A Lifelong Journey, the latest TV series adapted from writer Liang Xiaosheng’s novel has been     1     huge hit on TV and online. Some famous actors, such as Lei Jiayin, Song Jia, and Yin Tao, join in the show, which     2    (focus) on the ups and downs of Zhou’s family over five decades. It is set in the 1970s so it’s not surprising     3     the family has to deal with lots of social changes. The show explores themes of family, friendship and romance. Many viewers describe the show     4     a time machine reflecting how we get here.

    5    (paint) a picture of ordinary Chinese people living in the changing times, the novel won the writer Liang, the 10th Mao Dun Literary Award, one of China’s top literary     6    (award). So far millions of people have been touched by the family’s story, which makes readers find out     7     lies deep in their hearts.

Translating such a series of stories to the small screen had been a challenge for scriptwriter Wang Hailing. “    8    (frank) speaking, it is very difficult,” Wang said. “The lives of the three siblings are telling the story of a small family. But when we consider the         9    (big) picture, the country itself is made up of millions of such small families.” According to Cheng Wu, producer of A Lifelong Journey, a deep sense of     10       (responsible) inspired him to produce the best adaptation of the work.

Advertising has become part of modern life. From the ancient advertisements     1     (paint) on outdoor signs to the colorful, interactive ones in smartphone apps, advertising and the media have developed hand in hand. As media channels     2    (grow) in number and type, so have advertisements.

If an advertisement is placed on a popular website     3     on TV at perk times, a huge number of people will know about the product or service. A successful advertisement will also create a desire to buy, thus     4    (boost) business.

Based on the psychology     5     creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways to persuade people into purchasing their products or services. A common technique is to create a     6    (memory) slogan. Another one is to link their company or product to a “brand ambassador” — a famous actor, a sports star, or even a fictional character.

Some advertisements are not so obvious: product     7    (place) is typically used in films with huge box-office success and TV shows with high ratings.

In the future, advertising will be even more about understanding individual customers and sending them advertisements that     8    (tailor) to specific needs. Not only will this make them feel more valued and enable them to see     9     they are most interested in, but it will also help companies target their customers     10    (efficient) to have a positive effect on sales.

LiZiqi has made a name for    1    (her)in her videos that highlight a traditional Chinese way of life in the rural area of Sichuan Province. Her videos cover    2     (vary) crafts   related   to traditional culture,     3     (range) from making paper and ink to building her own bread kiln (窑) with blocks. Nothing seems impossible with Li’s hands as they work their magic to bring these things into existence.

Li,     4     was born in 1990, has lived with her grandparents in Mianyang, Sichuan, since the age of 6 after her father died. Life was difficult for her during her youth as she and her grandparents had little to live on. Li herself said that she was     5     (financial) supported to continue schooling. She started to work in the city at 14 and would not have returned to her childhood home but for her grandmother falling ill in 2012. After returning home, Li opened    6     online shop to   sell mostly food   products. To increase sales, she began making short films in 2016 about how these products    7     (create).

A Weibo user remarked, “ Li’s success lies    8     her passion for life.” Another one wrote, “Thank you for giving me an opportunity    9     (appreciate) the landscape in the countryside.” Li is not without criticism. Some people have expressed skepticism because it is unbelievable    10     she looks so perfect after a long day of work in the fields.

Since China’s TV series Nirvana in Fire was on show in Argentina, the viewers there have been excited about the story.

    1    (base) on a historical novel of the same name, it tells the tale of a young man who sets out to fight for     2    (he) family’s honor in sixth-century China.

It is the first time that Argentina     3    (show) a program that is “so different” from the common content of the network, and it has been so well-received by     4     public. Nirvana in Fire has got hundreds     5     comments (评论) on social networks, not only from members of the Chinese community,     6     from many Argentineans. The series offers a window into Chinese customs, lifestyles and ways of thinking.

Angie Behrmann, an Argentine painter     7     specializes (专门从事) in Chinese calligraphy (书法), said she watched the series     8    (practice) her Chinese, but was attracted by the story and the way it was told. “The story is    9    (real) well-written. Everything that takes place is so exciting,” she said. The painter added she has learned more about Chinese culture and got to know different    10    (place) in China thanks to the series.

Nuseir Yassin was a Harvard graduate in economics and was once an IT expert in Venmo, earning thousands of dollars a year. However, he     1    (prefer) doing something outdoors to staying in the office. Soon after saving enough money, he quit the job and started touring the world and was greatly attracted     2    the beauty of the nature.    3    (record) his travels, he set up a Facebook page called Nas Daily. It was     4    (amaze) that over 12 million people follow and pay close attention to his vlogs. He went to remote places, and made videos about people’s stories. It was for this reason     5    his videos made a strong     6    (impress) on the viewers. In 2019 Nas Daily set up its TikTok channel (频道)     7    (official) and grew to 40 million followers. Since 2019, two companies     8    (found) by Yassin in order to reach more people with     9    same interest. He said he was lucky to make     10    (he) dream come true while making money from it.

When it seemed that social networks could no longer surprise us, China gave birth to     1     new application, TikTok. It is a social network in     2     you can create and share fun music videos with your friends and followers.

TikTok     3     (release) in September 2016 by ByteDance. With people of all ages     4     (love) it in 2019, the short-form video app is becoming     5     (rapid) popular around the country.

In order to use the application, we will need to create a user account, a process that will only take a few     6     (second). On TikTok, the key is the music videos. When creating your music videos, you will be able to choose from hundreds of songs.     7     addition to being able to choose the most popular songs of the moment, users have a simple video editor to make     8     (they) videos more surprising. TikTok aims to provide video editing service for mobile users, so all operation on this app is easy and clear     9     (master).

Creating videos with TikTok     10     (be) fun. Besides, we can “like” any other user’ videos, leave comments, share them with friends and so on.

In English,there is a popular saying — All good things must come to     1     end. This, however, might not always be true. For the six friends in Friends, the “good things” — the     2     (friend) between them have never really ended.

Perhaps you haven’t seen Friends. The TV series tells the story of six young people, Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey     3     came to New York City to find love, success and fun. Each of them had a different     4    (personal). However, they were able to put their differences aside and became good friends.

Seventeen years     5     (pass) since the last episode of Friends was on. Fans have been looking forward to     6     (approach) the six friends’ reunion on the screen. That wish finally came true. A special episode, Friends: The Reunion, was broadcast(播放) online on May 27.

Your English teacher once probably advised you to watch Friends. For sure, watching the series will help you learn English. But you can learn a little     7     (much) from Friends than the others. One thing it can teach us all is how     8     (gain) lasting friendships. As Rachel once said,“     9    (obvious), there were no cellphones back in the 1990s. It was just friends sitting around     10    chatting together.” If you want to have lifelong friends, don’t just chat online. Make sure to always be there — for your friends!