Good news for awkward teenagers around the world.As time goes by,you could __ up like a completely different person.

This comes from the longest running personality study ever __ by scientists.According to researchers from the University of Edinburgh in the U.K,our personality changes so much from youth to old age that most people's personalities in older age are barely __ compared to their younger selves.

The researchers analyzed results from a study in 1947,which gathered 1,208 teenagers in Scotland aged 14 and asked their teachers to __.Their personalities based on six traits(特征)

Now more than six decades later,the University of Edinburgh team has managed to contact 635 of the __ students,and 174 agreed to have their personalities tested once more.

At an average age of 76.7 years old,the group were asked to __ themselves on the same six personality traits,then pick a close friend or family member to do the same.

By __ the then-and-now test results,the researchers found that there is hardly a relationship between traits people had as teenagers and those in their older years.

It was"as if the second tests had been given to __ people,"the study's researchers wrote in their report,which was published in journal Psychology and Aging.

The results were a surprise because research in the past found personality __ in people tested from childhood to middle-age,and from middle-age to older age.

As the team explained,our personality appears stable over short intervals-__ so throughout adulthood.__,the longer the intervals between two tests of personality,the __ the relationship between the two tends to be.

It is clear that more studies are needed to find out what is going on here.but it could be the first___ that is not just our cells that are being __ throughout life--the way we think,feel and behave might not be as___ as we once thought.

Gather together a couple of good friends and take a free ________ through the streets — this is what many ________ people in China enjoy doing when they pay a visit to a new city. To them, Citywalk means “wandering around the city” on foot. Participants (参与者) can follow a special urban route, exploring old buildings or enjoying real ________ snacks.

The ________ of Citywalk can date back to London, England. Strictly speaking, this form of urban tourism is not as casual (随意的) and ________ as it may appear. In the ________, Citywalk referred to tours where participants followed a(n)________ route under the guidance of tour guides, ________ deep into the city’s history, culture, landscapes and other aspects. ________, the thought of Citywalk, which ________ the quiet appreciation of urban lifestyle and cultural atmosphere, has gained popularity worldwide.

Up to now, the Citywalk trend has ________ from first-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai to second-tier and third-tier cities, encouraging more participants and event organisers to get ________. Some organisers ________ folk culture researchers and enthusiasts to act as tour guides.

In short, Citywalk not only offers a way for young people to ________ with a city but also provides them with a new social scene, where people with the same interests and ideas can ________ make friends.

In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers. ________, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, ________ little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists and parents were ________ various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents listed “to give children a good start ________” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. ________, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration and the ability to function as a member of a ________. The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read ________ by their parents.

In the recent ________ between Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented Americans ________ group experience as one of their top three choices. A/An ________ on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.

Like in America, there is ________ in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have ________ aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kindergartens are ________ universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children’s chances of ________ being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have ________ free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.