Luckin Coffee has joined forces with Kweichow Moutai (贵州茅台),     1     (represent) of Chinese sauce-flavor liquor, for an unusual offering: alcoholic lattes (白酒拿铁).

The latte, packaged with an iconic Moutai label and     2     (contain) less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume of 53 degrees Moutai, soon became one of the most     3    (discuss) topics on Chinese social media.

An employee with Luckin Coffee said the special latte made up most of the orders at her shop. “It seems that people prefer iced latte, so we quickly used     4     the ice at the branch. The number of orders was scary, nearly all of them being the Moutai-flavored latte.”

Though the drink has become a hit, many users wondered if it was safe    5     (consume) . “    6     (basic) underage people, pregnant women, drivers and those who are allergic to alcohol are advised not to order the drink, despite Luckin’s     7     (commit) to adding less than 0.5 percent alcohol.” Zhu Danpeng, a food industry analyst, said.

He also pointed out, “the launch comes as Kweichow Moutai,     8     alcohol sells at an average market guide price of 1,499 yuan,     9     (seek) ways to be more accessible and pull in a new generation of users for years”. Apart from Moutai ice cream, the new drink is the latest effort by Moutai to diversify its offerings.

By working with Luckin Coffee, which surpasses (超过) Starbucks as the largest coffee house operator in China, Moutai has also made its brand younger and has generated more opportunities to develop its    10     (extend) product portfolio (产品组合) for younger consumers in the future.

    1     (curious) drove Wang Peng inside. It was full of people. The hostess, a very thin lady,     2     (come) forward. “Welcome,” she said. “My name is Yong Hui. I     3     (help) you lose weight and be fit     4     two weeks if you eat here every day.” Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There were few     5     (choose) of food and drink     6     it: just rice, raw vegetables       7     (service) in vinegar, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially     8     the prices. It cost     9     (many) than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out. He could not have Yong Hui     10     (get) away with telling people lies! He had better do some research.

The words “sport is power” proved true when China hosted the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, Sichuan province, from July 28 to Aug 8. Nothing was     1     (power) than letting thousands of foreign athletes and visitors from around the world see the achievement s of China. The games     2     (successful) showed national pride with amazing results, and     3     (impress) every athlete with the excellent competition facilities and the efficient organization of the atheltes’ village, where they had the opportunity     4     (enjoy) Chengdu’s famous spicy food     5     attend cultural activities. The games also fostered cultural exchanges, mutual understanding and friendships     6     crossed borders.     7     (compete) were found hugging each other while offering their rivals encouragement and warm congratulations. Handwritten letters from individual students in Chengdu     8     (hand) to overseas journalists to show their welcome and     9     history and attractions of the provincial capital. Additionally, the games were helpful     10     developing the sports industry in China.

August 18, 2016 (Rio local time) is a date     1     will go down in Chinese sporting history after China beat the Netherlands 3:1 during the women’s volleyball semi-final at the Rio Olympic Games. After 12 years, the Chinese team has finally made     2     once again to the Olympic final.

After the semi-final match, head coach Lang Ping said she could barely     3     (breath) as the match progressed. “I kept thinking about how to deal with the opponents. Both of our scores increased alternately (交替地). I have never seen such intensity (紧张),” she remarked.

Lang said she knew it would be     4     (challenge) to play against the Netherlands, since the team is quite     5     (compete). “I always told the players they would come across many difficulties, but all we could do was try our best. The Chinese women’s volleyball team is tough.”

Ding Xia, a player, explained that they     6     (analyze) their experiences being defeated by the Netherlands in group games, and then prepared tactics (战术) based on those experiences. Moreover, the most important thing to the Chinese players was maintaining a positive attitude. Ding explained, “To improve our skills in just a few days is     7     (possible), but we used our confidence and morale to better our performance.” As for the victory, Lang is very     8     (pride) of the team’s performance, boasting that their win was based on “will power.”

    9    , just two days ago, few people believed the Chinese team would be able to defeat the Brazilians, let alone make it to the finals. Even Lang admitted that the Brazilian team was a tough opponent in terms of both experience and skill. On the subject of that match, Lang said that she didn’t put too much     10     (press) on the Chinese team, “We didn’t think much about success, but just played the best game we could. Our players are really brave.”