When Xu Beihong (1895~1953) returned to his home country in 1927, the painter had lived and studied art in Europe for nearly ten years, primarily in France,     1     has long been known as the “land of art”.

One of the earliest Chinese     2     (artist) to study fine arts in Europe, Xu was well-received in art and education communities back home. It then seemed a natural choice for him     3     (put) his time and effort into teaching at art schools     4     holding exhibitions of modern Chinese painting.

    5     (touch) by the bad situation of his country and     6     (it) people at that time, Xu spoke for the serious condition of the people through painting. The subjects in his works included those     7     (live) in mountainous Chongqing who had to go up and down to get water, boatmen working on the Yangtze River and women praying (祈祷) for the     8     (safe) of husband s who worked far away from home.

For those in the art community, Xu     9     (remember) mostly for blending (融合) Eastern and Western styles and doing a great job on the higher education of fine arts in China. While for his people,    10     artist is best known for showing the true life of those at the grassroots.

I felt butterflies in my stomach when I started calligraphy class ten years ago. I wondered what I was doing there. At that moment, I couldn’t have known that I’d just made one of the best     1     (choose) of my life.

I sat down and listened to the teacher     2     (introduce) the tools of the craft. Then it was time for me to try my hand: I took up the brush, using the correct gesture,     3     (dip) it in the ink, and carefully wrote “one”     4     Chinese.

After nearly five years of practicing. I started to make versions of well-known poems. Calligraphy seemed like a bridge,     5     connected me to authors from centuries past. Stroke (笔画) by stroke, word by word, I could feel their emotions, cherished my own peace and learned     6     (appreciate) my daily life.

Now, calligraphy is not only     7     hobby, but also a way to remove myself from the     8     (worry) of life. Rolling out the paper, I can write for a whole day. Calligraphy     9     (able) me to balance my busy schedule and live     10     (peace).

Huawei Technologies Co. said on Thursday that its in-house operating system HamonyOS     1     (use) in smartphones next year,     2     (mark) a breakthrough in Chinese companies’ efforts to commercialize (商业化) self-developed operating systems and to build their own     3     (global) competitive software ecosystems.

Smartwatches, personal computers and other Internet of things devices (装置) will use HamonyOS later. As we saw during the event, HarmonyOS 2.0 enables meetings in     4     office to be organized using the WPS app on the HamonyOS 2.0 app. A powerpoint presentation can be rapidly shared on your phone with a quick swipe (滑动) of the WPS app on your smart screen, with real-time comments and papers sharing. Feeling    5     (disappoint) when you want to experience a big-screen multi-sensory (多人体感) game but don’t have the equipment? With Cocos, you can play smart screen games just by picking up a Huawei phone     6     can change into a controller in     7     (second), and your family can enjoy large-screen games together. Too small screen for online classes? VIPKid     8     (allow) you to interact    9    a large screen and a small screen through the collaboration (协作) of the smart screen and the tablet, and the online classroom is just as     10     (attract) as the on-site teaching.

My time in China was a(n)     1     (enjoy) experience. Every day was a new adventure. I worked out     2     (regular) and made     3     (prepare) for Chinese material arts. While I was in Beijing, I climbed the Great Wall of China, and visited Tian’anmen Square, the Palace Museum and the Bird’s Nest Olympic stadium. I also had the opportunity of     4     (stick) in a Beijing thunderstorm, bargaining in the market, and riding the high-speed train. While I was in Tianjin, I     5     (study) at Nankai University. I was taking the Chinese language and culture courses.

    6     I enjoyed most is that whatever I learned in class. I would use it outside to communicate with people. Having the opportunity     7     (speak) Mandarin every day really improved my learning. In the afternoon I would have culture classes     8     I would learn about Chinese calligraphy, Beijing opera, Chinese martial arts, Chinese cooking and many other subjects. The mix of learning about the language and culture made each day of class     9     (amaze).

I believe that the key     10     studying abroad successfully is the attitude you carry. Going to China, I was open-minded and had a very positive attitude.

My husband, our children and I     1     (spend) wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.

Some of our     2     (memory) are funny, especially from the early years     3     our children were little. Once, we camped along Chalk Creek. I was worried that our 15-month-old boy would fall into the creek (小溪). I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes. He was uncomfortable, and his crying let the whole campground know it. So instead of     4     (tie) him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It worked—he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did.

Another time, we rented     5     boat in a Lake. The sky was clear when we headed off,     6     storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly interrupted our     7     (peace) morning trip. The wind picked up and thunder rolled. My husband stopped fishing     8     (start) the motor. Nothing. He tried again. No luck. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there     9     (helpless), a fisherman pulled up,     10     (throw) us a rope and towed (拖) us back. We were safe.

Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of excitement, wondering what camping fun and adventure we will experience next.

Chinese landscape painting can be considered one of the     1     (high) forms of expression in ancient Chinese art. The Chinese term for “landscape” is made up of two characters     2    (mean) mountains and water. It is linked with the philosophy of Daoism, which     3    (highlight) harmony with the natural world. Besides,     4     balance of yin and yang is essential in the design of the landscape painting.

When Chinese landscape painters work on their paintings, they do not attempt     5    (present) an image of what they have seen in nature, but what they have thought about nature.It is not important whether the painted colors and shapes look     6    (exact) like the real object; the purpose is to catch, on paper, a(n)     7    (combine) of inner reality and wholeness. Chinese landscape painters use the same materials and essential techniques     8    calligraphers, and their works are judged by the same criteria. Chinese landscape painting involves a complicated set of     9    (requirement) for balance, composition, and form. Chinese elemental theory,     10    includes five elements representing various parts of the natural world, is used to determine the use of colors and the placement of elements in the paintings.