Imagine mountains wrapped in silver water, shining in the spring sun. Summer s    1     the mountains turn bright green with growing rice. During autumn, these same mountains are gold, and in winter they are covered in s    2     of white frost. These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces.

These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people. R    3     as far as the eye can see, these terraces cover tall mountains, often from the bottom to the very top.

So why did these people go     4     so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces? Firstly, building the terraces meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice. Secondly, the     5     terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away.

But perhaps what is most significant is the way in which people have worked in     6     with nature to make these terraces and grow rice. The terraces are cleverly designed, with hundreds of waterways that     7     with each other. During the rainy season, it is along these waterways that rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces. The sun heats the water     8     turns it into vapour. This forms clouds from which rain falls down onto the mountain terraces once again.

Although modern technology could help produce more crops, these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for     9     traditions hold much value. Today, the Longji Rice Terraces attract thousands of visitors who come to admire this great wonder c    10     by people and nature working together.

I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As     1     high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects, I have to! Shakespeare’s Hamlet is probably the most important play by the     2     important writer in English. Almost everybody knows “To be, or not to be”, right? Having s    3     quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of c    4     until the Peking Opera came to town!

D    5     back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it’s easier than a Shakespeare play to understand? To find out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan — the Peking Opera v    6       of Hamlet.

Easily my favourite part of the show was how the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before! That was simply i    7     . It was so dazzling and energetic that I wasn’t sure if the characters were performers     8     athletes! Everyone was clapping.

Before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy it. But, in fact, I was on the     9     of my seat! Feeling the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show that combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan     10     all the right boxes!

Today was my first day in senior high. I got up late and with     1    (心里发慌), I stepped into my new classroom .     2    (一看见) a middle aged man standing in the front , I knew he must be my headteacher .He told us in high school we must    3    (全力以赴) and    4    (充分利用) the time to develop ourselves .Next semester we will choose six among all the subjects     5    (取决于) our interest to prepare for the college entrance examination. Vow, my dreamed university . I’m     6    (期待) it where I can     7    (高仰着头) to do further study .

    8    (说起) the coming periodical English examination, I have trouble     9    (填充) the form grammatically.     10    (在我空闲的时间) I spend much time practicing it ,but in vain .

Today was my first day in senior high.I got up late and with     1     (心里发慌),I   stepped into my new classroom     2     (一看见）a middle aged man standing in the front.I knew he must be my headteacher.He told us in high school we must     3     (全力以赴）and     4     (充分利用）the time to develop ourselves.Next semester we will choose six among all the subjects     5     (取决于）our interest to prepare for the college entrance examination.Vow,my dreamed university,I’m     6     (期 待）it where I can     7     (高仰着头）to do further study.

    8     (说起）the coming periodical English examination,I have trouble     9     (填充）the form grammatically.     10     (在我空闲的时 间）I spend much time practicing it,but in vain.