I gathered all my c    1     to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad. It r    2     me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate.

The Revenge of Prince Zidan, the Peking Opera     3    (版本) of Hamlet, brought a completely new sound to my western ears. I was impressed with the performers’     4    (夸张的) movements and unique voices. Feeling the strong e    5     of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognize the theme of Hamlet.

Good news for our trip! I’ve booked accommodation based on the     6    (预算) we made. I’ve even arranged transfer from the airport to the hotel. We are almost set! All we have to do now is pack l    7    .

Letters from Father Christmas is a fantastic book. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English     8    (文学)，J.R.R Tolkien. Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp was a    9     to Tolkien’s children, in which a     10    (手写的) letter from Father Christmas could be found.

Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s biggest airline, has fired three cabin crew members after a passenger aboard a flight from Chengdu to Hong Kong complained of d    1    .

In a viral post on the lifestyle app Xiaohongshu on Monday, the passenger said flight a    2     had made fun of non-English-speaking passengers aboard the plane. The author of the post said she was aboard flight CX987 and overheard cabin crew chatting with each other in Cantonese and English.

“If you cannot say blanket, you cannot have it…the carpet is on the floor, feel free if you want to lie on it,” people are heard saying in a recording. The author also alleged that a woman sitting next to her was also r    3     dismissed when seeking help in English to fill out the customs declaration card.

“I can’t understand why they have such great hostility toward passengers who don’t speak English or Cantonese,” the post said. “Why can’t they give even basic r    4     to passengers?”

Amid the social media storm that ensued, Cathay Pacific said in a statement on Weibo that the three flight attendants involved in the incident were fired after an investigation. The airline added that a cross-departmental working group led by its CEO Ronald Lam would u    5     a comprehensive review of services, staff training, and other systems to prevent such incidents from occurring again.

“The most important thing is to make sure that all our e    6     must respect passengers from different cultural backgrounds and provide professional and consistent services in all serving areas,” Cathay Pacific stated.

On Wednesday, Lam a    7     and reiterated the company’s statement during an off-line event in Guangzhou.

But the spate of apologies and official statements, which even included one from Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, f    8     to quell public outrage.

“For a company that seems unrepentant, is a mere apology sufficient?” asked China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, claiming that the anger on social media highlighted the company’s “arrogance in its bones and cc for its customers.”

Lee said on Weibo Tuesday that he was “very infuriated and disappointed” by the i    9    .

“These disrespectful words and d    10     have hurt the feelings of compatriots in Hong Kong and the mainland, and also undermined the city’s existing culture and values of respect, courtesy, and inclusiveness,” he said.

We often hear of people talking about Karaoke. But what on earth it is about, it r    1    a question for many people. Karaoke is a sort of acoustic (音响的) equipment     2    was invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970’s. It means “a band without people”    3    Japanese. In     4    , it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some     5    (公共的) houses and snack bars, and mainly for the     6    (顾客) to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music.

Shortly after its invention, Karaoke was s    7     to the whole world. It was     8    (引进) to China and was welcomed by many people. A    9     you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune, you can always enjoy     10    by singing Karaoke.

With the quick spread of COVID-19, more and more people around us are tested p    1    and people grow more and more     2    (焦虑). Here are some effective measures to p    3    you from being infected(感染)with the virus.

First, wear masks wherever you go, though it is not c    4    for you to perform daily routine. Second, m     5    distance from others. It is of extreme importance to avoid direct c    6    with those who have fever, cough or other COVID-19 symptoms(症状). Third, eat properly to ensure you have enough     7    (营养). If you have to eat outside, bringing food from home is     8    (推荐). Last but not least, we should a    9    importance to rest and exercise, which can help you     10    (恢复)sooner if you should fall ill.

When I was at senior high school, my family moved around a lot. As a result, I had to go to     1     (schools) and meet     2     (people). I believe those     3     (experiences) gave me     4     (social skills). I find them     5     (useful) in life. I often take part in     6     (activities). And now I run a social club with     7     (friends)， which raises     8     (money) for homeless people. Certainly, I use     9     (skills)     10     (well) there. I like communicating with homeless people, giving them hope and love.