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In the UK, bus journey is very common. Buses are often convenient for the people     1     live or work in the city center. Passengers can avoid heavy traffic and don’t have to pay for the parking. However, taking the bus is just     2     necessary but boring part of life: they get on the bus, pay for it and sit or find a place to stand when it is crowded. Everyone seems sad and     3    (bore).

In Latin America, however, bus trips can be wonderful. For a start, films     4    (show) on the buses between     5    (city) for passengers to have fun along the journeys. Local buses do not show films, but drivers usually turn     6     the radio and it can be great for passengers     7    (listen) to songs, feeling happy and comfortable. Local buses always go to parts of the town that passengers would not visit by     8    (they). There passengers can see shops they have never heard about. And they can also see other cultures of the town from the windows of the buses. Besides, passengers’ language     9    (be) also interesting. It is common to see a happy dog’s head getting out of somebody’s bag or a lovely chicken “speaking     10     (cheer)” under somebody’s arm.

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Ancient Chinese healing methods have been spreading along the Silk Road for over two millennia. But the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is reported     1    (bring) about the internationalization of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

Currently celebrating     2    (it) 10th anniversary, the BRI, whose aims are to better connect the world and expand common prosperity, has brought the healing powers of TCM to more countries. We find international cooperation highly     3    (desire) among different cultures.

In Budapest, Traditional Chinese Medicine Center of Hungary (Qihuang Center) provides a ray of hope for patients, many of     4     are seeking relief from various health problems. One such patient is Jozsef Frenyo,     5     80-year-old retired teacher who suffers from hearing impairment as a result     6     an inflammation (发炎) of the middle ear five years ago. Since then, he has been using a hearing aid until he visited the Center two months ago when a “miracle”     7    (occur).

After     8    (give) more than 10 acupuncture treatments (针灸) by TCM expert Zhang Haifang, from northwest China’s Gansu Province, Jozsef’s hearing improved     9    (significant). He no longer needs the hearing aid. The center has also helped Jozsef’s son, Csaba Frenyo, who has been struggling with obesity-related health     10    (issue). A combination of acupuncture and herbal medicine treatments helped him lose nine kilograms within a month, easing his back and knee pains.

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Six months ago, Xie Lei boarded a plane for London. It was the first time that she    1    （leave）home. She went to a university to study for a business qualification and chose the exchange programme because she wanted to learn about    2    （globe）business. She was    3    （ambition）to set up a business after graduation.

At first, Xie Lei had to adapt to in different country. She chose to live with a host family, who can help with her    4    （adapt）to the new culture. When she missed home, she felt    5    （comfort） to have a second family. Also Xie Lei had to satisfy academic requirements. Her tutor told her to acknowledge    6    other people had said if she cited their ideas, and advised her to read lots of information in order to form    7    wise opinion of her own.

Now halfway through her exchange year, Xie Lei felt much more at home in the UK. She said    8    （engage）in British culture had helped and that she had    9    （involve） in social activities. She also said while learning about business, she was acting as a cultural messenger building a bridge    10    the two countries.

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Woodblock painting（木版画）are often hung at homes during the Chinese Lunar New Year.

For many Chinese, the bright-colored paintings are quite time-limited. As soon as the festival comes to an end, these print works are at once thrown away.     1    , these short-lives New Year paintings require a year of hard work by the artists, many of     2     have devoted their entire life to this traditional folk art.

Yang Luoshu, a 92-year-old man from Weifang City, Shandong Province, is     3     those who have had a great love of the art. Yang has worked as     4     craftsman for 77 years, and has kept improving his carving skills with every piece of work.

Yangjiabu New Year woodblock paintings, which Yang has fallen in love with,     5    (appear) in the Ming Dynasty. As a national cultural heritage, it is now one of China’s three     6    (representative) of traditional folk paintings for the New Year, together with Tianjin’s Yangliuqing and Suzhou’s Taohuawu.

    7    (run) a centuries-old folk art family workshop named Tongshunde, Yang has carved all kinds of images, including flowers, birds, mountains, rivers and traditional Chinese gods. But he realizes that something must be changed     8    (make) sure handmade New Year paintings live on. “We are now thinking about development, allowing the paintings to be more     9    (create).” he said. For him, the next thing to do is to find qualified successors to ensure that the skills     10    (pass) to younger generations.