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What is your first memory of being in the kitchen? Perhaps it’s making biscuits with a grandparent, or helping your family to prepare a large meal for a special event. Not only can cooking let you remember your     1     (love) ones when you cook the same dishes,     2     it can be a comfort when you feel down. Recently, people     3     (find) cooking can reduce stress and improve wellbeing, according to The Mental Health Foundation. Like other creative     4     (hobby), it allows you to use your     5     (imagine), try new things and express your personality.

By focusing on cooking, you are less likely to think about your worries. When     6     (expected) events and situations happen suddenly, cooking can feel like     7     safe and calming activity. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, ingredients such as eggs, flour and butter, were     8     high demand because so many people took up making cakes and bread     9     (fill) the time and lift their spirits. Cooking also brings people together. Sitting down to eat with friends and family builds strong social connections, and is good for     10     (they) mental and physical health.

5 . Ma Long, born in Anshan, Liaoning, the “home of table tennis”, was sent by his father to practise table tennis when he was 5 years old, and he went to Shenyang at the age of 11. At 15, Ma Long joined the national team. Although he was the least talkative boy of the players, his perseverance (坚持不懈) was as great as his overall strength in table tennis. In 2006, at 18, Ma Long, together with his teammates, won a team world championship.

His daily routine was a two-point line between the dormitory and the training hall, and he was the first to arrive and the last to leave on a daily basis. He had been doing so for ten years. His coach Liu Guoliang once said, “I went to the table tennis hall on a Sunday morning for an unannounced inspection (突击检查) to see how many players were training on Sunday. Only one person in the men’s first team was there. A genius (天才) is not your fear, but your fear is that a genius works harder than you do.” Such a genius is Ma Long.

However, after joining the team for nearly a decade, he suffered various types of failure. At that time, Zhang Jike, another top player, returned to the national team. From then on, Zhang was so invincible that he achieved the personal Grand Slam (大满贯) within only 445 days. Seeing Zhang’s achievements, Ma Long, at the lowest point, had the idea of retiring. But he was unwilling to just “disappear”.

Then came the Suzhou 2015 World Championship, Ma Long crowned his career, winning the singles champion.

6 . I love travelling, but it hasn’t always been my passion. In my first year of university, I started to travel during the holiday. During the Christmas holiday I went to Paris, and during the spring vacation, I visited Athens and various cities in Italy. I was very excited because this was the first time I had travelled abroad with just my friends. This desire to travel started off simply as a way to have something to look forward to after exams, but I soon discovered how important it is to travel.

On my travels I have had the opportunity where I not only experience new and exciting cultures through the art, history, language and food, but also communicate with people who have different views on life. Travelling is a learning experience for both yourself and the people you meet. Some people I met during my travels had never heard of Gambia and it was very delightful to share my African roots with them. When you travel you will meet people who have different cultural backgrounds and as a result, sometimes your own ideas and opinions might be challenged. It’s important to learn to see things from other people’s perspectives (视角) and challenge your own.

This is how I realized that travelling is the realization of home. When you travel you can see a different setting, a different language and a different way of living.

Travelling is truly an enriching experience and I am always excited about the discoveries that wait for me in my next adventure!

8 . Camping is a great way to enjoy nature. You can breathe fresh air, cook over a campfire and sleep under the stars. However, camping also means dealing with bugs, bad weather and few, if any, toilets.     1     But there is a way to enjoy the natural world without giving up the comforts at home. It’s called glamping, and interest in it has been growing since 2007.

Glamping, made up of the words glamorous (有魅力的) and camping, is a fairly new word.     2     Since around 600 B.C., Nomadic Mongolians have enjoyed the benefits of glamping. Their tents were very comfortable which inspired the design of modern glamping tents.

    3     One of them is that glamping gives you access to some beautiful places. You don’t have to give up beauty for comfort. Nowadays, glamping can be less expensive than staying in hotel, but you can still enjoy the modern comforts of a hotel.

Another reason to go glamping is that it’s good for the environment.     4     So, there is less waste, and the area stays beautiful.

No matter what kind of experience you’re looking for, a glampsite exists for you. From three Camel Lodge in Mongolia to Clayoquot Wilderness Resort in Canada, adventure is waiting for you. Sites can include a spa, a swimming pool and dinner under the stars. Activities can include exploring on horseback or camels and sightings of elephants, mountain sheep or tigers.     5    

Listed as a national level intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产)     1     2006, Qinqiang Opera has     2     (gradual) seen a return to popularity in recent years. The revival (复兴) of Qinqiang Opera has attracted more young audience since then.

“Ten years ago, our audience     3     (be) mostly old people. We were afraid we would lose them one day. Now we have lots of young audience members     4     our performances are warmly welcomed,” said Hou Yan to China Daily.

The number of young     5     (performer) increased as well. The average age of Hou’s opera team is 30. “As we become more confident about our culture, more young people will like    6     (tradition) culture as a fashionable trend and become promoters (推广者) of     7     (they) own culture,” Hou said to China Daily.

The revival of Qinqiang Opera in the past decades has reflected the country’s cultural development,     8     surprises the public. Hou’s attitude to her career has also changed. “As    9     opera actor, I’m very confident in our culture. I couldn’t imagine it decades ago. So I consider it our duty     10     (make) it well received ”

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Bringing the past to life by restoring (修复) old buildings from yesterday can show     1    (confident) in tomorrow. Jinan, the capital city of Shangdong province, which has a large number of cultural     2     (relic) and historic buildings, understands this.

One main example is in the ancient downtown area of Jinan. The Baroque-style building is    3     former site of the city’s first cinema ― Xiaoguanghan,     4     was built in 1904, when Jinan opened up to the outside world. By the late 1990s, the building was     5     danger of collapse (倒塌).        

Li, 45, a film lover     6     works in the catering industry (餐饮业), decided to help restore the historic building with the local government’s support in 2008. Restoration work started in 2009. During the process, Li began to learn about the history of the cinema and what the old building    7     (real) means to Jinan’s history and China’s wider film culture.

After nearly 26 months, Xiaoguanghan     8     (give) new life as a film museum and restaurant. The museum now     9     (have) more than 4,000 historic items, including cameras, projectors, posters and classic props (道具), making it a perfect place for visitors     10     (learn) about the history and culture of Chinese cinema.