The ancient town of Fenghuang is a place with beautiful village life in rural China. Having travelled directly from the busy city, I regard Fenghuang as a better     1     (choose) to have a breath of the fresh air.

When I paid     2     visit to Fenghuang, it was July. My friend and I     3    (excited) explored, walking along the ancient wall and crossing the beautiful, old bridges. People there were very     4    (relax). They were neither troubled by the hot weather nor by the tourists, walking, eating and playing outdoors.     5     the first evening we bought spicy, cold noodles and ate on the riverbank as we watched the sunset.

We stayed in a small hotel     6     was similar to many of the traditional     7     (building) in the village. Our room was built on high stilts(桩子) over the banks of the river. From our window we could hear the rush of the water and the sounds of of excited tourists     8     (travel) in small boats downstream. We saw people at work busy catching fish and young children playing in shallow waters.

Although there     9     (be) many visitors to Fenghuang, we did not see any other foreigner during our stay. After several days, I was still unwilling     10    ( leave).

I used to be so addicted to computer games that I had little time for study and thus fell behind and my    1     (fit) began to fail. My parents and teachers were greatly worried about me. It was     2     my English teacher said to me that helped me    3    . She told me that I must have my own goal of life,     4     my future would be hopeless and that playing computer games was fun but it would not guarantee me    5    bright future. I finally realized that I must set up a goal and work hard towards it right away. In the days that     6     (follow), whenever I felt tired or had an urge     7     (play) computer games, I thought of my goal and soon regained strength.

Now I turn out to be a vital and diligent student and I never miss a class. Apart from this, I am     8     (enthusiasm) about helping the other students. After having got rid of the bad habits, I have a whole new world view. While    9     (return) to school every morning, I make up my mind to spare no effort to achieve my set goal and    10     (bright) the day of others.

Olympic and Paralympic medals for the Tokyo 2020 Games will be made from recycled mobile phones donated by the public.

Olympic host cities have     1     (tradition) obtained the metal from mining firms. But Japan,     2     lacks its own mineral resources, is keen on taking the theme of a sustainable future a step     3     (far).

“A project which allows the people of Japan     4     (participate) in creating the medals is really good, and helps raise the environmental awareness of our citizens,” said Tokyo 2020 sports     5     (direct) Koji Murofushi. “    6     the resources of our earth are limited, we need to recycle more and avoid waste. This program is setting an example.”

Collection boxes have been placed in local offices and telecom stores and they will remain there until the metal required     7     (collect).

Members of the organizing committee put forward the idea to government officials and companies earlier this year and won their support.

As a result, the medals hanging around Olympic winners’ necks will carry even more meaning     8     usual. People’s personal memories, once     9     (store) in their smart phones and other handheld devices, will take the round shape of an Olympic medal, one of the most precious     10     (prize) in sport.

The next decade will see some big changes in tech. Time Magazine listed its top     1    (invention) of 2019. Some of them will     2    (certain) become a big part of our everyday lives over the next 10 years. GENNY is the one we’re most looking forward to.

Water, water everywhere, so let’s all have    3     drink. That old saying must have inspired GENNY, made by Israeli company Watergen. The air around    4    is full of water vapor (蒸汽),     5    we can’t drink it until now.

GENNY is a machine     6    makes “safe, clean drinking water” by collect water vapor from the air,    7    (report) Israel Hayom. It can produce up to 27 lit in a day! It's designed to look like a home water cooler. Like its design, its process simple. It collects air, and then cools the air to its freezing point,     8    (create)liquid water. The water then goes through a cleaning process and minerals     9    (add) tastiness and health quality.

Watergen's chairperson, Michael Lee, said, “Our goal and     10    (responsible) to save..... and to change the world for the better.”

This beautiful world is full of love. I will never forget my own experience at a busy toll station (收费站) in Chicago during rush hour traffic. One afternoon, before     1     (arrive) at the toll station, I had the exact amount of change—coins into the basket, one escaped and couldn’t     2     (find) anywhere.

There was a long line of cars with drivers who     3     (wait) for their turn eagerly to pay so that they could continue to drive to their destinations. I sat there, feeling totally     4     (help). About two minutes later, a man came and asked     5     I looked so worried. Then I told him what had happened. After listening to my words, he immediately put     6     coin into the basket for me.

“Thank you,” I said     7     (grateful) as he headed back to his car. “You are welcome. Have a nice day,” he replied. His     8     (kind) saved me that day.

There are also countless kind people in the world. They choose to be kind     9     others who are in need, because it gives them a sense of inner peace and joy. Their good deeds have taught me     10     (behave) like them—doing something positive for another human being—however big or small.

6 . During last year's two sessions （两会）, Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum,     1     （push） for major renovations （修复） inside the palace museum. And during this year's two sessions, he proposed adopting     2     new set of regulations on how to best protect and preserve the historic complex.

"The Regulation of the Preservation of the Great Wall     3     （adopt） over the past years, and it has proved very effective, so this year we've drafted an outline for new regulations and we hope to pass the cultural relics of the Palace Museum on to many generations     4     （come）. " Shan said.

The Palace Museum faces serious pressures. An increasing number of     5     （tour） want to see the palace's treasures, but overcrowding could harm preservation efforts. And     6     urbanization （城市化） progressing in Beijing, construction around the Palace Museum may end up damaging     7     （it） ancient buildings.

The Forbidden City's image as a museum has grown     8     Shan's last measures were approved in 2012. To make more room for more visitors, Shan has proposed moving 750 employees,     9     （rough） half the museum's staff, to offices outside the complex. He has also called for transforming an archaeological site which     10     （be） unearthed in 2016 into a new public archaeological museum for the public to enjoy.

When in 1984 I. M. Pei, then the most sought-after architect in America,    1    ( present) his plans for a 70-foot glass pyramid in the l8th-century courtyard of the Louvre, the general     2     (react) was anger. Because Mr. Pei was Chinese-American, he    3    ( apparent) had no understanding of the Louvre, or Paris, or France.

However, these remarks did not annoy him. With quick enthusiasm and wide smiles, he took them. He had been asked to design    4    new entrance for the museum and,    5    everyone's surprise, instead of adding on some concrete block, he had created a great welcoming space: put a winding staircase underground and capped it with a ray of light,    6     did not hurt the old facades (外墙).

When he was a child, his imagination    7    ( shape) by his family’s ancient gardens at Suzhou in Jiangsu. There, he would wander winding    8    ( path ) through fantastic rocks towards pavilions (亭子),unconsciously    9     (absorb) the beauty of the surroundings.

Mr. Pei built a hotel complex at Fragrant Hill outside Beijing, after returning to China in 1974. He regarded this as a chance    10    ( bring) the Chinese away from their dull eastern European blocks and back to the domestic traditions they had lost.

The airplane maker Airbus has announced plans     1     (quit) making its famous A380 airplane. The A380 is the world’s largest passenger airplane and     2     (be) in service for 12 years. People said it was the future of flying. However,     3     (shift) in the demands of passengers mean the days of huge, four-engine passenger planes are over. Airbus decided to stop     4     (produce) of the 541-seat A380. The decision was due to sales that were not     5     satisfying as expected. Airbus said it would no longer build the A380 in 2021. Significant job losses at companies linked to the plane will be     6     (necessary) caused.

The A380 first     7     (fly) in April 2005. Britain’s leader called it a unique symbol of economic strength while Spain’s leader called it a dream. The jets were designed to make airports less busy by reducing     8     number of planes which was on the increase in the sky. However, booming air travel brought the demand for twin-engine planes that can fly non-stop to     9     people want to travel. An Airbus spokesperson said the A380 was a “passenger magnet”, and he was     10     (disappoint) that airlines misunderstood and marketed it poorly.

Since Brad Ryan began to take grandma Joy on trips to the breathtaking landscapes of America, they     1     (go) through dozens of cross-country adventures.

In 2015, Brad Ryan visited his 85-year-old grandma     2     (live) a simple life on her own, and then he hoped that spending some quality family time with her would help to lift her spirits. When he told     3     (story) of his travels to his grandma, she regretted not seeing more of the world. Then Ryan invited his grandma     4     (hike) with him, and she accepted his idea     5     (cheerful). From then on, the pair travelled to 29 National Parks in total, and had many adventures along the way,     6     has even affected his way of life.

“Life for her now is a lot     7     (rich). It was the look in her eyes that impressed me a lot. "Ryan said , "I love my grandma. She has taught me how to live, I’ve learned to slow down and see the world in     8     different way. There are so many viewpoints and knowledge we can gain     9     our elders. Even if some day she does pass away, I can go back to these places to feel her spirit and feel     10     (connect) to her."

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