Chang’an Tower, also known as the Great Wild Goose Pagoda, is an architectural wonder     1     (locate) in Xi’an, China. With its rich historical significance and stunning beauty, this ancient tower stands as a masterpiece of China’s cultural heritage.

    2     (original) built during the Tang Dynasty in the 7th century, Chang’an Tower served as a Buddhist pagoda, housing Buddhist materials that the monk Xuanzang brought from India. Its construction     3    (order) by Emperor Gaozong to promote Buddhism and facilitate (使……便利) the translation of Buddhist scriptures (佛经)     4     Chinese.

Rising to a     5     (high) of 64 meters, the square-shaped, thirteen-storey tower showcases the splendid craftsmanship of ancient Chinese craftsmen, each storey of     6     exhibits unique architectural features,     7     (reflect) the cultural influences of the time. Visitors can go up the internal staircase to the top for magnificent     8     (view) of the city. Surrounding the pagoda, the serene gardens and the Da Ci’en Temple offer a peaceful retreat as well.

Whether it is for experiencing a piece of history     9     exploring cultural wonders, Chang’an Tower is     10     essential destination for those exploring China’s vast historical landscape.

“World record broken!” On Aug 12, 2022, 17-year-old Ma Jiajun from Jilin excitedly posted    1     (he) certificate (证书) on social media, with a picture of him from Guinness World Records.

He has set a new world record for “the most consecutive jump rope triples (连续三摇跳绳)” with 701 times. Ma is more than 180 centimeters tall, but he used to be short and thin in primary school.     2     (build) a stronger body, he took part     3     the school’s jump rope team. At 9, he competed in a national game and     4     (successful) broke a record. “My coach said I have a talent in this sport and suggested that I should keep doing it,” said Ma. So he joined a jump rope club and kept training for six     5     (year).

“The training was much     6     (hard). I needed to practice every day for at least four to fivehours,” Ma said. “The jump rope triple has a high standard for physical ability. Every night     7    I lay on my bed, my arm and back were in pain.” But     8     kind of strong wish to break the record keeps him going. “My favorite TV show is Guinness China Night (《吉尼斯中国之夜》). I always dreamed of     9     (get) a certificate of my own,” he said

After breaking the record, Ma     10     (catch) lots of attention from the public and said “I hope more people could enjoy jump rope, since it’s good for your health and full of fun.”

Working on the atomic bomb, Richard Feynman found that science represented the destruction and     1     put our future in danger, which was contrary to his knowledge of science when he was young. So he had a doubt     2     there was some evil     3     (involve) in science or not. In his lecture, the American scientist thinks that science has value in three ways. First, scientific knowledge     4     (make) us able to make all kinds of things. Second, it can offer us intellectual enjoyment. Third, it can provide scientist     5     a lot of experience, which is of great     6     (important) for scientists to progress, for they try to solve their ignorance, doubt and     7     (certain) in the process. At the end of his lecture, he hopes scientists take the     8     (responsible) of declaring the value of     9     (free), of teaching how doubt is to be     10     (welcome) and discussed and of ensuring the freedom for all generations to come.

President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and delivered     1     speech on October 18, 2023. President Xi highlighted that China can only do well when the world is doing well. When China     2     (do) well, the world will get even better. From the     3     (achievement) in the past decades, we can learn that win-win cooperation is the sure way to     4     (succeed) in launching major initiatives that benefit all. Countries taking the lead in economic development should give a hand to their partners     5     are yet to catch up.     6     the saying goes, when you give roses to others, their fragrance lingers on your hand. Viewing others’ development as a threat or talking economic interdependence (相互依存) as a risk will not make one’s own life better or speed up one’s development. Belt and Road Cooperation is based on the belief that flame runs high when everyone adds wood     7     the fire and that mutual support can get us far. The modernization we are pursuing is not for China alone but for all     8     (develop) countries through our joint efforts. Global modernization should be pursued to enhance peaceful development and     9     (mutual) beneficial cooperation and bring prosperity to all. Though “Belt and Road cooperation”.    10     (propose) by China at first, its benefits and opportunities are for the world to share.

After     1     (participate) in the autumn/winter Shanghai Fashion Week in early April, Raphael Deray, a senior buyer for the French department store Printemps,     2     (admit) that his first trip to the city was hugely beneficial.

    3     (found) in Paris in 1865, Printemps is a world-leading department store for fashion, luxury, and beauty with more than 15 locations in some countries. According to Deray, up     4     5 percent of fashion brands in Printemps are from Chinese designers, and the trend is growing. “This trip to Shanghai Fashion Week is a great opportunity for us to discover new designers and introduce them to the European market,” he says     5     (excited).

“I am     6     (enthusiasm) about discovering new talent that may have been stimulated in the last couple of years to introduce them to the French market. We     7     (introduce) many Chinese designers to the Israeli market up to now, and the reception has been very positive. In search for new designer brands, we found many interesting and innovative designs and approaches to fashion in Chinese designers. That’s     8     we chose to attend Shanghai Fashion Week to discover more brands and expand our selection,” says Veronica Yakubov, a buyer from En Culture.

With the rapid     9     (recover) of domestic and international exchanges in the fashion field, Shanghai Fashion Week has not only seen     10     increase in buyers and audiences from all over the country but welcomed long-awaited visits from overseas buyers and professionals.

Eleven years after having Alzheimer’s (阿兹海默病) disease, 91-year-old Wu Mingzhu sometimes fails     1     (recognize) her previous colleagues or even family members     2     live by her side. But her memory of the melon varieties she developed while working in Xinjiang remains.

Born in Hubei Province, she     3     (admit) to Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing in the late 1940s.Wu filed     4     application in 1955, and finally received agreement. In the winter of the same year, she boarded a truck with all her     5     (possession) and left for Xinjiang.

Though local watermelons and muskmelons (甜瓜) tasted sweet, Wu found that the local farmers mainly relied on     6     (tradition) farming techniques, and there was still much room for progress     7     the quantity and quality of their melons.

Starting in 1956, Wu and her colleagues     8     (meet) with local farmers to explore resources in the summer heat of over 40℃. She experimented with different methods on melons during the day, and read documents that had recorded 44 melon varieties before she arrived under candle light at night.

She developed new resources-10 watermelon varieties and 19 muskmelon varieties, featuring characteristics like better disease resistance, finer fruit quality, and greater adaptability,     9     (help) the farmers fatten their wallets. So we Chinese can     10     (crazy) eat watermelons in the hot summers.