Poems can convey a strong picture or a certain mood in just a few words. There are various reasons     1     people write poetry. And poets use many different     2     (form) of poetry to express themselves. Whether list poems     3     nursery rhythms enjoy great popularity. With so many different forms of poetry     4     (choose) from, you may eventually want to write poems of your own.

There is a strong evidence that the rise in temperature has led to     1     increase in extreme weather and natural disasters worldwide, not only     2    (cause) serious damage, but also costing human lives. Climate scientists have warned that if we do not take actions     3    (appropriate), this warming trend will continue and there will be a much     4    (high) price to pay. In fact, people frequently hear news reports broadcast on the media about extreme rainstorms and heatwaves.

Dream House in California is not a house for only one or two children. It’s a house for many kids. It’s a family. It’s the future.

Imagine     1     (live) in a hospital for many years because of illness. Imagine that one     2     (stay) in a cold street and there is no other place to stay. These children need help. They need Dream House.

Many years ago, a little girl     3     (name) Collin Rose decided that when she grew up, she would offer a warm home to those sick and     4     (home) children.     5     she grew up, she became a nurse and made her dream     6     (come) true.     7    November 2003, Collin Rose set up Dream House.

Collin Rose’s efforts have     8     (encourage) many people to help sick and homeless children. “Every child should have a happy childhood. We may help make these children’s lives better     9     before. Your small help may greatly change their     10     (life). No help is too small.” Collin Rose said.

Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses     1     (take) advantage of the celebrations. Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much     2     (easy) for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones. Although some believe festivals should not commercialized,     3     believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.

The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore,     1     can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions. Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will     2     (surround) by evidence of four different groups of people. The first group, the Romans, came in the first century. Some of their great     3     (achieve) included building towns and roads.

Eight years later, Lin graduated     1     Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the Wehai Scholarship, the highest prize     2     (give) to graduates. She immediately became the first woman ever     3     (hire) as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. Within six months, she was named a chief resident physician,     4     position that usually took four years to achieve.

Humans have always looked up at the stars and wanted to learn more about space.     1     (determine) to find out the secrets of the universe, scientists work hard to make vehicles to carry people into space.

In the mid-20th century, rockets that were     2     (power) enough to overcome Earth’s gravity were developed, making space exploration a reality. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human     3     (travel) into space. Although China’s space program started     4     (late) than those of Russia and the US, it has made great progress in a short time. In 2003, Yang Liwei     5     (success) orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft,     6     made China the third country in the world that independently sent humans into space.

More recently, China has made history by landing Chang’e 4 on the far side of the moon. Accidents that resulted     7     the deaths of the astronauts happened before although scientists made efforts to ensure nothing went wrong. But the desire to explore space never faded away. Europe, the US, and China all have plans to explore planets like Mars and Jupiter. So the future of space exploration remains bright.

La rou, or preserved meat, is a winter season specialty in China. They are customarily made during the last lunar month on the     1    (tradition) Chinese calendar when the temperature is cool     2     not freezing to dry and preserve these staples. La rou, generally refers to pork products while other cured meat, la wei, is made across China     3    (depend) on local availability, using goose, duck, rabbit, and even seafood.

The preserved meat     4    (consider) a form of cultural heritage in many places. Similar to bacon, the Chinese preserved meat is made with large quantities of salt, some of     5     are smoked over with fire     6    (achieve) more flavor. There are many kinds of preserved meat in China with     7    (incredible) diverse ingredients and recipes, bringing a wide range of flavors from sweet to hot.

Each region has its own seasoning and flavor profile. The Cantonese     8    (vary) is sweet, flavored with sugar, rice wine, and so y sauce. In Sichuan, it tends to be hotter, seasoned with chili pepper and Sichuan pepper powder. Both of them are great choices     9     ingredients for dishes like fried rice and vegetable stir-fry. Cured poultry products are commonly found in South China. They are slaughtered, butchered, and rubbed with alcohol before salting, which     10    (dry) out the meat and prevents bacteria growing on it.

Recently, New Dragon Gate Inn, a fascinating Shaoxing Opera show,     1     (become) a hit.

    2     traditional Shaoxing Opera, which often draws inspiration from ancient scripts (剧本) and folk legends, New Dragon Gate Inn is based on a film with a significant fan base and is adapted     3     (suit) the current context and the feature of the Shaoxing Opera in a better manner. For instance, the character Jia transforms from     4     elderly figure in the film into a charming young man. This is in line with the characteristics of a young kunsheng (坤生) role, or a female actor     5     takes a reversed (反串的) role in Shaoxing Opera.

The show is staged in a     6     (special) designed studio theater, where the audience sits very close to the performers,    7     (engage) with them and immersing (使沉浸) themselves in a unique viewing experience. According to Xu Yena, a performer in the show, having the audience closer to the performers allows them to appreciate more and finer     8     (detail). There are also many improvised (即兴的) interactions with the audience     9     (make) by the performers, making each performance unique.

“Today, we are putting in great efforts to make Shaoxing Opera more     10     (access) and relatable to the younger generation,” Xu added. “This is with the hope that operas can become a lifestyle.”