1 . Xinjiang has long been known as a place of music and dancing.

No matter which ethnic group is living in Xinjiang, music and dancing are an inseparable part of our lives. From festive holidays to ________ and parties, music, singing and dancing are must-haves, with people of all genders and ages taking part in them. Even young children in Xinjiang, upon ________ music, start moving their hands and stepping on the beat. It is often the case that people say, “Everyone in Xinjiang knows how to dance.” Dancing shows our ________ for life.

When it comes to folk dancing in Xinjiang, the first thing people will ________ is “neck moving”, or more ________, the “head slide”. To do this, you move your cheek to each side.

The moment when I ________ people’s love for the ethnic dances of Xinjiang came during the COVID-19 ________ in 2020. I launched an open course on Douyin. Every day I live-streamed (直播) for an hour. In the 12-day period, more than a million people ________ my course.

Every day I would assign my viewers ________, asking them to shoot a short video and interact with me on the platform. I was flooded with ________ . I could see people of all ages and ethnic groups, even overseas Chinese showing their passion for Xinjiang dances. Many of them even ________ Xinjiang-style clothes and did their hair. I was quite ________ by my students during that period.

Short video and live-streams do not only ________ tourism and sell products, they also serve an important role in ________ a communication channel with the majority of netizens.

I believe so many people would like to connect with me on the Internet because they see me as a down-to-earth, relatable and real director of the ________ and tourist bureau (局).

2 . I have travelled across the country to improve the water and sanitation (卫生) programme for some of the poorest people that have been hit by a disaster.

As a ________ member of Oxfam India, basically, I have spent three years in Tamil Nadu. It’s a dream that comes true for me as I have always wanted to ________ humanitarian activities! That’s why I chose to study nursing after completing my basic ________. In 2015, I got my Master’s Degree in Public Health, and then joined Oxfam India.

Almost ________, I was sent to Tamil Nadu to serve the people affected by one of the worst ________ in recent history. The disaster pushed everyone in Oxfam India to become ________,with some preparing floods reports, and others writing suggestions. And I was tasked with the ________ of leading the team for Public Health activities. I still remember my ________ situation-a kind person desired to do ________ work for people, but was ________ experience! However, my goal of leading the ________ was clear. I received good ________ from my team members who made my job easier.

In the past three years, I have ________ a number of activities on safe ________ and sanitation. Those activities created a good ________ for me to carry out all I have learned from books.

3 . As a freshman, Joanna visited the gym where many clubs would enlist new members. She preferred to join some clubs suitable for her to ________ her life. Students were reading titles and contents of each club’s extra-curricular ________. “Debate Club — Challenge yourself.” When Joanna read “________ Club — Let your youth shine”, she stopped. Since teenager years, she had been ________ about dancing on the stage. With a disabled father, her mother, who ________ plates in a restaurant, had difficulty in supporting the family, let alone supporting her dream. Though ________ to dancing, she had no choice but to ________ it.

Without ________, she chose the Ballet Club. The adult ________ for registration recommended, “________, you could sign up for one more club — the Volunteer Club. You can help ________ houses for the old or teach the poor kids to dance.”

From then on, Joanna was a member of these two clubs. Despite her ________ schedule, she taught poor kids attracted to dance. Her guidance made a difference to these kids. Not only did they advance in dancing, but also ________ better and focused more on study. Even after she ________ and worked as an editor, she still taught them in her spa re time. Some of them have ________ awards in dancing competitions, making Joanna’s face shine.

7 . In a room at Stanford University, scientists are studying a small animal called a gecko (壁虎)．It’s a(n)__________animal because it can move very quickly up and down a tree and even upside down on ceilings (天花板). The scientists are particularly __________the gecko’ s feet. They want to use the__________design on a metal robot that looks like the gecko. It has four feet and can walk up walls made of glass or plastic, __________it still has trouble walking upside down.

Animals and plants can__________humans a lot. As a result, many engineers, scientists, and designers spend time__________them. When they have a problem, nature often has the__________. This science is called biomimetics. Bio means “living things”and mimetics means “copying”. In other words, scientists—or biomimeticists-study animals and plants in order to__________their design.

For example, engineers in Canada are studying whale flippers (鲸鱼的鳍) because they move so__________through water. The engineers believe the shape can__________the movement of wind turbines (风力机). Similarly, engineers at Mercedes-Benz in Germany are__________the shape of the boxfish to one of their new cars because it makes the car__________and more fuel efficient.

Velcro (威扣魔术贴) is probably the most famous__________of   biomimetics. Most people have some Velcro on an item of clothing. It was__________by the Swiss engineer George de Mestral in 1948. He was walking in the countryside when he pulled a burr (牛蒡芒刺) off his clothes. He noticed how well the burr__________his clothes so he studied its design. The__________was Velcro, which became an affordable__________for the traditional zipper(拉链).

In 1982 inventor Wilhelm Bartlott got a great idea studying the leaf of a lotus plant. He noticed that water always ran off the leaf. When he had a closer look, he discovered how this__________. Bartlott copied the leaf’s__________ surface and now you can find it in specialized paint products that don’t allow water and dirt to stick to them.

In conclusion, biomimetics not only has helped to__________our world but promises many more possibilities.

9 . Ever since I was little, I wanted a _________. But before the age of 9, my family lived in central California, so it was _________ to have a horse.

When we moved to the _________ in Montana to stay, I had _________ of finally getting a horse. Toward the end of June, a friend’s mom called to see if I wanted to_________ her horse, Halter, as he wasn’t being ridden much. I_________ the offer.

I had Halter for three _________ weeks. If I had to go across the yard, I’d get Halter and ride him bareback (不用马鞍地) to get there. Since I rode Halter bareback a lot, I learned to _________ him without a step up. He was such good horse for me.

But soon, it was time for Halter to _________. I was pretty __________ the day we said goodbye. I called my brother and talked about the __________ of owning a horse: the purchase (购买) price, vaccinations (接种疫苗) horseshoes and feed. I didn’t like the total of the __________.

A few weeks later, a friend asked me to go __________. A nearby farm kept a gentle horse called Fire, which the __________ let kids ride. We asked __________ , and then began an afternoon of riding. After a while, Fire’s owner came out to see us and asked if I __________ to take Fire home. I jumped at the __________. A few days later Fire was home with me.

Fire and I had some great times. As I got older, __________, I found less time to ride and passed him along to my brother’s kids.

I’m 20 now, and I’ m still very __________ when thinking of Fire, not only for the time we had, but for being able to live my childhood __________ .

10 . Many people dream of going on a great travel adventure. Most of us keep dreaming; _________ make it happen.

Gregg Bleakney’s _________ was to travel the Americas from top to _________. He _________ the idea after he finished a 1,600-kilometer _________ ride. Gregg’s friend Brooks Allen was also a cyclist. The two friends talked and _________ on their goal: They would _________ from Alaska to Argentina—by bike.

To pay for the journey, Gregg and Brooks worked and _________ money for years. In 2005, after four years of planning, they _________. Once they were on the road, they often __________ outdoors or stayed in hotels. In many places along their route, __________ people opened their homes to the two friends and gave them __________ and water.

During their trip, Gregg and Brooks cycled through __________, rain forests, and mountains. They visited __________ cities and explored ancient ruins, such as Tikal in Guatemala. In many places, they __________ other cyclists from all over the world.

In May 2007—two years, countries, and over 35,500 km later—they __________ reached Ushuaia, Argentina, at the southern tip of South America.

Gregg and Brooks kept a __________ of their adventures in an online blog. The trip __________ both men a lot about traveling. Here is some of Gregg’s advice.

Travel light. The less luggage you have, the less __________ you’ll be.

Be flexible. Don’t plan everything. You’ll be more relaxed and happy, even when there are __________ along the way.