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The Jiangsu countryside stretching between the cities of Suzhou and Shanghai is home to a lot of small beautiful water towns，many of which (locate) along the Grand Canal，an artificial canal connecting Hangzhou to Beijing with the aim of bringing supplies of goods to the imperial capital.

One of these towns is Tongli，which is easily (access) to tourists from the nearby city of Suzhou.(build) in the Song Dynasty，the town offers pleasant views and landscapes of traditional China，characterized by picturesque canals crossed by arch bridges and whitewashed houses that overlook the water.

Walking along the narrow alleys(巷)，you can admire  interesting number of well-preserved traditional houses，temples and gardens.The atmosphere is (exceptional) peaceful compared to most popular sites that are ruined by mass tourism and commercialization.Yes，Tongli is home to a great many souvenir shops and local products，but what amazed me was  well the town is preserved despite being open to tourism：a good balance  commercial activities and local life.So in spite of its (popular)，Tongli maintains a quiet，laid-back feeling，making it an ideal destination for visitors who seek peace and leisure.

I (take) scores of pictures while touring Tongli，which I hope may inspire travelers to add this pretty water town to their trips.My impression of Tongli is so positive that I've been meaning (go) back with my family for their first visit to China.

When Chris Ulmer first started teaching children with special needs，he could not have imagined the journey this job would take him on.In the three years he spent with his students，Ulmer discovered that these kids didn't 1 have special needs，they were all special people in every other 2 as well.

3  by the dream to show the world what these kids have to offer，Ulmer 4  the Special Books by Special Kids project.The project was 5  planned to be an eight-chapter book featuring eight of his students.However，after his book was 6  by over 50 publishers，he decided to do it all alone.Chris 7  his own Facebook page.Then he began to 8  interviews with his students and post them on social media.

Ulmer also traveled the country to visit children coping with 9  like autism(自闭症) and brain injuries，and interviewed them about life.Not all of the children could 10  themselves with words，but Ulmer treated every single child with 11 .He went into each interaction with the 12  that the person could understand him and was capable of communicating.

Through his efforts，the initial 8 video clips have 13 into a massive library of over 500 videos and the Facebook page has nearly 1.5 million fans."Everyone has the ability to change someone's life.It can be something as 14 as smiling，saying hello and praising someone.It doesn't take much to make a 15 ，"Ulmer says.

Polar bear mothers invest a huge amount into their cubs(幼兽)，isolating themselves in dens(兽穴) dug with great effort into piles of snow to provide care through the unforgiving conditions of Arctic winter.It's little wonder that the bears are hesitant to leave when disturbed，even when oil drilling equipment is in operation nearby.

"We found that bears wouldn't abandon their dens even with vehicles driving right overhead，" says Wesley Larson，who worked his way from office assistant to a graduate student position with Utah's Brigham Young University，monitoring polar bears on Alaska's North Slope.

Scientists have recorded an increase in human-wildlife conflict in the area，as offshore pack ice has decreased，forcing the bear population to create their dens closer to petrol industry activity.With increased industry interest in oil and gas leasing(租赁) in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge，strong evidence to help support and carry out protective measures for the species has never been more important.

Wildlife managers in Alaska depend on a rule that industrial activity and research cannot take place within 1.6 km of a den with newborn babies in it.Working with 15 years of monitoring records，and 30 years of notes concerning interactions between the industry and the bears，Larson and his colleagues were able to confirm that the regulation was sufficient，but that more needed to be done to actively locate dens.He explains that with entrances quickly covered by snow and dens closed-up until spring，they are effectively undetectable to the naked eye.

"While technology such as forward-looking infrared cameras can be used to try to pick up a heat signature inside the den，it only works when conditions are perfect，and they rarely are in Arctic winter，" says Larson.He is now consulting on a project using radar technology to identify dens and ensure protection for the animals symbolic of the Arctic.

Some coffee shops in Norway are hoping to solve the problem of loneliness.They've come up with a clever idea to supply ceramic mugs(马克杯) labeled "Skravlekopp". This translates roughly as "chatterbox" or，as a Norwegian friend explained to me，"someone who barely stops talking，but not in a negative sense".

The idea is that you can choose to have your coffee served in a green Skravlekopp as a way of signaling to others nearby that you feel like chatting.Someone with a similar urge for companionship can sit down with you and you've suddenly got a friend，at least for a short while.

It might seem like a lot of extra effort just to strike up a conversation with a stranger，but the fact is that many people have lost that skill，especially younger generations that now have more contact with people over texting and social media than face-to-face.It can feel awkward and uncomfortable to approach someone，not knowing if they want to talk.But with Skravlekopp，a simple mug bridges that gap.

"It turns out that we up here in the north are a little shy and often afraid to disturb others.We need a little signal that we are available and that it is allowed to have a little talk.Maybe you can talk to someone you've never talked to before，maybe you can teach something you're good at，maybe you know something you didn't know，maybe you can meet again，maybe not.You can be the little human meeting someone's needs today，" said a customer in his post on the Internet.

And people do need it more than ever.Ours has been called the "age of loneliness"，and in the United States about 20 to 30 percent of the population suffer from it.Last year it was reported that around 200,000 older people in the UK had not had a conversation with a friend or relative in more than a month.

So we need initiatives like this.I hope other towns and cities take note，realizing that it doesn't take much to put a smile on someone's face and make their day.

The art of sugar painting in China may date back   the Ming Dynasty，when sugar figures (make) in molds(模具) as part of a sacrifice in religion.In the Qing Dynasty，sugar painting gained more (popular). The molds were also replaced with a small bronze spoon.

As time passed by，the contemporary form of sugar painting has gradually evolved, (range) from animals to cartoon characters.The sugar painter, melts the sugar，concentrates on drawing with a spoon.In a few seconds，all kinds of images (vivid) appear on the board.After the sugar becomes solid，you can use bamboo stick to hold it.With a piece of sugar painting (appreciate) and consumed as well，it's particularly popular with young children in China.

 the number of sugar painters has decreased，this special folk art of sugar painting，due to  (it) unique charm，has drawn more and more attention from people in China.Hopefully，the art of sugar painting will continue to last for many generations.

Mary was always dreaming of graduating from college in cap and gown，1  her diploma and ready to start a career.Since Mary came from a low-income family，her dream seemed out of 2 .There would never be enough money to send Mary to college.3  ，no member of her family had ever gone to college.But Mary 4  that thought.In secondary school she studied hard，and spoke freely of her dream to teachers and friends.When her 5  day at school came，her principal called her into his office.

"I have a(n) 6 for you，" he said.

It contained a scholarship to a nearby college.The power of a thought had 7  its first bonus.But the scholarship could 8  only part of her college 9 .Mary looked for every part-time job she could find.

Mary's dream came true when she graduated from college.Then she took a course in insurance.When she 10 herself to a local insurance company for a job，she was 11 .She applied again，but in vain.She kept going back 12 the manager accepted her.

Twenty-five years later Mary Crowe's associates in that company 13 at a special dinner in her honor，recognizing her for her outstanding achievements as an insurance saleswoman.

"Each of us is constantly in a state of becoming，"she said，giving her formula for success."14 enthusiasm and faith you can become what you think.Not that your life will be without problems，but along the way problems will be 15 .Ask and believe；dream and believe；work and believe."