Many people think that money brings happiness. However, according to Professor Michael Argyle, this is not true. In Britain, we are     1     (rich) but unhappier than fifty years   ago. The USA is the richest country in the world but Americans are not the happiest people in the world.

Professor Argyle has found that very poor people and very rich people are unhappier than those in between. For example, very poor people in     2    developing world live in overcrowded houses without any running water and     3    no electricity. However, there are many millionaires (百万富翁) with     4     (person) problems. A lot of young people     5    get rich very quickly are at risk.

Because of this, a few young millionaires are changing their life styles. Richard Cross, a multi-millionaire computer analyst ( 分 析 师 ) from California is an example. His house     6     (show) no signs of his wealth. There is a small garden   and there only two   cars     7     (park) outside the house. “I want my kids     8     (live) a normal life,” says Richard.

So what can make     9     (we) happy? According to Professor Argyle, you should have one close relationship and some close     10     (friend). You should do a little sport and have a lot of contact (联系) with other people. Other people make you happy, not money!

I walked nervously into the place that would be my second home for the next four     1     (year). I started the most     2     (excite) part of my life that day: high school.

My schedule was in my hands as I was looking back and forth to see where my Spanish class was. I     3     (final) made it to Spanish class after about 10 minutes. After settling down (平静下来), the Spanish teacher told us how her class would be run. I wasn’t too nervous in this class because I did very well     4     Spanish in middle school.

But I again started to get nervous when her class appeared     5     (be) hard because we were going to learn     6     lot of new vocabulary that I hadn’t learned in middle school. She     7     (teach) differently from my middle school Spanish teacher, and I hoped that I could fit in with her teaching style. I said to    8     (I), “It’s fine. You’re smart enough to do this.”

I left school     9     (feel) good that day, believing that high school was not as hard     10     it seemed.

I remember in our old school days, we     1     (have) PE lessons. During the lesson， we played games. It was fun and I really enjoyed it very much. Later I began to train for our school annual cross-country events. At that time, running     2     (consider) boring and painful for me. Sometimes, I had to continue running to the     3     (finish) line despite the pain.

When I started to work     4     a young age, I realized exercise should be a part of our lifestyle. Looking at the options during that time, running seems to be the     5     (simple) form of sport. But sometimes it’s too much for me, and I become tired     6     (easy). It has also come to my notice     7     the hot weather affects my performance too.

    8     (base) on my experience, the best weather is after a heavy rain. The air is cool and you don’t sweat so much. So whenever there is a heavy rain, I will take note and decide whether to go for     9     run later.

Needless to say, running has its     10     (benefit) . So if you are currently not doing it, I encourage you to start now. But before you put on those running shoes, make sure you check your health with your family doctor. This is important if you don’t exercise at all or have any medical conditions.

Coffee fest hopes to fuel Shanghai’s cultural industries

Shanghai, the city     1     the most coffee houses in China, opened a two-week-long coffee culture festival on Thursday.     2    (organize) by the Shanghai Cultural and Creative Industry Promotion Association and the Shanghai Food Association, the Shanghai Coffee Culture Week will run to Aug 18 and feature a     3    (vary) of themed activities.

Data from domestic tech and retail giant Meituan showed that Shanghai was home to 7,857 cafes as of June 30,     4    (rank) first among cities in China. The central Huangpu district has the     5    (high) density of coffee shops, with 38.5 per square kilometer.

Wang Yayuan, deputy head of the municipality’s publicity department, said at a news conference for the event that coffee culture has prospered in Shanghai and become     6     important “window” for residents and tourists     7    (experience) a high-quality life and local culture. The festival     8    (design) to explore coffee’s cultural connotations and the city’s unique characteristics, advancing the development of     9    (culture) and innovation industries, Wang said.

On the event’s opening day, the homegrown coffee brand Manner Coffee offered free Americanos to residents,     10     food delivery platform Eleme provided 30,000 cups of free coffee on Friday. Customers can get special offers at hundreds of coffee shops across the city during the festival, according to organizers.

A few weeks ago, all the students were talking about the coming trip at the winter camp. For me, it was     1     piece of terrible news. I was not good at winter sports, and everyone would laugh at me. I told my mother my worry. “You might be     2     (surprise), Alice,” said Mom. “The only way to find out the truth is to try     3     (brave).”

After arriving at the camp, we     4    (ask) to skate down to the field. I skated carefully, but I still fell down. Somebody started laughing at me loudly. Just when I didn’t know     5     to do, I noticed a girl in the same situation as me. Although she had fallen down many times, she didn’t give up     6     (try). Encouraged by her spirit, I felt I was braver     7     ever. The next day, I     8    (choose) to try skating first. And I succeeded in doing it at the     9    (five) time.

Actually it’s normal for us to worry about failure when we try something new. However, we should be confident and brave even though sometimes we have to fall on the road to     10     (succeed).

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.

I’m in the Sarek National Park, which is viewed as Europe’s hidden natural treasure.     1     (listen) to the sound of the wind buffeting the tent, I wake up and walk out the tent.     2     (branch) of the Rapa River flow through the valley. Sarek’s mountain     3     (cover) by vast sheets of ice originally. After the ice melted, reindeer arrived. Following them were the Sami people,     4     made this territory their home. In 1909, Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in     5     (it) natural state. At the far side of the valley,     6     ancient Sami cottage is visible. Since reindeer were always on the move, the Sami would pick up their tents and     7     (company) them. This morning, I eat a piece of bread     8     (warm) over a fire, dried reindeer meat, and some berries. After breakfast, I pack my bag and set off     9     (immediate). The land to my destination on the other side of the valley is difficult, which means it will be a day full of sweat.     10    , I will not complain because being in such a beautiful place makes me feel blessed to be alive.

As China plays an    1    (increasing) important role on the global stage, the Chinese language is exerting (施加) its influence     2    English, according to a recent report by the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration. The report is based on a survey    3    (conduct) by the CFLPA and the Horizon Research Consultancy Group, both based in Beijing.

The survey was designed     4    (find) out to what extent the Chinese language Romanized in the form of pinyin is known and understood by people in eight major English-speaking     5    (country)—Britain, the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India, Singapore and the Philippines—through media reports, schools and cultural exchanges.

Researchers first    6     (choose) more than 300 Chinese words and terms, and counted the number of times    7    (they) pinyin were mentioned in reports of 50 mainstream media outlets in the eight countries over the past five years,    8    (include) the New York Times, the Washington Post, the BBC, the Guardian, the Straits Times and India Today.

    9    researchers then selected 150 words and terms    10    were more frequently used, and surveyed 1,260 interviewees from the eight countries with a bachelor’s degree or above.

The survey included words and terms in three major categories, all related to China: politics, society, and history and culture.

In recent years, Chinese online literature has been recognized increasingly from home and abroad. For example, the British Library     1     (collect) Good Spring Time and 15 other Chinese online novels over a month ago. Covering themes of science fiction, history, reality and fantasy, these novels are considered the     2     (classic) of Chinese online literature from the past 20 years.

Good Spring Time is one of the     3     (famous) Chinese online novels. It focuses on Chinese porcelain culture, conveying a spirit that encourages people     4     (fight) against fate continuously, as well as the love and care among family members. Readers can see a splendid, elegant China through the tradition, romance, friendship, struggles and beauty     5     (describe) in the novel.

Hearing of the news     6     her work has been included in the Chinese bibliography of the British Library, Yi Qianchong, known     7     the author of Good Spring Time, is rather amazed and happy. “It’s a surprise to me that online fiction can     8     (add) to the collection of a foreign library. When my novel entered the collection of the National Library of China. I was very happy. It’s     9     milestone for my creation.”

“Today, when I heard that the British Library is collecting Chinese online literature, I’m     10     (delight) for online literature. It feels like the path of online novel writing is becoming ever wider.” she adds.

When newly admitted college students receive     1    (they) letter of admission this summer, they may get more than just an ordinary letter.

Gao Fanqiao, a high school graduate from Shenyang, was looking forward to her admission letter from Nankai University. It arrived    2    two lotus seeds. The special meaning is    3     the plants, which describe noble qualities in Chinese art, are used to symbolize the school’s desire that students keep their original dream and march    4     (ambitious) toward a bright future.

Many domestic universities     5     (join) the urend of sending fancy surprises and fabulous admission packages in recent years to give students     6     amazing first impression.

Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong sent out gift boxes containing an admission letter and Pu’er tea    7    (produce) in Fengqing county in southwestern Yunnan province. It is hoped that the freshmen will always keep in mind that they    8     (suppose) to make contributions to places    9    they are needed most in the future.

Other innovations from schools include paper cuts to show the charm of Chinese culture, and messages to stimulate students’     10    (enthusiastic).