In Sarek National Park, I wake up to the sound of the wind    1    (buffet) the cloth of my tent. Standing at the edge of the mountain, I find    2    (branch) of the Rapa River flowing through the valley below. Sarek’s mountains used to     3    (cover) by vast sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice melted, with about 100 glaciers     4     (leave) behind. Soon after, reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer     5     (be) the Sami people, who made this territory their home. In 1909,    6    (keep)the land’s natural state, the government made Sarek a national park.

For hundreds of years, the Sami lived     7     reindeer. With reindeer on the move, the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them. Today, most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live     8    modern life. But every spring, a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sarek,    9     they live in tents and enjoy their traditions. Nothing could be     10     (good) than breathing the fresh air and enjoying this great adventure in such a beautiful and wild place.

The Laba Festival stands for the beginning of conventional celebrations of the Chinese New Year.     1     (celebrate) on the eighth day of the last lunar month. La in Chinese means the 12th lunar month and Ba means the eighth day of the month.

There are     2     (differ) tales about the origin of this festival and we can not tell which one is true. However, we agree this festival started as a sacrificial offering to ancestors. It was also a day     3     the ancient Chinese prayed that there would be a     4     (good) harvest than ever.

Laba porridge is a kind of     5     (tradition) food for the festival and it     6     (make) of eight ingredients, including sweet rice, red beans, peas, sorghum, etc.     7     this special day, people are eager     8     (eat) the porridge believing it will bring peace and good health in the coming year.

Another custom is to soak Laba garlic. The practice is very simple. Put the garlic into     9     jar, pour vinegar into it and then seal it. We’ll find it will turn green,     10    (watch) the color of the garlic carefully. By the time of the Spring Festival, we can taste it when eating dumplings.

Sana Farooq     1     (study) Chinese at the National University of Modern Languages for over a month. The more she learns about the language, the more she feels     2     (she) getting connected to Chinese culture. “I just started learning Chinese, but the way my teachers taught us helped us deeply understand the Chinese culture, which not only increased our interest in the language     3     opened up our eyes,” Farooq says.

Because of the rising demand and popularity of Chinese in Pakistan after the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, several Pakistani     4     (university) have made it a must for all students getting a bachelor’s degree(学士学位) to pass a test that     5     (show) a basic understanding of the Chinese language.

As a result, thousands of students are learning Chinese in the country. The students think their interest     6     the language is from their teachers, who act as cultural ambassadors(大使) of China in Pakistan by     7     ( teach) students the language and telling them about the country’s culture.

The teachers are mostly local people with a large number of female teachers     8     have spent a lifetime learning and teaching the language. Most of the teachers have learned in China and observed its culture     9     (close) during their stay in different Chinese cities. The teachers are now sharing their experiences and observations with their young students, many of whom wish     10     (follow) the footsteps of their teachers.

On June 5 China launched the three-person Shenzhou 14 mission, which is     1     third crew(乘组)for the country’s space station project. Together with the ground team, in the next six     2     (month) the three taikonauts will work     3     (complete) the construction of the Tiangong Space Station.

They will also carryout 24 in-orbit medical experiments during     4     (they) six-month stay in China’s space station, according     5     the China Manned Space Agency on Thursday.

“These space medical experiments are designed     6     (main) to study how taikonauts     7     (affect) by the weightless environment and spacefights,” said Li Yinghui,     8     is the chief designer of China’s manned space program taikonaut system.

Li also noted that the body data     9     (collect) by the previous taikonauts has laid a good foundation for future research by the Shenzhou 14 crew. The scientific and technological achievements     10     (benefit) people worldwide in the future.

Everything that happens to us in life is     1     result of our choices. So the next time you complain about gaining 10 pounds, know that you     2    (actual) made that choice. You chose to eat the foods you did, and you chose not to go     3     a walk after dinner.

The choices you make today     4    (influence) your life tomorrow. The big mortgage(按揭贷款) payment each month you hate paying? You chose to buy the big house. It’s hard     5     (admit) that we made a mistake and bought too big a house, but     6    (mistake) are part of life.

The great thing about life is     7     we can always choose to change things. You can start eating healthier or look into moving and selling your house. But many times, we choose not to change.

Why is this? First, we act in ways that we believe will make us feel better. We would rather continue to eat     8    (healthy) food because eating the foods we love brings us     9    (much) comfort than putting in the effort of changing our diet and starting to exercise. Second, we put too much power into immediate pleasure. We buy the bigger house     10    (think) it will bring us happiness. Now there’s a huge mortgage payment we have to pay every month.

For Dr. Janice Graham, an anthropologist in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vaccines are more than medicine—they are social products. “    1    vaccines are developed for the public’s health, not    2    (simple) individuals, they are particularly interesting.” says Dr. Graham. “We’re making fantastic inroads in developing new vaccines for old and    3     (emerge) diseases, but the ability to keep outbreaks    4    happening effectively when they do occur,     5    (lie)in the social determinants of health.”

A flu vaccination is particularly important,especially during severe flu seasons. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in its    6    (late)flu update on Feb.14 that flu activity is still at    7    high level. Since last October, at least 26 million Americans have suffered from the flu, resulting in the    8    (die) of at least 14,000 adults and 92 children. While flu vaccinations must be done annually, a researcher says that the effectiveness of other vaccinations adults    9    (receive)as children weakens over time,so they might find    10    (they) no longer protected.

From the beginning, I’ve been committed to     1     (create) a “brand”that never going to teach, coach, post or write about something I’ve tried or tested. I’m not going to represent people, things, ideas or     2     (product) I don’t believe in.

I’ll say what is on my mind even when it’s     3     (possible) unpopular. Whenever I do this, someone     4     (message) me, saying that “You shouldn’t say that. You’ll lose followers or won’t get clients. ”All I can say is that I didn’t start this journey to become anyone I’m not. I refuse     5     (give) in just because that’s what people are comfortable with or used to.

That commitment to remaining authentic (真实的)     6    myself is a constant struggle. It’s not easy. But it’s     7    promise I made to myself when I started, and one I intend to keep.

Whatever your dreams are, make a promise to always stay true to     8    makes you authentic. Don’t let other     9     (people) opinions water down your dreams or change your “brand”. In the end, it’s that ability to remain true to yourself that will set you apart from the pack and bring you success, even when everyone     10     (try) to convince you otherwise.

With high yield and superior quality, Chinese hybrid rice varieties have been introduced around the world,     1     (benefit) more people. The export of China’s hybrid rice technology started many years ago. In 1979, China provided hybrid rice seeds to another country for the first time, and 40 years later, in     2     (real), China’s hybrid rice has been planted in dozens of countries in the world.

In the past 40 years, Chinese scientists     3     (devote) to providing assistance to many other countries. China has trained more than 14,000 hybrid rice professionals for more than 80 developing countries through international training courses. This technology has spread     4     more and more places in the world so far.

Yuan Longping,     5     cultivated the world’s first high-yield hybrid rice strain not only earned respect from Chinese people but also the global community. His hybrid rice research has been     6     (entire) saving millions of people from hunger. Yuan’s dream was     7     (solve) the global food shortage and promote hybrid rice around the world. China has achieved     8     great wonder, feeding nearly one fifth of the world’s population with less than nine percent of the world’s total land. And China is     9     (will) to contribute to global food security and calls for joint efforts to end global hunger and poverty.

It     10     (believe) that Yuan’s dream will come true one day.

Mum-of-three Shelley Kozyra already seems    1    (find) a way to not only encourage her two sons and daughter to help with tasks like cleaning their rooms    2    also to follow her rules on behavior.

With a whiteboard    3    (set) out the house rules and chores, there’s also a section for each child to record    4     they have achieved that week.

Each task or good behavior    5    (earn) three children tokens   (家务币)   made from laminated happy faces, which are placed in    6    (adore) personalized buckets attached    7     the board.

“Aim is to work towards    8    number of tokens that they put in the    9    (bucket) and trade-in for something they would really like.”

When they collect enough, tokens can    10    (cash) in for outings to the movies, dinner, one-on-one time, extended bedtime, screen time or something from the shops.

For a book lover, stepping into a bookstore is always exciting, but a new bookstore in China makes the experience really     1     (amaze).

Located in the west of Chengdu in Sichuan Province, there is a bookstore that is just like a magical world. Upon entering, visitors can see C-shaped bookcases,     2     create a series of private spaces. In the center of the store, towering arches (拱门) take advantage of the full     3     (high) of the space.

It looks like the books     4     (spread) out from the floor to the ceiling. But actually the books placed on the highest levels are not real. The store already has     5     collection of over 80,000 books, so there’s actually no waste of space.

Visitors walking through the store will find areas designed     6     (serve) different purposes. The children’s reading area, for example, features panda posters, bamboo bookshelves and colorful cushions (坐垫). The panda pictures hanging on the bookshelves are like pandas     7     (climb) on high branches. The colorful cushions can provide comfort     8     children to sit on the ground and relax. All the     9     (element) of the design come together to give visitors an interesting experience.

In a word, it really     10     (present) the local famous man-made landscape, even though it is in an artistic way.