【推荐1】As a university student, I decided to learn German. I really liked the language, but I was not very good at learning it. The grammar ________ me a lot and even drove me crazy. My only ________ was listening—I always got an “A”. After two years of study, I struggled（挣扎） to communicate in ________ German and signed up（报名） to study in Germany to complete my degree. It was the hardest term I would ever have.

The moment I ________ Germany, I felt like I was starting from the beginning. The German I’d learned in university wasn’t ________ for everyday conversation. I was often nervous at school and I was ________ my teachers. They always asked me some questions that I didn’t understand. I only relaxed a little around my eight roommates, who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn’t seem to mind my ________.

I chose to study three courses and the history class was the worst among them. The teacher spoke so ________ that almost everything he said flew right over my head. I sat in the front, took notes and even recorded every single ________ he said in class, but nothing helped.

Years have passed, ________ I still remember how it felt. That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson. I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success.

【推荐2】I had a wonderful time with ray exchange program(交流活动中心) in France. It’s much ___ than I thought. I felt a little nervous before I reached France, but there wasn’t any reason to be so. My host ____is really nice.

They managed various ways to make me ___ at home. Every day I ____practicing ____French, I wouldn’t believe how ___ progress I ___in French! Although I still make some mistakes, I can think something in French without_____everything into Chinese like I used to. My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at dinner table. All the things are really different ____the way they are at home. You are not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread. Another thing is that____ is very rude to say “I’m full now.” you should say “It is delicious.’’ instead.

【推荐3】Raina Chareese Luke is 19 years old. She likes traditional Chinese ________ especially the Qipao and Hanfu very much.

Luke is an international exchange (交换) student from Georgia, U.S. She was in a six-month Chinese language program at Tianjin University. She joined the program in September, 2023. However, her ________ in Chinese language and culture began in her second year of middle school.

Luke started learning Chinese as her second foreign language. “At first, I knew ________ about the language I was about to learn. But I ________ fell in love with it after the first class,” she said. “Rather than asking us to learn new words or sentences, the Chinese teacher ________ a Chinese song Tian Mimi,” Luke said. The song sounded beautiful. She was attracted (吸引) to its ________ and she became interested in the Chinese language.

From then on, she took every possible chance to improve her Chinese language ________. “The more I learn about China, the more interested I am in the Chinese culture,” Luke said. She finally ________ to come to study in China.

At Tianjin University, Luke has quite a busy and rich life. “Studying is my first thing. The Chinese language program lasts for only one term, so every day ________,” she said. Luke also takes part in many free time activities, such as sports events and the New Year gala (春晚).

As the term draws to a close, she was ________ to learn about the Chinese government’s plan to invite 50,000 young Americans to China on exchange and study programs within five years.

Tom and Tim are brothers. They are_______Australia. They live in a mountain village. Tom is 104 years old and Tim is 102 years old now. They_______their story in a book called Enjoy Our Life.

Here is some of their advice(建议) for living a long,_______life.

★Get up_______They get up_______:30 or 7:00 in the morning.

★Have a_______breakfast. The brothers eat oatmeal(燕麦粥), half a banana,_______and eggs with a little cheese(奶酪).

★_______every day. The brothers like_______mountains. They also walk on the hills(小山) every day.

★Eat a lot of________, especially(尤其) garlic(大蒜). Garlic is good________your health.

★Don’t eat a lot of salt(盐) and fat. These things are________for your body(身体)..

★Don’t listen________the doctors always. Most of the doctors don’t know what to do with us. When there is________wrong with us, they don’t know how to treat(治疗) us. They are always surprised(吃惊) to see us live so________

【推荐2】Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside, all over the United States, you can see Americans running—men and women, old and _______. People run everywhere—_______ the beaches of California, through Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym (体育馆). Some people even _______ in their living rooms.

Running wasn’t so _______ in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes (运动员) and healthy strong people. When people saw a runner, they used to ask, “Hey, what’s the hurry for?” or they might say to _______, “Is he crazy?” At that time, women almost _______ ran. If they did, people might laugh at them. But today all these have changed. Men and women of all ages enjoy running.

Doctors say many of the _______ problems in the United States come from these _______ habits: eating too much, smoking cigarettes, and taking _______ exercise. Doctors tell us, “Eat less, don’t smoke, and ________ more.” Running is a good exercise because it helps build strong hearts and lungs. It also helps most people lose weight.

【推荐3】Hongbao, usually a red envelope(信封) with some money inside, is a kind of traditional gift in China. People always give it during the Spring Festival or for some special events such as birthdays, weddings(婚礼) and so on. It is considered as a way to _________ love, good wishes or blessing(祈祷).

The red color means good luck in _________ culture and can also help people stay away from bad things. This tradition started from more than 2,000 years _________ when old people began to give money to their grandchildren for good luck and safety in the New Year.

Different from the traditional red envelope with _________ inside, the virtual(虚拟的) hongbao has become quite popular this year. It provides people with a chance to give hongbao to other people or to receive them from _________ on the Internet. This new form of hongbao is becoming more and more popular _________ the Wechat(微信) users, especially in 2015.

During the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, I _________ more than 300 yuan by using Wechat, and got half of the money I gave. Although the smallest hongbao had only 0.01 yuan in it, my friends and I still had great _________ giving and receiving the red envelopes.

However, some people, especially the young, spend too much time _________ with their mobile phones to get the virtual hongbao. This not only makes them lose the time they spend with their family but also is _________ for their health. So what do you think of the virtual hongbao?