【推荐3】Music is one of the most     1     (power) things in my life. Listening to music can help to motivate me in trying time. When younger, I     2     (have) no great love for music as I do now. I mainly listened to     3     my parents were listening to. Whether I was in the car, the house,     4     anywhere else there was sure to be some Beatles, or Buddy Holly constantly playing in the background. Now as I’m older, I enjoy it for the reason that it allows me to remember my childhood.

I believe music has the power     5     (convey) all sorts of emotion. The song “A little bit longer” by Nick Jonas is     6     an emotional and inspiring song that when I hear it, I always come close to     7     (drop) down tears, especially when I watch it being played live. The effect that music can have     8     our emotions is tremendous, as it can bring people to floods of tears or bursts of     9     (laugh).

I believe music affects people in many ways. To me, music is     10     (extreme) important in my life. I think it brings me closer to my friends and family.

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In Tunisia, fresh groundwater supplies (储备) are decreasing quickly. A report says that the effects of climate change may slow Tunisia’s     1     (grow) in its tourism and agriculture.

Tunisian officials plan to limit     2     (it) energy consumption and cut the amount of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) the country produces to 41 percent of levels measured in 2010 by the 2030s.

In one village, Samira Sghaier is trying to help change things, at     3     (little) in her region. She began planting trees     4     (prevent) soil loss.

The African Union is leading an effort called the “Great Green Wall” Project. The project aims to protect land across areas south of the Sahara,     5     (common) called the Sahel.

Gilles Boetsch is director of a French scientific team     6     (work) with other researchers in the area. He said, “The goal is to replant trees and return the Sahel to what it was about 60 years ago, when there was     7     lot more forest cover.” Boetsch added that many trees die and need to     8     (replace).

Local farmers in norther Algeria are seeking help from Mexican     9     (expert) to plant prickly pear cactus (多刺梨仙人掌). Algeria is also trying to renew efforts for a reforestation project,     10     did not have good results.

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Every year, approximately 1.6 million tons of soil flows into Yellow River, China’s second     1     (long) river. The soil contains materials to keep the natural balance of the area.Over time, a lot of soil     2     (remove), which has caused serious erosion of the land     3     the River. In some areas in Shanxi Province, this has destroyed almost all the land, and has forced many local farmers     4     (move) to other areas.

    5     is a huge job to control Yellow River erosion. Many people believe this kind of work is best done by government or international     6     (organize). You may agree with this point of view. If     7    , it is time for you to think again.

In fact, it is you     8     have the most important role to play in stopping Yellow River erosion. Did you know the importance of your 5 yuan? For a start, it can buy you a tree,     9     will help make soil stay on the land. On land with rich soil, local farmers can grow crops to make     10     living, with the money they earn from their crops, farmers buy goods or services. This helps to develop local economies.

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China has the world’s largest number of world natural heritage (遗产) sites. The country is now home     1     14 world natural heritage sites and four mixed sites,     2     are famous for both cultural and natural features, both leading the world in terms of quantity, the administration said. These heritage sites     3     (effective) protected China’s representative geological relics, mountains, forests and lakes, along with the rare and     4     (endanger) animal and plant species, the administration said Friday at     5     news meeting about cultural and natural heritage day, which falls on June 8 every year. In the past few years, the country     6     (increase) legal, and technological support of the protection of its world natural heritage, establishing a     7     (manage) system with Chinese characteristics. China’s world heritage has contributed to the country’ economic development     8     presented its image to the world. These areas have also played an important role in the protection of cultural relics, intangible cultural heritage and historic cities, towns and villages,     9     (bring) in over 14 billion yuan in average annual tourism income for     10     (local).

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Bruno Mars was born into a very musical family in Hawaii. When he was young , he often performed on the stage with his family,    1     gave him full confidence and experience. After graduating from high school, Bruno    2    (decide) to move to Los Angeles to build his music   career.

It wasn’t easy, though. He was used to giving performances    3    (regular) as a musician in Hawaii. But in Los Angeles competition was much    4    (strong), so Bruno had a hard time   breaking into the music industry.    5     the desire to give up was great, he never did. Bruno found that he could make money and become famous by writing songs for famous singers. In 2010 Bruno     6    (ask) to record one of his songs, which rocketed to the top of the charts. That same year he released his first original song, “Just the Way You   Are”.       7       also hit number one. The song’s     8    (succeed) brought Bruno instant fame and star status. Since then Bruno Mars    9    (receive) numerous music awards and honors. He has sold more than 130 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists ever. Many of his fans and peers consider him a musical genius and one of the world’s best    10    (performer).

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Some photographers have the good fortune to find a mentor in their young years who both inspires and encourages them. Jessica Backhaus found one in Gisele Freund, the great French photographer    1    (remember)for her portraits(肖像画)of artists, especially writers. Gisele was a wonderful, sensitive portraitist    2    pictures of Virginia Woolf, Andre Gide, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Jean Cocteau, and a long list of well-known artists are unforgettable.

Jessica, a young photographer from Germany, was studying photography in Paris    3    she met the famous Gisele Freund, on November 5, 1992. Slowly a friendship developed,     4    (last)until Gisele’s death, in 2000; and in a way it still continues today. Gisele was generous in her concern for a new generation of photographers, and Jessica took to heart her advice to forget about technique and to take pictures    5    her eyes and heart.     6    (thank)her, Jessica decided to take the series of pictures published in the book One Day in November.

One day, before Jessica moved to New York, Gisele suggested that she    7    (write)about their friendship. The book One Day in November begins with Jessica’s essay on their shared memories and conversations, followed by her photographs. She calls it    8    visual poem, pointing out that she expresses    9    best in pictures rather than words.

The excellent photographs from her book can be seen in a splendid exhibition at Laurence Miller Gallery, along with a series of pictures from three of her other books: Jesus and the Cherries, portraits taken in a Polish village    10    time stood still; What Still Remains, pictures of objects left behind; and a new book of light reflections on water, I Wanted to See the World. All are guided by Gisele’s advice and all are quite wonderful.

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With a popular online comic strip （连环画），overseas Chinese artist Cao Siyu     1    （ enjoyable）sets about deconstructing stereotypes （成见）and cultural misunderstandings betweenEast and West.

After she encountered many misunderstandings and came face to face with stereotypical views about China, Cao was inspired to create Tiny Eyes Comics, an internet-based cartoon strip    2     (illustrate) the big world through tiny Chinese eyes”. Since her first illustration in late 2016, Cao followers     3     (post） more than 300 comics to her Instagram account,    4    has attracted about 41, 000 followers.

Italian magazine Grazia says ： " Her simple sketches have played    5    big part in making iteasier to understand Chinese culture."One of her comics shows the cultural     6    ( difference) behind the debate about usage of masks, which has been a divisive topic throughout the pandemic. To wear or not to wear, that is the question that has led to     7     ( expect) controversy and,     8    .some cases, even physical conflict, in some parts of the world. In the strip she explains that Chinese people wear masks     9    ( prevent) infection, as well as avoid passing the virus to others.

Many foreign readers say they find her illustrations enlightening, helping them to understand China, while Chinese immigrants have felt understood, according to Cao. This feedback and    10    (connect) with her readers has been "the biggest motivation"^， for her to keep creating.