Football, as an attractive ball game, used to     1    (play) with a hanging goal in the air by a group of people and was called Cuju in ancient China. But modern football is started in Great Britain     2     it was given new rules, allowing players to use any part of their bodies except their hands and arms.

One of the     3     (reason) for its popularity is the cost of playing football.     4     any expensive equipment, playing football is cheap and fun. Creativity and excitement are another factors for football’s global popularity. It is fun enough     5     (attract) more audience. Even     6     people have no professional knowledge about football, they can understand and feel the     7    (excite) moments. The unity of the team members is also another factor.

Even on Christmas Day 1914, British and German soldiers put down their guns and       8     (kick) football together. It was a moment there was no conflict. Bill Shankly, a famous footballer and manager, once shared     9    (he) agreement with some people’s belief that football is about life and death. Additionally, he made sure it is much     10     (important) than that, because our planet is shaped like a football.

The Asian Para Games is the largest multi-sport event for the disabled in Asia. Up to now, the organizers     1     (host) it three times successfully. The torch relay for the fourth Asian Para Games     2     (official) started on Thursday in the city of Hangzhou in East China’s Zhejiang province, with many torchbearers     3     (run) along a relay route on the first day.

The launch ceremony kicked off     4     Thursday morning at Xiushui Square near the lake of Qiandao,     5     must-see tourist site in Hangzhou’s Chun’an county. The torch was relayed in the counties of Jiande, Tonglu, Fuyang and Xiaoshan along the Xin’an, Fuchun and Qiantang rivers, which all have world-class cultural tourism     6     (attraction). The torch finally arrived at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center to light up the main torch tower on Sunday.

Athlete Tan Yujiao,     7     was the first torchbearer among a total of 600 torchbearers, told the reporters on Thursday that she felt extremely honored and excited     8     (hold) the heavy torch.

As 188 torchbearers were representatives with a disability, intelligent bionic (仿生学的) hands and legs as well as intelligent guide dogs     9     (use) during the torch relay.

“We wish to convey the idea that technology can be much     10     (convenient) to the lives of disabled people,” said Du Zuofeng, deputy (副的) commander of the Hangzhou Asian Para Games Torch Relay Command Center.

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a diplomat (外交官),     1     (represent) your country and discussing challenges for global development and cooperation?

More than 600 students got     2     taste of this experience at the China Daily 21st Century Model United Nations (MUN) Conference in Suzhou. They discussed topics     3     promote the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 goals, including gender     4     (equal) and global partnerships.

“MUN     5     (help) our country develop talented individuals who understand the culture of different countries,” said Xue Yuxue, who attended the 21st Century MUN     6     a lecturer.

This is true for these young “diplomats”. Zhou Siyuan, 16, from Heibei Jizhou Senior Middle School,     7     (name) Best Delegate (杰出代表) at the event. He and his group proposed using the internet     8     (connect) people and institutes all around the world to track crime.

Huang Shuo, from a foreign language school, attended the MUN event in 2021.     9     (experienced) at that time, she feared expressing her ideas.     10     , gradually, as she was meeting more brilliant people in attendance, she became confident.

From rags to riches is a common phrase in English. It’s often used to describe either people or     1     (story) about people who begin their lives in extreme poverty and end up being     2     (wealth), often through hard work or talent.

The phrase is thought to have come from the writings of Horatio Alger,     3     American writer. His most popular 19th-century works     4     (write) for children, and described extremely poor boys     5     hard work won them a change to improve their lives.

Though going from rags to riches     6     (be) likely to be an expression without a long history, the concept of moving from being poor to being rich is     7     (actual) not new. It’s a common theme in fairy tales. Cinderella moves from wearing rags and doing all the housework to     8     (marry) the prince, her kind heart finally bringing her happiness.

The phrase is also often thought to have a     9     (connect) to the American dream. In the past, many foreigners viewed America     10     a place where they could end poverty and have a chance to do wonderful things.