29 outstanding Party members were conferred the July 1 Medal, one of     1     was Zhang Guimei. She founded a high school,     2    (offer) free education to girls in a less­developed area of Yunnan Province.

Zhang’s efforts helped nearly 2,000 girls go to college. She visited poor     3     (family) and persuaded them not to let their children drop out of school. This shows     4     educators should work with a greater sense of responsibility.

Another important lesson from Zhang’s story is that we should take a long­term view of rural education. Zhang has been working     5     (improve) education in rural areas because of her high degree of     6     (commit) and making the education of talents as her goal.     7    is because of the very goal that Zhang could overcome difficulties, and help the poor throw off     8     wrong idea that “education is useless”. It also reminds us that more efforts should     9     (make) to develop education in rural areas, and we should focus     10     long­term goals and interests.

In the workshop of     1     brush pen store in Huzhou, Shi Wangli makes traditional Chinese brush pens. Her hands are immersed (浸泡) in water for at least eight hours a day, in     2     summer and winter. The choice of the hairs in steps of making a quality brush pen     3    (be) of great importance and the work she does cannot be performed     4     a machine. It is a difficult but meaningful job. She is     5     (young) brush pen technician in Huzhou. The manager of the store says he is worried the thousand year old technique for     6     (make) the Huzhou brush-pen used in calligraphy (书法) will be lost with few young people willing to learn it. In Chinese history, brush-pen is an essential (基本的) tool for cultural inheritance (传承).     7    , with the rapid progress of modern technology, brush pens were replaced firstly by pens, then ballpoint pens and now keyboards.

The Ministry of Education required elementary and middle schools to start calligraphy classes     8     (protect) the Chinese traditional culture. There is a general belief that brush pen making should     9     (consider) as a technique that represents Chinese culture. People should get to know the     10     (meaning) and thoughts behind these traditional techniques.

Zhaobi, a wall that can be found outside the entrance of a building, has a long and storied history in China.

The earliest form of zhaobi    1    (appear) in the Western Zhou dynasty. Constructed to serve the function of the status symbol, zhaobi was only owned by     2    (high) members of society.    3    (see) zhaobi outside a building would let passersby know that this was the residence of someone of extreme    4    (important). Zhaobi also served the function of protecting privacy by blocking the entrance from any prying eyes.

With the passing of time, zhaobi took on a more abstract purpose, coming to play    5     role in the principles of fengshui, a practice which focused    6     achieving harmony and balance in all things.

Moving further forward in time, zhaobi became more of a form of artistic expression and creativity, with poetry,    7    (painting) and characters representing luck and good fortune appearing on the wall. Some families even used zhaobi as a canvas (画布)    8    (tell) their family history and achievement.

By evolving and adapting its functions, zhaobi has been a silent spectator of China’s long history since    9    (it) birth. This longevity through transformation is much like China itself, a country which shows great respect to its history    10     has also embraced modernization and progress.

Two giant pandas “Sihai” and “Jingjing”     1     (leave) the Ya’an Bi Feng Xia Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Sichuan Province on Oct. 18, 2022, starting     2     (they) journey to Qatar.

To ensure that the two pandas start their new lives smoothly, both sides have made full preparations. The two pandas have been in good condition     3     the CCRCGP put them into quarantine (隔离) a month ago.

The Chinese team has also sent several expert     4     (group) to Qatar for on-site guidance and assessment of the venues,     5     will assist the country in setting up a professional giant panda breeding     6     management team, and ensure supplies of bamboo.

To help the giant pandas adapt to their new environment     7     (easy), the research center has also sent experienced breeders and experts to Qatar.

    8     May 2020, China and Qatar signed a cooperation agreement concerning giant panda protection and research to further promote     9     (internation) cooperation in the field and to boost the protection of endangered species and biodiversity in the two countries. It is     10     first time that China has cooperated with a Middle Eastern country in this capacity.

On our way to the house, it was raining     1     hard that we couldn’t help wondering how long it would take     2     (get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City.

We were first greeted with the barking by a pack     3     dogs, seven to be exact. They were well trained by their masters     4     had great experience with caring for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and     5     (recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya (木瓜) and other fruits from their trees in the backyard.

When they     6     (be) free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting competition to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many     7     (tradition) stories about Hawaii that were     8     (huge) popular with tourists. On the last day of our week-long stay, we     9     (invite) to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under the stars,     10     (listen) to musicians and meeting interesting locals.

Qingdao International Beer Festival has become a major event in the beautiful city. The first festival took place in 1991. It is now held once a year from the end of July to the end of August,     1     (last) for about one month. Qingdao is the     2     (large) beer production base in China and the festival provides a great chance     3     (show) the city’s unique characteristics. With     4     history of over 30 years, Qingdao International Beer Festival is a nationally     5     (recognize) event, and combines together tourism, culture and sports. As one of the most important     6     (festival) of China, it has a worldwide reputation and attracts millions of people to take part every year. More than 100 brands (品牌) from all over the world     7     (join) in the event over the past 16 years successfully. Every year daily performances     8     (give) at Beer Town’s Center Theatre, where colorful fountains, hi-tech laser shows and dramatic audio effects excite audiences. Whether walking on the roads, shopping in the local stores     9     even catching a ride in a taxi, you will constantly hear people talking about the festival.     10     (obvious), after 16 years of development, the festival has become part of local people’s daily lives.

China is     1     (wide) known for its ancient civilization, and one of the factors is the Chinese writing system.

The earliest written Chinese was     2     picture-based language. There were animal bones and shells on which symbols     3     (carve). Later the symbols became systematic. Over the years, it developed into different forms because the Chinese people were divided geographically at that time,     4     (lead) to many     5     (variety) of dialects and characters. It was after Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states that the Chinese writing system began to develop     6     one direction.

China’s present is connected with its past by written Chinese. People in modern times can read the classic works     7     were written by Chinese in ancient times. Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China is important in     8     (globe) affairs, an     9     (increase) number of international students are racing     10     (learn) China’s culture and history.

My dad is an enthusiastic (狂热的) runner who     1     (great) influenced me when I was young. So I was very sporty before the age of 14. However, when my family moved, my new school didn’t pay much attention     2     sports and had no after-school activities like football or running. Over the next few years, I     3     (stop) exercising apart from during Physical Education lessons at school. I looked like I was healthy; however, I was not.

One day, I was late for a bus, tried to run after it and in under a minute was out of breath! This made me realize how unfit I was.       4     (help) myself get in shape again, I made a(n)     5     (decide) that I would take up a kind of sport.

A friend of     6     (I) suggested a swimming pool close to my house     7     she goes to a few times a week. Now, I’m a swimming lover! I find swimming in the pool is very     8     (relax). I swim for     9     hour three times a week. I hope I will soon start to feel the benefits of regular exercise, and will become     10     (fit) than before.

French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday. Ernaux was born in 1940 and     1     (grow) up in the small town of Yvetot in Normandy, France. She is one of the most     2     (influence) female writers in contemporary French literary circles. Ernaux,     3     is 82 years old, earned the prize for the way she writes about the complex nature of personal memory. Ernaux started out writing fiction based on her own life,     4     quickly moved from fiction to factual stories about her life. She wrote more than 20 books. Most of     5     are very short. They record events in her life and the lives of those around her. Her book A Man’s Place, about her relationship with her father, was the first     6     (bring)  her fame. She wrote, “This neutral writing style comes to me     7     (natural).” Her most highly praised book is The Years,     8     (publish) in 2008. She describes herself and French society from the end of World War II to the present day. Unlike in     9     (early)  books, in The Years, Ernaux writes about herself in the     10     (three) person, calling her character “she” rather than “I”. The book received many awards and honors.

We call the     1     (China)New Year the Spring Festival. There    2     (be) a name for each Chinese year. We can call it     3     year of the sheep, the year of the tiger or the year of the pig.     4     New year’s Day, people are busy     5     (shop) and cleaning their     6     (house). On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up     7    ( welcome )the New year. On the     8    (one) day of the New year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit each other, people     9     (usual) have a very     10     (well)time during the festival.