When I went to see The Revenge of Prince Zidan, which is the Peking Opera version of Hamlet,I was impressed by the strong and mixed     1    of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance. I enjoyed it so much that I was on the     2     of my seat.

The opera started with an     3    playing jinghu, a traditional Chinese instrument, whose sound was completely new to my Western ears. Then I was surprised to see the     4    come on stage.Their costumes and masks were amazing. Although the stage was simple, the     5    could get meanings from the music,     6    movements and mime. By using some     7    ,a small stage had been    8    into the whole     9    .

The most incredible part of the show was how     10     the performers were. I highly recommend this show to you because it    11     all the right boxes with a    12    of music,singing, drama, poetry, costume design and explosive effect.

Peru is a coastal country along the Pacific， mainly made up of       1     parts： a narrow belt     2     parallel（平行） to the coast， the Andes Mountains， and the Amazon rainforest. The ancient Inca Empire once existed in the 1400s and 1500s， which was     3     then. But in the 1600s， Peru was     4     by Spain， and its     5     came to an end in 1821. Because of this， the main     6     language in Peru is Spanish.

Two popular tourist     7     are the Amazon rainfor­est， and Machu Picchu. You can take a short flight into the rainforest， where you can choose your accommodation in the middle of the forest，     8     the rainforest， where plants and animals are     9    . At Machu Picchu， you will be     10     by its dry stone method of building.

A footballer was     1     of taking money for deliberately not scoring goals so as to let the other team win We went to interview him. He     2     taking money but we were skeptical... It was a dilemma because the footballer could     3     demanded damages if we were wrong.

Remove clothing using scissors if necessary unless it is    4     to the burn… It is best to place burns under gently     5     water for about 10 minutes. (The cool water stops the burning process, prevents the pain becoming unbearable and reduces     6     .

During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually replaced     7     held in the Middle Ages. People began to concentrate     8     on religious themes and     9     a more humanistic attitude to life. …    10     coincidence, oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colors used in paintings look richer and deeper.

There are many famous athletes at home and abroad. One of them is Lang Ping, a coach who led the China women’s volleyball team to     1     (medal) at world championships and the Olympics. When preparing the Chinese team for the 2015 World Cup, her     2     (determine) was tested. One of the best players got     3     (injure), and the team captain left because of heart problems. Losing two important players didn’t get Lang Ping       4     (lose) heart. She believed that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. And she really made     5    . Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Another famous player is Michael Jordan. Known as “Air Jordan”, he changed basketball with his     6     (grace) moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the mental     7     (strong) that he showed made him unique. It seemed that in the final seconds of a game, Jordan could always find a way to win. When asked his secret     8     success, he says it is learning from his failures. Losing games taught him to practise harder and never give     9    . In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago     10    (help) young people since 1996.

Until last year, I was trying to look like the slim girls on TV even though I knew that it was     1     (possible). To lose weight, I tried every new diet I read about online. I tried no-fat, low-fat, 5:2, only bananas, no bananas-I almost     2     (go) mad.

Then an article changed me. It said instead of asking “Am I fat?” I should be asking “Am I fit?” I didn’t know a letter could make such a     3     (different)! Then I started thinking about fitness rather than weight. I didn’t say that I wanted to lose three kilos. Instead, I would say I wanted to run two kilometres in eight     4     (minute) or I wanted to be able to do 30 push-ups. I preferred     5     (add) healthy foods to my meals rather than cut     6    the foods I enjoyed. I still had a burger now     7     then, but I would add a salad or an apple.

Finally, I stopped     8     (compare) myself with actresses and models and looking for things that were wrong with my face or body. Instead, I made a list of the things I liked about     9     (I). I became more positive about myself and my body. As     10     result, I became both happier and healthier.

7 . I had heard of the killers that helped whalers catch huge whales. When I worked at a whaling station, I     1     it many times. One afternoon, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. We ran down to the shore     2     time to see an enormous animal throwing itself out of the water. George, one of the whalers, told me that it was Old Tom, the killer, who was telling us there's a whale. Another whaler     3     out to     4     a whale hunt. We immediately headed out into the bay, with Old Tom     5     us the way. Using a telescope we saw that several killers    6     there were throwing themselves on top of the whale's blow­hole to stop it     7     while others were stopping it diving or     8     out to sea. Then the man in the bow of the boat aimed at the whale and killed it. These killers     9     harmed or attacked people. Once when we were in the bay, the sea was     10     , for which James was carried away by waves. Worse still, there was a shark. Fortunately, Old Tom rescued James.

Marty Fielding is a fairly positive person who considers he has a good life. He is realistic about his     1     , but doesn't let this stop him doing as much as he     2     . Marty has to deal with many difficult things     3     as missing lots of school, not able to run     4     and play sports like other boys at his age. However, he keeps busy doing things that do not require     5     strength, like computer programming. His fellow students accept people with     6     like Marty. They encourage the disabled to live     7     and full lives. So Marty has friends with     8     he can go to movies and football matches and he has lots of pets. He also studies     9     . He is a psychologically strong,     10     boy.

9 . In the early evening we always stop to make camp. We put up our tent and then we eat. After supper Wang Wei put her head down on her     1     and went to sleep but I stayed     2    . At     3     the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It was so quiet. There was almost no wind—only the flames of our fire for     4    . As I lay     5     the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.

All hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. The army     6     teams to dig out those who were trapped and to     7     the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10,000     8     were rescued from the coal mines there. Workers built     9     for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.     10     water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.