As a five-year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply     1     by her mother’s death. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of     2     like the majority of girls, she chose to study     3    . “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother     4    , thinking of the high tuition     5    . She     6    , “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”

In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his     1    . Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then    2     together into one     3    . His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide     4    .

Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be surrounded by     1     of four different groups of people who took     2     at different times throughout history. The first group, the Romans, came in the first century. Some of their great     3     included building towns and roads.

Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide     1     of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous     2    , and important events. Every festival has its different customs and     3     charms.

What a day! This morning, I was worried that no one would talk to me. But I was wrong. I didn’t feel awkward or f    1     at all. I miss my friends from junior high school, but I believe I will make new friends here, and there’s a lot to e    2     at senior high. I feel much more c    3     than I felt this morning. I think that tomorrow will be a great day!

I r    4     that you talk to your friend about his behavior. It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be a    5     computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even become a    6     the Internet and cannot c    7     school and family life.

A short f    8     from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your a    9     in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals u    10     the rainforest.

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and     1     to her country. As a coach, she led the China women’s volleyball team to     2     at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans     3         4         5         6    . When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination was     7    . The team that Lang ping had built was     8         9    . One of the best players had been     10    , and the team captain had to leave     11         12     heart problems. Losing two important players was a big     13    , but Lang Ping did not     14         15    . She had faced difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could win if they     16         17     as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

[Hot Snake]

... This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which     1     of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he     2    . A bird had snatched up the snake... When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and     3    .

[Running and Fitness]

As people often say, any exercise is better than none, but long-distance running     1    .

... Besides, anybody who is feeling down can go for a run to cheer themselves up. Even a thirty-minute run will     2     that you may be suffering due to stress.

[Your Life Is What You Make It]

... Besides teaching, Zhang Tian also brought changes to the village. He contacted charity organizations about     1     and helped the villagers sell local products online.     2     was great, so he became very popular among the villagers and they treated him as one of them.