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Hiking the Longji Rice Terraces (梯田) in southern China is something I would recommend for everyone to add to their bucket list. The name     1     (literal) means “Dragon’s Backbone” due to the fact that the rice terraces look just like a dragon’s scales, while the mountain’s summit     2     (bear) a likeness to the backbone.

During my visit to Guilin, I decided to set out on a three-day hike through the famous Longji Rice Terraces. Known as the “Dragon’s Backbone”, the terraces were     3     incredible sight as they stretched across the green hills in complicated patterns looking like ripples of water.

The hike     4     (take) me through small villages set against the beautiful landscape. Local farmers were busy tending to the terraced rice fields that had been farmed for over 1,000 years. Along the paths, I passed orange groves and met friendly locals     5     offered me fresh lychee.

At night, I stayed in simple home stays run by farming families. Over multi-course meals

    6     (feature) local specialties like sticky rice, I learned     7     (much) about the terraces and village life. The feeling of community spirit and connection to the natural environment was unique.

Reaching the hike’s end after three full days, I felt a profound    8     (appreciate) for these ancient agricultural wonders carefully built into the landscape    9     generations of families. The Dragon’s Backbone terraces provided me with unforgettable mountain views    10     cultural insights into rural China.

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On May 9, James Givens was sitting in the car when he heard what     1     (sound) like a knock. He turned around only     2     (find) a goose pecking at the car door, which was highly unusual seen. He knew that the birds     3     (normal) preferred to observe humans from a distance.

But on this day, the goose appeared to be determined to get his attention and did not stop pecking     4     Givens opened the car door and stepped out. Although     5     (force) to walk away a little out of fear, the bird kept turning around to make sure that he was following. When they finally stopped, Givens realized     6     the mother goose did so — she needed help to free her baby goose that had got     7     (trap) in some balloon string.

Worried that the mother goose would attack him if he got close     8     the baby, Civens called the local chapter of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Unfortunately, they were unable to help right away. Mainly     9     (take) into consideration that the baby goose would not survive the delay, Givens decided to take on the task himself.

The mother goose watched patiently as Givens saved the little bird. As soon as the little goose was free, it ran to its mom. Givens said this was the most     10     (forget) incident in his life!

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The return capsule of China's Chang'e-5 probe touched down in Siziwang Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2020. The Chang'e-5 mission       1     (successful) brings back China's first samples collected from the moon.

As China's most complicated space project, the Chang'e-5 mission has achieved the sampling outside the earth and returning for the first time.       2     is another major achievement in overcoming difficulties by giving full play to the     3       (advantage) of the new nationwide system, marking a great step forward in China's space industry. This will contribute to deepening the     4     (understand) of the origin of the moon and the evolution history of the solar system.

Noting that there is no end for space exploration, all members     5     participated in the Chang'e-5 mission     6     (carry)   forward the lunar exploration spirit of pursuing dreams, daring to explore, cooperating in tackling difficulties and win-win cooperation, so as to start new interplanetary（太阳系内的）exploration and contribute to building the country into a major power in space and the building of a community with a       7     (share) future for humanity.

Chang'e-5 mission has achieved many major breakthroughs including China's first lunar surface sampling and sealing, first liftoff     8     the moon, first rendezvous and docking（交会和对接）in lunar orbit, and first spacecraft carrying samples     9       ( re-enter) the Earth's atmosphere.

The success of the Chang'e-5 mission     10     (mark) a conclusion of China's current lunar exploration project.

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My Mind-Shifting Qomolangma Swim

Lewis Pugh is a famous swimmer, who swam across the North Pole in 2007. The water there was so cold his fingers were    1    (freeze). Why did Pugh do this? Well, he wants people    2    (pay) attention to global warming.

As a boy, Lewis visited national parks and he learned how fragile and    3    (amaze) the Earth is. Now he    4    (intend) to protect the Earth. He decided to swim in water near the North Pole to bring attention to the melting glaciers. Lewis said that the swim was so painful that    5    would be his last time swimming in freezing water.    6    when he heard about Lake Imja, near Mt. Qomolangma, high in the Himalayas, he decided to swim in cold water again.

Mt. Qomolangma is the    7    (tall) mountain in the world and swimming there is very difficult. Because of global warming, glaciers on Mt. Qonolangma are melting and leaving lake behind,    8    Lake Imja.

Lewis says he learned two    9    (lesson) from swimming at Mount Qomolangma. First, he learned that people can unintentionally do a lot of damage. We do things which hunt the Earth because we know no other way to live. Second, We can all do    10    we can to protect our environment if we change the way we think and think more about our future.