1 . Phan Thi Kim Chi’s connection with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) began at an early age. Growing up in a small village in Vietnam, it was inconvenient for Phan to travel to hospitals in neighboring cities. Whenever she caught a cold or experienced a headache as a child, her family would seek the help of a local TCM practitioner. This led her to major in TCM at a traditional medical school in China. According to Phan, even though TCM has long been commonly practiced and accepted in Vietnam, finding a good school to learn TCM in Vietnam is not easy.
As a foreign student, Phan finds the TCM basic theory course to be the most challenging one in the courses. Being widespread and far-reaching, TCM is deeply connected with Chinese philosophy. It requires years of learning and practice to truly understand the concepts of yin and yang, harmony between human and nature, and the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Sometimes she even translates the TCM vocabulary and scripts into Vietnamese so she can remember and understand them better.
Overseas students of TCM, like Phan, are not rare. According to a report, the total number of international students studying TCM in China was 8, 187 last year, with the largest population of 6,441 coming from Asian countries, followed by 832 from Africa and 432 from Europe. Also, many Chinese medical universities had projects that sent professors overseas to teach TCM.
The fast- developing situation of TCM is not limited to schools and clinics. It has also become a lifestyle choice for many young people.
1. Which of the following best explains “practitioner” underlined in Paragraph 1?| A．Visitor. | B．Officer. | C．Student. | D．Doctor. |
| A．Tough. | B．Inspiring. | C．Confusing. | D．Common. |
| A．To attract more students. | B．To prove the popularity of TCM. |
| C．To show the difficulties of promoting TCM. | D．To explain causes of students choosing TCM. |
| A．The Development of TCM | B．Global Rise of TCM |
| C．Promising Future of TCM | D．The Hidden Power of TCM |
2 . In today’s classroom, work is completed not only with the pen and paper, but also with computers and cell phones. How to make the best use of such digital products is an important question for teachers and students. The following top digital portfolio platforms (作品集平台) offer a broad range of functions. Most importantly, they provide a way to share students’ work with pride.
Google Sites
Creating a digital portfolio could not be any easier than Google Sites makes it. It lets students quickly put in content such as text, images, maps, and much more. Use one of the provided six themes, or create one, and then publish it as a public or private view site.
Seesaw for Schools
Designed for education, Seesaw for Schools provides a platform through which students complete and share school projects. By recording the process of gradually improving their schoolwork, kids have a sense of master y and pride, so it is popular among them. Plus, parents can take part in it too— just download the Seesaw Family app.
Artsonia
Artsonia is like a dream which comes true for art- minded teachers and students: a free, safe, educational space through which students show their digital creativity. Friends and family can view, comment on, and buy objects showing artistic efforts. Celebrate your kids’ artistic skills with Artsonia! The site also provides a complete teachers’ guide.
Edublogs
One of the oldest and best- known web platforms for education, Edublogs makes it easy for teachers and students to start building a free WordPress platform. The free plan offers 1 GB of storage and class management tools. Community participation (参与) is another big plus for Edublogs.
1. Why is Seesaw for Schools popular among kids?| A．It provides a teachers’ guide. | B．It offers a range of themes. |
| C．It has a large storage space. | D．It tracks their gradual progress. |
| A．Google Sites. | B．Seesaw for Schools. | C．Artsonia. | D．Edublogs. |
| A．To discuss the importance of digital products. | B．To introduce some digital portfolio platforms. |
| C．To show how to use digital portfolio platforms. | D．To create different digital portfolio platforms. |
3 . Every year, hundreds of international students travel thousands of miles to study hard in China, leaving their homes and native languages behind. As some of them devote themselves to Chinese language study at Tongji University in Shanghai, one unique task helps them bridge the miles that lie in between — writing a letter home in Chinese.
The letter- home activity has become an annual tradition in Tongji’s pre-university Chinese program. After months of studying vocabulary, grammar, and composition, students from all over the world are tasked with writing a letter to their families, entirely in Chinese.
“At first, this activity was operated in a few classes. But when other students saw the letters on show, they began to write home letters on their own,” explained Zong Qian, director of the International School of the university.
As the letters started coming in, the teachers were impressed and touched by the students’ efforts to express emotions across cultures. “We realized that these letters offered a special window into the students’ experiences and growth in China,” said Zong. “The letters were very moving to read.”
Chipo Bard Shanzuwa Chintu from Zambia wrote about her adjustment to life in Shanghai: “I think Shanghai is beautiful and safe. Learning to write Chinese characters is very challenging but rewarding.” Neth Chanranuth from Cambodia described his progress after settling in: “Time flies and my Chinese language ability has improved a lot. I’ve gradually adapted to life in China.”
For the students, letters are a more special way of communication. Once they are received, that physical paper held in hands becomes a lasting memory one can revisit again and again.
1. What unique task are the international students asked to do at Tongji University?| A．Learn Chinese vocabulary. | B．Study grammar and composition. |
| C．Write a letter home in Chinese. | D．Join in the pre- university program. |
| A．It took some efforts to get promoted. |
| B．It was run in all the classes at first. |
| C．It offered students a common way to communicate. |
| D．It contributed little to international students’ growth. |
| A．They showed little effort. | B．They were difficult to read. |
| C．They were very touching. | D．They lacked cultural expressions. |
| A．Disappointed. | B．Satisfied. | C．Worried. | D．Surprised. |
4 . Natural disasters take many different forms and can happen without warning.
The surface of the Earth has not always looked as it does today; it is moving continuously and has done so for billions of years. This is one cause of earthquakes, when one section of the Earth (tectonic plate) crashes with another. Scientists can predict where (but not when) this might happen and the area between p lates is called a fault line. However, earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines, which is why they are so dangerous and unpredictable.
Volcanoes happen where the earth’s crust (地壳) is thin — lava (熔岩), dust and gases burst out from beneath the earth. They can rise into a massive cone (锥体) shape — like a mountain — and erupt, or they can be so violent that they just explode directly from the earth with no warning. However, scientists are becoming more skilled at predicting volcanic eruptions.
Hurricanes are extremely strong storms and often happen in the Caribbean. They cause high winds, huge waves and heavy flooding and can be hundreds of miles across.
Floods happen in many countries after very heavy rainfall. When rain pours for weeks at a time, rivers overflow and people and belongings can be trapped or simply washed away.
Another kind of natural disaster is a drought. This happens when there is no water — when it doesn’t rain for a long time and rivers dry up. Plants, animals and even humans die as a result of drought, for we all need water to live.
All the disasters mentioned above are very dangerous and continue to kill thousands of people each year, but they are nowhere near the most dangerous disaster to ever happen on earth: asteroid (小行星) impacts. About once every million years the Earth is hit by a piece of rock and ice from space large enough to cause massive destruction and sometimes to kill entire species.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．Why an earthquake happens. | B．How scientists describe an earthquake. |
| C．When sections of the Earth crash. | D．What the surface of the Earth looks like. |
| A．Volcanoes. | B．Hurricanes. | C．Droughts. | D．Asteroid impacts. |
| A．4. | B．5. | C．6. | D．7. |
| A．By expressing opinions. | B．By listing examples. |
| C．By telling some stories. | D．By describing experiences. |
5 . I was sitting in my high school classroom, nervously knocking my pencil against the desk as I waited for the start of the English exam.
As the bell rang,
In the days that followed, I couldn’t
When the time came to retake the exam, I was ready. I approached each question
When the results were
And as I look back on that sunny afternoon in the high school classroom, I am
| A．signaling | B．influencing | C．replacing | D．measuring |
| A．awake | B．race | C．erupt | D．skip |
| A．brought up | B．left out | C．looked through | D．set aside |
| A．hurriedly | B．calmly | C．repeatedly | D．smoothly |
| A．breathe life into | B．give rise to | C．come up with | D．get rid of |
| A．limited | B．confusing | C．unbearable | D．valuable |
| A．failure | B．attempt | C．permanence | D．adventure |
| A．appears | B．responds | C．counts | D．survives |
| A．relief | B．wisdom | C．skill | D．reaction |
| A．contribution | B．observation | C．determination | D．explanation |
| A．stressfully | B．anxiously | C．passively | D．confidently |
| A．future | B．former | C．instant | D．present |
| A．announced | B．defended | C．conducted | D．improved |
| A．energetic | B．sensitive | C．brave | D．successful |
| A．regretful | B．late | C．grateful | D．eager |
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7 . Four Ways to Get That Vacation Feeling in Two Days
Going on vacation every week? It sounds like the wildest dream. But a simple mindset change can make it happen — no travel involved.
Get creative about making time
Not everyone has Saturday and Sunday off work and actually some people often find their weekend schedules fully packed.
Reflect on what matters most
Doing something totally new is recommended, so you can disconnect from the same old routines controlling your life. Think about a journey: Drive to a part of town you’ve never been to before, go for a walk, and grab lunch at the first cute café you see.
Don’t put extra pressure on yourself
Treating your weekend like a vacation doesn’t mean it needs to be complicated (复杂的). If your “vacation” meets a few problems or lasts for only a few hours — don’t worry. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Don’t put pressure on yourself to have one “perfect vacation.” It’s meant to be fun.
| A．Act like a tourist. |
| B．Follow your routine as usual. |
| C．Somehow, try your best to create a perfect vacation. |
| D．Plus, there’s always another one just a few days away. |
| E．But you could still find a solution to manage your time. |
| F．Here are four tips for taking a vacation mindset at home. |
| G．Focus on what makes a vacation different from a regular weekend. |
The more water people splash (泼洒) on you, the luckier and happier your life will be. That’s the positive message from the Water Sprinkling Festival (泼水节) in Xishuangbanna, in Southwest China’s Yunnan province,
Melissa Baidak, from Russia, was
The Water Sprinkling Festival
Htike Lwin Ko,
Zhu Jiawei, the prefecture’s Party secretary, said the government will take advantage of folk cultures and the prefecture’s good environment to develop cross- border, educational and eco- friendly tourism.
