In a recent survey, 19 percent of teenagers said that they    1    (post) a comment online that they later regretted. The problem is that once something is put on the Internet, it can be difficult to delete. Even if you’re able to do so, someone else    2    (probable) has already taken a picture of your post.    3     addition, the content    4     (remove) from a Webpage can often be recovered.    5    (post) negative comments or images online is certainly best avoided, but that’s not the only thing    6    you should consider when it comes to your online behavior. Experts say it’s also important for young people to earn     7    positive Internet reputation. You can do this by sharing positive content about the things you’re most interested in. This way, if someone runs a search on you, the results will show them the content you most want them to see. Managing an online reputation can be    8    (challenge). Remember that privacy (隐私) settings can be very helpful for this,    9    use them if they’re available. But most importantly, be careful about    10    you share — your future may depend on it.

Tips of Effective Tea Drinking

Drinking tea offers numerous    1    (benefit). It    2    (refresh)the mind, clears heat within the human body and helps people lose weight. As you add a cup of tea to your daily routine, remember the following tips    3    will help you get the most health benefits.

Drink it hot. As the nutrients in tea will disappear over time, it    4    (suggest)that you drink it hot to get the best out of tea.

Don't drink too much strong tea.    5    is likely that tea will upset your stomach and cause you to be sleepless if you make the tea too strong. Usually you can mix 4 grams of tea leaves    6    250 milliliters of water to make a cup of tea. An amount of 12-15 grams of tea leaves is    7    (perfect)suitable for daily consumption.

The best time to drink is between meals. Don't drink tea soon after or before meals. Otherwise it may affect your appetite when your stomach is empty, or cause indigestion when your stomach is full.

Don't drink tea with medicine. Tea contains    8    large amount of an element which will react with certain elements in the medicine, thus    9    (reduce)medical effects. You can drink tea a couple of hours after you take medicine.

Green tea is the    10    (good) choice for office workers, as it contains a chemical that help prevent computer radiation.

Success never comes easy. I know many of you have heard of successful people     1    haven’t made any effort. People often have to overcome failures     2    they can accomplish something great. They usually don’t find success from the very beginning.

Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime, but this didn’t stop him from     3     (complete) over 800 painting. Thomas Edison     4     (fire) from his first two jobs for lack of competence. Later, as an inventor, he tried 1,000 times to create the light bulb, without success. He was confident in    5    (he), and    6    (eventual) he did succeed. When     7    (ask), “How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?” Edison replied, “I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was     8    invention with 1,000 steps.

These successful people have set good    9    (example) to us. They wouldn’t have achieved their success if they had abandoned their dreams. Believe in yourself and try your best,     10     success will not be far behind you.

I’m Richard,     1     exchange student from the UK. During the October holiday, my parents and I went to Xi’an     2     (see) the Terrocotta Army. The story of the Terrocotta Army is     3     (extreme) unbelievable. It’s     4     (amaze) that there are more than 8,000 statues, and no one     5     modern times knew about them until the 1970s.We also visited the Shaanxi History Museum, which     6     (know) as a “Chinese Treasure House.” Of course, the Xi’an City Wall and a few other famous sights also left us a deep     7     (impress).Though tired, we enjoyed     8     (us) during the trip. The trip is so wonderful     9     we’re looking forward to     10     (explore) other big cities in China.

For many people, bookstores remain an important part of the cityscape. They provide quiet and comforting spots for you     1     (refresh) the mind and body. But can you imagine     2     it is like to have a contemporary bookstore in an ancient village, deep in the mountains?

    3     (found) in the city of Nanjing in 1996, Librairie Avant-Garde is a well-known bookstore brand in China. Since its     4     (establish), it has explored a cultural and creative business model, whose themes range from cultural salon or coffee and art gallery     5     elements of film, music, lifestyle and fashion.

One of its     6     (branch) in Chenjiapu village in Lishui city, Zhejiang province,     7     (cover) 300 square meters with about 30,000 books and related products. The store, located in a corner of the village, receives up to 50,000 visitors during the busiest travel season, with income this year already     8     (hit) 1.5 million yuan ($234,600).

The bookstore in Chenjiapu has become     9     must-see attraction. Chenjiapu itself is being praised as a demonstration zone for closing urban-rural development gaps and achieving common prosperity (繁荣).

The latest development efforts and achievements, including its “cliffside bookstore”, show how the area is     10     (quick) realizing its green, common prosperity dream, in line with the major concept that “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets (资产)”.

The Galwan Valley conflict in June 2020 resulted in casualties (伤亡) on both sides. The     1     (responsible) lies entirely with the Indian side.     2     (bear) in mind the overall interests of relations between the two countries and the two militaries, China has exercised a high degree of restriction to cool down and ease the situation,     3     shows its magnanimity (宽宏大量) and high sense of obligation as a major country.

However, the Indian side has     4     (repeat) overstated this incident and twisted the truth to mislead the international public opinion. To date, the PLA Daily     5     (reveal) the truth on the matter and people will have a better understanding of     6     really happened and who is right and who is wrong. It is the least we could do     7     (sing) praises for these heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice defending the country’s border.

China’s position on solving the border issue with India is consistent and clear. We are always committed to properly     8     (resolve) disagreements through dialogue and maintaining peace and stability in the border areas. We hope that in     9     long run the two sides will make joint efforts to safeguard border peace and promote long-term healthy and stable development of two-sided relations. This is in line     10     the common interests of the two peoples.

The Chinese language has become increasingly popular in the world. More British students chose to take Chinese tests than German in this year’s A levels, showing a great     1     (curious) about the ancient Asian language.

This is the first time that Mandarin     2     (overtake) German at A levels, a British public exam taken by high school students,     3     (make) it the third most popular language in the UK.

A total of 3,334 candidates chose Mandarin     4     their foreign language, up 8.6 percent from 2017,     5    around 3,058 took German A­level, down 16.5 percent year on year.

French and Spanish still remain the most popular foreign languages. The German language     6     (follow) by Russian and Polish.

According to the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban), as of 2017, some 100 million people, excluding native speakers, use Chinese     7     (global), while the number of Chinese teaching centers has surpassed (超过) 70,000.

South Korea has a larger population of Chinese language learners     8    any other country in the world with the number estimated at around 10.6 million. Last year alone, over 170,000 people     9     (sign) up for Chinese language tests, like the HSK,     10    full name is Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi in Chinese.

The United Nations in 2010 suggested a Chinese Language Day which falls on April 20th each year to celebrate cultural diversity as well as to promote the equal use of all official languages.