Well, here we are in Cairo at last. This morning, we explored an old market area. It was very atmospheric and filled with lots of interesting things. I    1    (buy) a beautiful necklace for you. Mum—it looks just like one    2    Queen Cleopatra would have worn! Anyway, we’re going out to eat some more of Egypt’s national dish now.

I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. However, it’s     1    (possible) for me to tell whether it is morning or night, because the sun is     2     (bright) shining for 24 hours. Now, I’m above the Arctic Circle,     3     the sun never sets in summer.

Around 9, 000 years ago, the vast sheets of ice melted in Sarek,     4     (leave) behind about 100 glaciers. Soon after, reindeer began to arrive, and then followed the Sami people, who made Sarek their home. Today, all new development     5     (ban) within park boundaries, so only the Sami are allowed to continue their     6     (tradition) way of life in the park.

For hundreds of years,     7     (look) after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. Since reindeer were always     8     the move, the Sami would accompany them. However, most Sami live     9     modern life in their own houses.

Hiking with all my food and supplies is really tiring, but it is a     10     (bless) to travel in such a beautiful and wild place.

Inflation (通货膨胀) is showing no signs of slowing down,     1     (make) it harder for workers to make ends meet.

The Consumer Price Index     2     (increase) 8.3% from a year ago,     3     (high) than the estimated 8.1%, according to the US Bureau of Statistics.

Although it was down     4     (slight) from the March peak, inflation is still growing at the fastest annual pace in about four     5     (decade).

As of March, close     6     two-thirds, or 64%, of the US population was living paycheck to paycheck, just shy of the high of 65% in 2021, according to    7     LendingClub report.

“The number of people     8     (live) paycheck to paycheck today is reminiscent (让人想起) of the early days of the pandemic,     9     it has become the dominant lifestyle across income brackets,” said Anuj Nayar, LendingClub’s     10     (finance) health officer.

2020 Singles’ Day (Nov 11), the     1    (large) onlineshopping spree (狂欢) in China, saw a new high of about 675 millionpackages delivered. Yet the huge amounts of packaging waste    2    (produce) by the delivery services have raised concerns over environmental effect.

It’s estimated (估计) that more than 9 million tons of paper waste    3    about 1.8 million tons of plastic waste are produced bythe delivery sector every year.

According     4    a new survey which rates the performanceof China’s nine major delivery companies in green delivery packaging, nearly 70 percent of people     5    are involved in the survey said they had never used or received reusable packaging.

Using reusable packaging     6    (be) an important way to cut packaging waste from the source, but only four out of the nine companies surveyed have taken     7    (act) to put recyclable boxes into use.

In terms of the types of packaging recycled, the delivery companies    8    (main) recycle paper boxes but plastic packaging hasnot been included in their recycling programs.

In June, the State Post Bureau released a guideline     9    (manage) green packaging. The guideline calls for     10    (use) reusable and lighter materials. It also urges companies to set uprecycling bins at delivery stations for wrapping.

The idea of the ”melting pot“ has been a defining characteristic of American society. The term refers to the concept that a society consisting     1     people from different cultural backgrounds can create     2     new, unique culture by melding together their customs and traditions. This process creates a society where people     3     (unite)by shared values and experiences, despite     4     (come)from different places and backgrounds.

The United States has always been defined by immigration, with people from all over the world coming to build     5     (good) lives for themselves and their families. As these immigrants arrived, they brought with them their own languages, customs, and     6     (religion). Over time, these differences were overcome as people from different cultures worked together and learned from each other. In this way, the melting pot     7     (assist) to create a truly unique American culture that incorporates elements from many different communities.

For Chinese high school students, understanding the concept of the melting pot can be     8     (especial) important. Like in the United States, China is home to a     9     (diversity) population, with people from many different regions and ethnicities. By appreciating the diversity within our own country and learning from the experiences of others, we can help create a more harmonious society     10     celebrates the unique contributions of every individual.