Luckin Coffee has joined forces with Kweichow Moutai,     1     (represent) of Chinese sauce-flavor liquor, for an unusual offering: alcoholic lattes.

The latte, packaged with an iconic Moutai label and     2     (contain) less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume of 53 degrees Moutai, soon became one of the most     3    (discuss) topics on Chinese social media.

An employee with Luckin Coffee said the special latte made up most of the orders at her shop. "It seems that people prefer iced latte, so we quickly used     4     the ice at the branch. The number of orders was scary, nearly all of them being the Moutai-flavored latte.”

Though the drink has become a hit, many users wondered if it was safe to consume. “     5     (basic) underage people, pregnant women, drivers and those who are allergic to alcohol are advised not to order the drink, despite Luckin’s     6     (commit) to adding less than 0.5 percent alcohol.” Zhu Danpeng, a food industry analyst, said.

He also pointed out, “the launch comes as Kweichow Moutai,     7     alcohol sells at an average market guide price of 1,499 yuan,     8     (seek) ways to be more accessible and pull in a new generation of users for years”.   Apart from Moutai ice cream, the new drink is the latest effort by Moutai     9     (diversify) its offerings.

By working with Luckin Coffee, which surpasses Starbucks as the largest coffee house operator in China, Moutai has also made its brand younger and has generated more opportunities to develop its    10     (extend) product portfolio (产品组合) for younger consumers in the future．

China International Culture Association, a key sponsor of “Happy Chinese New Year”, called for rabbit-themed mascot (吉祥物) design for the Year of the Rabbit,     1     started on Jan. 22, 2023, according to the traditional Chinese calendar.

The     2     (collect) design went through four stages of evaluation, and the winner was told at the end of 2022. “Happy Chinese New Year” is known for     3     series of cultural activities held in numerous countries     4     (introduce) the lunar New Year culture and bring the joys of Chinese New Year to everybody throughout the world. The Year of the Rabbit is considered as one of the     5     (lucky) signs of the Chinese Zodiac (生肖). It is traditional Chinese     6     (believe) that the Chinese Rabbit will live a long, peaceful life filled with beauty and love.

The design competition     7     (hold) for the first time to create a memorable and     8     (cultural) fresh experience for the globe. The interested     9     (party) could check out details and know more information at https://ishijue.com/, the official website     10     the competition.

Luosifen is a combination of river snails and rice noodles, originating in Liuzhou, Guangxi, southern China. Since Liuzhou is a city full of Luosifen restaurants, with many near one another, you can even smell it    1     (walk) down the street! Because of the humid climate in Liuzhou, people tend to lose their appetite, but the spicy and sour taste stimulates    2     (people) appetite. Its unique taste of freshness, sourness, hotness and spiciness is    3     modern people and young people prefer. Diners can also add extra chili, fresh green vegetables or garlic    4     (suit) their own taste. Despite the word “snail” in its Chinese name, actual snails don’t commonly appear in the dish, but    5     (use) to flavor the soup. There being many choices of    6     (package) Luosifen these days ,people can easily prepare their favorite version at home. Some people even cook Luosifen-based hotpot    7     (they). Admittedly, Luosifen has become    8     must-try dish for those enthusiasts seeking a genuine cuisine. Whether you are exploring the streets of Liuzhou    9     enjoying a bowl in a distant land, Luosifen is sure to leave a lasting impression on your taste buds, providing a    10     (true) unforgettable gastronomic (美食的) experience.

Independence is such a beautiful word. It is the growth from dependence to independence     1     leads us to maturity. Independence is another word for freedom,     2     is a universal value     3    (cherish) by all people. Freedom is     4     the drifting of white clouds in the open sky and the happy blooming of a flower in the woods. When we do not depend on anything to feel good and happy, we can truly be free. But how can we achieve independence? We must first of all have     5    (confident) in     6    (we). We should trust life and trust our own abilities to understand     7     is right and wrong, what decision to make     8     how to solve problems. We must also be brave enough     9    (take) responsibility for our decision and action. When we become independent, we     10    (be) truly mature.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) originated in ancient China. It     1    (include) acupuncture (针灸), Chinese herbal medicine, tai chi, qigong, tuina, guasha, cupping and so on.

Acupuncture was one of the first TCM       2    (method) that were accepted by the healthcare system in the USA. It was first introduced to the USA in 1971 by a New York Times reporter, James Reston, in an article     3    (title) “Now, about my operation in Peking”.

In 1997. acupuncture was     4    (official) accepted by the National Institutes of Health of the US, and in a statement in 2002, the World Health Organization recognized acupuncture as an     5    (effect) treatment for more than 43 common ailments (小病). TCM focuses     6     not only the disease treatment, but also the disease prevention and     7    (improve) of overall health.

Today, TCM is primarily used as an alternative for people     8    (maintain) a healthy state in the US. It is widely practiced in more than 180 countries and regions around the globe; among them, 103 countries have approved     9     use of acupuncture, 29 have established some forms of laws and regulations for TCM, 18 have included acupuncture into their national health insurance systems,     10     more than 30 have colleges and universities that teach students in TCM.

Stall holders (小摊贩) at     1     bustling night market in Dongyang, Zhejiang province, now have one less thing to worry about after the local trade union federation helped establish a child care center, which spend the same amount of time on a daily basis tending their youngsters as they do     2     (earn) bread and butter at night.

The center     3     (launch) in June on Zhenxing Road to help relieve the pressure on many of those running its 435 street stalls, many of     4     are migrant workers from around the country     5     local relatives to help take care of their children.

During a visit     6     (early) this year to the crowded and noisy market in the     7     (city) Wuning subdistrict, Mao Fenghua, head of the local trade union federation, found a child doing homework near a street stall. “The night market is noisy and crowded. It is hard for the children to keep their attention     8     (focus) on their studies with all the noise, and the parents will never be able to concentrate on their business     9     they have to look after their children,” she said.

Mao visited every stall along the road to learn about     10     (convenient) facing the parents. One of these was Xia Qiongfang, from Hubei province, who sells screen protectors for mobile devices at the night market alongside her husband.

Mount Hua is famous for its breathtaking cliffs.     1     has always been my dream to climb it. Finally I had the chance to make my dream come true.

We got to the foot of Mount Hua at 9:40 pm. We started at about 10:00 pm, and it took us the whole night     2    (climb) to the top. Ninety-five per cent of climbers were campus students. The whole atmosphere was like we were from one campus, participating     3     a large PE class.

We got to the North Peak first. It is the only way to reach the East Peak in order to watch the sunrise. It was about 4:40 am     4     we reached the East Peak. There was still another hour     5    (remain) until sunrise. The time passed     6    (quick) as we chatted and imagined the great scene of sunrise while staying close to each other for comfort. The     7    (east) sky reddened little by little.We all watched intently (专心地), not     8    (make) a sound. But unfortunately more and more clouds gathered. “It is cloudy,” someone said. “Although the sunrise on a cloudy day is not so amazing, it is still charming and attractive. The combination of clouds and sun     9    (create) a totally different feeling. Look! The sun is like     10     fireball in the claw of dragon.”

We all know    1     it is like to want to win and most of us know what it is like to lose. More often than not, winning has the victor walking on air, lost in the glory of the moment,     2     the loser is left with a bitter taste and a feeling of failure. Almost nobody likes to come     3    (two), and sometimes it is difficult    4    (keep) everything in perspective. Modern society honours winners and successful sportspeople quickly become celebrities,     5    (admire) by all. However, there are ways to win and ways to lose. Whether you come first or last, it is important to remember     6     at any sporting event, you face two opponents: your fellow     7    (compete) and yourself. At the finish, your competitor will walk away but you will have to live with your decisions. A true sportsperson    8     (make) the right decisions for the right reasons and not worry about failure. There is an old and very wise saying, repeated many times, “Win with humility, lose with grace, and do both     9     dignity.” In praise of such acts of sportsmanship, the International Fair Play Committee decided to award the Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Trophy, in 1964. The first athlete    10    (receive) the award was an Italian bobsleigh competitor named Eugenio Monti.

In 1818 Mary Shelley published Frankenstein, the story of a scientist who tries to create a superior, being and instead creates a monster. In the last two centuries, this story     1     (tell) over and over again in countless variations. At first sight, the Frankenstein story appears to warn us that if we try to play God and engineer life we will be punished severely. Yet the story has a     2     (deep) meaning.

The Frankenstein myth confronts. Homo sapiens (智人) with the fact that the last days are fast approaching.     3     some nuclear or ecological disaster strikes, the pace of technological development will soon lead to the replacement of Homo sapiens by completely different beings who possess not only different physiques, but also very different cognitive and emotional worlds. This is something most Sapiens find extremely worrying. We like to believe that in the future people just     4     us will travel from planet to planet in fast spaceships. We don’t like to think about the     5     (possible) that in the future, beings with emotions and identities like ours will no longer exist, and our place will be taken by alien life forms     6     abilities beat our own.

We seek comfort in the fantasy that Dr. Frankenstein can create only terrible monsters, whom we would have to destroy in order to save the world. We like to tell the story that way because it implies that we are     7     best of all beings, that there never was and never will be anything better than us. Any attempt     8     (improve) us will inevitably fail, because even if our bodies might be improved, you cannot touch the human spirit.

We would have a hard time     9     (accept) the fact that scientists could engineer spirits as well as bodies, and that future Dr. Frankenstein could therefore create something     10     (true) superior to us, something that will look at us as condescendingly (居高临下地) as we look at the Neanderthals (穴居人).

8-year-old Idaho Dillon Helbig dreamed of putting his book in the library. The second-grader, who had worked     1     (dedicated) on his 81- page unpublished book for days, made a secret plan to get his work onto one of the     2     (shelf) of a local library.

Then, he made a     3     (decide) to take action. He walked secretly past the librarians and put his back against the shelf while     4     (slip) his book in among other books. Dillon visited the library days later to check on the sole copy of his book, finding it was no longer where he     5     (place) it. The librarian explained they were impressed with his book and were adding it to their official catalogue . “Dillon’s book fits all the criteria,” insisted branch manager Alex Hartman,     6     , with Dillon’s permission, later processed the book and made it     7     (access) to anybody with a library card.

“We’re proud of him. We see him writing books, and he keeps himself busy     8     hours and days on end. It was awesome to see he had the courage to put this one on the shelf,” said Dillon’s mom. It has become a book     9     (seek) by many readers, with many people on     10     waiting list for the book.