China has made great progress in many fields recently. Here are some examples.

5G service is one of the     1     (big) developments. It is 1,000 times as fast     2     4G. People can surf the Internet     3     (easy). Information can be     4     (exchange) quickly.

Mobile payment is playing     5     important part in our lives. Most Chinese people are used to     6     (pay) for almost everything with     7     (they) smart phones.

The Hong Kong -Zhuhai-Macao Bridge     8     (be) the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world. It opened to the traffic     9     October 24, 2018. It can help with the trade and tourism among the three     10     (place).

With all the progress, people’s lives are becoming better and better.

A Lifelong Journey, a TV series     1    (adapt) from writer Liang Xiaosheng’s novel has been a huge hit on TV and online. Some famous actors, such as Lei Jiayin, Song Jia, and Yin Tao, join in the show, which     2    (focus) on the ups and downs of Zhou’s family over five decades. It is set in the 1970s so it’s not     3    (surprise) that the family has to deal with lots of social changes. The show explores themes of family, friendship and romance. Many viewers describe the show     4     a time machine reflecting how we get here.

Painting a picture of ordinary Chinese people living in the changing times, the novel won the writer Liang, the 10th Mao Dun Literary Award, one of China’s top literary     5    (award). Millions of people have been touched by the family’s story,     6     makes readers find out what lies deep in their hearts.

Translating such a series of stories to the small screen had been     7     challenge for scriptwriter Wang Hailing. “    8    (frank) speaking, it is very difficult,” Wang said. “The lives of the three siblings (兄弟姊妹) are telling the story of a small family. But when we consider the bigger picture, the country     9    (it) is made up of millions of such small families.” According to Cheng Wu, producer of A Lifelong Journey, a deep sense of responsibility inspired him     10    (produce) the best adaptation of the work.

Bill Cunningham was one of the most important American     1     (photographer) of the last 50 years. He always used simple,     2     (relative) cheap cameras and knew where fashionable parties and events were happening.     3     made Cunningham great was his devotion     4     photography and hours of hard work he put into his work.

The world is full of amazing perseverance stories. These stories can inspire you to achieve more and help you lead a much     1     (happy) life. One of the stories is about Jack Canfield, a famous    2    (write).

Jack Canfield is the creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series,     3     is filled with encouraging stories. He’s also a very inspiring author    4    (create) The Success Principles.

Jack and his partner Mark Victor Hansen once pitched (推销) the original Chicken Soup for the Soul to many different publishers. But    5    (sad), none of these publishers were interested    6     it, and they said no one wanted to read 100 inspirational stories. However, they were determined to get the book    7    （publish). Finally, their book was picked up by a publisher.

So far, the Chicken Soup for the Soul series    8    (have) more than 500 million copies in print in over 40 languages. If they had given up, these inspirational stories certainly would not have been read across    9     world and they wouldn’t have been such a great    10    (achieve).

It is often said     1     learning a new language can open a new world. You are able to talk with new people, explore new cultures and understand new ways of life.

English is the most     2     (wide) spoken foreign language in the world. That’s why British people are lazy when it comes     3     learning new languages. A recent survey found that Britons are the     4     (bad) language learners in Europe. It found that just one-third of those asked were able to speak a second language. In Britain, children begin learning to speak French in junior school. Children spend an hour a week     5     (learn) the language. Some schools go on a day trip to France     6     (practice) speaking.

When children reach high school, they continue their French studies. They     7     (give) the chance to learn German too.

In certain schools, children also learn Latin. This language is no longer spoken,     8     many English words and structures come from it. Having a good knowledge of Latin     9     (help) improve your English.

Most children in Britain do not enjoy learning languages. They think they are more difficult and less fun than other     10     (subject). Also, because so many speak English, many British children think they don’t need to bother learning a second language.