Mrs.Chaisura, a well-known businesswoman from Thailand, has won     1     international competition in flower arrangement in Japan. Mrs. Chaisura owns a flower shop in Bangkok. Her most famous creations are fresh-cut flower arrangements done     2     an authentic Japanese style. In the past several years, her business     3     (flourish). Last month, the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok sponsored an exhibition of her work, which proved to be     4     (wild) popular.

Last week, Mrs. Chaisura traveled to Japan,     5     she took part in the 2023 International Ikebana(插花)Exhibition and Contest, along with over 200 contestants from sixteen other countries. Mrs. Chaisura, much to her surprise, won first place. She is the first Thai citizen, and the first foreigner since 1957,     6     (win) No. 1 prize in the competition. Afterward, she thanked her teacher, with whom she had studied ikebana in Japan during the     7     (ninety). Rikka, the “upright style, ” is restrained and deeply traditional, and recently it has become a hit.

Along with an     8     (impress) gold cup, Mrs. Chaisura won a cash prize of 400, 000 Yen. Her winning arrangement was composed of green orchids and pine. After     9     (award) the prize, she told the reporter, “My favorite flower is the orchid, and I hope to include     10     (many) Thai flowers, especially Thai orchids, into my future ikebana arrangements.”

Our school has set up several health and     1     (fit) clubs such as soccer, boxing, badminton, marathon in the past few years. I     2     (work) out regularly to keep fit in the past, but got     3     (injure) in a race. Luckily, it was not serious at all and I will recover from it soon. A sports meeting is one of the greatest     4     (event) in our school every year. In spite of my injury, I don’t lose heart and have made up my mind to take part in it. I     5     (sweat) recently to prepare for the coming event and have the     6     (determine) to win a gold medal for our class. I go to the gym every day     7     (build) up my     8     (strong) and I am certain I can make     9     . I will play for the honour of my class and won’t give     10     in the face of failure.

When skateboarding (滑板运动) started in 1960s, skateboards     1    (make) of wood and had clay wheels. Since the wheels didn’t hold the concrete firmly, the riders could do very few tricks with them. In 1973, a new wheel made of a plastic     2    (call) urethane (氨基甲酸乙酯) was invented in California. A skateboard     3     these wheels moved very quickly and it also held the concrete well. During the next few years, skateboards were     4    (far) improved. The urethane was perfected, and the boards were shaped better. These skateboards gave new life to skateboarding.

Although skateboarding was easy     5    (ride), the streets weren’t safe for it. As a result, skateboard parks sprang up. The first parks     6    (appear) in California and Florida. But at first there were only outdoor parks     7     had concrete slopes with small curves (曲面). The more exciting parks appeared which had steep downward slopes, banked curves     8     vertical walls. Today there are both indoor and outdoor parks where the riders must wear helmets as well as knee and elbow pads, which can avoid serious injury when     9     rider falls down. Whenever they ride, people should always use the safety     10    (equip). Many accidents happen during the first week of riding, so it’s of vital importance to learn how to fall safely.

China boasts its brilliant and long history, in    1     the Song Dynasty (AD 960 —1279) was very wealthy with its large population and fast-growing economy. At the    2     (high) of its power, a huge number of technological innovations    3     (emerge) with many practically significant applications.

Bi Sheng of the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 —1127) invented the movable type printing, using individual blocks. The blocks could each print a single character and then be used     4     (repeated). To be more efficient, he prepared two sets of iron boards. When    5     was being used for printing, the other could be used to arrange characters for the next page. This time-honored technology, the movable type printing, was one of the     6     (important) inventions in the Song Dynasty, and greatly improved the speed and quality of printing, having     7     influence on the world. However, it was not until around 15th century     8     this technology eventually showed up in Europe. Furthermore, the Chinese were also the first     9     (invent) the compass, which changed sailors’ navigation in the sea.     10     (accompany) with star charts, another Chinese invention, the compass made sea travel much easier.