First aid is     1     temporary form of help given to someone who suddenly     2     (fall) ill or gets injured before a doctor can be found. Often the illness or injury is not serious, but there are other times     3     giving first aid quickly can save lives.

If your skin gets     4     (burn), first aid is a very important first step. First, remove clothing     5     (use) scissors. Next, cool burns     6     (immediate) with cool but not icy water. Then, dry the burned area gently.     7     (final), cover the burned area with a dry, clean bandage that will not stick     8     the skin. If the     9     (injury) are second or third-degree burns, it is vital     10     (get) the victim to the hospital at once.

A few years ago, Teddy became seriously ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even move around. His doctor told him that he would lose the     1    (able) to move and eventually die from the disease. He     2    (tell) he had only a one in 500 chance to survive.

Despite this, Teddy was determined to overcome     3    disease and survive. He was always getting help from medicine books and some doctors     4     gave the ideas of curing his disease. The ideas made Teddy     5    (think) about the possible benefit of several positive emotions.

He decided     6    (concentrate) on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the     7    (symptom) of his disease. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. Every day he kept     8     watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and     9    (do) other activities that would draw out positive emotions.

Within eight days of starting his “laugh therapy” program, his pain began to decrease and he was able to sleep more     10    (easy). He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and actually reached complete recovery after a few years.

A traditional Chinese dance performed underwater in Luoyang, Central China’s Henan Province,     1     (go) viral on social media during the Dragon Boat Festival. The show led to renewed passion among audiences for traditional Chinese art and culture.

The     2     (impress) dance is named The Prayer, which was the opening performance of the gala (盛会) by Henan Television Station on Saturday. In the video on social media the underwater actress is seen dancing     3     colorful traditional Chinese costume. The short dance,     4     (last) less than two minutes, was seen as a     5     (combine) of contemporary art and traditional Chinese culture.

“The water made the costume even more lovely and the moves     6     (graceful)!” said one observer online. Netizens were left     7     (amaze) by both the beauty of the dancer and the creativity of the dance underwater. The dance featured a character from     8     famous ancient Chinese painting Ode to Goddess Luo, the daughter of a sacred king character Fu Xi in a Chinese tale who drowned     9     then became a goddess.

“The moves were captured underwater at 4.5 meters from the ground. The team spent a total of 26 hours underwater     10     (complete) the shooting (拍摄). The film team had to soak (浸泡) themselves in the water in each shooting session,” Chen Jia, director of the HNTV gala, said to local media.

Since the pre-Qin period, Chengdu     1    (be) an important cultural town in China. But     2     really sets the city apart, culturally, is its opera. An important aspect of Sichuan Opera is     3     magic of “face changing” where vividly coloured marks are changed within the blink of an eye. In opera gardens and tea houses across the town, audiences who want a glimpse of the local culture love to drink tea while     4    (listen) to Sichuan Opera and watching face changing.

It     5    (believe) that “face changing” has its roots in evolution. Early humans needed survival strategies     6    (avoid) fierce animals and foreign invaders. Often, aggressive facial gestures and non-verbal cues were part of it. The Sichuan Opera is said to bring this range of emotions on stage.

Once the performance starts, the actor keeps pulling down one mask after another in swift     7    (movement) to convey different emotions.     8    (astonishing) , no matter how close one is to the stage and stare     9     the actor, they just can’t tell how the masks change.

In fact, the different kinds of characters and personalities that Sichuan Opera brings alive can be found among common people. This is why     10    (it) emotions will continue to resonate with people for a long time.