Recently, along with my parents, I set     1    for Shangrila, a city in Yunan Province, which appeals     2     (mass) of tourists. We first went to the Potatso National Park, which stretched across vast forests, wetlands, lakes, meadows, and several remote villages. On top of its     3     (dramatic) amazing scenery, the park is also famous for its rich biological diversity. At Shudu Lake, we saw horses, cows, and yaks enjoying the sunlight and eating grass contentedly. As I have a passion for beautiful     4     (landscape), you can imagine how     5     (engage) I was in taking a look at the sight. For those who live in cities as we do, nothing is more rewarding than breathing the fresh air and     6     (hike) under this broad sky in nature.

For many students，it is a great honour     1     (participate) in all kinds of     2     (compete). Some regard competitions     3    a good chance to improve themselves while others complain that on such     4     (occasion), they have no freedom and there     5     (exist) stress. In my opinion, when an opportunity comes, you should embrace it and make every effort     6     (make) it. If you fail, it is all right, because you lose nothing. Instead, during the process, you harvest experience and courage.

Last Sunday witnessed a 5 km cross­country running race organized by our school, which both students and teachers of our school were persuaded     1     (get) actively     2     (involve) in it.

Even if all athletes     3     (sweat) a lot and their legs     4     (ache), no athlete gave up halfway.     5     (ultimate), with great determination, all the athletes did everything in their power     6     (reach) the finish line.     7     (compare) with other events, the event was highly thought of. Not only did it provide a chance for us to keep fit, but it also kept all the competitors     8     (inspire).

Nowadays, it is common to see ordinary people listening to music with headphones,     1     (absorb) themselves in their own world. Thanks     2     music, people become closer by sharing     3     string of appealing records with their friends. Moreover, music can transport us     4     a world of joy, thus helping us gain relief from grief and keep     5     (energy).

    6     some extent, music can be used as a cure for diseases. Listening to positive and peaceful music has an extremely positive impact, which results     7     many patients reducing pain. Often classical music     8     (combine) with medicine in cancer treatment to relieve aches and side effects.

    1    My daughter Peyton was 7, she decided to be a “Change Bandit(强盗)”for the Duke Children’s Hospital annual donation(捐赠), because she enjoyed    2     (raise)money to help the sick children in the hospital. One year    3    (late), she decided to raise money for the hospital again, using her birthday party as a fund raiser. So she would rather receive donations for the hospital than birthday     4    (present). At last, she raised more than $200 and donated     5     .

Today she inspired me    6     (become) more “green” and generous by changing    7     empty apple juice bottle into a piggy bank to raise money for the hospital, so I used a black marker to make some marks on the side of the container so that we could measure our progress. In fact, it would be    8    (nature) and difficult for me to save money for my   own family, but     9     Peyton asked me to do was the opposite. Anyway, I feel humble and grateful to be a parent of a young person like Peyon     10    reminds me to keep my heart open, even in troubling times.

Barcelona’s grand opera (歌剧) house, the Liceu, opened its door to an unusual audience. 2, 292 potted (盆栽的) plants sat on the red seats, enjoying a wonderful musical     1    (perform). Aside from the musicians, photographers and videographers, any other person who wished     2    (enjoy) the concert had to watch it through a live stream.

The concert was created by artist Eugenio Ampudia,     3    had spent a lot of time thinking about humans’ relationship with nature during the COVID­19 lockdown.

The COVID­19 outbreak knocked out a lot of Spain’s health workers. Those tired health workers each     4    (receive) one of the 2, 292 potted plants from the Liceu in the days following the concert — a small but     5    (meaning) act that recognised their role in the battle against the disease.

The concert lasted just over nine minutes, with the usual introduction warning people to turn     6    their mobile phones. The musicians entered the hall，took their seats, and played.     7    (create) by using hidden fans, strange applause (掌声) filled the hall at     8    end of the concert.

“As a     9    (classical) trained violinist myself, I know that we musicians often play for     10    (we) as much as we do for the audience. I think it is wonderful to play to a houseful of green plants,” a musician wrote.