Japan’s decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea has reduced the confidence of Chinese travelers     1     (want) to visit the country, and is expected to deliver a “heavy blow” to Japan’s tourism industry in the long term, experts and academics said.

Ignoring regional and international concerns about the safety of its decision, Japan began releasing     2     (treat) radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Aug 24.

As one of the major sources of tourists to Japan, China announced on Aug 10 that group tours     3     (start) again to the country, along with 77 other overseas destinations.

Travel portal Trip.com Group said that as of Aug 17 searches for group tours to Japan exceeded     4     for Thailand and Singapore — the traditional top choices for Chinese travelers. Travel agencies and industry insiders had also forecast that Japan would see a sharp increase of Chinese travelers for the     5     (nation) Day holiday.

Trip.com said that as of Aug 17, bookings to Japan for the holiday had seen     6     five-fold month-on-month increase.     7    , news about the discharge of the nuclear-contaminated water has raised concerns among Chinese travelers heading to Japan,     8     (especial) regarding their personal health and food safety.

Xu Xiaolei, Chief Brand Officer of CYTS Tours Holding Co in Beijing, said that the company had seen routine changes in bookings and     9     (cancellation) for travel to Japan. Nevertheless, he warned that travelers may be taking a “wait and see” approach ahead of the holiday. “Many travelers to Japan want to enjoy the seafood. Japan’s discharge of nuclear-contaminated water may have a greater influence     10     these young travelers,” he said. “We will adjust our tour products to cater for our clients’ needs and follow-up the situation in Japan.”

Everywhere we look, we see advertisements that urge us to buy. Most people only buy    1    they need and can afford. However, there are some people,     2     (call) shopaholics, who can’t control their desire to spend money and buy things. This kind of addictive behavior can lead to large financial problems, family conflict and deep unhappiness.

Shopaholics often spend hours and hours    3     (shop)on the Internet or at the mall. Although their closets are full of clothing and jewelry that they have never worn and their homes may    4     (pack) with shopping bags and boxes that they bought but never used, many shopaholics    5     (simple) can’t resist the urge to buy. Some of them are ashamed    6    their weakness and try to hide it by storing their purchases in places like the attic, where others won’t see them.

There are several reasons for shopping addiction. For some people, it is a way of relieving stress. For    7    ,shopping is a way to fight loneliness or depression. Sometimes the problem develops out of boredom.     8    shopping can temporarily make people feel good, they often experience feelings of shame and guilt later. When shopping habits get out of control, people need professional help. They can either see a counselor (顾问)     9    join an organization,     10    goal is to help people find ways to fulfill themselves that do not lead to serious debt and troubled lives.

It might be surprising to know that ice-skating has appeared in the ancient times. Believe it or not, it     1    (be) once a warriors’ (战士的) art with ice skates. The sport was then called bingxi, and it was practiced because Manchu men needed to master the skill of moving 350 kilometers in a single day     2    (reach) their enemies.

When the Manchu men moved from the north to the capital city of Beijing     3     came to power in the Qing Dynasty, ice-skating became     4     traditional sport. Every winter, there were 200 proficient ice-skaters     5    (select) to perform on the frozen royal lake.

Ice-skaters during those times wore knee pads, and they secured their shoes with leather. Their shoes     6    (equip) with single iron blades (刀片) for speed, and double blades for security. There were also     7    (compete) for figure skating, ice acrobatics (杂技), and speed skating     8     were held for the benefit of the royal family.

China being one of the oldest and longest     9    (last) civilizations in the history of the world, the ancient Chinese were also involved     10     different sports. And most of their popular sports are still being played up to the present time.

Great Britain consists     1     four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In the 13th century, Wales     2     (link) to England. In the 17th century, they were joined to Scotland, and happily were united     3     conflict. However, just as they were going to get Ireland connected     4     (form) the United Kingdom, the southern part of Ireland broke away,     5     only Northern Ireland joined with them.

England is the     6     (large) of the four countries and for     7     (convenient) it is divided into three zones: the South of England, the Midlands and the North. You find most of the population     8     (settle) in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England.

London is the capital city with the greatest     9     (history) treasure. It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the 1st century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle     10     (construct) by later Norman rulers in 1066.