Many people think that money brings happiness. However, according to Professor Michael Argyle, this is not true. In Britain, we are     1     (rich) but unhappier than fifty years   ago. The USA is the richest country in the world but Americans are not the happiest people in the world.

Professor Argyle has found that very poor people and very rich people are unhappier than those in between. For example, very poor people in     2    developing world live in overcrowded houses without any running water and     3    no electricity. However, there are many millionaires (百万富翁) with     4     (person) problems. A lot of young people     5    get rich very quickly are at risk.

Because of this, a few young millionaires are changing their life styles. Richard Cross, a multi-millionaire computer analyst ( 分 析 师 ) from California is an example. His house     6     (show) no signs of his wealth. There is a small garden   and there only two   cars     7     (park) outside the house. “I want my kids     8     (live) a normal life,” says Richard.

So what can make     9     (we) happy? According to Professor Argyle, you should have one close relationship and some close     10     (friend). You should do a little sport and have a lot of contact (联系) with other people. Other people make you happy, not money!

Rows of small cottages with    1    (beauty) courtyards come into sight when one sets foot on Xiaopan village, Pan’an county of Zhejiang province. They were developed on local villagers’empty houses and are now used as shared homestays(家庭住宿)    2    (develop) tourism in the village.

Tourists can pick fresh vegetables in    3    communal (公共的) garden, while meals    4    (serve) from a communal kitchen. The fresh air and unique environment have drawn many tourists to Pan’an for leisure.

Since many    5    (villager) have vacant rural houses, local authorities came up    6    the idea of shared homestays to help improve tourist experiences    7    increase farmer income.

To date, 32 rural households have joined the shared homestay program,    8    offers more than 130 rooms. In addition, the village infrastructure (基础设施)    9    (improve) over the years, and parks and cultural plazas (露天广场) have been built.

“We developed the village in harmony with nature,    10    (keep) a rural appearance,” says Kong Wanhen, an official with the village.

The Double Ninth Festival has a history of over 2, 000 years. According to tradition, we should celebrate the festival by going mountain climbing,     1    how many people today still observe this tradition? In modern society, many traditional Chinese festivals are becoming less popular. However, they are an important part of Chinese culture and must     2    (maintain).

Traditional festivals teach us a lot,     3    our nation’s history. The Dragon Boat Festival, for example, is celebrated in honour of Qu Yuan,     4    is a great poet living in the Warring States period of ancient China.

Besides, traditional festivals are carriers of culture,     5    (enable) us to learn more about fine Chinese values. Many festivals, such as the Mid-autumn Festival, have a     6    (care), family-centred message at their heart.

Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national     7    (proud) and help shape our national identity. For example, we celebrate the Hanshi Festival and the Laba Festival with unique     8    (custom), and these shared experiences bring us together as a people.

Traditional festivals have been     9    (gradual)passed down to us from previous generations. It is the duty of every one of us     10    (protect)them for generations to come.

When I was in primary school, I disliked doing exercise. I felt tired when I did any kind of exercise. My parents were really     1     (worry) about my health. One day, after having supper, my father     2    (come) and asked me to have a walk with him in the park. I agreed and we went     3     together. It was hard for me to walk for half an hour. I wanted to give up,     4     my father encouraged me to keep on walking. From then on. I was often asked to walk with my parents. To my surprise, I could walk for an hour in the     5    (five) month. How     6    (pride) I felt! I loved taking exercise gradually. Now I am     7     excellent runner in my school. I take part in the school sports meeting every year.

During all our life, we may face a lot of     8    (difficulty). Don’t be afraid of     9    (they). Please try to face them     10    (brave). After you overcome what you used to be afraid of, you may find how great you are!

The Chinese words for “fish” and “plenty” are homonyms. A whole fish,     1     (eat) on the eve of the lunar new year, which     2     (fall) on February 1st this year, represents a wish for abundance     3     (come). Spring rolls, with their fanciful resemblance to gold bars, represent hopes for wealth. Uncut noodles symbolize longevity.

Such     4     (custom) are not unique to the Chinese word. On the Jewish new year, Jews bake a     5     (tradition) enriched bread in a round shape to signify the cycle of life and creation. The bread is smeared with honey,     6     (symbolize) the wish for a sweet year. On New Year’s Day in America, black southerners have long eaten Hoppin’ John,     7     delicious dish of rice and black-eyed peas, coked with salt pork. The peas symbolize coins, and the greens that are usually served as well stand for dollar bill. Some people put a clean coin in the pot. Whoever gets     8     on their plate will enjoy good luck.

    9     anyone actually believes in a causal relationship between eating these foods and receiving the promised benefits or not is unclear. But people have fond memories of observing them with their parents, and want to pass them     10     to their own offspring. Good fortune, as they suggest, lies all around and is always within reach.

Fifty years ago, China successfully launched its first satellite, Dongfanghong 1, and started a new chapter in space     1    (explore).In 1970, China launched the first man-made Earth satellite,     2     (become) the fifth country in the world to launch man-made satellites     3    (dependent). China's unmanned Mars probe(探测器)Tianwen 1, named after a poem by ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan,     4    (launch) successfully on a Long March 5 rocket in Hainan, July 23, 2020,     5     marks the beginning of the country’s efforts     6     (find) out more about Mars.The nation’s Shenzhou 13 spacecraft was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert today (Oct. 15), rising     7     the pad (发射台) atop (在……顶上) a Long March 2F rocket at 12: 23 p.m. EDT (1623 GMT; 00:23 Oct. 16 local time).Zhai, Wang and Ye will be busy during their six months in orbit. They’ll spend a lot of time     8    (test) and validating (证实；确认) technologies that will allow China to finish     9    (construct) of the new space station, which is called Tiangong (“Heavenly Palace”). That station will consist     10     three modules; the other two are expected to launch toward the 54-foot-long (16.6 meters) Tianhe next year.