Valentine’s Day is     1     (wide) celebrated in urban areas     2     there are a lot of commercial (商业的) events. But Valentine’s Day is not so popular in small     3    (city) and towns. So far, Chinese people     4     (accept) the western tradition of celebrating Valentine’s Day, such as     5     (exchange) gifts, having a romantic dinner or watching     6     interesting movie in the evening.

On this day, larger amounts of chocolate will be on sale in supermarkets, and compared with the ordinary days, cinemas will be much     7     (busy) and the price of flowers can be a lot higher. Many restaurants will have special menus. If you want to have a smooth     8     (celebrate) on Valentine’s Day, remember    9    (make) reservations (预定) as far in advance as you can.

Chinese people have also made some changes to the western way of celebrating Valentine’s Day. For some couples, the husband may prepare a rich dinner and the wife may dress    10    for the dinner.

Many people     1    (confuse) about the meaning of the names: the United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain and England. To solve this puzzle, knowing a little bit about British history will help. In the     2    (sixteen) century, the nearby country of Wales were joined to the Kingdom of England.     3    (final), in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK. Even though the four     4    (country) belonging to the United Kingdom work together in some areas, they also have some differences. Anyhow, the United Kingdom has     5     long and interesting history to explore,     6     can help you understand much more about the country and     7    (it) traditions.

If one travels to Chengdu for the first time, Chunxi Road is a place that should not be missed. Chunxi Road     1     (build) in 1924 to connect two commercial (商业的) centers. It provides lovely food choices, attractive sightseeing, and a lot of shopping chances for visitors. It is     2     (real) an excellent place     3     (have) fun and experience the life of Chengdu locals.

    4     (stand) at the north end of Chunxi Road are some statues. An old man     5     (dress) in traditional Chinese clothes holds a snuff (鼻烟) bottle in his hand. Not far from him, a modern young lady in fashionable clothes is walking in     6     hurry. A stone lock statue lies between them. It shows the time 00:00 on February 10,2002, the date     7     the rebuilding was finished. The old man stands for the businessmen from the past, while the lady stands for the modern young people.

Chunxi Road is a paradise (天堂) for shopping with all kinds of stores selling goods from international high-end things     8     cheap ones. Besides, the     9    (tradition) Chengdu food here will make your mouth water. Famous local     10     (snack), such as Zhong Dumplings, Lai Tangyuan and Han Baozi, are delicious and cheap, getting popularity among visitors across the world.

With the development of modern technology, people can stay     1     (connect) with their families and friends easily, however far apart they are from each other. WeChat is one of the most     2     (frequent) used means of communication in China. It is reported that the number of the WeChat users     3     (reach) over 1.1 billion so far.

Once joining the WeChat, people can find more and more people start to add them     4     fiends. They don’t have to consider time     5     (zone) when communicating. Another reason why it is so popular is that it costs nothing. It’s also very convenient for people to immediately update     6     they are doing by WeChat.

However, addiction to WeChat will rob people of the time that should otherwise     7     (spend) on something more important. And the many so-called friends on it are not really friends at all, who simply want     8     (put) ads or sell items on Moments. Besides, people on the WeChat are more likely to compare     9     (they) with others, which will make them feel bad when finding some people seem to be     10     (success).

Dumplings are one of the Chinese people’s favorite traditional    1    (dish). According to    2    ancient Chinese legend, dumplings were first made by the medical saint-Zhang Zhongjing. There are three steps    3    (involve) in making dumplings: first, make dumpling wrappers(饺皮)out of dumpling flour; second, prepare the dumpling stuffing(馅); finally, make dumplings and boil    4     (they). With thin and elastic dough skin, fresh and tender stuffing, delicious taste, and unique shapes, dumplings    5     (be) worth eating hundreds of times. There’s an old    6    (say)that claims, “Nothing could be more delicious     7    dumplings”. During the Spring Festival and other holidays, or when treating relatives and friends, Chinese people prefer    8    (follow) the custom of eating dumplings. To Chinese    9     (people) who show high reverence(尊敬)for family love, having dumplings at the moment when the old year is replaced by the new is a    10    (meaning) part of bidding farewell to the old and greeting the new year.

Jane Goodall has studied chimps for many years and     1    (help) people understand how much they behave like humans. Nobody before Jane fully understood their behaviour. Since her childhood she had wanted     2    (work) with animals in their own environment. However, this was not easy. When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was     3    (usual) for a woman to live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for     4     first few months was she allowed to begin her project. She spent many years     5    (observe) and recording their daily activities, and watching them wake up was her first activity every day. She also discovered how chimps communicate     6     each other. She has argued that they should be left in the wild     7     not used for entertainment or advertisements. She has helped to set up special places where they can live     8    (safe). She has achieved everything she wanted to do, and she is respected by many people     9    the world. And she inspires those who want to cheer the     10    (achieve) of women.

Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great     1    (solution). In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam     2    (cross) the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity,     3     supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal     4    (lead) to protests. Water from the dam would     5    (like) damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that     6    (be) an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After     7    (listen) to the scientists     8    had studied     9    problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned     10    the United Nations for help in 1959.

Sending gifts varies greatly from country to country. In Australia, Canada, the United States    1     European countries, sending gifts     2     (be) rarely expected. While seen as a nice gesture, it is more important to avoid    3     (give) highly personal gifts such as clothing. When visiting the home of a colleague from one of these    4     (country), it is normally appropriate to bring a gift to the hostess.

In America, expensive gifts are    5     (definite) out. A good choice is to take the deserving person to dinner, or to an entertainment or a sporting event.     6    the contrary, gift giving is a traditional custom in Japan. In Japan the proper gift is thought    7     (express) the giver’s true friendship, gratitude and respect far    8    (well) than words can. So if you plan to visit Japan or to have any Japanese visit you here, be prepared.

Australia is known for     9    (it) friendliness and informality. So modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might be presented to a friend. But when visiting a German home, gifts    10     reflect your home country are popular, and you might want to bring small gifts for the children of the family you are visiting.

A best friend is someone     1    you can tell everything to, even your most personal     2    (feel) and thoughts. Anne Frank treated her diary     3     her best friend. The German Nazis were in search of Anne and her family. The family had to hide away from the chase. They didn't dare to go out even in the evenings. They had to stay     4    (indoor) day and night. Not       5     (be) able to go out for such a long time, Anne missed the beauty of nature so much that she     6     (grow) crazy about everything to do with     7    . She stayed up until eleven thirty one evening on purpose just to see     8     moonlight. She said,“This is the first time I have seen the moonlight since I     9     (come )here.”

    10     (fortunate), the family were discovered at last and taken away from the hiding place.

The most important rule of the road concerns which side to drive on. A large number of accidents in the world happen for this reason, with more and more people     1     (choose) car hire as the way to drive in a foreign country. Famous actor Matthew Broderick     2     (catch) up in a bad collision when he rented     3     vehicle in Ireland because he forgot that they drive on the opposite side of the road.

Most areas of the world which     4     (previous) were British colonies still drive on the left hand side of the road, Australia, India, and South Africa     5     (include). Most European countries drive on the right hand side apart     6     Cyprus, Ireland, Malta and the United Kingdom. Guyana is the only country in South America     7     drives on the left.

Generally speaking, about two thirds of the countries in the world drive on the right such as, the USA, China and Russia. Canada used to drive on the left but changed to the right to make border crossings with the USA more     8     (manage).

The     9     (explain) for driving on different sides of the road is historical. British horse riders used to ride on the left hand side of the road, thus keeping their right arm free to offer greetings to     10     (passer-by). But in the USA Teamsters decided to start driving on the right so that they could see the passing wheels of other wagons.