6 . On a sunny Saturday morning, I went to see my grandma at her cottage. As I _________ her house, the smell of freshly _________ cookies blew through the air, _________ my heart. “Good morning, grandma!” I said as I entered the kitchen. She smiled, “Good morning, dear! I’m baking your favorite chocolate chip cookies.”

We spent the morning together, baking and chatting about everything in the sun. Grandma _________ stories of her childhood, painting _________ pictures of a time long past. I listened attentively, surprised at how different yet fantastic her _________ were. After baking, we decided to _________ her garden. The garden was a burst of colors, with flowers of every wow. Grandma showed me how to plant seeds and water the plants _________. “Gardening requires patience and love,” she _________, her hands expertly moving through the soil. As the day wore on, we sat under the shade of a large __________, enjoying the fruits of our __________. The cookies tasted even better with stories and laughter shared between us. It was __________ like these that I valued the most.

As the sun began to __________, painting the sky in shades of orange and pink, I __________ how precious these simple moments with grandma were. They were not just __________ in baking or gardening, but lessons in life, reminding me of the beauty of simple joys and the importance of family.

The 13th Taoli Cup was held in Beijing last August and featured 200 programmes     1    (divide) into six sections according to style, including classical Chinese dance, Chinese folkdance, ballet and contemporary (现代的) dance. Students     2    (represent) 64 schools from 27 cities and provinces participated, making it the largest event in the cup’s history.

According to Xu Rui, president of the Beijing Dance Academy, 15 performances will be held in 11 cities between May and November. Students from over 10 art schools     3     participated in the 13th Taoli Cup, including those from the Beijing Dance Academy, the Central Academy of Drama, the Nanjing University of the Arts and Hangzhou Normal University, will take part     4     the tour.

Before each performance, the     5    (winner) of major awards in previous editions, among them star dancers like Wang Yabin, Hua Xiaoyi and Wang Zihan, will introduce     6     history of the Taoli Cup and the pieces to be staged.

“In the past 40 years, the competition     7    (be) a key platform (平台) for young dancers     8    (show) their skill and be seen by a wider audience. Many young Chinese dancers shot to stardom after winning the competition, and have become top dancer-choreographers (舞蹈编导) today. They have taken leading roles in dance productions in theatres, and have created their own work, promoting the     9    (develop) of the dance scene in China by growing a large fan base for the art,    10    (especial) among the young,” says Xu.

There’s good news for endangered species in the Congo Basin. A new study shows a higher number of large mammals (哺乳动物) in the forests registered by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in Gabon and the Republic of Congo,     1     (compare) to non-FSC-registered forests. This news highlights the     2     (important) of FSC-registered forest concessions, areas where logging (伐木) is managed, in protecting wildlife.

By     3     (careful) documenting individual animal counts and strategically positioning camera traps, the research confirmed that registered concessions notably house a much     4     (big) population of large mammals — 2.7 times more for mammals over 220 pounds, such as gorillas and forest elephants. The protection of these large mammals makes     5     positive impact on the area.

The new study is the first to compare so many different forest areas at the same time,     6     (use) 474 camera traps across 14 logging concessions. The results fit a previous research that     7     (conduct) in the Peruvian Amazon years ago, which found that it is possible     8     (have) production forestry coexist with biodiversity conservation (保护) if done in the right way and in the right places.

“We put much time and effort into the large project     9     took five years and involved hundreds of local people,” said Utrecht University’s Joeri Zwerts, who led the Congo Basin study. “It was hard work,     10     the knowledge we got will make an important contribution to the protection of animals in these forests.”