Once there lived a rich man     1     wanted to do something for the people of his town.     2     at first he wanted to find out whether they deserved (值得) his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed     3     very large stone. Then he     4    (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of     5     complained about the stone but not tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,     6    (say) to himself: “The night     7    (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along       8       (late) in the dark and will fall against the stone.”                            

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his     9     (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!     10     the stone, he found a bag of money.

Robotics is a complex field. But brothers Sanjay and Arvind Seshan found an early passion for it. In 2014, they started a mission to make     1     easier for others to learn robotics by creating a website,     2     they teach people to code.

The story started when they were looking for materials for learning how to program, and they     3     (realize )that there was not really anything good online. Then they came up     4     an idea of creating a brief set of lessons from which kids and adults can     5     (easy)learn to program.

The website started with basic lessons on robotics and coding. But now the lessons can support kids who     6     (involve)with robotics for years and who want to learn something new. The brothers thought that one of the reasons why kids liked it     7     (be)that they were being taught by other kids.

The brothers understand that robotics takes     8     (patient)and lots of time. They recall a project     9     (call)Pix31 Plott3r, a robot that would print people’s pictures. It took them two years to get a fully working model, and they made six or more versions. The Seshan brothers’ advice is     10     never give up if something does not work the first time

On Saturday night, a team named EDward Gaming, won     1     2021 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. Over 209 million viewers     2    (occupy) in watching the Championship that day, with the number still rising.     3     other words, about one in 30 people on the planet     4     (witness) the success of the Chinese e-sports team by Sunday morning.

The team has employed this opportunity to share Chinese culture with the world. In early October, they displayed tai chi, martial arts and traditional Chinese costumes in Reykjavik,     5    (launch) a “Chinese hurricane” in the Icelandic capital. With the popularity of digital technology, e-sports have been emerging,     6    are of the hottest among new forms of cultural exchanges. Unlike texts and videos, e-sports transcend the barriers of language and are understandable around the world. More     7     (essential), the e-sports industry is sustainable in spreading Chinese culture, as the large audiences mean huge commercial potential. In 2020 alone, the sales revenue of the domestic e-sports industry exceeded 278.69 billion ($43.56 billion), and involved 280,000 enterprises, which in turn improved the     8     (employ) rate.

    9    more Chinese star gaming clubs and teams emerging, the industry is expected to further prosper and continue     10    (expand) Chinese culture to the world.

The Universal Beijing Resort, currently the    1    (large) in scale worldwide, was open to the public on Monday.

The film-themed lands, rides and shows, such as the Transformers Metrobase and the Harry Potter rides, and Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness among other Universal“firsts”,     2     (be) the most popular attractions during the opening so far.

In the Hollywood zone , movie lovers will not only see a recreation of the Hollywood Walk of Fame,     3    get a behind-the-scenes filmmaking experience at the splendid studios,    4    was created by Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg and Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. More than a    5    （magic）land for cinephiles（影迷），the resort is also a foodie heaven with a total of 80 restaurants and food stalls    6    (serve) all kinds of food that one can name from different movies.

As the first Universal Studios theme park in China, UBR has many China-related elements. or example,the Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness,    7    (inspire) by Dream Works Animation’s Film, is Univensal’s first “land” with such a theme. The land has small bridges and flowing water Lanters are hung in many places. Accompanied with Chinese music, visitors can eat    8    (variety) of Chinese desserts in restaurants that look like ancient buildings   Building such    9    impressive park isn’t easy. But Chinese    10    (wise) and power help push it forward. It is the fifth worldwide for Universal Studios and the third in Asia, after Japan and Singapore.

Xi (玉玺) is the seals(印章) owned by the Chinese emperors. Dynasty after dynasty the emperors used the seals     1     ( establish) their power and identity. For their unique function, seals reflect Chinese history in     2     special way.

In Zhou Dynasty, emperors     3    (start) to use seals. When it came to Qin Shihuang, the jade(玉制的) seal got     4    (it) name, Xi. Different     5     Yin, the seals were used by officials and ordinary people.

In history, the emperor     6     (own) the most seals is Emperor Qianlong,     7     is said to have more than a thousand seals.

As a royal symbol, the creation of jade seals     8     (consider) a form of art. They are     9    (usual) made from jade and other twenty kinds of materials. And     10    (pattern) on the face are various, including Chinese characters, landscapes, figures, birds, or flowers.

As the countdown to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics continues, the new high-speed railway line     1     (connect) the capital with Olympic host city Zhangjiakou has just entered service. It cuts the travel time between the two from three hours     2     47 minutes. But this isn’t just another bullet train. This beauty, which can run up to 350 kilometers per hour without a driver, has brought     3     is called “ the smart high-speed railway age”.

So what makes them “smart”? Well, the carriages     4     (equip) with 5G signals can detect any operational abnormalities with real-time data collected with sensors. Meanwhile, each individual seat has     5     (it) own touch-screen control panel and wireless charging docks. The trains can     6     (automatic) start, stop and adjust to the different speed limits when in     7     (operate). Back at the station, robots and facial recognition technologies can help passengers with directions, luggage and paperless check-ins.

Today, China is home to the world’s largest high-speed rail network, and the     8     (fast) commercially operating train—the Shanghai maglev. According to the China State Railway Group, 1,036 Fuxing bullet trains started their mission in 2017,     9     the series were first launched. Over the past 4 years, they     10     (send) over 100 million passengers across the country.

Heard of the “metaverse” (元宇宙) lately? It has been hard not to. “Metaverse”, a     1     (combine) of the prefix “meta”, meaning beyond and “verse”, which relates to the universe, has become the     2     (late) buzzword (热词).

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg mentioned this term 16 times on a meeting     3     (hold) last month. The future of Facebook, he said, is a metaverse,     4     you can be physically present to hang out, play games, work and create.

But he didn’t coin the term. Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science fiction is regarded as the original inspiration for the concept. Tech giants want to play a role — preferably a     5     (lead) one. Companies ranging from Intel Core to Unity Software made relevant plans last year. Apple Inc. is reported     6     (work) on AR devices of its own currently.

But world through VR has plenty of drawbacks. There is still ongoing debate as to     7     continual use of VR is safe. Some suggest parents avoid exposing their children to VR as their eyes are still developing. In addition, its target population interact little with people in real life, which     8     (cause) concern in the past few years.

The last decade has seen AR and VR develop     9     (remarkable). Metaverse,     10     a consequence, can be built as expected. But consumers will have to look before they leap.