Young Chinese are fighting against society through a simple act of resistance: lying down. Examples of the “tangping”, or “lying flat”, way of life     1     (include) not getting married, not having children, and refusing to work extra hours or to hold a job at all. “I stay at home and sleep and watch television series.” said Zhang, who described herself as “lying flat” for the last two weeks     2     leaving her job in the film industry in Wuxi.

“Tangping”     3     (emerge) over the last few months. Some compare them to the 1950s Beat Generation in the United States.     4     (other) call their behavior a form of nonviolent resistance. “People realize there is no upward mobility,” said Yicheng Wang, a PhD student in political science at Boston University. The term developed after     5     April post on the Tieba forum, whose author, unemployed for the last two years, described a low-effort, low-cost lifestyle consisting of just a few months’ work out of the year.

“Lying flat is my movement,” he     6     (write), referring to the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who was known for living in a large container. He posted a picture of himself lying in bed in the middle of the day with the curtains     7     (draw).

But as “tangping” gained     8     (popular), it also brought a level of dishonor. Nanfang Daily called the philosophy “shameful”. Global Times made light of it describing “lying flat” as “not a serious philosophy”.

For Zhang in Wuxi, lying flat is not about giving up or withdrawing from society. “Many people want to lie down because 996 is too     9     (tire), ” she said, referring to the constant hours common in tech industry,     10     the staff are expected to work from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. , six days a week. The philosophy is also about giving oneself a break.

3 . Lewis B. Smedes once said, “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” For years Tom Anderson’s life was withered up(枯萎) by the memory of his ________ in an adventure that ________ the death of one of his classmates. He and his wife ________ after six years of marriage. Then the news about Tom changed. His wife Betty came back; he ________ a fine position.

One day he told me what had changed his life, “I used to think nothing could ________ what I had done. The thought of my ________ would stop me in the middle of a smile. It put a ________ between my wife and me. Then I had an________ visit from the person I dreaded(恐惧)most to see - the mother of the college classmate who died. ‘Unless you forgive, you cannot love.’ She said, ‘And without love, life has no ________.’ She paused, and then said ________, ‘You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson.’ I found there in her eye ________ to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived. For the first time in my life I felt ________ to love and be loved.”

Forgiveness is truly the ________ grace(慈悲)，through which we gain the freedom to learn from experience. But forgiving our shortcomings doesn’t mean ________ that they exist. On the contrary, it means facing them ________.

“Traveling to China seems like traveling to another world. Its many famous scenic attractions impressed me     1     (great),”an American said. The following is     2     he wrote on his website.

My friends and I had a family visit in Xi’an,     3     old city with a long history in China. The hosts were retired or stayed at home without a job, and they were friendly to     4     (visit) from different countries coming their homes.

We     5     (taste) the true home-cooked dishes in the home of the family that we visited. For in-homing dinner, the host would prepare a list of menus in advance (提前). Our tour guide asked     6     (we) for advice about the food, so the host would try to cook what we wanted     7     (eat) at his home. We just enjoyed the locally cooked dishes. It was quite a different and exciting experience.

Many foreigners enjoy     8     (learn) how to make Chinese dumplings. We were also     9     (offer) a general cooking class in the local family. The host taught us to make dumplings step by step with lots of patience. And we didn’t need to pay any money     10     this. Travel China Guide offers this kind of service free of charge.

The family visit in Xi’an was a good chance for us to get to know Chinese people’s daily life.

6 . Are you a tea drinker? If so, you’re not alone. Every day around the world millions of cups of this popular brew are drunk, and it’s been that way for thousands of years. The oldest discovered tea is from the Han Dynasty, dating from 206BC to 220AD. But it’s thought that the tea trend really took off during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th Century, when it became China’s national drink. Now, Turkey, the Republic of Ireland and the UK are believed to be the biggest tea—drinking nations, per capita.

Tea is consumed in many ways-slurped, sipped or glugged. It can be poured from pots, infused or brewed in the cup using tea bags—and it’s this latter process that is causing concern. Research last year found some premium tea bags might be leaving billions of microscopic plastic particles in the cup. Scientists from McGill University in Montreal found that some ‘plastic’ tea bags shed high levels of micro plastics into water. However, The World Health Organization says such particles in drinking water do not appear to pose a risk.

Most tea bags are made from paper, with a small amount of plastic used to seal them shut— made from oil. This has led to debate about whether they can be recycled, but many are still composted. However, gardener Mike Armitage has told the BBC that the plastic contained in the soil could be washed into streams and rivers and ultimately out to sea.

Unilever, the owners of the tea brand PG Tips, said their tea bags are made with a small amount of plastic—used to seal them—and that they are suitable for composting. And the brand Yorkshire Tea said their bags do contain 25% polypropylene, but they were “actively developing plant—based and biodegradable alternatives”.

While tea bag manufacturers might be doing their bit to reduce plastic pollution, it could be a good time to switch your favourite beverage to coffee, or if that isn’t your cup of tea then try using loose-leaf tea, which can have a better flavour.

After eating a diet of bread, hamburgers and spaghetti for three, straight     1     (month), I began to miss Chinese cuisine. Luckily, in     2     international city like Sydney, I have little difficulty     3    (find) a Chinese restaurant or Chinese takeaway. However, the Chinese food, which the locals consider     4     their favorite, is not exactly the Chinese food I enjoy in Beijing. I can always find such so-called “Chinese food” as honey chicken on the menu,     5     I actually have never even heard of it before.

One day, I went to an Aussie Chinese restaurant with my local friends. After the meal, each of us     6    (give) a dumpling-shaped cookie. Once I bit into it, I realized something not quite     right. After I spat (吐) it out, I found a piece of paper with a message     7    (print) on it that read: “This fortune’s no good, try another.” At first I thought it must be a trick of the restaurant. When I told this to my friends, they burst into     8    (laugh) and asked: “Are you really from   China?”

But it doesn’t mean there is no place in Sydney where I can comfort my stomach. I always head to China Town when I     9    (extreme) miss the cuisines of my homeland. Following the hot and spicy smell, I can always find the most typical Chinese food     10     excites me in the city.

8 . I’ve been in an 18-year special feeling with the black walnut (黑胡桃) tree in my backyard. It’s a _______relationship. In late September or early October, the fruitful tree _________me by how great nature works. Meanwhile, falling nuts as hard as baseballs are really a _________, causing cries of pain.

Moreover, the black walnut gives away a chemical that is harmful to its neighboring plants. I brought many new plant varieties home with_______ that maybe the black walnut would accept them, but they all failed to_______ , leaving the garden to the walnut tree alone.

Have I thought of _______ this giant pain in my tiny backyard? Yes. However, getting rid of this tree standing at 50 feet with an 87-inch trunk was_______, and it was protected by the law. Rightfully so. Like cities for human beings, trees are home to many birds and insect species and significant for keeping our environment_______.

Sometimes I think about my life without the black walnut. I can’t_______ a spring without the birds who arrive every year and loudly sing before dawn. I’d miss the________ weekend afternoons when I admire its colorful leaves from where the nuts might fall at any moment.

Would my garden be____________, admitting no more plants? Or what are the __________   of being hit by the falling nuts while barbecuing? I’m ________ with this tree. ________, it offers a home to wildlife and a message that________, instead of rejection, is the better way to follow.

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has left a deep     1     (impress)on people across the globe. At Beijing 2022, a total of 2,877 athletes from 91 countries and regions     2     (compete)for 109 gold medals. “Athletes competed     3     (brave)to exceed limits, setting a number of new world records and Olympic records. This is     4     vivid representation of the Olympic motto-Faster, Higher, Stronger , Together,” said Cai Qi, president of the Beijing organizing committee.

Beijing is the first city     5     (host)both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Besides the competitions, the unique charm of Beijing and the thoughtful services which the city offered to all participants     6     (value). As the first global multi-sport event held as scheduled during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beijing Winter Games attached great importance     7     the health and safety of all participants. “Our COVID-19 policy has been     8     (effect), setting a successful example for other major international events held during the pandemic,” Cai said.

The Beijing Games     9     theme is Together for a shared future have also left the city with rich legacies(遗产),     10     (include)engaging 346 million people in ice and snow sports as well as hosting the Games in a more sustainable way.