This morning, my parents left on a long trip to Hawaii. They were as     1    (excite) as if it were their honeymoon.

When my parents married, they had only enough money for a three-day trip fifty miles from home. They made an     2    (agree) that each day they would put a dollar in a special metal box and save it for a honeymoon inHawai for their fiftieth anniversary (周年纪念).

Dad was a policeman, and Mum was a school teacher. They lived in a small house and did all     3    (they) own repairs. Raising five children was a challenge, and sometimes money was short,     4     no matter what emergeney came up, Dad would not let Mum take any money out of the “Hawaii account”. As     5     account grew, they put it in a savings account.

My parents     6    (be) always very much in love since the day they got married. I can remember Dad     7    (come) home and telling Mum, “I have a dollar in my pocket,” and she would smile at him and say, “I know how     8    (spend) it.” When each of us children married, Mum and Dad gave us a small metal box and told us their secret,     9     we found charming (有魅力的). All five of us are now saving for our dream honeymoon. Mum and Dad never told us how much money they had managed to save, but it must have been     10    (fair) large.

Pan Yuzhen, a master of embroidery (刺绣), was embroidering flying butterflies and flowers with her back     1     a window, saying, “Foreigners are so fond of our embroidery products     2     they even queue up just to buy one for their families. I never     3    (think) the traditional skills handed down by my ancestors would become so marketable abroad.”

“As you can see, Miao embroidery is not only the     4    (proud) of our Miao people, but tha tof our Chinese people,” Pan said,     5     wants to pass her embroidery skills down to the younger generation, hoping that they can continue to promote the unique skills. Now, almost all families in Taijiang County together with Pan     6    (involve) in the Miao costume business.

Zhang Yanmei, Pan’s daughter, having difficulty     7    (walk) like normal people, has taken over her mother’s business and helped her run a clothing processing plant. Zhang also serves as the chairwoman of an association for the     8    (physical) disabled, helping them to grow special plants used for dyeing (给……染色) cloth and instructing some of them     9    (complete) Miao embroidery orders. Today, the Miao embroidery industry has become     10     major distinctive industry in Taijiang County.

With his     1     (limit) imagination. Tolkien known     2     the author of high-fantasy novels created a book     3    (call)Letters from Father Christmas. The children received     4     envelope with a North Pole stamp every Christmas. They must have been very     5     (excite) after opening the envelope     6     they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas.

Wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures     7     (tell ) in the letters. However, they did not contain the usual     8     (warn) to children that they might not receive     9     (they) present if they were not good. By     10     (express) love for his children in such a special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas.

Beautiful Ireland And Its Traditions

Ireland’s beautiful countryside has always had a great influence on its people and traditions. The country has     1     long history of producing great writers and poets. Its beautiful countryside excites and inspires all,     2     (offer) something for each of the senses. The     3     (peace) landscape of the “Emerald Isle” and its many green counties is a true feast     4     the eyes, with its rolling green hills     5     (dot) with sheep and cattle. And down by the sea, the roar of the ocean waves and     6     (cry) of the seabirds make up the music of the coast. On a quiet morning in the mountains, feel the sun on your skin, and     7     (breath) in the sweet scent of fresh flowers while birds greet the new day with     8     (they) morning song. With all this beauty, it is not     9     (surprise) that Ireland has developed strong traditions     10     include music, dancing, and dining.

In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted     1     (build) a new dam across the Nile,     2     led to protests. Faced with the big challenge, the government had to turn     3     the United Nations for help.

A committee     4     (establish) to prevent the loss of cultural relics. They asked for contributions from different    5     (department) and raised funds within the international community. After investigating the issue and     6     (conduct) several tests, they made a proposal that temples and other cultural sites     7     (take) down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together in a place where they were safe from the water.

Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless     8     (culture) relics and fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. The project was     9     great success, and proved that big challenges can sometimes lead to great solutions. The countries learnt that     10     was possible for them to work together to build a better tomorrow.

The growing popularity of precooked food in China — also known as the ready-meals industry — has made     1     a capital darling. In the world’s second-largest economy, the market for pre-prepared dishes has been mainly driven by caterers. But a shift     2     restaurants to family dining tables in the past two years,     3     (bring) pre-made food to the mass consumer market rapidly.

“Pre-prepared dishes meet the     4     (prefer) of a new generation of consumers for healthier and more distinctive meals.” According to a report, China’s pre-prepared dishes market generated about 550 billion yuan in 2021, with an     5     (expect) compound annual growth rate of 13 per cent over the next 5 years.

As a new capital darling the pre-cooking industry is attracting cross-sector investment from companies outside the food industry. In mid-July,     6     founder of a financial technology company called Qudian, LuoMin, ranked atop the e-commerce sales board by selling pre-made dishes on TikTok China, known as Douyin,     7     (use) his personal account. It generated 252 million yuan worth of sales in a single session, more than     8     it was last year.

However, the quality of pre-made dishes in the market remains     9     (even), with problem related to the lack of detailed labeling on such products, as well as difficulties in logistics and distribution.

Without advance notice, the use of pre-prepared dishes by restaurants     10     (replace) those prepared on-site by a chef was harmful to consumers’ rights to information and choice. With the rapid development of the pre-cooking market, relevant regulations are needed to promote industry standardization.