With my high school life     1     (begin), I feel a little anxious right now. I hope to make a good first     2     (impression). But I wonder whether I will make friends or what if no one     3     (talk) to me.

To tell the truth, the maths class was difficult for me,     4     the teacher was kind and friendly. He told     5     (we) a funny story and every student laughed so much! In the afternoon, we had our chemistry class in the science lab. The lab is new and the lesson was     6     (interest), but the guy next to me tried to talk to me the whole time. Therefore, I couldn’t concentrate     7     the experiment. I     8     (real) wanted to tell him to be quiet and leave me alone!

All in all, the first day is     9     wonderful day. Though I was worried in the morning, I didn’t feel awkward or frightened at all. I believe I will make new friends in the new school and there’s a lot     10     (explore) at senior high. I think that tomorrow will be a great day!

China has a large number of Chinese dishes, a wide range of flavors, and complex cooking methods, which are     1     (two) to none in the world. For a long time, due to the influence of the local environment, customs and dietary habits, dishes from all over China     2     (form) various genres with local flavor characteristics.    3     is known to all is the “eight major cuisines” in China, with the four major cuisines of Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Sichuan forming     4    (early), and later the other four.

Sichuan cuisine has a variety of flavors,     5    (include) spicy, sour, tingling, fishy, and strange. Sichuan cuisine is also the largest folk cuisine. Among the top 20 dishes, Sichuan cuisine occupies half of the seats, and “Sichuan Hot Pot” ranks first among    6    thousands of dishes selected by the Data Journalism Lab.

The second and third place are dominated by two traditional Hangzhou dishes,    7    (name) Dongpo Meat and West Lake Vinegar Fish. Are the 3 hottest dishes in each of the “Big Eight Cuisine” dishes the same     8    the results in your mind?

The “eight major cuisines” have their own systems, which represent different customs and cultural characteristics of different places, but in the final analysis    9    (be) Chinese people’s attention and love for “eating”. Diet has become a way of life and a fashion that promotes     10    (consume) and drives the development of the country’s catering industry.

The tea    1    has delighted and fascinated the world for millennia has finally received top-level    2     (globe) recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind.

Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China    3    (be) added to UNESC’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Tuesday, Nov. 29th.

The status was conferred by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, hosted in Rabat, Morocco. It consists    4    knowledge, skills and practices concerning management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, and the processing, drinking and sharing of tea.

According to UNESCO, in China traditional tea processing techniques are    5    (close) associated with geographical location and natural environment. The techniques are mainly found in the provinces and autonomous regions,    6    (include) Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. Associated social practices, however, are spread throughout the country and    7    (share) by multiple ethnic groups.

Over 2,000 tea    8    (variety), mainly in six categories-green, black, yellow, oolong, white and dark, are grown in China.

Tea-related customs are not only found across the country,    9    influenced the rest of the world through the ancient Silk Road and trade routes.

As a document from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to UNESCO explained, tea is ubiquitous in Chinese people’s daily life. Steeped or boiled tea is served in homes, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants, temples and used as     10    important medium for communication in socializing and ceremonies.

If one travels to Chengdu for the first time, Chunxi Road is a place that should not be missed. Chunxi Road     1     (build) in 1924 to connect two commercial (商业的) centers. It provides lovely food choices, attractive sightseeing, and a lot of shopping chances for visitors. It is     2     (real) an excellent place     3     (have) fun and experience the life of Chengdu locals.

    4     (stand) at the north end of Chunxi Road are some statues. An old man     5     (dress) in traditional Chinese clothes holds a snuff (鼻烟) bottle in his hand. Not far from him, a modern young lady in fashionable clothes is walking in     6     hurry. A stone lock statue lies between them. It shows the time 00:00 on February 10,2002, the date     7     the rebuilding was finished. The old man stands for the businessmen from the past, while the lady stands for the modern young people.

Chunxi Road is a paradise (天堂) for shopping with all kinds of stores selling goods from international high-end things     8     cheap ones. Besides, the     9    (tradition) Chengdu food here will make your mouth water. Famous local     10     (snack), such as Zhong Dumplings, Lai Tangyuan and Han Baozi, are delicious and cheap, getting popularity among visitors across the world.

As we all know, Beijing Opera has a history of more than 200 years. Watching Beijing Opera is one of the     1     ( much) popular events among foreign tourists. My grandpa is fond     2     Beijing Opera. He used to watch a variety of     3     (program) on TV in the past. However, since last year, he     4     (begin) to learn to sing Beijing Opera on the phone. When he got     5     smartphone given by my father, I got the idea of     6     (guide) him how to use it. I guided him to turn on the phone     7     watched the videos of Beijing Opera. At first, he could not follow me, but he listened     8     (careful). I taught him whenever I was free. I was very     9     ( patience) and he was able     10     (learn) to use it at last. Now he can enjoy the videos and sing Beijing Opera as well.

A visually-challenged man from Beijing recently hiked (徒步) 40 days to Xi’an, as a first step     1     (journey) the Belt and Road route (路线) by foot.

On the 1,100 kilometer journey, the man Cao Shengkang,     2     lost his eyesight at the age of eight in a car accident, crossed 40 cities and counties in three provinces. Inspired by the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation     3     (hold) in Beijing, Cao decided to cover the route by hiking as a tribute (致敬) to the ancient Silk Road.     4     friend of his, Wu Fan, volunteered to be his companion during the trip.

Cao and Wu also collected garbage along the road, in order to promote environmental     5     (protect). Cao believes this will make the hiking trip even more     6     (meaning). The two of them collected more than 1,000 plastic bottles along the 40-day journey.

In the last five years. Cao     7     (walk) through 34 countries in six continents, and in 2016, he reached the top of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s     8     (high) mountain.

Now, Cao has started the second part of his dream to walk along the Belt and Road route. He flew 4, 700 kilometers     9     Xi’an to Kashgar on Sept. 20,     10     (plan) to hike back to Xi’an in five months.

Like many other students, you may have various people,     1     (include) family members and friends, giving suggestions on your college decision.

While many of your trusted relatives and friends may have very    2     (value) advice that can help you to make the decision, finally the choice is yours and yours alone. Only you can fully realize which aspects of a college will make you truly happy and    3     (satisfy), so keep that at the front of your mind.

Moreover, fully consider each option. It can be easy    4     (let) a particular school become your first choice    5     your decision-making process, and it may even become the winning choice — but be sure to carefully consider the school    6     has accepted you, since you had particular reasons for applying to each school.

Do keep    7     open mind. Students can change majors, but remember that there’s no re-living a certain semester , and there’s no making up for lost time. Don’t go to a school    8     (special) for a high school relationship(高中恋情)     9     to make someone else happy. A    10     (student)college experience is his or her own, and the student must put his or her education first.