The small town of Hay, on the River Wye,     1    (sit) on the border between England and Wales. You can only reach it on small country roads and the trains no longer stop there. It was     2     quiet place until 1961. That year a local man     3    (call) Richard Booth came back from a trip to the USA with a lot of second-hand books. He bought the town’s old fire station and changed it into a shop     4    (sell) them. For the next ten years, he bought more empty shops     5     made them into bookshops too, so that Hay became the world’s first “book town”.

    6     the money he made, Booth bought the     7    (old) castle in the town. On 1 April, 1977 he jokingly declared (宣称)     8    (him) “King” and said the town was now an     9    (independence) country. His horse was the head of the government, and he even gave people passports. By the 1980s there were one million books on sale, on 15km of     10    (shelf) in over 30 bookshops.

It is true that educational tours can benefit students in various ways. Though the primary purpose of educational tours is     1     (educate) students, they are also used as part of the classes to cover a wide range of life skills, including teamwork, time management, and communication. This is because educational tours allow students to share experiences     2     (practical) and use them to improve their career prospects (前景). If you are setting up an educational tour, you should spend some time     3     (research) useful information on this. For example, you should focus much attention     4     the means of transportation, the budget and the number of students.

The     5     (important) of educational tours to students can     6     (stress) in various ways. First of all, this tour provides a     7     (value) opportunity for each other to exchange and learn skills. On educational field tours, students feel the sense of enjoyment     8     can offer them a fresh perspective (视角), learn new things and witness different aspects. This opens up endless possibilities of understanding the world. Going on educational tours     9     (mean) to have a major educational element, including giving students the chance to build closer bonds with their classmates, experience     10     new environment and enjoy a day away from the classroom.

Oct 1, 2019 was a remarkable day because of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It brought everyone together for     1     grand ceremony.

Early in the morning, I     2     (wake) up with my grandparents and waited in front of the television. When the military parade started, everyone in the room stayed     3     (focus), watching the parade with passion. Our soldiers were     4     (high) energetic and disciplined.

Throughout the parade, my 80-year-old grandpa nearly stood up all the way,     5     (wave) his arms in delight. I knew the parade reminded him     6     a hard life. Now our nation is thriving (欣欣向荣) and powerful — the nation suffering warfare and poverty in the past has risen for     7     (it). From the moment those familiar rhythms played, all my family members sang aloud as if we were in the ceremony. I suddenly remembered one scene in the movie My People, My Country. When they learned of a lack of materials, everyone donated     8     they had to help. I was touched by their kind actions. It was their     9     (devote) to the country that promoted the development of China. We are proud     10     (be) Chinese and hope our motherland is getting better and better.

Spring is a great time     1     (ride) a bike. Imagine you are riding your favorite bike on the road or in the park, breathing the fresh air, with the wind kissing your face. You are admiring the roadside view,     2     flowers are dancing in the wind. You will be one of the beautiful     3     (sight) among these. In this beautiful season, how to choose the right cycling clothes? Here are some tips:

Spring     4     (bring) warmer temperatures but it is still not so warm at times. You need long sleeves and long trousers to protect your arms and legs     5     the effects of the cold wind. However, it is warmer during certain times of the day, so you can wear shorts with long sleeves.

Spring is the     6     (begin) of a new year, and it is also a season of vigor (活力). During this time, everyone feels more relaxed. It is like a key     7     turns sadness into joy. In this vigorous season, it is best to wear     8     (bright) colored clothes. When you ride in nature, you feel like apart of nature.

When spring arrives, sun block is another thing you need to pay attention to. Especially afternoon, the sun will be hotter.     9     (wear) short sleeves with cycling shorts, you can be more     10     (comfort). However, exposure to sunlight is not good for your skin, so you can wear an arm sleeve with the function of sun protection.

On the first day at high school, I     1     (wake) up early and rushed out of the door in     2     (eager) to get to know my new school.

In the English class, my English teacher, Mr. Meng said that life was full of sunshine.     3     (fortunate), challenges in high school might put us under pressure. Anyway, we should prepare     4     (we) for the unknown. Besides, I learnt more about English. English is interesting and creative. For example, there is no egg in eggplant at all and there is no ham in hamburger. What’s more, it is not easy     5     (understand) why while “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, “hardly” and “softly” are not an opposing pair. In fact, the reason     6     English can be so mad is that it was invented by people, and it     7     (reflect) the creativity of the human race.

In the afternoon, we watched a play about the generation gap in family matters. A boy appeared with a     8     (disappoint) look and argued with his father about his future career in music or in law after he left school. When they argued, the grandfather told both of them to calm down. He reminded the father     9     his own childhood when he was struggling with the similar career option after graduation and advised that the son go to university and play music at     10     same time. At last they stopped arguing with each other and reached an agreement. What a happy ending!

Figure skating is one of the most popular winter     1     (sport) and charming outfits(全套装备) are part of the attraction, western brands dominate(控制) the market for figure skating equipment and outfits,     2     a 26-year-old Chinese designer, named Zhang Yifan, is trying to change that.

Yifan     3     (found) her first lines in 2018. Her first piece was a high-end design ice skating dress for a special client—her younger sister Zhang Yixuan, who is a figure     4     (skate) and has been practicing in the sport since she was around four to five. Yifan,     5     is now the Head of Design at Yun Bing Wu Ji and Ice Queen, said her little sister Yixuan was     6     great source of inspiration.     7     the help of Yixuan, every item they have sold is tested by Yixuan’s professional teammates and before it     8     (put) on the market.

Yifan’s products are making waves on social media platforms,     9     (attract) younger consumers, as China chic(时尚) is becoming a popular trend among the younger generations. Yifan wants to take     10     (she) brands overseas and also hopes to expand her product lines into other sports.

Most people relate learning     1     formal education at school. We often     2     (tell) that we should get a good education.

    3     (general), it is true that formal education and the resulting qualifications are important. Education may make us make the best use of our potential     4     (find) better and more satisfying jobs, earn more and, perhaps, become more successful in our chosen career.

However, schooling is not only one type of learning, There are many other     5     (opportunity) to further your knowledge and develop the skills you need throughout life.

    6     (educate) well is not the only key to employment,       7     qualifications may get you an interview, actually getting the job needs a lot more. Employers look for well-balanced people with transferable skills, which include the     8     (able) to be able to demonstrate that you are keen to learn and develop.

If you are frustrated (沮丧的) with your job, continuing to sharpen your skills will make it     9     (easy) to find new ways out of a potentially stressful work situation. Keeping an open mind to learning and giving yourself room for flexibility are key to job satisfaction. Furthermore, potentially staying ahead of competitors for jobs by being more experienced or knowledgeable can give you     10     slight advantage over others.

You probably have ever been warned against using certain hand gestures when    1    (travel) abroad. The meanings of hand gestures differ so    2    (great) in different countries. But do you know the relationship between body language    3    groups?

Mark Moffett, author of The Human Suarm, describes our need to belong to a certain group. We are    4    (safe) in a group than in one person. We trust them, they protect us, and they share    5    same values and beliefs as us. We will even go to war to fight for our group. Humans attract those people    6    are members of their own group. This is because we like to be able to predict the     7    (action) of others and belonging to a group enables this.

Outsiders to our group    8    (be) foreign and unknown. Therefore, they may be    9    (danger), unpredictable or threatening. So it is important to recognize these outsiders to our group.

There are many things helping us identify these strangers or outsiders — the clothes they wear and the way they speak. Now, experts know that their body language is also an indicator. In our ancestors’ times, knowing    10    someone is a friend or foe (对手) could mean the difference between total annihilation (灭绝) of their family or the survival of their genes.

In 1951, a young mother of five named Henrietta Lacks visited The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Upon     1     (care) examination, the famous doctor Howard Jones discovered a large cervical tumor (宫颈肿瘤).

A small number of her cancer cells     2     (collect) during a medical test were sent to Dr. George Gey’s nearby lab. For years, Dr. Gey, a well-known cancer and virus researcher, had been collecting cells from all patients     3     came to The Johns Hopkins Hospital with cervical cancer, regardless of     4     (they) race or socioeconomic position, but each cell    5     (rapid) died in Dr. Gey’s lab. What Dr. Gey soon discovered     6     (be) that Mrs. Lacks’ cells were unlike any of the others he had ever seen: where other cells would die, Mrs. Lacks’ cells doubled every 20 to 24 hours.

Today, these incredible cells, named “HeLa” cells, are used for     7     (study) the effects of drugs and viruses       8     the growth of cancer cells without experimenting on humans. Scientists use “HeLa” cells to test the effects of radiation (辐射), to study the human genome, and to learn more about how viruses work. These cells also played     9     important role in the     10     (develop) of the polio vaccine (小儿麻痹症疫苗).

TV Drama Puts Spotlight on Ancient Tea Art

A Dream of Splendor, a 40-episode TV drama     1     (stream) on Tencent Video platform, has become a hit recently. The series features China’s traditional tea acrobatics (技巧), which is also one of the intangible cultural heritage     2     (item) in China.

Chinese tea culture     3     (witness) a long history. Starting from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it flourished throughout the Song Dynasty,       4     the popular way of having tea became dian cha—a kind of tea art. It is     5     delicate technique that starts from pouring hot water over fine powdered tea to make it mushy (糊状的). Then more hot water is added slowly while the tea is     6     (constant) stirred by hand with a bamboo stick to create froth (泡沫), which can be used     7     (draw) patterns on the surface of it. This action of pouring hot water is called dian, giving this art the name dian cha, while the art of using water to draw on the tea is called chabaixi.

This old practice not only makes drinking tea more     8     (enjoy), but also enhances the taste of it. It’s common to see coffee art in modern society,       9     tea art is relatively little-known. This popular TV series brings this intangible cultural heritage to more audiences and     10     (spread) traditional Chinese tea culture.