3 . 假如你是李华，是校报的一名记者。以下是上周你对全校学生最喜欢的运动的调查结果。请写一篇短文给校英文报投稿。

Do you like eating mooncakes? Chinese mooncakes have a long and rich history     1     lasts for thousands of years. They are famous for their beautiful shapes, delicious taste     2     cultural meaning.

Mooncakes are different     3     each other in different areas of China. In North China, they are always filled with sweat fillings (馅). However,     4     is meat in them in South China. These round cakes have lovely designs, which means good luck. In the past, they     5     used as gifts to the moon goddess during the harvest (收获) season. Mooncakes are an important part of Chinese food.

The ancient capital city of Chang’an is now Xi’an in Shaanxi Province. It was the capital city of the choice for the     1     number of dynasties in Chinese history. As many as 13 dynasties made     2     capitals there. Chang’an was also     3     to be the world’s longest-serving capital city. Chang’an was designed     4     a chessboard. The city not only served as a model for other ancient capital cities of China,     5     also influenced the design of the capital cities of Japan and Korea.

In the year 618 AD, Li Yuan set up the Tang Dynasty and changed the name of Daxing to Chang’an,     6     “peace forever”. Of course, it’s a(n)     7     dream. To show the     8     of the palace, the streets, the markets of the city as well as the houses of the common people were all built in a strictly symmetrical (对称的) form.

Besides, Chang’an was the eastern starting point of the     9     Silk Road. The Silk Road was not just a road to bring products from one side of the world to the other, but also a(n)     10     important path (小路) for cultural, business and technological exchanges between the east and the west.

8 . If you are in school or at university, you will surely have made the experience that there are students of different levels. Some students are good at studying, while others are not. How can you become part of the group of great and outstanding students?

    1     An outstanding student is a person who has a natural curiosity and sees things differently. He asks interesting questions, tries to connect things and link what he has learnt in class with other experiences.     2    

You should not focus first on the grades. You don’t start with good grades, but you try to do your best in studying and other things you care about. During the practice, you may find out that you become clever and outstanding.

    3     The more knowledge you have, the more you are able to connect these different parts, facts and relations in unusual ways. In this way, you become better at solving problems.     4    

If you don’t have to spend too much time on random (随机的) facts, because you really understand them, then you can focus on the problem at hand. It can also save a lot of time.     5     As a result, you will achieve high grades.

It is true what they say: the more you know, the more you want to know.

9 . In a US study that studied the health information of 50,000 people over seven years, researchers found that those who made breakfast the largest meal of the day were more likely to have a lower body mass index (BMI，体重指数) than those who ate a large lunch or dinner.

However, studies have shown that giving up dinner increases the risk of physical illness, according to Courtney Peterson, the study’s author at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

“For those who eat dinner later, their risk of obesity (肥胖) and diabetes (糖尿病) goes through the roof. While it seems breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it might actually be dinner,” she says. “Our blood sugar control is best early in the day. When we eat dinner late, that’s when we’re weak because our blood sugar is the worst.”

Researchers designed a study in which 52 women took part in a 12-week weight loss programme. All had the same number of calories (卡路里) over the day, but half had breakfast, while the other half did not. What they found was that it wasn’t breakfast itself that caused the people who joined this study to lose weight: it was changing their normal routine.

When you have been eating less and less, and the blood sugar in your body drops, your body will produce something named “cortisol (皮质醇)” that specifically has a great influence on blood sugar. But it can also create stress in the body, making you feel sad and nervous.

10 . Jia Ling is popular with people of all ages. She had been quietly working on her fitness journey for the past one and a half years. Before the Spring Festival, the well-known star shared that she lost weight for a new movie role during her break.

In 2021, Jia Ling directed her first film Hi, Mom!, which turned out to be a huge success. The movie made $1.12 billion and became the third most-watched movie in China. The film told a warm story between mother and daughter, which moved so many people.

In 2023, she announced her new project titled YOLO (《热辣滚烫》), in which she will serve as both director and lead actress.

Pictures from the movie were introduced to the public, and Jia Ling looks totally different in them. According to Jia Ling, she worked hard and lost 50 kg in six months to play a boxer (拳击手) through strict training and hard work.

People were shocked by her change, with some wondering how difficult it was to go through with the process. “I’m super envious (羡慕的) of those who have the strength to put their mind to losing so much weight,” a message left on the Internet. Others also left messages reminding Jia Ling to take care of her health.

The film was shown in most cinemas. Now you can see it on the Internet. If you are interested, it’s a good idea to see the film with your family together.