Black tea is a popular beverage enjoyed by people all over the world. It is made from the     1     (leaf) of the camellia sinensis plant (山茶植物),     2     undergo a process of oxidation (氧化) to give it its distinct flavor and. color. Originating in China, black tea has a rich history that     3     (date) back thousands of years. It was first discovered during the Tang Dynasty and quickly gained     4     (popular) among the Chinese elite. Eventually, it made its way to Europe and became a staple in British tea culture.

Black tea is known for its robust flavor and deep, reddish-brown color. It has a strong, malty taste with hints of caramel and a     5     (slight) sweet aftertaste. The flavor can vary     6     (depend) on the region and the specific type of black tea, such as Assam, Darjeeling, or Earl Grey. Besides its delicious taste, black tea also offers numerous health benefits. It is rich in antioxidants, which help protect the body     7     free radicals (自由基) and reduce the risk of chronic diseases. Also, black tea     8     (believe) to improve heart health, boost metabolism, and enhance mental alertness.

In conclusion, black tea’s rich history, distinct flavor, and numerous health benefits make     9     a popular choice for tea enthusiasts. So, why not sit back, relax, and try     10     cup of black tea?

Reading fiction is highly     1     (benefit), and there are scientific studies to back this up. A recent study     2     (publish) in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found that people who grow up reading fiction have a richer and more complex worldview than those     3     don’t.

Reading fiction develops your     4     (imagine), which allows you to be more creative and helps you with your problem-solving skills. Moreover, the ability to imagine things influences everything a person does,     5     (think) about their profession and creates, regardless of their profession. All you need to do to work on this skill is to expose yourself     6     a great novel.

Reading fiction improves your mental health. Reading improves people’s mood     7     (great) and brings it to a pleasurable state. Moreover, research suggests that regular readers are relatively mentally healthy,     8     (show) lower stress levels and higher self-esteem than non-readers.

Reading fiction helps process your emotions. According to InDaily, when a person indirectly experiences     9     event associated with an emotion, for example, if they read about what happens to a character and how they feel about it, the same region of the brain is triggered (触发，激发) as if they’d experienced the event     10     (them).

This year marks the 92nd anniversary of the September 18 Incident.

On September 18, 1931, Japanese troops     1    (blow) up a section of the railway in Shenyang and accused the Chinese military of doing     2    . Using the explosion as a pretext (借口), Japanese forces attacked the Beidaying garrison (卫戍部队)and bombarded (轰炸) Shenyang on the same night,     3    (launch) a full-scale invasion (侵略) of northeast China. During the incident, Chinese troops at the Beidaying garrison were given a no-resistance order and withdrew     4     fighting.

The incident marked     5     beginning of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and was a prelude to the world’s anti-fascist war. This Monday, a bell-tolling ceremony is being held at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang to pay tribute to the people       6     lost their life in the 14-year war.

The 14-year Japanese invasion resulted in over 35 million victims among Chinese troops and civilians. By commemorating the September 18 Incident, the Chinese people reaffirm (重申) their     7    (commit) to never forget this dark chapter in history and prevent it being repeated.

The commemorations serve as a reminder for the Chinese people     8    (keep) dark days in mind. History has    9     (repeat) shown that invasions and wars are rarely     10    (success), and although evidence might be covered up, justice eventually prevails (占上风).

Darwin, Australia — The first Darwin International Dragon Boat Festival opened on Sunday, promoting sports and     1     (culture) exchanges between Australian and Chinese cities.

Three teams from Australia and two teams from China’s Guangzhou and Qingdao, respectively (分别), participated in the 200-meter dragon boat race     2     was held at Darwin Waterfront.     3     team from Guangzhou, the capital of China’s Guangdong Province, won the race after several rounds of     4     (compete).

Kon Vatskalis, mayor of Darwin, told Xinhua that the dragon boat race, a traditional event in China,     5     (become) very popular in Darwin in recent years. “We’ve got a big thriving (蓬勃发展的) Chinese community that contributes a lot     6     our territory (地区). They brought with them the traditions, the customs,     7     of course, the dragon boat is one of the customs. So we have had the races many times,” he said. John Holland, chair of the Australian Dragon Boat Federation, told Xinhua that the sport was greatly loved in the country. “It’s an outdoor water sport, and     8     (interesting), it’s very popular with women. We have more women than men as members,” he said.

While addressing the opening ceremony on Sunday, the Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said with the Dragon Boat Festival     9     (approach), the event would enable more Darwin people and tourists     10     (appreciate) the elegance of Chinese culture.

Ritch Addison was ashy kid. In elementary school, he didn’t speak up for himself, and he    1    (worry) a lot. But once he went to high school, he made up his mind    2    (develop) a sense of humor to make more friends. His new approach worked and he started to become known for his jokes—like the time he made fun     3    a classmate’s poor score on a math test.

“It turned out that I had gotten a hundred on the test and he didn’t do so well,” Addison recalled. “And I joked heartlessly about it.”

Then one day, his good friend, Holly, pulled him aside and said, “Ritch, sometimes you really hurt     4    (people) feeling.”

Addison    5    (shock). He had always seen himself as the one who made his friends laugh. He couldn’t imagine that he might be hurting them.

“But I kept thinking about what Holly said. Finally, I realized that she was     6    (absolute) right. I started paying attention to     7    other people was reacting to my humor,” he said.

It couldn’t happen overnight,    8    . “Over the years, I worked on    9    (be) more compassionate(同理心的) toward the people around me since I wanted to have    10    different kind of relationship with them,” he said.

In Naples, Italy,     1    debate has begun about the city’s famous traditional food, pizza.

Billionaire Flavio Briatore criticized the low-cost, simple pizzas of Naples. He called them “bricks of dough (面团)”. The kind of pizza that Briatore was criticizing     2     (call) the Neapolitan Margherita. It is a simple pizza,     3     (make) of only dough, tomato sauce (酱) and cheese.

Briatore owns restaurants     4     also serve pizza. Different    5     the classic Margherita, the pizza in Briatore’s restaurants     6     (come) with many toppings (配料) and can cost as much as $68.

Many chefs from Naples reacted to Briatore’s comment with anger. Chef Sergio Miccu, president of the Neapolitan pizza maker association, said Briatore had betrayed the pizza’s heritage. “For Italians, the Neapolitan Pizza has played an important role in     7     (help) generations overcome war and cholera.” he added.

Gino Sorbillo, one of Italy’s most famous pizza chefs, also reacted     8     (public) to Beitores comments. He served free pizza in front of his family restaurant in central Naples as his answer. He said low-cost pizza could still be very good. Sorbillo also suggested Briatore let his cooks prepare food next to Margherita chefs in his restaurants, to let his     9    (customer), who are used to expensive pizza, taste a    10    (typically) Margherita one.

The rise of technology, along     1     the introduction of new products, is changing our world,     2     (lead) to the introduction of new words from all over the world. As we inter-act with different people, we also learn new words. Language change is     3     (obvious) among the younger generations than the older generations. The younger generations tend     4     (interact) more frequently with people from other     5     (region) of the world. Therefore, they bring in a     6     (various) of new words.

For example, words like sushi (寿司)     7     (introduce) into our vocabulary through our interactions with foreign people in the 1980’s. Such words would have been unheard of in an English-speaking region, had it not been for language change and globalization. This in-creased exposure to other parts of the world is also     8     (large) due to our beloved Internet connections!

We must also appreciate the fact     9     if language didn’t evolve (发展), we might still be using Shakespearean English.

However, not all change is good, The Internet has led to some deterioration (退化) in our language. The increase in text messaging and     10     use of abbreviations (缩写) both lead to a significant decline of not only English, but also other languages of the world.

Online grocery shopping is convenient and continues to grow in popularity. But a new study     1     (publish) in Public Health Nutrition shows that many online products do not have information about ingredients or nutrition     2    (fact), which is a huge miss.

Required information was present, obvious and readable for only 36. 5% of observations.     3     is even more troubling, researchers say, is that non-required information, such as claims like “low in fat” or “organic”, was displayed on 63.5% of the products.

Labeling information     4     (be) important for all consumers so they can make informed (明智的) choices when grocery shopping. People may use the information label     5     (determine) sodium and potassium (钠和钾) to manage heart or kidney disease or may focus     6     sugar, fiber, or carbohydrates to manage diabetes (糖尿病).

Food retailers should     7     (immediate) change their practices and disclose the full information label clearly, consistently and readably. “    8     (difficult) in finding necessary information on some products could actually pose (引起)     9     immediate danger of a severe reaction or even death to the most sensitive consumers,” a researcher says.

The researcher also points out the availability of food labels     10     (make) a difference to the quality of our food choices at the population level. Not having this information potentially weakens the general public health.

It has been reported that many health benefits are associated     1     green tea consumption, such as lowering blood cholesterol levels, cancer prevention, anti-inflammatory(消炎), and weight loss. The principles are multiple,     2    (large) due to a group of bioactive compounds called catechins     3    (act) as anti-oxidants(抗氧化剂), which are highly concentrated in teas.

Tea research started from green tea,     4     is believed to be the most natural tea of all. The research has been extended to all other tea     5    (category), such as white tea, oolong tea, black tea, and Pu’er tea.

As     6     result, many tea consumers put extensive effort into searching for teas with the highest level of anti-oxidants. The truth is that the variation of the anti-oxidant levels in different teas     7    (find)minimum. Lifestyle change and long-term consumption yield far     8    (many) benefits than selecting tea types with the highest anti-oxidant levels.

Tea is a kind of drink in China, with the tradition of medicinal use, long before modern scientists     9    (discover)and documented their health benefit. Aged white tea was well known and used widely by the locals for treating fever caused by measles(麻疹)    10    （infect）before the modern antibiotic era. It is now established that white teas are anti-inflammatory.

Every year billions of dollars are spent    1    (make) people look younger. Companies make thousands of creams and pills for our skin to look younger. Scientists    2     (try) over the past decades to slow down the ageing process. Now, They have made    3    break-through. They have found a method to “time jump” cells in our skin. The scientists are from a research institute in the UK. They say they can turn back the ageing clock in cells by 30 years. This could make our skin look younger. The scientists say their work is still    4    an early stage, but it could help people look younger in the future.

The technique    5    (develop) by the scientists could change both medicine    6    health. The lead researcher Dr Diljeet Gill said, “So far, we’ve only tested this technique in skin cells. We    7    (extreme) want to see if we can use it across other cell types.” It could also be used to treat skin    8    (problem), such as burns and acne (痤疮). The new technique could also make cut have a quicker    9    (recover). Another researcher said, “If you cut yourself accidentally, it’ll take you a    10    (short) time to recover from the wound than usual.” The scientists’ work might actually help to reverse (逆转) the ageing process and make us look younger.