Over the past years Starbucks coffee     1     (become) a coffee chain store. The cafes don’t sell coffee; they sell     2     very atmosphere. They offer customers the perfect atmosphere     3     which to take time out and relax. Every single store throughout the world is furnished in a romantic style and     4     (special) meant to be cozy, private and quiet: earth-toned(褐色调) space, fancy wall paper, lovely paintings,    5     (amaze) background and irresistible coffee smell…The most fantastic decoration style about Starbucks     6     (design) with oversized chairs and tables outside the store. When     7     comes to a sunny afternoon, I love to take a seat outside,    8     (bathe) in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the lovely music     9     tasting the most terrific Cappuccino. This is exactly what I love in here—the Starbucks! This is the cafe I love not merely because of the cafe itself, but also because of the     10    (feel) it brings me.

May 21st this year marks the first International Tea Day, which was named officially     1     the United Nations on November 27th, 2019. To celebrate       2     festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.

The chairman of the China Culture Promotion Society addressed the opening ceremony. “As a main promoter of the International Tea Day, the   birthplace of tea and the largest tea-producing country, China has a   responsibility to work with other countries to promote the healthy development of the tea industry. It can help to build a community with a shared future for mankind,” he said.

The “First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative” issued (发布) at the ceremony calls for people working in the tea industry to come together to promote international cooperation     3     cultural exchanges. A four-year tea promotion — Tea Road Cooperative Plan — was also issued in   accordance with the initiative.

To strengthen the connection with young people, the event included a umber of public promotional activities on social media, inviting twenty-nine tea professionals from around the world to have thirty-six hours of uninterrupted live broadcasts.

The Chinese Ancient Tea Museum was officially unveiled (揭幕) at the ceremony, opening     4     (it) first exhibition: The Avenue of Truth-A Special Exhibition of Pu’er Tea.

Hua Mulan is a historical person who is famous for disguising (伪装) herself as a man. Her name     1     (be) “heroine” for a long time.

Both history books and stories do at least agree on one thing — her achievements. It’s said that Mulan’s father    2     (order) to serve in the army. He had fought before, but by this time, he was weak     3     old and Mulan’s only brother was far too young. She decided to disguise herself as a male and take     4     (she) father’s place.

Mulan fought     5     (brave) in many bloody campaigns for several years before she got permission to return home. Mulan was asked to come to see the emperor,     6     wished to make her to high office because of her brilliant     7     (contribute). Mulan turned down his offer and accepted a fine house instead. Only     8     (late), when Mulan’s friends in the army went to visit her, did they learn that she was a woman.

The story of Hua Mulan is well known and has provided much inspiration for different works     9     (include) poetry, essays, operas and paintings, as well     10     movies.

As winter comes, hands and feet can easily get cold, especially among women. Thick gloves can be one of the best     1     (option), yet sometimes wearing them is not convenient, especially when people want to do something with     2     (they) hands.

However, this was not a problem for ancient Chinese people,     3     had a more exquisite (精美的) tool to keep their hands warm: hand warmers.

There is no accurate     4     (write) record regarding the origin of this tool, but there are some tales about its invention.

One folk story concerns an emperor of the Sui Dynasty who visited Jiangsu in the winter. Due     5     the bitter cold, the local official asked manufacturers     6     (design) a small warmer for the emperor that could be held in one’s hands. Thus the hand warmer was created.

By the Song Dynasty, the tool was in widespread use. Techniques for producing the tool were     7     (wide) employed in the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. Many poems and books from this period recorded people     8     (use) hand warmers. A Dream of Red Mansions, the classic novel by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty, also featured a maid sending a hand warmer to the heroine Lin Daiyu in one chapter.

Zhang Mingqi, a veteran manufacturer of hand warmers, was considered     9     first-class craftsman in the Qing Dynasty. The tools that he produced     10     (bear) his surname, called Zhang-style hand warmers.