Since 1990, Artist Tian Kun has been preserving the art of kangweihua,    1    unique style of painting from her hometown in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Kangweihua    2    (literal)means “paintings around bed”. It’s a kind of folk art that was very popular during the 1960s and 1970s. The colorful, vivid paintings reflected the daily lives of the local people and     3    (consider)a typical home decoration at the time.

As a little girl, Tian loved watching her mother painting on the     4    (wall)around their bed. From animals and flowers to scenes of people    5    (work)on the farm, the paintings mirrored the unique charm and beauty of the lifestyle in the villages.

Tian’s    6    (observe)of her mother painting has developed into her own passion for the art. Now people can have access     7     her paintings exhibited at the local cultural center.    8    , it is not enough for her because she hopes to display the folk art to a     9    (wide)audience. To promote the old folk art further, she is trying to combine it with contemporary craft, such as creating phone cases and mouse pads,    10     may be more appealing to new and younger generations.

This is a primary school in Finland. The students at the school are having a math class with their robot teacher. The “teacher” is     1     small, blue machine about 25cm high, Reuters reported. Whenever students have problems, it helps them very     2     (patient) and never gets bored.

“The robot can make students     3     (active) in class than usual. I see Elias as one of the     4     (tool) to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom,” a teacher told Reuters. So far the school     5     (introduce) four robot teachers, one of whom is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music. “    6     is necessary to encourage kids to come up     7     new ways to make use of technology in school life,” the head of the school     8     (add) in the interview. The robot teachers are used     9     (help) improve learning. This doesn’t mean that human teachers will lose their jobs. The robots can teach well,     10     they are not able to keep class in order. The school still needs human teachers.

Needless to say, the trip to the Great Barrier Reef (大堡礁) was a great experience.

The first day     1     (begin) early at a dive (潜水) shop in Cairns.     2     took a few hours to get to the first reef, so we had a good chance     3     (meet) the people we’d be hanging out with.

Diving was great. Even from the surface of the water, I had a(n)     4     (wonder) view of the reef. Between the fish     5     the endless coral (珊瑚), there was something interesting and beautiful to look at in every     6     (direct). When the sun hit the reef, everything seemed even more bright and alive.

As we swam around, tons of colorful fish were diving in and out of the coral and I also saw starfish dancing in the waves as sharks swam past. I couldn’t believe how     7     (relax) I felt! Everything moved slowly. It was so enjoyable.

I still remembered that day     8     I dove deep into the Great Barrier Reef with great courage. Going diving for my last Australian adventure was the     9     (good) decision I made. If I had to describe the experience in one word, I’d say diving in the Great Barrier Reef was     10     (simple) unbelievable.

Originally known as the Imperial University of Peking, Peking University was established in 1898. The     1     (establish) of the university marked the beginning of higher education in China’s modern history. In modern history of China, it was a center for progressive thought and was influential in the birth of the New Culture Movement, May Fourth Movement and many other     2     (significance) events.

Today, Peking University     3     (place) by many domestic university rankings among the top universities in China. Peking University is one of the best academic     4     (institution) in China and the world. The university lays emphasis     5     both teaching and scientific research. It has made great efforts     6     (improve) the undergraduate and graduate education, and maintain its role as a leading research institution,     7     makes it attractive to many students home and abroad. Peking University has educated many famous Chinese figures, such as Zhong Nanshan and Tu Youyou. Peking University was ranked     8     (sixteen) globally by Times Higher Education in 2021.

Peking University’s library is one of the largest libraries in the world,     9     (contain) over 8 million volumes. In addition, the university is especially famous for its campus environment     10     the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture.

Every weekend, many bookworms gather in Liyuan Library in Jiaojiehe village, a book sanctuary surrounded by chestnut, walnut and peach trees     1     branches are used to decorate the building.

Deep in the heart of a rocky valley on the outskirts of Beijing, the wooden library sits seemingly in    2    middle of nowhere. It     3    (design) about 11 years ago by Professor Li Xiaodong, from the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University. Decorated with 40,000 firewood sticks outside, the bookstore features 10, 000 books    4    (range) from literature to history.

The library, which opened in 2012, draws     5    (hundred) of visitors every weekend, many of whom are attracted by the design. The main framework of the bookstore is made of steel bars and the outside wall and     6    (it) roof, glass. With space for just 40 people     7     a time, visitors line up       8    (enter) the library, which only opens on weekends. Bookshelves line the reading area, as readers stand or sit on the floor and platforms.

“We have now     9    (strict) banned taking pictures inside, as some people come here just to take pictures. They even come in costumes, and that’s really disturbing,” owner Pan Xi complained. “We still want to give those who really love reading a quiet and     10    (peace) environment. ”

In southern China, there is a famous road     1    (build) across Poyang Lake, which lies in the north of Jiangxi Province, China and is known as China’s second     2     (large) lake. People in China also call it “the most beautiful road under the water.”

This road is sure     3     (attract) a lot of attention towards the end of May every year. A lot of people come out of     4     (curious). The water level of the lake is so close to the surface of the road,     5     makes the view ahead broad and bright when people drive along. It’s as though they were taking a boat across the lake. The feeling is     6     (simple) wonderful!

For the next few months, this road is not above the surface    7    under the water. When the water level of Poyang Lake starts to go up, the road surface becomes unseen. However, drivers can still drive across the lake safely     8     watching the guardrails(防撞护栏) fixed on either side of the road. For thrill-seeking motorists, it’s like     9     (drive) an amphibious(水陆两栖的) super car. Then in a few days, the entire road     10     (flood) with the continuously rising water. A few months later, the road will reappear.

Michelangelo was one of the most     1     (success) artists in modern history. During his life, the western world experienced     2     was perhaps the most unusual change on account of the decline (衰亡) of the Roman Empire. The Renaissance (文艺复兴) witnessed changes in all     3     (field) of life and culture, with great reforms sweeping through the worlds of religion, politics and scientific belief. Michelangelo’s talents     4     (appear) in his early works such as the Statue of David. He managed to combine his high level of skills with his rich imagination     5     (produce) the perfect artworks,    6     are still examples for art students to study and follow now.

Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475. He was the first western artist whose biography (传记)     7     (publish) during his lifetime. Two biographies of him were written, in which Michelangelo was     8     (high) praised as the greatest artist since the beginning of the Renaissance. He was     9     best-documented artist in the 16th century and had a great influence     10     art development in the west.

Nowadays, a famous app     1     ( call ) “ WeChat ” has been installed on almost every smart phone. It is a mobile text and voice messaging communication service, which     2     ( introduce ) by Tencent Inc. , one of China’s largest Internet service     3     ( provider ), on Jan. 21, 2011. It supports mobile phone users to get involved in group communication by sending and sharing audio, video and photo messages through the Internet. It is a comparatively new chat style similar to, but more colorful     4     previous short messaging and multimedia messaging.

Due to its     5     ( complete ) free software and functions, WeChat has been warmly welcomed by mobile phone users and     6     ( become ) increasingly popular over the past decade. Zhu Hongren, spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at a press conference that     7     number of WeChat users in China had exceeded (超过) 1.1 bilion, with the figure still     8     ( grow ) quickly.

However, there is no doubt that WeChat has its drawbacks as well as advantages. When using WeChat, people tend to forget time and some may even get addicted to it,     9     will definitely affect their study and work.     10     ( solve ) this problem, we should learn to control ourselves and use the mobile phone apps properly.

On October 16, 2003, the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei landed     1    (safe) in the Shenzhou Ⅴ capsule in Inner Mongolia after making 14 orbits of the earth. He took     2     from Jiuquan in north west China. It was     3     an important historical achievement that China became the third nation     4    (send) a man into space. After hearing     5     good news, the former Premier Wen Jiabao called the Control Centre to offer his congratulations. Besides, many countries around the world sent     6    (message) of congratulations. Yang himself was also excited. He said it     7    (be) a great moment in the history of China and also the     8    (great) day of his life. While     9    (travel) in space, Yang took many photographs of the planet earth and spoke to two astronauts aboard the International Space Station,     10     is orbiting the earths.

Beyond Born to search for Eternal spirit Yelling out Orbit of life Never die Dream

Beyond was a famous rock band in Hong Kong that     1     (found) in 1983.     2     (consist) of four musicians, Huang Jiaju’s Boundless Oceans Vast Skies & Glorious Years are two of their     3     (well) known works.

Fans     4     (attach) to Beyond’s songs and music are from not only Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan,     5     Japan, Malaysia and other countries as well. They have always identified with the people of Hong Kong, which can be seen in their songs about social issues, pursuit of dreams, politics, and peace. In 1990, “Glorious Years”, a song Jiaju had written for Civil Rights Activist Nelson Mandela, who was still in prison at that time, established     6     (them) as Song of the Year.

It was in Japan     7     Beyond finally played music that people could call “Chinese Rock”, through     8     their album became a hit in 1992, “Continue the Revolution”. Beyond became even more popular and was even recognized     9     (international) as a great band from Asia. The band’s most famous time is from1983 to 1993. But in 1993, the leader of the band, Huang Jiaju fell from the stage and left his fans forever. Though the band broke     10    , they have been considered as one of the greatest Chinese-language pop group due to the fact that they are one of the very few groups who compose and write their own rock music.