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Armenian musician Astrid Poghosyan takes great pride in the Chinese name she picked for     1    (her), Ma Xingxing. “Xingxing” literally meaning stars     2    (inspire) by her Armenian first name, while “Ma” is taken from Ma Chao, a famous warrior from China’s Three Kingdoms Period.

Poghosyan always puts all her energy into the projects in     3     she is involved, because she believes that every little effort will help her realize her music-related dreams. “Music knows no borders, and cultural exchanges via music are     4    (extreme) important during the COVID-19,” she said.

Having worked in China for 12 years, Poghosyan has now become a real China hand,     5    (experience) in the country’s language and culture. Such     6     multicultural background has greatly helped her stand out at her present job.

Her love for Chinese culture,     7    (include) Jackie Chan’s movies and stories of Mulan, helped her go through the difficult language-learning process. As she gradually adapted herself     8     the Chinese language and culture, she also started to explore the colorful city life of Shanghai.

“Since I first came to Shanghai, I     9    (be) impressed by the kindness and friendliness of the people here. Everyone I met gave me a big smile, whether sanitation workers(环卫工人) on the streets or cashiers in     10    (convenient) stores. Their smiles have made me feel the warmth of the city,” she said.

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Renowned Chinese respiratory（呼吸的）disease expert Zhong Nanshan has extended an invitation to Zhang Guimei to receive medical treatment for her serious illnesses in Guangzhou. Zhang,       1     is the founder and principal of the first free high school for girls in China, and also a recipient of the July 1 Medal—the Communist Party of China's     2     （high）honor—established Huaping Girls High School in Lijiang, Yunnan province, offering free education     3     girls from a less-developed area. So far, she     4     （help）nearly 2,000 girls enroll in college, though she herself suffers from respiratory illness. Zhong Weide, the son of Zhong Nanshan, is also a doctor. He extended the invitation on behalf of his well-known father at the premiere（首演）of a dance drama, which     5     （base）on Zhang's story, in Guangzhou earlier this month. "My father is not only a medical worker but     6     educator. From this     7     （perform）, I feel the fearless perseverance and enduring love of Ms Zhang Guimei, who has brought hope to children in the     8     （mountain）region of Yunnan," Zhong Weide said. "I       9     （sincere）invite Ms Zhang Guimei to receive treatment in Guangzhou. We would like to do our small part for the health of this role model,       10     （use）advanced respiratory treatment technologies.

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Kobe Bryant’s     1     (athlete) achievements were only part of the reason why roughly 20,000 people     2     (gather) on Monday for a public memorial service honoring him at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. The event offered another chance to celebrate Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and the other seven victims of the crash with tears, memories and laughs. Kobe Bryant’s wife remembered him as a devoted father and husband who arrived early for school pick up sand wrote heartfelt cards and letters. Michael Jordan called Bryant “a little brother” and said that     3     he died, “a piece of me died”.

【推荐1】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen lives with her family in Copenhagen, Denmark. There are soldiers on the streets, and the country       1     (accept)by the Nazis. There isn't enough to eat, and the world is at war. Then the Nazis decide to "relocate" the country's Jewish population. The Danes don't know       2     their friends and neighbors are being taken away. They don't know where they are going, either. But they do know that it is wrong and dangerous and that they must help.

Number the Stars is a very powerful novel. During World War II, the Nazis     3     (kill) millions of people in Europe. Many of those people were Jewish. But in Denmark, almost all of the Jewish population was saved. Number the Starsis a work of fiction, but it tells the true story of the Jewish     4     (rescue)during the war. The moving plot is driven by justice, danger and excitement. But the book also deals with significant ideas that are much       5     (big)than the story itself.

Annemarie must learn that evil doesn't just appear in fairy tales. It's a real thing that affects real people. She must also struggle with questions of loyalty and sacrifice. Who would she die to protect? And is she brave enough     6     (make) that sacrifice? Most importantly, Annemarie learns that       7    (be) brave doesn't mean being fearless. It means doing the right thing despite the fact       8     you are afraid, That's heavy stuff for a children's novel.

I have taught Number the Stars to many classes at many different levels. It has always been a popular choice. It uses simple language and sentences. It is easy to read and provides clear examples of literary techniques like foreshadowing(预示). But it is also interesting,and the characters are       9     (engage). The plot is full of tension.

Lois Lowry. The author, has written award-winning novels for young people. Number the Stars is a remarkable example of the talent       10     has made her so celebrated.

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When we read a poem, we often imagine what the poets     1     (think)when they wrote or what they were doing at the time. These thoughts let us connect with the words better, as if we'd created the poem     2     (we) .Will a poem still mean as much if a compute writes it?

By    3     (apply)a set of programs, computers can now create all kinds of text, including research papers, books, news, stories and even poems. Computer-generated poems might be correct in both grammar and style,     4    , some say they still lack creativity and true meaning, so these poems are not     5     (value) to some degree.

Oscar Schwartz, an Australian     6     (research ), created a website     7     (name)   "Bot or Not", On his website, you can read poems and guess whether they     8     (write)by a human or a computer. Schwartz. recently gave a speech at TEDX Sydney, in    9    he stated that some of the website's poems were easy     10     (fool) sixty five percent of human readers.

He said that on his website, he hoped people would question the difference between humans and machines and be able to identify what it is that makes us human.