1 . Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to all the buildings in the historic area of the city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic (经济的) reasons why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should you do then if a new building is needed?

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoiled (破坏) the area they have in. But the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative (保守的) and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If you always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.

Li zi qi,     1     lives in the village in Sichuan Province, is famous for her     2     (attract) videos of rural self-sufficiency. Her video channel consists of beautiful process videos that show how she plans crops and harvests from her garden and the nearby forest before     3     (cook) delicious food in her outdoor kitchen.

For a worldwide audience in the pandemic, her DIY videos have become     4     reliable source of escape and comfort. In her videos, she tends     5     (work) in silence and plays soothing music.

She is not known     6     taking shortcuts. Her way of cooking suggests that every delicious dish takes pains to prepare. For example, in a 12-minute video, she at first pushed garlic parts into the farmland outside her home. In the next few     7     (minute) with the sprouts growing, they reached up towards the sky when she     8     (begin) to cook. Such a video is     9     (certain) a way to step out of the extremely high pressure society that we live in.

Her videos are beyond materialistic ways to explain the nation or culture. Therefore, she has already become a major celebrity on the internet, inspiring people to return to     10    (they) roots.

Yours,

Li Hua

Albert Einstein, a genius well known for the theory of relativity, is     1     (universal) considered the greatest scientist in modern physics. Born     2     14 March 1879, Einstein tried to enter university in Switzerland when he was 16, but failed due to his low scores in the general part of the college exam, though he did succeed in obtaining exceptional scores in maths and physics. It was in 1896     3     he managed to pass the exam. While     4     (work) in the Swiss patent office, he continued to study and earned a     5     (doctor) in physics in 1905. Four years later he quit the job and     6     (commit) himself to full-time research at a university. In 1922, he     7     (award) the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.

Sadly, the great genius had to flee Germany in 1933,     8     Hitler came to power and Jews were persecuted (迫害). After spending time in Europe, he finally took up     9     position as a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA. And he continued to make great     10     (achieve) in physics and mathematics.

10 . There are many principles(原则) and values all people live by. The _________that I live by is honesty. I have always been taught that lying will just get me into more trouble than I might already be _________. Being honest is a _________ all people need to have and use to go _________ in life.

Ever since I was a little kid, my parents have _________ me to be honest _________ it is the right thing to do. As I got _________, I realized something very important that could _________ the way people take me to be a person. If just once you stop being honest and tell a lie, it will _________ change people’s opinion of you and their whole way of acting __________ you. When you tell a lie, you lose that person’s __________ forever or have to work your whole life to get it back.

It is my personal __________ to achieve great things in life and honesty will sure help me get there. For me right now losing somebody’s trust would be a truly __________ thing. Whatever you do for a living or __________ you live, honesty is something important for all of us.

Honesty gets you much higher in life than getting into more __________ like lying . Lying can __________ get you into trouble dealing with the government. Honesty is just as important to me as my family. Already, I know it is something that will __________ my future and my relationship with all people. It is something about myself that I hope to never __________ no matter what happens. Most of all honesty will help me no matter whether I’m at school, home or just __________ with friends. It is something I hope my children will also have and __________.