Hangzhou City is a charming mix of the old and the new. It was     1     capital city of the Southern Song Dynasty in the     2     (twelve) century. Even in those days, it was an     3     (extreme) booming (繁荣的) urban area with a population of about one million. The West Lake Scenic Spot takes one back to ancient times with the reconstructed Leifeng Pagoda (塔). The original pagoda     4     (build) in 975 AD. When it was destroyed, an exact replica (仿制品) appeared in its place.

    5     (compare) with other tourist cities, Hangzhou City is well-known for its beautiful scenery. Almost everyone will be attracted     6     the West Lake Scenic Area when visiting Hangzhou City. The West Lake Scenic Spot consists of several smaller scenic areas like Guo’s Villa, Orioles Singing in the Willows, Su Causeway, Fish & Lotus Pond, etc. The lake is so vast that there are many unique is lands in     7     (it) waters, classic Chinese bridges, flowering gardens, ancient trees and more. There are     8     (bench) near the Broken Bridge so people can either just sit and admire the beautiful sight     9     walk along the path. There is a ferry (摆渡) service that takes visitors all around the lake, so one can spend a wonderful day     10     (explore) all its treasures. Visitors also choose the boat ride around the lake.

I walk into Prince’s Hot Chicken, and order hot fried chicken legs. “Oh, enjoy it,” says the hostess. Her reply is a commonly     1     (hear) Southern expression.

My chicken arrives and is too hot     2     (touch), but I don’t care about it. As I take a bite, the taste hits my mouth. It’s     3     (horrible) spicy. There’s sweetness before the heat hits. The taste is surprisingly amazing, as the spices dance inside my mouth. Although I’m sweating (出汗), I can’t stop     4     (eat).

How does a dish so challengingly hot become well-received? Like so many Southern foods, fried chicken has a long history. Hot chicken first appeared in the 1930s, when a man     5     is named James Thornton Prince     6     (begin) serving it at his BBQ Chicken Shack.

After a few years,     7     restaurant moved close to the Ryman Auditorium, where it became popular     8     the city’s country music stars. In the following years, Prince relocated his restaurant several times around the city, eventually changing     9     (it) name to Prince’s Hot Chicken in 1980, when André Prince Jeffries, his great-niece (侄女), took over.

These days, you’ll find hot chicken all over the city. I feel at home with the     10     (taste) food as it is a symbol of the city’s culture.

Recently, a poll(民意调查) finds that although almost three in four adults played sports when they     1     (be) younger, only one in four continue to play sports as adults.

But that decline in interest doesn’t stop parents from encouraging their children to make sports a part of their lives.     2     fact, almost nine in ten parents     3     middle school or high school aged children play sports say that their children benefit     4     great deal or quite a bit from playing sports.

And, while most adults no longer play sports     5     (they), the majority of parents say it is very likely or somewhat likely that their children will continue playing sports when they become adults. One in four parents also hope their children will become     6     (profession)athletes.

“Sports are an important part of a healthy community. They help children and adults maintain a fit     7     (weigh), teach acceptance and teamwork, and expand opportunity for children     8     (live) in poverty(贫困),” said a researcher. “This poll     9     (indicate) that we must continue to encourage children to play sports, but just as important, we must find ways     10     (keep)adults engaged in sports in order to maintain health and well-being.”

What is painting? Painting is a centuries-old form of fine art that involves     1    (careful) spreading paint on a canvas (画布) to create a picture. As mentioned above, a painter applies paint to a canvas to create a scene. However, painting is often much more than simply     2     (create) pictures. Artists often use their paintings     3    a means of self- expression, for example. Nearly every painting they create is meant     4     (show) certain feelings or emotions.

People who are interested in becoming a painter should earn a college degree in fine arts. During     5    course of their schooling, these people usually take a number of painting and art     6     (lesson) to develop their talent and to learn about different painting styles and techniques. Some art-learning students aim to be artists specializing in fixing    7     (damage) old paintings. Before they are trusted with very     8     (value) paintings, they must usually complete an apprenticeship (学徒期), in     9    they will learn how to fix old paintings from an experienced artist. If these art-learning students can gain enough skills in their apprenticeship, possibly they     10    (get) a job in the museums or galleries to help protect masterpieces (杰作) by other artists.

Ten years ago, the Italian area of Cinque Terre experienced a heavy flood. Everyone in Cinque Terre has a story to tell about that terrible day. One of the most amazing     1     (story) comes from a local hotel owner, Pierpaolo Paradisi. His life was saved by his dog, Leo,     2     his hotel is named after now.

On that day, he took Leo to work. By the time they arrived at the hotel, the storm     3     (start) already—heavy rain, thunder and hail (冰雹). He decided to go back     4     (early) than usual, worrying the weather would only get worse.

“Even in the first mile, the weather changed sharply—I had never seen     5     terrible weather like that before that I was driving extremely slowly. The dog had sat in the back of the car     6     silence all the way. As the car made its way around the cliff (悬崖), Leo suddenly made his move.”

“He jumped into the front and onto my knees, so I had to stop,” says Paradisi. “I couldn’t concentrate on driving—I said     7     (angry), ‘Leo, I am driving.’” At that moment—just as he wanted     8     (move) the dog off his lap and get going again—the cliff fell away in front of them.

“Rocks rolled down from the mountain. Obviously, Leo was telling me in this way if we moved meter further forward, we would     9     (hit),” he says. Paradisi believes that Leo saved both     10     (they) lives.

Waking up at 7 am in the morning, 25­-year-­old Fan Yupei cleans up,     1     (water) flowers in the courtyard and then opens the door of her Jun porcelain production studio.

Life in her hometown of Shenhou is much slower and     2     (happy) for Fan, who used to work as a Jun porcelain saleswoman in Beijing for over five years. Jun porcelain was one of     3     top five Chinese porcelain styles in the Northern Song Dynasty (960－1127). It is famous for its change of colors when     4     (heat) in kilns (窑). Now the Jun porcelain production technique     5     (list) as a state­level intangible cultural heritage (国家级非物质文化遗产).

Shenhou is where Jun porcelain originated. In recent years, a series of measures has been carried out in Shenhou     6     (promote) Jun porcelain production. “There are a lot of tourists going to Shenhou every day. I have the confidence that Jun porcelain will gain greater     7     (popular) in the future,” Fan said.

Shenhou is not the only town in Henan that benefits     8     the combination of tourism and local culture. About 416 kilometers away from Shenhou, Tianpudawan, a Xin County village, most of     9     buildings are in the ancient Chinese style, is also harnessing its cultural. heritage to develop tourism. “I earn     10     (rough) 10, 000 yuan per month, which is about the same in the past when I worked in the shipbuilding company in South Korea,” a local villager said.

Drinking green tea three or more times a week could extend your life by 15 months,     1     study has suggested.

Researchers have found that regular tea drinkers live longer with lower risk of     2    （develop）cardiovascular（心血管的）disease or a range of other conditions.

The study     3     (carry)out in China, where most of the residents drink green tea. Researchers found no evidence that drinking black tea, which     4     (be)more popular in the JK, could help you live a longer life. The analysis     5     (base)on the study was designed     6     (predict)the risk of cardiovascular disease. Those adults, none of     7     had any history of heart attacks, strokes（中风）or cancer, were divided into two     8    （group）—those who drank green tea three or more times a week and those who drank less than this. The research found that a 50-year-old regular green tea drinker would suffer     9     heart disease or strokes 1. 41 years later than a non-tea drinker and would live 1, 26 years longer. They had a 20-percent lower risk of heart disease and strokes and a 15-percent lower risk of early death     10     (general), the study suggested,