That’s all. Thank you!

Pillows have been     1     (use) in China for thousands of years and hold     2     significant place in Chinese culture. The origins of pillows can date back     3     the middle Paleolithic (旧石器时代) period     4     (base) on archaeological evidence. During that time, people unconsciously used objects like stones, sticks, bundles of straw, or pieces of animal skin as head support, serving as the earliest prototypes (原型) of pillows.

The Chinese word for “pillow”, zhentou,     5     (believe) to be coined by Cao Cao, a prominent strategist and ruler during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). One night, while Cao Cao was reading in his military tent and becoming     6     (sleep), there was no extra space available to place several     7     (book). A servant spontaneously (即兴地) placed the books at one side of the bed, and Cao Cao fell asleep     8     (quick) on the books. Then the servant     9     (create) a padded headrest using soft materials,     10     shape was like the pile of books. Cao Cao later named it zhentou.

6 . It was the start of spring several years ago. I _________ my old lawn mower (割草机) to cut my grass. I pushed it over to my front _________. There mixed in with many grass species, and I saw something new. A single buttercup (金凤花) _________ its way through the soil. It was bright yellow with five pedals making a _________ shape. I smelt it and _________ at its sweet scent (香味). It looked too _________ to cut down so I mowed around it.

The next year when I once again pulled out the lawn mower, I saw that now there were several buttercups blooming where the first one had been. It _________ my day seeing how the beautiful little flower had increased so once again I _________ around it for as long as I could.

Now, several years later my front yard is _________ with buttercups. I also see buttercups everywhere blooming along the sides of the roads and on the grassy hills near my home. I wonder sometimes just how many of these lovely little creations came from that first __________ that I didn’t mow down.

It makes me think about all the things we can __________ through our lives. Every smile we share creates other __________ as well. Every act of kindness we do brings out the kindness in those around us. Every moment of love we create increases in all the hearts it __________. In the garden of __________ what we give is what we grow. May all of your days be as bright and __________ as a billion buttercups.

7 . What is SEO and Types of SEO in digital marketing?

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization (优化), which is the process of improving the visibility (能见度) and ranking of a website or web page in the search engine results pages (SERPs). It involves optimizing various on-page and off-page factors that affect a website’s search engine ranking, with the goal of driving organic traffic to the site.     1    :

On-page SEO. It refers to the optimization of individual web pages to improve their ranking and visibility in search engines. It involves optimizing various elements of the page such as title tags, meta descriptions, header tags, content, and internal linking to make the page more relevant and user-friendly.

Off-page SEO.     2    . This includes link building, social media marketing, influencer outreach, and brand building. The goal of off-page SEO is to build the website’s authority and credibility in the eyes of search engines.

    3    . It refers to the optimization of a website’s technical aspects to improve its search engine ranking. This includes optimizing site speed, mobile responsiveness (响应能力), site architecture, schema markup, and more. Technical SEO is important for ensuring that search engines can index the website’s pages properly.

All three types of SEO are important for a comprehensive SEO strategy that can help improve a website’s search engine ranking and drive more organic traffic to the site.

8 . Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote “the only way to have a friend is to be one”, and I totally believe that this is true.

Almost everyone, especially elders, thinks that it’s dangerous to make friends on the Internet. I also thought so at first. However, deep in my heart, I still wanted to give it a try. So last term, I made a new friend who lives thousands of kilometers away.

She and I weren’t meant to become great friends; we just intended to have some simple conversations at first. However, as time passed by, we began to talk heart to heart and we slowly became closer. Our friendship grew stronger through lots of chatting, and I found out that we have a lot in common. It seemed like we were meant to be. For example, we’re both girls with a strong will. During the winter vacation, we encouraged each other to hunt our dreams. It was our mutual (相互的) trust that helped establish our great friendship. I’m sure that it will be one of the best memories of senior high school.

Now, we memorize the vocabulary of the CET-4 together through WeChat and encourage each other not to give up. We even send each other gifts to express our best wishes when festivals come.

How do you define the word “friend”? Views vary from person to person. But in my opinion, true friendship doesn’t mean getting together every day. It means that you know one another’s dreams, and will help each other to make them come true.

Kindness is found everywhere. Our heart doesn’t show a lack of a sense of kindness, but a lack of trust, especially for strangers. Smile at the world and it will smile back.

9 . Famous world film festivals and awards

Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy

Held yearly from 1932, it’s the world’s oldest film festival. The awards are lion trophies (奖杯) including the Golden Lion and Silver Lion. Chinese director Zhang Yimou has won the Golden Lion twice.

Festival de Cannes, Cannes, France

It’s held yearly from 1946. Held in May in the beautiful French seaside town of Cannes, it celebrates and awards artistic achievement in film. The highest prize is the Golden Palm trophy (金棕榈奖). Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige won the prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.

Oscar Awards, Hollywood, USA

The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor the outstanding film achievements of the 1927/1928 film season.

Winners had been announced three months earlier. However, that was changed in the second ceremony of the Academy Awards in 1930. Since then and during the first decade, the results were given to newspapers for publication at 11 p.m. on the night of the awards. This method was used until the Los Angeles Times announced the winners before the ceremony began. As a result, the Academy has used a sealed envelope to tell the name of the winners since 1941.

The Golden Globe Awards, Los Angeles, USA

It was first held in January, 1944 at the 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles, where the winners in five categories received scrolls. The actual Golden Globe award started in 1946, when the statuette of a “golden globe” was introduced. The list of award categories has grown and changed over the times.