Why people like to climb Qomolangma?     1     (hundred) of people spent good money on an experience     2     they knew would include     3     (crowd), discomfort and danger. For these people,     4     (climb) Qomolangma is an experience like no other, making some feel weak and others,     5     (power). British mountain climber George Mallory wrote of climbing Qomolangma to enjoy life, however, Mallory died     6     the mountain in 1924. And it is still not known if he succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma before     7     took his life. American mountain climber Alan Arnette also held the same view, but he thought that it forced you to look deep inside     8     (you), as well as mental, toughness to push when you wanted to stop. In addition, people who like to take risks to have the personalities of “Type T”. Though these kinds of people like to take risks, they don’t want to die, and they don’t expect     9    (die). However, some may expect to benefit from the result. In a word, it’s     10     (total) up to you whether to climb it or not.

In 1866, a terrible sea creature       1    (see) by several ships. Biologist Professor and his servant began to follow and tried to kill it,     2     at last it was found     3     submarine and they       4    (capture), taken inside it because of its secret at that time,     5     they found adventures in the new underwater world, but Ned Land tried to escape. The part is     6    (adapt) from a chapter of the book; Aronnax describes the experience of     7     (walk)on the sea bed.  

They saw many things outside the submarine    8     (be) beautiful, so words are not enough to relate such wonders! The surface of the ocean     9     (astonish) him. The solar rays are pretty. Surrounded by the sea, he felt it was another air     10     (heavy) than the Earth’s atmosphere. Above him was the calm surface of the sea. He could see as if he was in broad daylight.

The hurricane happened     1     (sudden), and the roof flew off. The street turned     2     a river and we were going nowhere. At first, I was     3     (please) we could stay at home, but soon it got really tough. We didn’t have enough     4     (drink) water. It was hot and it smelled so bad everywhere!   What’s     5     (bad), we had nothing     6     clothes on our backs.     7     (fortunate), my mother encouraged us and the stars in the sky gave us light. After     8     few days, we were rescued and the     9     (miss) Smartie came home in time, which made us happy. Now, one year has passed, but the beauty of the stars of New Orleans inspires us and gives us     10     (confident) to move on.

Climbing Qomolangma is     1    experience that would include crowds, discomfort and danger,     2    (make) some feel weak and others, powerful. British mountain climber George Mallory holds the following opinion:what we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. People eat     3     make money to be able to enjoy life. American mountain climber Alan Arnette     4    (share) the similar view. Each person has a unique reason for     5    (climb) a mountain. It forces people     6    (look) deep inside    7    (them). To     8    (success), one must have the physical as well as mental, toughness to push forward. 

The scientific reason behind these acts is that risk-taking may be part of human nature. People who are likely to take risks tend to have “Type T” personalities. Research also suggests that our desire to seek risks can be connected to how much we expect to benefit     9     the result. 

Thus, is it worthwhile to climb Qomolangma? It is     10    (total) up to you.

In India, a lot of elephants aren’t wild. Instead, they are domesticated (驯养的). They aren’t kept as pets,     1     as working animals. Every working elephant has its own keeper. An elephant and its keeper meet for the first time when they are both young.     2     (develop) a strong and lasting relationship, the elephant and its keeper grow up together. In fact,     3     (they) relationship continues for the rest of the elephant’s life — perhaps 40 years. Lots of elephants work in the forest,     4     (move) heavy trees after they are cut down. Some give rides to tourists, or carry people during     5     (celebrate) and festivals. Keepers try to take good care of their elephants, feeding them well and giving them     6     bath at the end of the working day.

Another animal     7     is treated in a special way in India is the cow. Cows are     8     (protect) animals, so they aren’t kept on farms or killed     9     food, although people do use their milk. So in India you can often see cows walking around in a town or city, and nobody tries to control them. If they sit down in the middle of the road, people     10     (usual) try to keep away from them. Do you think it’s interesting?

Have you ever heard of Uluru? Actually, it     1    (call) Ayers Rock by some people, too. Located in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia, Uluru is a large sandstone rock formation. Uluru used to be open to the public. However, it     2     (close) since October 26, 2019. In 1994, Uluru     3    (list) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Besides, Uluru     4    (consider) a major attraction for decades and tourists from all over the world     5    (attract) by it. It’s said that the ban (禁令)     6    (announce) in 2007 for the first time and most visitors observed it. Australia’s tourist association said that the rock     7    (climb) by only 16 percent of visitors since 2017. A local man named Rameth Thomas explained to the BBC how important the rock is to the people. “I     8    (tell) that the place is very sacred (神圣的) since I was a little boy. Our stories are all on the rock,” said Thomas.

Han Gan is well-known in history for his horse paintings. Night-shining White     1    (be) typical of his work.   

Han was born into a poor family in the early Tang Dynasty. As a boy, he made a living by     2    (work) in a local wine shop.

However, he was     3    (extreme) talented in drawing and painting. When Wang Wei, one of the most famous poets of the Tang Dynasty, saw young Han draw figures in the sand with a stick, he was so impressed by     4    youngster’s gift that he decided     5    (sponsor) his study in painting.

Ten years later, Han     6    (employ) by Emperor Xuanzong to paint images of his prized horses in the imperial court.

Han is said to have paid frequent visits to the imperial stables and to have spent a lot of time there. He told others the live horses were his best teachers and he     7    (prefer) observing the horses to studying the earlier paintings.

Even more than a thousand years have passed, we can still feel the power within its burning eyes, bared teeth     8     kicking hooves.

Today, Night-Shining White, one of the most significant horse     9    (painting) in the history of Chinese art,     10    (house) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.