Tan Zhouhai is a frustrated villager in Hunan,     1     (attract) potential customers for his agricultural products by uploading short videos in Douyin — known as TikTok outside China.     2     , he only received dozens of likes from his audience last year. That changed when he uploaded a video of his 83-year-old grandfather dancing     3     a popular song called Little Apple,     4     gained 10,000 likes.     5     (inspire) by this unexpected success, Tan asked his grandfather to perform     6     (regular) in videos featuring the 30-year-old cooking for the elderly man, who has lost all his teeth, wearing a pair of round sunglasses for added comic effect. With 1.6 million fans, the account     7     (accumulate) at least 3 million likes up to now.

“Before my grandfather joined me, my account was just     8     ordinary one about food and was     9     (notice) on the internet,” Tan told the South China Morning Post. “With my grandfather in my videos, my account expresses family love and companionship. Many of my fans have said     10     are touched.”

Tan's grandfather is just one of a number of elderly people, who have taken Chinese social media by storm by breaking the public stereotype of the typical senior citizen.

5G is developing, but most of us aren't really sure what it is or the reason     1     we need it. A big part of the reason is that 5G means more than one thing. If you ask different people, you     2    (provide) with different answers.

Experts believe that 4G is on     3     way out. In 2020, the U.K. is expected to use 5G. At present, it is unknown exactly what influence 5G will have on people's life but it is widely thought that 5G will     4     (definite) be faster than any generation of networks we have used previously.

Work will likely become much easier as 5G will allow quicker downloads and a better ability to work online even if there is no wi-fi connection. With the     5     (develop) of 5G, driverless cars will be able to communicate     6     other vehicles, which can reduce road accidents by about 10%, One of the most     7     (impress) things will be that people can see which seats on a train are accessible to     8     (they) when it arrives at the station.     9     (get) around the world will also be more convenient.

A number of     10     (company) are now working on bringing 5G to the market. It remains to be seen how much of the country 5G will cover and whether everyone will be able to benefit from it.

Have you ever been too shy to express thanks towards someone? Well, a new study says you should not worry about that so much.

Recently, researchers have published a study on how people gave and     1     (receive) letters of thanks.     2     they found was that expressing and receiving appreciation increased happiness for both     3     (side), but people's self-consciousness (自我意识)often made it less possible for them to express their appreciation.

In the experiments, the researchers asked hundreds of participants     4     (write) an email to someone close to them,     5     (express) their appreciation and giving     6     specific example of how that person made their lives better.

The writers often underestimated (低估)the positive effect that the emails would have     7     the receivers. They thought that the receivers would feel     8     (awkward) and uncomfortable over the letters than they actually were. Contrary to the writers’     9     (believe), the receivers were thankful, warm and understanding.

So next time you feel hesitant about expressing your appreciation for others, remember that it will most     10     (probable) go a lot better than you think.

Whether you are someone who smiles a lot    1    not, there is always room for improvement. Research     2    (show) that when someone smiles, a number of feel-good neurotransmitters are released(释放)in the body and these are linked with lower heart rate, lower blood pressure, better sleep and     3     (little) stress. It would appear that     4     physical act of smiling makes our brain think we are happy — even if we are not and just like that, it brings about a physiological response that makes    5    (we) feel better and more relaxed.

I think we have experienced how infectious a smile can be and we       6     (attract) by the energy of shiny happy people laughing. So while I appreciate there is not always something to smile about, I think that being able to smile at ourselves is a quality worth       7    (develop). Even an internal smile or a case of faking it until you make it is most    8    (definite) a good investment to develop a sense of     9    (satisfy) from within.

My new thing for the next month or so is to try and smile more often. Why don't you try that too and let me know    10    you get on?

The Teacher-Student Relationship

A good teacher-student relationship will make learning enjoyable and interesting for the students.

To set up a good teacher-student relationship, a teacher’s     1     (behave) is important. The teacher should motivate (激发) the students so that they want to learn. A good teacher should be     2     (patience), friendly and strict. However, being too friendly may cause students to become lazy and stop making progress. On     3     other hand, being too strict may frighten the students. So a teacher should avoid     4     (go) to extremes (极端) in treating his students. And teachers should encourage the students to think     5     (independent) and learn to study by     6     (they) .

As for the students, they must always respect their teachers. Students should be eager to learn as well as willing     7     (work) hard. It’s important to listen with attention in class and it’s more important to learn to raise questions and work out problems     8     new ways.

Above all, both students and teachers have to focus on     9     they should do most, which means that the students have to study hard and teachers have to be responsible when teaching. Besides, students and teachers have to respect each other, which     10     (be) a necessary basis of setting up a good teacher-student relationship.

According to an announcement by Sergey Kravtsov, Russian vice minister of education and science, Sputnik news reported, Russia’s national college entrance exam will include Mandarin as     1    elective foreign language starting from 2019. Chinese will become the     2     (five) elective test item for the Unified State Exam in addition to English, German, French and Spanish.

The number of Chinese learners in Russia     3     (rise) quickly in the past decade, according to a survey     4     (carry) out by a linguistic research center in Russia. Approaches    5    learning Chinese vary from person to person, with more and more people    6    (choose) university courses in Russia.

The three-hour-long Chinese test will quiz students on     7     (they) listening, reading, and writing abilities and a fourth section will examine students on grammar, vocabulary and Chinese     8     (character). Some parts in the exam are even a little bit difficult for native Chinese speakers. Insiders from the Russia education industry confirmed those    9    are with relevant professional background and Mandarin proficiency(精通) are more competitive in job application.

According to the Office of Chinese Language Council International, some 100 million people, excluding native speakers, use Chinese     10     (global).

Rise After Falling

A father was worried about his son,     1     was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk(僧侣)     2    (train) his boy.

The Buddhist monk said to the boy’s father, “I insist that your son should be left alone here. I’ll make him into a real man within three months.     3    , you can’t come to see him during this period.”

Three months later, the boy’s father     4    (return). The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an     5    (experience) boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he     6    (fall) down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time a heavy blow knocked him down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “    7     do you think of your child?”

“What a shame!” the boy’s father said, “I never thought he would be so     8    (easy) knocked down. I needn’t have him stay here any     9    (long)!

“I’m sorry that that’s all you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of     10    (cry)? That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”

It does not mean the end of the world for someone to become disabled. One day when I turned on the radio, I didn’t hear anything. But I wasn’t born deaf. The doctor said I lost my     1    (hear). I had to go to a special school,     2    I won a scholarship to the US. We were taken to different communities, volunteering there and teaching them about my country and culture. The love of volunteering came to me from then.

In Africa, deaf people     3    (be) more likely to be from disadvantaged backgrounds. Often, untrained teachers are posted to teach at deaf schools. So there’s a lack     4    knowledge and basic skills. I gathered deaf     5     (youth) to meet every Sunday for volleyball matches. I established a maths club and dance club that became     6    (fair) popular. I     7    (name) “Deaf Role Model” in 2016 during International Deaf   Awareness Week. I want to set     8    good example for deaf children. I told them my story. I told them that they could have many talents, like dancing. I told them to close their ears and feel the music.

My parent inspired me     9    (become) the best teacher. I know he is very proud of me. I want people to know that even though my life has been challenging, I     10    (overcome) it by now.

When I first heard about the Belt and Road Initiative (“一带一路”倡议). I thought about something simple and straightforward — like a fragrant cup of tea.

For centuries, tea has brought     1    (culture), communities, and people closer together. In the past centuries, tea     2    (connect) economies through trade and investment. The Belt and Road Initiative holds a similar promise,     3    is about connecting cultures, communities, economies, and people. It is about awaking ancient trade routes and     4    (build) new ones. It is also about adding new economic flavors by creating infrastructure (基础建设) projects based on 21st century expertise and standards. Delivering on this promise is not an easy task,     5    doing so could bring great benefits.

First, high-quality infrastructure could help stimulate potential global     6     (grow), and raise the incomes of millions of people. As the Chinese proverb     7     (go), “To become rich, one must first build roads.” A second benefit is greater inclusiveness. Think of     8    (improve) roads in rural areas that can boost productivity and access to health services. By sharing the benefits of investment and knowledge more broadly, improvement will be     9    (strong) and more inclusive. A third benefit is stronger economic cooperation. This would help boost global trade, investment, and financial cooperation, making     10     easier to share the benefits of growth more widely. All this is good for consumers, good for productivity, and good for poverty reduction.

10 . Kenneth Williams     1     (consider) one of the greatest British comedy actors of the twentieth century. His voice, as his outstanding gift, actually defended him as a     2     (perform). Williams would often spend weeks     3     (decide) how a character should sound and this “voice” determined his approach to each role.     4     even after he had chosen his “voice”, he didn’t always stick to it. In the middle of a single performance, he would occasionally change the tone or speed of his speech, for     5     (great) comic effect. While still a beginner, he felt he should be given the freedom to do as he wished on stage and often     6     (ignore) his directors’ instructions. This greatly annoyed some directors, who refused     7     (work) with him. Sometimes, he would completely ignore the script and make up his own lines during performance. Although he was proud of his ability to go “off script”, he became extremely angry if other actors tried to do the same,     8    (argue) that they were simply not good at it. Williams loved to make his audience laugh. When performing a scene     9     there were few laughs, he would often make up     10     own jokes, which always entertained the audience, but sometimes also ruined the scene.