Kung Pao Chicken is a traditional Chinese dish and famous for its richness and variety and regarded by many as the most popular Chinese dish internationally. You can find it in almost any Chinese restaurant overseas. Its     1     (popular) has made it a name card for Chinese cuisine (菜肴).     2     (It) flavor combines sour, sweetness and spiciness (辣), with the first two as the major ones. It’s a good choice for the feast on Spring Festival Eve,     3     most Chinese families enjoy time together.

Kung Pao Chicken is a dish from Sichuan cuisine,     4     it originated from La cuisine in Shandong Province. The dish is believed to be the creation of Ding Baozhen,     5     official during the Qing Dynasty. Ding     6     (serve)as a leader in Shandong Province and later in Sichuan Province. He favored peanuts and spicy food, so he improved the Shandong dish “Jiang Bao Chicken” by     7     (add) pepper to it. After he came to Sichuan, the dish was popularized.

The dish spreads so     8     (wide) that it’s been localized in various places. Some even use meat instead of chicken     9     (cook) this dish. When it went West, the people there also improved it according     10     their own preferences.

Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, is the economic and     1    (culture) center of southwest China. It is linked by rail with all of China ’s major cities. Its rail link with Hanoi（河内）    2    (establish) in1901.

Kunming ’s mild climate makes it     3     good place to visit any time of the year.     4       it can be hot and humid in summer, it has cool, dry winters. The climate here is great for flowers, with more than 400 varieties    5    (plant) here. The camellia(山茶花) is the city ’s official flower. The city is also known for its green parks, such as Cuihu (Green Lake) Park with its waterways and winding paths. Younger     6    (tourist) may enjoy a visit to Daguan Park because of its food stalls.

In addition to its own charms, Kunming serves     7     a base from which people can explore the culture of ethnic groups in the area. The best known     8    (be）the Dai , Bai and Naxi. People can also visit the Yunnan Stone Forest, which has been     9    (universal) known as “the first wonder of the world” since the Ming Dynasty. The stone forest is located 120 km from Kunming,     10     (feature）impressive rock formations.

The incredible theme parks can be approached here and there. For example, Disneyland appeals to those who favor adorable fairytales or cartoon characters. It also offers exciting rides     1     (amuse) you. Dollywood is unique since it shows and     2     (celebrate) America’s traditional southeastern culture, which covers old-fashioned handcrafts, the same kind of candy     3     (make) 150 years ago and riding on the only steam engine still working in the southeastern United States is a special treat. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is an ocean-themed park,     4     you can enjoy many ocean     5     (entertain) and tasty food for every appetite.

【推荐2】How will our continuously growing population affect our way of life, our environment, even our planet? No matter how you look at it, we will face     1    extremely serious problem. By the middle of the 21st century, we     2    (use) up all the oil that drives our cars if at the rate we’re going. Even if scientists develop some new     3    (way)of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on the earth will make     4    necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the planets in our solar system are able     5    (support) life at present. One possible solution     6    the problem, however, has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. His idea is     7    before the earth’s resources are almost exhausted, it will be     8    (total)possible to change the atmosphere of Venus（金星）and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself.

However,     9    his idea is turned into reality, humans have a long way to go. On the one hand, Venus is much     10    (hot)than the earth; on the other hand, there is only a tiny amount of water there.

Today’s stars are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publishing stories about their personal lives. Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, they, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us     1     imagine.

According     2     psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing     3     the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”

The phenomenon of tracking celebrities     4     (be) around for ages. In the 4th century B. C. , painters followed Alexander the Great into battle,     5     (hope) to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites     6    .

Being a public figure today, however, is a lot     7     (difficult). Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet     8     (spread) the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.

    9     fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or     10     made them famous in the first place.