Hearing that your local gallery is looking for volunteers for the coming Chinese painting     1    , I am more than delighted     2     to be a volunteer as a Chinese studying in London.

Not only do I have a passion for Chinese arts, but also I have     3     good command of spoken English, so that I can convey the spirits of arts perfectly to the visitors. What’s more, I have participated in many similar activities,     4     equips me with relevant experiences. If     5    , I firmly believe that I will be your perfect choice     6     my devotion.

I’d appreciate     7     if you could take my application into account. Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

There’s no electricity, running water or even textbooks, not to m    1     laptops, tablets, or other modern d    2    ! All the students have are pencils, rubbers, and paper. I’m still trying to a    3     to these conditions. I’ve had to become much more imaginative in my t    4    . Science is my most c    5     subject as my students have no c    6     of doing experiments. There is no e    7    , and since there isn’t even a washroom, if I need water I have to carry it from my house in a basin! It’s important not to be too r    8     about rules here, too. The other day I was showing the boys a c    9     experiment when before I knew it, the mixture was bubbling out of the test tube s    10     everywhere!

I gathered all my c    1     to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad. It r    2     me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate.

The Revenge of Prince Zidan, the Peking Opera     3    (版本) of Hamlet, brought a completely new sound to my western ears. I was impressed with the performers’     4    (夸张的) movements and unique voices. Feeling the strong e    5     of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognize the theme of Hamlet.

Good news for our trip! I’ve booked accommodation based on the     6    (预算) we made. I’ve even arranged transfer from the airport to the hotel. We are almost set! All we have to do now is pack l    7    .

Letters from Father Christmas is a fantastic book. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English     8    (文学)，J.R.R Tolkien. Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp was a    9     to Tolkien’s children, in which a     10    (手写的) letter from Father Christmas could be found.

Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s biggest airline, has fired three cabin crew members after a passenger aboard a flight from Chengdu to Hong Kong complained of d    1    .

In a viral post on the lifestyle app Xiaohongshu on Monday, the passenger said flight a    2     had made fun of non-English-speaking passengers aboard the plane. The author of the post said she was aboard flight CX987 and overheard cabin crew chatting with each other in Cantonese and English.

“If you cannot say blanket, you cannot have it…the carpet is on the floor, feel free if you want to lie on it,” people are heard saying in a recording. The author also alleged that a woman sitting next to her was also r    3     dismissed when seeking help in English to fill out the customs declaration card.

“I can’t understand why they have such great hostility toward passengers who don’t speak English or Cantonese,” the post said. “Why can’t they give even basic r    4     to passengers?”

Amid the social media storm that ensued, Cathay Pacific said in a statement on Weibo that the three flight attendants involved in the incident were fired after an investigation. The airline added that a cross-departmental working group led by its CEO Ronald Lam would u    5     a comprehensive review of services, staff training, and other systems to prevent such incidents from occurring again.

“The most important thing is to make sure that all our e    6     must respect passengers from different cultural backgrounds and provide professional and consistent services in all serving areas,” Cathay Pacific stated.

On Wednesday, Lam a    7     and reiterated the company’s statement during an off-line event in Guangzhou.

But the spate of apologies and official statements, which even included one from Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, f    8     to quell public outrage.

“For a company that seems unrepentant, is a mere apology sufficient?” asked China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, claiming that the anger on social media highlighted the company’s “arrogance in its bones and cc for its customers.”

Lee said on Weibo Tuesday that he was “very infuriated and disappointed” by the i    9    .

“These disrespectful words and d    10     have hurt the feelings of compatriots in Hong Kong and the mainland, and also undermined the city’s existing culture and values of respect, courtesy, and inclusiveness,” he said.

Our comfort foods are highly     1    . They vary from person to person, depending on our own unique experiences that have     2     our lives. If we grow up eating certain foods in our family, then those foods tend to be linked with positive     3    . For example, we often connect chicken soup with a happy childhood and its     4     becomes tied up with the feeling of being taken care of. When we eat it again, we     5     memories of a time when we were loved and looked after, and this cheers us up.

I followed a path that took me through a dark forest. When I finally stepped out of the trees, the view was b    1    . An eagle flew over the snow-capped mountains, which were r    2     in the still lake below. While I was concentrating on     3     (拍摄) this amazing scene, I suddenly had a feeling that I was being watched.

The c    1     of spicy, salty, sweet and sour flavors makes Gong Bao Chicken hard to     2     (抗拒). What’s more, it’s easy to make and can be     3     (适应) to individual tastes. So, don’t forget to pick up some chicken on your way home and try this     4    (菜谱) out.

Herbal tea has v    1     health benefits. Many people enjoy herbal tea because it can have a positive effect on energy levels. If you haven’t been feeling very well, drink some ginger tea to give your     2     (免疫) system a helping hand. Mint tea, meanwhile, is good for d    3    .

Tom is a well-known blogger who often writes blog posts on his blog. He likes to use search engines to find information he needs. He also likes to watch movies streaming online. When chatting with others, he uses different identities and avatars. He has access to free Wi-Fi, which is very convenient for him to d    1     software from the network. His database and file are u    2     once a week. Surfing the Internet has indeed brought him great b    3    . It seems that the computer keeps him c    4     all day. Once he went to a conference held in his province. He didn’t bring any cash with him plus he lost his i    5     card. So he paid online.

汤姆是一位著名的博主，经常在博客上写博文。他喜欢使用搜索引擎来查找他需要的信息。他还喜欢观看在线电影。与他人聊天时，他使用不同的身份和头像。他使用免费的Wi-Fi，这对他从网络上下载软件非常方便。他的数据库和文件每周都要更新一次。网上冲浪的确给他带来了很大的好处。电脑似乎整天都在陪伴着他。有一次，他去参加一个在他的省里举行的会议。他身上没带任何现金, 而且又丢了身份证。所以他就在网上付款。

I’m here in Sydney! Since I arrived, my friend has brought me to… different but yummy meals with me, so my first     1     of Australia have been all about food! … everywhere provide some of the     2     food experiences in the world. The influence of Asian cultures, … the introduction of bean curd and Asian herbs, along with Australian     3     of foods like the Chinese-inspired dim sum.