Today, the advancement of technology has taken a front-row seat in the creation of smart campuses. In recent years, many schools in China     1     (accept) technologies such as Al and big data to make school life     2     (simple) for students and teachers than before.

Using a smart campus system by the Chinese tech company iFlytek, Tianjin Eco-City School attached     3     Beijing Normal University has introduced     4     (innovate) applications to transform the educational experience. In aerospace classes, students use simulation (模拟) devices and VR glasses for immersive (沉浸式的) learning, enabling them     5     (find) out about rocket launches and a rocket’s internal structure through fun learning.

    6     (similar), in swimming classes, “by wearing smart earphones, children can receive real-time instructions from the coach underwater, ensuring maximum safety, said Li Rui,     7     leader of the school.

For PE classes, Yuwen School in Wuhu, Anhui, has installed (安装) self-testing kits with AI visual analysis technology for     8     (activity) such as long-distance running, standing long jump, sit-ups and skipping rope. Students’ faces     9     (register) in a facial recognition system,     10     (allow) them to receive voice reports and instant performance results after each exercise.

Smart campuses can reshape how and what students learn and how they study and interact with an institution.

Just after finishing his work, Mr. Philips was going to the grocery shop to buy some bananas, but he saw a poor old lady     1     (sell)fresh bananas on the street, so it seemed     2     (convenient)to buy some from her.

The old lady charged $7     3     one kilo of bananas. “But the shop     4     I usually buy from gives them for $5 per kilo!”, Mr. Philips said. “I’m sorry sir, I cannot afford to match that price”, the old lady responded. Mr. Philips said nothing and went to the grocery shop.

    5     , when he wanted to pay for bananas he picked, the cashier told him that the price per kilo was $10. He tried to bargain again, but the manager said coldly, “We do not bargain.” Mr. Philips felt very     6     (annoy)with his attitude, and decided to put the bananas back and go back to the old lady.

She recognized him     7     (instant)and told him, “Sir, I can’t match that price.” “Don’t worry, I will pay you $10 per kilo!” said Mr. Philips. “Now, give me two     8     (kilo)please!” The old lady happily packed the bananas and said, “I can’t accept $10 per kilo but I will accept $7 per kilo. I appreciate your     9     (kind).”

Mr. Philips left the old lady speechless with gratitude, and also recommended many friends to buy bananas from the old lady, which they did. From that day on, she made     10     much better living than ever before.

It’s part of life to have challenging experiences that get you down. At times like this, you might try to change your mindset,     1    (remind) yourself that it won’t last forever or to focus on the bright side. Changing how you think about     2    (emotion) events in this way can change how you feel about them.     3     sometimes this is easier said than done.

Imagine you lost a dream opportunity and you may wonder whether you’ll ever get another chance like that again. It can be difficult to break out of your mindset when having negative experiences.     4    (fortunate), getting a good friend’s perspective(见解) can help.

Here     5    (come) the question: Is getting a friend’s perspective when rethinking a negative event more powerful than rethinking it     6     your own? According to some research     7    (conduct) lately, we can choose the former. How you think and feel can     8    (shape) by getting a friend’s perspective, both in the moment and over time. The next time you can’t get rid of your negative thought     9    (pattern), remember that humans are fundamentally social creatures. It’s okay to turn to the people around you and your friends, from     10     you can get new perspectives and some help.

Besides water, tea is the most popular drink in the world. It is said that tea was invented accidentally by a Chinese ruler,     1     was called Shen Nong. Lu Yu, “the sage of tea (茶圣)”,     2    (write) the first book about tea. It is believed that tea     3     (send) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In the 17th century, tea was introduced to Europe. The tea trade from China     4     Western countries took place in the 19th century.

There are many     5     (type) of Chinese tea, such as green tea, white tea, oolong tea, yellow tea, dark tea and black tea, each of which has     6     (it) own different color, scent, and taste. Many provinces have their special types of tea,     7     (actual), such as the West Lake Longjing Tea in Zhejiang Province, the Wuyi Rock Tea in Fujian Province and the Pu’er Tea in Yunnan Province.

It is a     8     (tradition) etiquette (礼节) to serve guests with tea. The gongfu tea is perhaps the most representative tea ceremony in China. The preparation can involve over 10 different tools, containing more than 20 steps.

Do you enjoy     9    (drink) tea? Choose a type of Chinese tea     10     enjoy it with your friends.

Rose Flower Cake, one of Yunnan’s classic snacks, is a delicious dessert in Yunnan. According to historical     1     (record), flower cakes were invented by a cake maker during the Qing Dynasty more than 300 years ago.     2     (traditional), flower cakes were eaten at breakfast and as snacks.

As Yunnan’s typical dessert, rose cakes     3     (make) using Rosa rugosa, a kind of rose native to eastern Asia. However, the best quality Rosa rugosa is grown in Yunnan. With     4     (it) spring like weather year round, Yunnan is     5     ideal environment for plants in general, and roses in particular.

Rose Flower Cake is only available for part of the year because it’s made using the petals (花瓣) of roses,     6     have a limited flowering period. April and May are the     7     (good) time of the year to pick roses. After they are picked, they are frozen and taken in refrigerated trucks to factories for processing.

There     8     (be) more than a dozen varieties of flower cakes being offered now. The shelf life of flower cakes is from 7 to 45 days, depending     9     the ingredients (原料). In April, people wait in line     10       (buy) fresh flower cakes.

If possible, have a taste for the very traditional local dessert.

There     1     (be) a new modern art exhibition downtown in the last three days, which     2     (close) this coming Sunday. Having got two tickets for it, I     3     (consider) inviting my friend Tony to go along with me. I know that he     4     (finish) his paper by Sunday and can afford the time.

He once     5     (tell) me that he liked modern art, so I think he will be interested in this exhibition. Just this morning, when I entered my office, my colleagues     6     (talk) about it, and some of them said they     7     (go) to see it already. The exhibition     8     (hold) in ten more big cities in America after it goes to San Francisco next week.

I’ve just called Tony and he has agreed to go with me, saying that he     9     (look) forward to going to an exhibition for months. I will call for him this Sunday. I’ll go home for lunch now, as I     10     (starve).

As the sun rises over his tea plantation in Ning’er county in Pu’er, Yunnan province, Li Xingchang walks around examining the leaves and smelling their aroma (香气). September is harvest time, and Li is treating each tree     1     (careful), as if it were his own child.

The 69-year-old man has spent almost four decades     2     (plant) and making Pu’er tribute tea (贡茶), which was once produced for the use of the royal family during the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911). “From the time I started making tea, I felt like it was part     3     my life. My whole life has been involved with Pu’er tea,” says Li.

Last November, China’s     4     (tradition) tea-processing techniques and practices     5     (write) on UNESCO’s Representative List. Pu’er tea was included on the list.

Li’s family began making Pu’er tribute tea during the Yongzheng period(1723-1735). He is now the     6     (eight) generation with expertise in the process.

When Li was a child, he would go to the plantation with his parents to help them pick leaves at harvest time. In 1987, Li started learning how     7     (make) Pu’er tribute tea from his mother,     8     was very strict. From planting to the complex processes of tea making, it took him 10 years to win his     9     (mother) recognition. “If I didn’t do well, she would throw away the leaves or refuse to drink     10     tea I made. When one day, she smiled after taking a drink, I knew I had made it,” says Li.

A video of college students in northeastern China wearing military style cotton coats to class     1    (go) viral on social media platforms recently.

Down jackets(羽绒服) have been a    2    (necessary) for many Chinese people all the time. To seek more profit in the booming market, many brands have started to move towards high-end development,    3    (result)in a more significant increase in demand for high-quality materials like white goose down. Thus, the price has increased.

With the price of down jackets increasing, college students in China have picked up military coats    4    (defend) themselves from the winter cold. Thanks     5     their low cost and high quality, cotton coats have made a major comeback this winter and stormed college campuses.

The general thinking among students is     6    it isn’t about whether they can afford a down jacket or not, but that cotton coats     7    (simple)provide better quality at a much lower price. The cheapest military style cotton coat costs less than 100 yuan and they have become the most     8    (fashion)winter wear for college students in northern China. A single person wearing one of these coats is noticeable, and a couple might     9    (laugh)at. But when a group wears them, it’s     10    latest fashion.

For many locals in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, the day begins with a hot, steaming bowl of beef noodles. Currently, there are over 1,600 shops     1    (sell) Lanzhou beef noodles in this ancient city on the banks of the Yellow River, with annual sales estimated at more than $58 billion.

The     2    (early) Lanzhou clear-soup beef noodles developed from Chen Weijing’s Lao Tang beef noodles from Henan Province during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. Then Ma Liuqi from Gansu learned     3     Chen how to make the beef noodles and brought it to Lanzhou. This     4    (follow)by Chen Hesheng, Ma Baozi and others who established the standard of Lanzhou beef noodles and carried it forward.

Lanzhou beef noodles can be classified (分类) into more than 10 types     5    (base) on their thickness, with each type having its own name. The noodle types are determined by the different age groups they are     6    (suit) for. For example, the thinner noodles are ideal for older people as they are easier to chew. Young people have a     7    (prefer) for the thicker and wider noodles.

For over 200 years, this bowl of beef noodles     8    (become) world-famous for its tender meat and tasty soup, as well as its fine noodle texture. Now Gansu Province is considering passing     9     law related to Lanzhou beef noodles,     10     is believed to provide legal protection for the industry to achieve higher quality in production, business operation and services.

On Friday evening, the 33rd Qingdao International Beer Festival opened     1     Qingdao, Shandong province.

The coastal city’s Party Secretary Lu Zhiyuan announced the     2     (open) of the 24-dayevent and Mayor Zhao Haozhi opened the symbolic first barrel (桶) of beer during the ceremony.

The event, which runs until August 6 at the Golden Beach Beer City in the city’s West Coast New Area, has introduced more than 2, 000 varieties of beer from more than 40 countries and regions.     3    (help) visitors enrich their experience, the festival has organized more than 300 music and sports     4    (event) on the theme of beer.

This year the festival launched China’s first beer-themed show, a great experience     5    combined sound, light, fireworks and     6     (variety) performances.

The festival is also on     7     occasion of the 120th anniversary (周年) of well-known Tsingtao Brewery (啤酒厂), with celebrations organized during the event. The Qingdao-based brewery established two huge beer tents,     8    (cover) 4, 500 square meters, which     9     (offer) beer, food and fine view.

Started in 1991, the festival has become a major event in the calendar of the city and become one of the four     10     (large) beer festivals in the world, including Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.