I first spent a few days in Trinidad     1    (visit) a friend of mine, followed by my solo (单独) adventure in Mexico. I began my travel with a trip to Miami to visit     2     most important people in my life: my family.

When I first     3    (tell) my family and friends I was going to Mexico     4     myself, the general reaction was, “What?! Mexico by yourself? Do you want to get kidnapped (绑架)?” My response was, “    5    , Mexico by myself. But no, I’d prefer not to get kidnapped.” Still, they suggested I     6     (go) somewhere else instead.

They weren’t pulling their care out of thin air. Mexico is not     7    (exact) at the top of the list for solo women travelers, considering     8    (it) danger. That said, I knew there had to be more in Mexico than somewhere else. I wanted history, culture, food, music, and some     9    (activity). I knew it was possible to travel to this country on my own and still be safe, and I decided     10     (make) it happen.

People call Wilma Rudolph “the Black Pearl”, “the Black Gazelle” and “the fastest woman in the world”. In 1960, she became the first American woman     1    (win) three gold medals in the Olympics. She was     2     extraordinary American athlete. She also did a lot to help young athletes     3    (success).

Wilma Rudolph was born     4     a very large, poor, African-American family. She was the     5    (twenty) of twenty-two children. She was born too early and only     6    (weigh) two kilograms. She had many     7    (illness) when she was very young,     8    (include) pneumonia(肺炎)and scarlet fever(猩红热). She also had polio(小儿麻痹症),     9     damaged her left leg. When she was six years old, she began to wear metal leg braces because she could not use that leg. With her family’s attention and care,     10    (fortunate), by the time she was nine years old, she no longer needed her leg braces.

China’s Double Ninth Festival is referred to as the Chongyang Festival. It     1     (take)place every year between October 1st and October 30th on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month; it fell     2     a Sunday this year.

It is a     3     (tradition)folk holiday focused on good health and long life, with various celebrations.

Nine is     4     important number in Chinese culture because     5     (it)pronunciation means “long” in Chinese. According to the Book of Changes, the number six is considered “yin” while nine is “yang”. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the Chinese calendar features two nines, so the day     6     (give)the Chinese name “Chongyang”.

    7     the Double Ninth Festival was marked as a ritual(礼制)to worship(敬拜)the gods and ancestors for blessing the harvest during the Warring States Period (206 B.C.--220 AD). nowadays, more meaning is given to this festival.

In 1989, the Chinese government set it as a day for showing respect to the elderly,     8     (require)that pople care, love, and help the elderly.

It also became an occasion     9     (pay)respect to one’s ancestors. Sweeping ancestors’ graves and visiting elderly members in the family are usually     10     people do on this day.

The Lantern Festival     1    (fall) on the 15th day of the lst lunar month. This     2    (day) important activity is watching lanterns. Till today, the Lantern Festival is still held each year around the country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes     3     (hang) in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or     4     (buy) lanterns to play with on the streets,     5     (extreme) excited. "Guessing lantern riddles" is an important part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions     6     the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check     7     they are right.

On this day people will eat Yuanxiao, which also has     8     name, Tangyuan. It is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with sesame, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filing. It tastes sweet and delicious. What's more, Tangyuan in Chinese has a similar     9     (pronounce) with "tuanyuan",     10     (mean) reunion. So people eat them to express union, harmony and happiness for the family.

Liu Wenhui has beautiful memories of visiting hutongs with friends when he was a boy.     1     is not only the playing and laughing under trees that he remembers fondly, but also some of the courtyards,     2     were over 100 years old. He said he was most impressed     3     a family's wooden courtyard. He often wondered about the structure under the big roof and how it     4     (support). Eight years later, he came across a model of an ancient building     5     (make) of wood in a private museum. Later, he decided     6     (devote) himself to making wooden models of ancient buildings that can be taken apart and reassembled (组装). His family and friends did not think he would do the business     7     (successful). But he didn't listen to them, because he felt a special     8     (connect) from his childhood calling him, After some short courses in architecture, Liu started making dougong, a system of nailless wooden bracket (支架) sets. Since then, Liu     9    (launch) nearly 40 products, gaining success with consumers. These toy blocks with Chinese cultural heritage are also     10     way for the public to develop an interest in traditional architecture.

Our school has set up several health and     1     (fit) clubs such as soccer, boxing, badminton, marathon in the past few years. I     2     (work) out regularly to keep fit in the past, but got     3     (injure) in a race. Luckily, it was not serious at all and I will recover from it soon. A sports meeting is one of the greatest     4     (event) in our school every year. In spite of my injury, I don’t lose heart and have made up my mind to take part in it. I     5     (sweat) recently to prepare for the coming event and have the     6     (determine) to win a gold medal for our class. I go to the gym every day     7     (build) up my     8     (strong) and I am certain I can make     9     . I will play for the honour of my class and won’t give     10     in the face of failure.

Hackers and cyber scammers (网络骗子) are taking advantage of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic by     1     (send) fraudulent email and WhatsApp messages, hoping     2     (trick) you into clicking on malicious links or opening attachments (附件).

These     3     (action) can make your username and password easily     4     (access), and put your money or sensitive information in danger.

If you     5     (contact) by a person or organization that appears to be WHO, check their realness     6     reacting.

The World Health Organization will:

● never ask for your username or password to get     7     (safe) information;

● never email attachments you didn’t ask for;

● never charge money to hunt for a job, register for a conference, or reserve a hotel;

● never conduct lotteries or offer prizes, grants, certificates or money through email.

Be careful when you receive     8     email with any link or attachments containing any reference to WHO,     9     might be a cyberattack (网络攻击).

The only call for donations that WHO has issued     10     (be) the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, which is linked to below. Any other appeal for funding or donations that appears to be from WHO is a scam.

If you’re someone who looks in the mirror every day and focuses only on any small flaw (瑕疵), you’re not alone. For many people, struggling with image issues (形象问题) is a     1     (continue) battle.

“How hostile (恶意的) is the world to     2     ( attract) girls?” became a popular topic on Sina Weibo. Many girls shared their     3     (person) experiences. One talked about how her friends would often cut her image out of group pictures because she was too fat. What became clear     4     (be) that this feeling was all too common. Another girl     5     couldn’t accept herself said that she didn’t even answer the door without wearing makeup first.

What causes this anxiety among young people? Greater time spent online means greater exposure to advertisements     6     (show) “paper-thin waists” or “chopstick legs”, which makes young people anxious and leads to a complete     7     (misunderstand) about beauty. Girls often feel pressure to live up     8     an impossible standard, doubting whether their faces were too big or something.

The anxiety over looks and shape has pushed some people into physical and mental illness. Some people even go through surgery just     9     (achieve) what they believe society considers “beautiful”. But beauty doesn’t come from makeup or     10     thinner waist. The fact that every person is different is something to be celebrated.

China has limited gaming time for players     1     the age of 18, the industry regulator (监管机构) said on Monday.

Minors(未成年人) and students will be allowed     2    (play) games from 8 p. m. to 9 p. m. on Fridays, weekends and holidays, according to     3     National Press and Publication Administration.

Online gaming companies,     4     (include) Tencent, NetEase and Perfect World, have been told to strengthen     5    (manage). They are     6    (forbid) from providing gaming services to minors outside those hours.     7    (family) and schools are encouraged to make sure students don't get addicted(上瘾) to games.

Since 2017, Tencent, China’s biggest gaming company,     8     (use) various new technologies and functions     9     limit gameplay time for minors. And the company says that it will strictly follow and     10    (active) carry out these regulations.

“Don’t judge a book by     1     (it)cover,” the old saying goes.     2     (fortunate), as a teenager, that is often exactly what you do to yourself. Dark thoughts about your physical appearance can hang over you all the time like a rain cloud. Do I look fat in these jeans? Do others think I am too short? Is everyone laughing at my new hairstyle behind my back? These thoughts can have a negative effect on people of any shape or size, both     3     and female, and it is important to guard against the causes behind them.

Standards of beauty in the media can have a big influence on     4    you think of your physical appearance. Teens     5    try to copy the looks of their favourite stars are fighting a     6     (lose) battle---these standards are simply impossible for most of the population to live up to.

Your friends also influence the way in       7    you view your physical appearance. If you have friends who are good-looking or have a great fashion sense, it can feel like you are living in their shadow. For children of the digital age, social media makes this problem even     8    (bad). Your friends may post a never-ending series of photos online to show     9     their beautiful dresses or strong bodies, and it becomes easier for you to compare     10     (you) to them. This has proved to have a negative effect…