She didn't know anything about current TV shows     10     fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age.

Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a     1     (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

Yet many       5     (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely     6     their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard     7     (develop) new friendship. Additionally, for a third-culture kid, it is often easier to move to a new country     8     to return to his homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country     9     she was born. She didn’t know anything about current TV shows     10     fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age.

Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese     1    (dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners     2     come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap     3     can be to eat out. I still remember     4     (visit) a friend who’d lived here for five years and I     5    (shock) when I learnt she hadn’t cooked once in all that time.

While regularly eating out seems to     6    (become) common for many young people in recent years, it’s not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be     7    (afford) but doing this most days adds up. There could be an even     8     (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in     9    (weigh) problems.

If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mum’s home     10     dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket.

No matter where you are, humans are constantly measuring and checking time. Some of us are good at it—planning and doing things ahead of time,     1    others are always trying to beat the clock and do things at the eleventh hour.

Tardiness (拖拉) can be serious. If you     2     (be) one minute late for work, would you resign? It may sound extreme, but that is exactly     3     occurred in the UK upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, in January 2018. International development minister Lord Bates arrived one minute late, and, as a result, was unable to answer a     4     (schedule) question. Instead of trying     5     (make) up for lost time, as many might do, he resigned on     6     spot. He apologized for his discourtesy (无礼) and stated that he was ashamed. His resignation, though,     7     (reject) by the UK prime minister.

So, how late is too late? Many cultures take punctuality very seriously. In contrast, others seem to view tardiness     8     just the normal way of things. What is considered acceptable is based on culture. That is, if you don’t mind waiting, it might be best to attend your     9     (appoint) in good time. And if the worst comes to the worst, remember the old English proverb, “     10     (well) late than never.”

10 . The capital city of South Korea, Seoul, is putting up 300 new street sings with the purpose of    1    (warn) pedestrians about the dangers of walking while absorbed in their smartphones.

The first signs have been at five locations in the hope    2    they’ll stop “smartphone sleepwalkers” in their tracks. One sign at a major traffic crossroad shows a person staring at a handheld device(设备),    3    (complete) unaware of the danger of being hit by a car.

While some signs    4    (attach)to traffic light poles, others are on the pavement in order to attract those looking down    5    their mobile devices. But some locals aren’t sure whether those signs will work. One man points out that “most people    6    are using their phones on the street aren’t going to be able to see them”

More than 1000 smartphone-related traffic collisions were recorded in South Korea in 2014,    7    (compare) to 437 such incidents in 2009. South Korea has one of the    8    (high) smartphone ownership rate in the world, but like many Asian countries it’s also been trying to handle rising levels of    9    (addict) to the devices.

While Seoul’s innovation(创新) is government-funded, two Swedish artists    10    (have) a similar idea late last year, putting up unofficial smartphone warning signs in Stockholm.