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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.

Table tennis started as an after-dinner game, but is now a fast, high-tech sport. It also has     1     most players of any sport in the world.

    2     is believed that upper-class Victorians in England invented table tennis in the 1880s as an after-dinner alternative (可能的选择) to tennis,     3     (use) whatever they could find as equipment. A line of books would often be the net, and sometimes a cigarette box cover would be a racket.

In 1926, at a meeting     4     (hold) in Berlin, the International Table Tennis Federation was formed. The first World Championships were held in London in the same year, but the sport had to wait a long time before it was given a chance     5     (make) its first appearance at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.

The sport     6     (progress) greatly since it was first invented. Nowadays, players use     7     (special) developed rackets and a lightweight, hollow (空心的) ball. Thanks to their high-tech rackets, they can now enjoy the     8     (magic) feeling of hitting the ball at over 150 kilometres per hour!

Over the years, table tennis has developed into a worldwide sport. There are perhaps 40 million competitive table tennis players and countless millions     9     play less seriously. Hopefully, table tennis     10     (play) by more people all over the world in the future.

On our way to the house, it was raining     1     hard that we couldn’t help wondering how long it would take     2     (get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City.

We were first greeted with the barking by a pack     3     dogs, seven to be exact. They were well trained by their masters     4     had great experience with caring for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and     5     (recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya (木瓜) and other fruits from their trees in the backyard.

When they     6     (be) free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting competition to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many     7     (tradition) stories about Hawaii that were     8     (huge) popular with tourists. On the last day of our week-long stay, we     9     (invite) to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under the stars,     10     (listen) to musicians and meeting interesting locals.

As Xiong Chuanfa, 34, blows a lifelike deer out of molten maltose (麦芽糖) in just minutes, kids gaze at him with     1     (astonish), thinking he is a magician.

Xiong     2     (work) on blowing sugar-figures, a Chinese traditional folk art with a history of over 600 years, for more than two decades. This traditional folk art has been listed as     3     state-level intangible cultural heritage.

Every morning, Xiong prepares the molten syrup (糖浆) and drives to Nanchang, East China’s Jiangxi Province,     4     (start) his “magic show”. “Many people,     5     (particular) kids, are attracted by this sugar art,” Xiong said.

Xiong said that blowing sugar figures could be traced back to the MingDynasty (1368-1644)     6     that his family has passed down this cultural heritage for four generations. “My 6-year-old son often blows up a balloon-like sugar figure, just like what I used to do as a child , he said. Xiong’s wife Wang Li is an artist of the sugar painting,     7     is a form of traditional Chinese folk art.

In addition to exhibiting their skills at fairs, the couple also stop by colleges to draw youngsters closer to the     8     (tradition) art and allow them to experience its charm. “We try to combine paper-cutting skills and modern     9     (element) modeling on the basis of traditional techniques,     10     (make) them agree with the current trend while achieving a balance between beauty and taste,” Xiong said.

Hanfu is one of the traditional types of Chinese clothing. The term “Hanfu”, created in recent years by Internet users,     1     (describe) the Han people’s clothing during the Han Dynasty. But it was banned at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.

When people talk about Hanfu, it     2     (usual) means a long robe (长袍) with loose sleeves and a belt at the waist. The materials for making the clothes were carefully     3     (choose), such as damask silk, cotton and so on.

Hanfu is     4     symbol of traditional Chinese culture. It also has a far-reaching influence on the clothing in other neighboring Asian countries, such as the Japanese kimono (和服)     5     the Korean Hanbok. Having been       6     of fashion for more than 400 years, Hanfu is reconstructed by many Chinese people as part of a trend     7     the public should be proud of their Chinese culture. Many supporters believe that     8     (wear) Hanfu brings them a strong sense of national identity.

Many     9     (university) in China have a Hanfu Society whose members wear Hanfu     10     (celebrate) traditional Chinese festivals, and they use that opportunity to introduce their Hanfu to others.

Do you know Xu Xiake? He is the     1    (famous) travel writer and geographer in Chinese ancient history. And his hometown Jiangyin is popular among tourists     2     home and abroad. Of course, ancient adventurer Xu Xiake remains the main reason     3     people come there. Up to now, his masterpiece, the Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake,     4    (read) widely.

Xu Xiake spent over three decades travelling throughout 16 provinces,     5    (describe) his explorations in his dairies in detail. His diaries belong to the category of travel literature,     6     is known not only for taking travel as its subject but also including author’s     7    (experience).

Xu Xiake was born to a wealthy father, who     8    (prefer) nature to power, and landscapes over official positions in particular. Xu Xiake took after his father. He enjoyed books on history, geography and adventure. He     9    (especial) enjoyed reading about China’s mountains and rivers. The little child decided he would see them     10    (he) one day. With this dream, he finally made it when he grew up.

The Future Life on Mars

Compared with the life we     1    (live) on the earth now, the future life on Mars will be     2    (total) different.

Firstly, without pollution on Mars, people will be able to drink cleaner water     3     breathe fresher air, so they will be     4    (health). The food on Mars will be different     5     our food now. People will just take     6    (pill) and drink man-made juice instead of eating bread and meat. Secondly, people will travel back to the earth or to other planets for sightseeing by spaceship. Additionally, there will be no     7    (fix) school and classrooms. Children will just fly to the classroom in the school spaceships. And people won’t work in factories or companies. They can stay at home,     8    (work) with computers. People believe       9    Mars can support life in the future. Nevertheless,     10     will take some years before these dreams come true.