Walking around the world may seem impossible, but that didn’t stop one American woman from putting one foot in front of     1     other.

In 2014, Angela Maxwell, then in her early 30s, began her walk around the world alone. After six-and-a-half years and over 32, 000 kilometers, Maxwell’s walk ended     2     it began. Before she left     3     her journey, Maxwell found inspiration from women explorers of the past. “I read their books in     4     (hope) of finding encouragement—and I did—by learning about their challenges and struggles as well as their triumphs. Each woman’s story was     5     (vast) different,     6     gave me the confidence to give my walk a try,” Maxwell told the BBC.

Maxwell’s worldwide walk wasn’t easy. She heard gunshots while camping in Turkey and     7     (attack) in her tent in Mongolia. Still, she continued to walk.

When the BBC asked her what kind of person     8     takes to walk around the world, Maxwell said, “It’s probably a combination of ambition, a little     9     (stubborn) and a pinch of passion—not for hiking as a sport, but for self-discovery and adventure.”

“Walking has taught me that everything and everyone has a story     10     (share); we just have to be willing to listen,” she said.

The Battle at Lake Changjin tells the story of CPV (Chinese People’s Volunteers) soldiers fighting bravely in     1    (freeze) temperatures in a key campaign around Changjin Lake. The battle was a turning point in the war, laying the foundation for the final armistice (停战) negotiations. The sudden fall in temperature — the     2     (low) down to around minus 40 degrees Celsius, a record in around half a century —     3    (make) the battle tougher and more brutal (残酷的) for Chinese troops.

More than twenty-five years ago, Philadelphia started a program     1    (stop) graffiti on public buildings. Instead of illegally “tagging” buildings, graffiti artists     2    (give) the chance to make murals (壁画) on building walls in their     3    (community). Now, more than 3, 000 murals have been created through the program, which has taken off in neighborhoods across the city. Since 2001, the program has homeless worked with young people who are in detention centers (临时拘留所) or     4    (home) shelters. The program has also helped teach high school students how to make murals and provided after-school and summer arts education activities.

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In modern times, the government uses Westminster Hall for large public ceremonies. It is also the place where a king     1     queen who has died will “lie in state”,     2    (provide) a last chance for people to pay their respects. In the year 2002, Queen Elizabeth’s mother “lay in state” at Westminster Hall. Thousands of people walked     3    (quiet) past the Queen Mother’s body     4     order to show their respect for her and for the royal family.

The Hall is very important for political events too. Probably the most important event     5     ever happened in Westminster Hall was the meeting of     6     first English parliament. In the year 1265, King Henry Ⅲ called a meeting to discuss his policies. He met with some important     7    (man) of the time. But King Henry also requested some ordinary people be present. He asked each town     8    (send) two soldiers and two businessmen to Westminster Hall. This group represented the common citizens of the nation. They were not rich people, neither were the members of the ruling families. These citizens met with the king and the other important men. Their ideas     9    (listen) to, and the king treated them     10     equals. It was the first time that the common citizens of England had a chance to be heard. This was the start of the first real parliament.

Public­square dancing is now very popular with the elderly people in China. In fact, many Chinese ladies, mostly women in their fifties or sixties,     1     (take) up square dancing as a regular form of exercise over the years. Every day after supper, they gather on the square dancing. They think that square dancing is     2     great benefit. Besides helping them keep fit, it also provides them with a good chance     3     (improve) the relationship with neighbors. Also, such dance actually enriches their     4     (culture) life on the whole.

    5    , public­square dancing has also caused some social concerns. The music of square dancing tends to be very noisy,     6     of course disturbs the normal life of people living nearby. Besides,     7     (expose) to such loud noise may do harm to the dancers’ health in the long run.

Square dancing is no doubt     8     good form of exercise and enjoyment, but dancers should take their neighbors’ needs into     9     (consider). They should choose a right time and turn down their music a bit so that they will cause little trouble for others. Only in this way can they dance     10     (happy) and live in harmony with their neighbors.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, which     1     (award) in Norway by the Nobel Committee last month According to the Nobel judges, they presented the prize to WFP for its efforts to fight against hunger and its contribution to     2    (improve) health conditions in conflict-affected areas. The award is     3     incredible recognition of the dedication of their tireless efforts     4    (end) hunger in 80-plus countries.

World Food Programme is the     5    (large) humanitarian organization in the world. In 2019, it     6    (give) help to more than 97 million people all over the world. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic added to global food insecurity and there were 265 million starving people within a year.

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, made it clear     7     the WFP is the world’s first responder on the frontlines of food insecurity. Its workers and volunteers often work in     8    (extreme) dangerous conditions. These can be in remote, hard-to-access areas of the world. Over two-thirds of     9    (it) work is in conflict-affected countries or war zones, where people are three times more likely to starve than those in countries without conflict. WFP therefore serves     10     a driving force to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.

At the just-concluded Tokyo Olympic Games, the     1     (young) athlete of the Chinese sports delegation, Quan Hongchan won the gold medal in the women’s 10m platform     2     the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday,     3     performance shocked the whole world     4     (great).     5     (bear) on March 28, 2007, from Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, Quan Hongchan is     6     Chinese diver of the Chinese     7     (nation) diving team. In July 2021, Quan     8     (select) into the list of 10 people     9     (participate) in diving events of the Tokyo Olympic Games. On August 5, 2021, Quan Hongchan took the lead all the way in the women’s single 10m platform final of diving. She jumped out of full marks in the second, fourth and last     10     (round), and finally won the championship with 466.20 points. This achievement also broke the previous record of Chen Ruolin, who is the former world champion.

Rice wine has been a part of Chinese culture for thousands of years. It is also     1     (wide) known as yellow wine. Drinking rice wine in China offers the chance     2     (experience) China’s rich culture.

Perhaps one of the most interesting     3     (tale) of rice wine’s heritage was that of Du Kang, who became an important     4     (rule) during the Xia Dynasty. His special wine     5     (love) throughout the land. He was so good at making wine     6     it was said that a man who spent the night     7     (drink) his wine could stay drunk for three years.

It is important to note that although rice is the main ingredient (原料), other grains like wheat are sometimes used to make rice wine. The wine making process varies greatly depending on the methods     8     (use) and the ingredients.

Shaoxing Wine is one popular type of rice wine. It is named for its birthplace: Shaoxing, which is located     9     Zhejiang province. It is aged in the famous Shaoxing wine pots for extended periods of time and featuring     10     unique herb mixture that gives it a distinct flavor.

Yoho National Park is a Canadian national park.     1    (cover) an area of about 507 square miles, it was established in 1886. Yoho National Park     2    (know) as one of the four famous national parks in the Canadian Rockies. Because of its special     3    (locate), Yoho National Park has many mountains, including Mount Stephen, Mount Balfour, Mount Goodsir and so on. The     4    (tall) mountain among them is Mount Stephen. There are also waterfalls in the park. Wapta Falls is the largest waterfall. And Takakkaw Falls is     5    (official) known as the second highest measured waterfall.

Yoho National Park is close     6     three other national parks in the Canadian Rockies. To the north is Jasper National Park,     7     is the largest of the four. Banff National Park borders (接界) Yoho from the east. Kootenay National Park,     8    (name) after one of the two rivers that flow into it, is located to the south.

Although most people like to visit Yoho during the summer, there are quite     9     sizable number of visitors during the spring and autumn. Common summer     10    (activity) include camping, climbing, hiking, fishing, and wildlife viewing.

There is one question that most parents seem to fear more than any other when it comes to     1    (talk) to their kids about money. Can you guess what that might be? If you said “How much money do you make?”, you are exactly right, according to Jayne Pearl, writer of several books     2     what she calls financial (金融的) parenting. But     3     number of parents don’t want to talk to their kids about money. They     4    (sincere) hope that the conversation can be at an end quickly when they     5    (ask) to answer the question.

However, parents should take the chance     6    (explain) its importance to their kids. So, how can you actually start talking to your kids about money? For some     7    (answer), we asked several kids about how they would deal with it when they have their own kids.

Toniann Garruto     8     is a fifth grader said she would talk to her kids about credit cards. “Even though credit cards have a lot of money on them and are     9    (help) sometimes, you still cannot use them frequently,” she said. “After all, the money is not actually     10    (you).”