Adisorn Sangkrajang     1    (arrive) early at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday evening for his flight bound for Shanghai. He has been long looking forward to his first trip to China, and when the plane touched down early Friday morning, he became one of the first     2    (benefit) from the “visa-free era” between Thailand and China that takes effect on March 1.

“I’m thrilled about my first trip to China, and the visa exemption (豁免) is     3     (incredible) convenient,” said the 42-year-old company employee    4    (travel) with 11 other    5    (colleague). “We had planned to visit China and the visa exemption made the decision easy.”

“China is a country with a rich culture,    6    I’ve always longed to experience. This is my first visit,    7    I might return for a second or third time,” he told Xinhua .

In late January, China and Thailand signed     8    agreement on mutual visa exemption and to be effective on March1. Since then, the booking of tours to China    9    (increase) significantly，said Thai tour operator Kavisara Charoenporn, who organized a chartered flight that departed Friday to Zhangjiajie, a picturesque tourist spot in Central China. The chartered flights     10    Bangkok to Zhangjiajie have increased from two to three times a week beginning in March, said Kavisara.

Social Media Detox (脱瘾)

Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox, which is     1     fundraising campaign for new sports equipment. At first, over 100 students     2     (persuade) to stop     3     (use) social media, in ANY form, for seven days. Now, with the detox     4     (finish), they’ve switched on their devices and they are back online. In the campaign, some students, who found the detox was difficult to tolerate threw in the towel halfway, while others managed the whole week. Faced with the challenge, they found new     5     (way) to communicate with each other. And now they believe even if social media aren’t     6     (access), they still can enjoy a colourful life.

In my opinion,     7     has been raised through the detox is not only money, but also the     8     (aware) of how much we rely     9     social media. Now it’s time for us     10     (step) away from it and live a more meaningful life.

I’m not usually a big risk-taker. I like to make plans and stick to them,    1    is exactly what I intended (打算) while travelling New Zealand. I’d planned    2    (catch) a long and scenic bus ride from Franz Josef to Wanaka.

Soon after we set off, the driver announced that we’d make a quick detour (绕路) to drop off a couple of    3    (passenger) at the skydiving (跳伞) centre. He joked that any last-minute requests to skydive could follow them. My friend    4    (turn) to me with a smile and said, “Let’s go skydiving today.”

It had been something we were    5    (interest) in, but I had never tried to skydive before. With the chance laid out in front of me, I    6    (simple) couldn’t refuse.

    7    (look) down from the plane, I was very nervous.    8    an instructor’s guidance, I jumped out the door at 16,000ft. That minute of free-fall over the Southern Alps was    9    most eye-opening moment.

You really never know what experiences are waiting for you if you take the risk and change    10    (direct). While I never did get to enjoy that scenic drive, I truly believe this moment changed my attitude towards travel for the better.

Ai Kanxiang is about to finish his first semester at college,     1     he is working hard to make his dream come true. As a physical education major, he hopes     2     (become) a PE teacher and train China’s future soccer     3     (play).

Two years ago, though, his dream was even bigger. Ai wanted to join the men’s     4     (nation) soccer team, but the 20-year-old has experienced twists and turns on the soccer field.

    5     (raise) in a small village in Yunnan, Ai got public attention last year after videos of him playing soccer in a river became popular. Demonstrating creativity, such as the way to do a precise bicycle kick in the water, he became     6     online celebrity, with some fans even     7     (say) that he was “better than professional players”.

But when Ai     8     (final) played with the team, he was beaten. He was barely able to keep up. His skills were not as strong as he     9     (imagine), and he had little awareness of teamwork. Ai realized he needed more experience. So he set a new and more practical goal-to apply to university     10     become a PE teacher.

Body language is an important part of non-verbal (非言语的) communication. It refers to    1     use of physical behavior, gestures (手势) and expressions to     2     (communication). Body language shows a lot about what a person is thinking about and how a person is feeling. Positive body language can often make the other person feel comfortable. However, negative (消极的) body language shows that a person is unapproachable or uninterested.

    3     (be) able to read body language will help you understand the complete message one is trying to express and send out the right messages. Body language     4     (say) to make up 60% to 65% of all conversations in our daily life. Besides, around 93% of our     5    (impress) on others depends on the language our body speaks, and only 7% of that depends on what we verbally say.

You must have seen some excellent individuals     6     body language is so powerful. Such individuals know very well the words that come out of the mouth aren’t so important as gestures that are made.

All in all, your body language is a type of communication that     7     (make) up a large part of what you want     8     (share), and it also makes your verbal means more effective, as our actions speak louder     9     words. So, you had better master the positive     10     useful body language.

While the Internet has guaranteed the place of English as the most used language, Chinese still holds the top position as the most used mother tongue. Since Shang dynasty, Chinese people     1     (use) a complete system of characters. One of the great advantages of using one single writing system is that people     2     speak different dialects can understand each other’s writing. Therefore, communication can go on     3     many troubles. People in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan still write traditional Chinese characters, while people on China’s mainland use     4     (simplify) Chinese characters, but it does not pose much     5     (difficult) in recognizing the characters. Some scholars believe that Chinese characters are one of the important     6     (factor) that keep South and North China unbroken for     7     very long time. Some scholars even consider Chinese characters     8     (be) the Fifth Great Invention of Ancient China, alongside the other Four Great Inventions, which are paper, the compass, gunpowder and movable typography (活版印刷术). Though pronunciation marks are     9     (slight) different, Chinese characters     10     (adopt) in other languages in ancient time, which indicates China`s cultural influence on these countries since ancient times, especially during the Tang(618—907) and the Song(960—1279) dynasties.

The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival,     1     officially opened on January 5 and will run through next month, has turned the city in northeastern     2     (China) Heilongjiang province into a wonderland.

Last year, more than a million visitors     3     (attract) to Harbin to see the huge sculptures     4     (create) from huge ice blocks and tons of snow by artists from 12 countries.

In the weeks     5     (lead) up to the latest festival, hundreds of workers spent hours cutting blocks of ice from the nearby Songhua River. Each piece weighed up to 1,554 pounds and almost 261,500m³ of ice were cut     6     transported on-site.

When the ice and snow sculptures are lit up by thousands of lanterns, they are very     7     (impress), with the massive main sculpture measuring 108 feet in height and over 325 feet in     8     (long). From fantasy castles and creatures to recreations of iconic monuments, the incredible ice and snow sculptures allow the public to relive     9     (they) childhood. Many visitors say it is     10     once-in-a-lifetime experience for them!

The rose bushes were finally in full bloom and were so fascinating on that spring morning. By     1     end of last spring ten bushes had been planted by the couple.

The sight of roses always brings to mind Wanda’s childhood     2     (memorial). The family had no money to buy extra things two     3     (decade) ago, so even a tired rose was something to value. Now they will gather large amounts of roses in their garden.

Currently,     4     (have) a backyard full of different roses is pure enjoyment. And her husband, Dale,     5     occupation was one of the assistants in a government department, takes care of the roses     6     (appropriate). Aware that she loves the very first blooms, he picked some on this particular morning.

But as Dale returned, he came cross a neighbor who had stopped by for a quick visit. Before the woman turned to go, Dale generously gave the roses to her.    7     a glance, she knew the roses were so pretty. And even though their visitor insisted she didn’t want to take them, Dale honestly said that the flowers were for her to keep.

Seeing her precious first blooms go out of the door filled Wanda with regret, and a bit of selflessness. She knew it was “better to give than to receive”. However, what she wished was that she could have kept the roses for herself.

Later that day, the couple headed to the post office, where Wanda waited outside in the car.

Then out of     8     (expect), an older woman suddenly appeared at the open window. At the moment some fresh roses     9     (hold) by her. Then she gave them to her. She said, “These are for you. They’re my first blooms this spring.” The woman’s real motivation was to delight her.

Completely amazed, Wanda thanked the woman and bent for a moment to breathe in the rich fragrance (芳香). By the time she looked back, the mysterious visitor had left.

As far as Wanda was concerned, that special delivery changed her. She drew a conclusion that it made her     10     (convince) that the true meaning of giving others unexpected gifts was deep. Now, she always gives away her first blooms to others, as a reminder that someone is thinking of them.

Amy’s friendship was on the rocks, so she wrote a post on a forum exchange for advice about it. Since primary school, Amy, who was an awkward student then, and her friend Jenny, a popular and     1    (friend) girl, have been good friends for eight years. Whether they are walking to school, doing homework or just hanging out at the weekend, they are hardly     2    of each other’s sight. However, Jenny broke Amy’s heart.

They originally planned to watch a film last Saturday afternoon. But unfortunately, Jenny had a cold so that they didn’t make it. Today, Amy received a horrible surprise that Jenny had been seen     3     (chat) with another girl in a café on Saturday afternoon. When     4     (hear) this, Amy was     5    (terrible) angry and at a loss, not knowing what to do next.

On the forum, Amy got two     6    (reply), one of     7     says that this friendship is worth     8    (save), for her friend Jenny perhaps wants to make    9    apology for her behaviour and give Amy an     10    (explain). However, in the other reply, it is suggested that Amy should rethink this friendship and move on if this friendship is not equally valued.

We have three teachers here. Who do you prefer to be your teacher, Mrs Li, Mrs Chen,     1     Mr Wu? In     2      (I) opinion, everyone has their advantages. My first     3      (impress) of Mrs Li was that she was nervous and shy, but as time     4      (go) by, her kindness and patience help me improve a lot. As to Mrs Chen, never in my life will I forget her. Her explanation during scientific experiments is     5     clear and     6     (organize) that even I can understand     7      (exact) what is happening and as     8     result, my study is improving. Everyone in our class admits that Mr Wu is very popular. Thus nothing isn’t fun with him in class. Of course, he     9     (respect) a lot. So it’s hard to say who I like best. They are all good teachers and with them     10      (teach) me, I’m sure I can make great progress in my studies.