After coming to China, I experienced authentic Chinese food. In Beijing, the chef in a Sichuan restaurant offered us the     1     (please) of experiencing wonderful and different food besides friendship. In Xinjiang, their traditional foods are those     2     (cook) over an open fire. The kinds of food local people consume tell us a lot about themselves; therefore, we can say culture and cuisine go hand in hand, which are both worth     3     (experience).

    1     (get) to know a little bit about British history will help you understand what these different names—the United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain England—mean. In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales     2     (join) to the Kingdom of England. Later, Scotland and then Ireland was added. Although the four countries have some differences, they use the same flag,     3     (know) as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military    4     (defend).

Sarek’s mountains used to     1     (cover) by vast sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice melted,     2     (leave) behind about 100 glaciers. In 1909, Sarek was made a national park to keep the land in its    3     (nature) state.

Do you want to feast your eyes on more than 3,000 years of wonderful art from China? Come to the Richfield Museum of Fine Art,    1     a new exhibition named “From Shang to Qing: Chinese Art Through the Ages” is to be held.

The highlight is the painting Clearing After Snow on a Mountain Pass, one of the great     2     (work) of Tang Yin (1470­1524). This painting, showing high mountains, trees, and houses covered in snow, looks as fresh and full of life as the day it     3     (create). Apart from the     4     (extreme) famous painting, nearly 100 bronze objects from the Shang Dynasty will be exhibited. You will be amazed at the great skill     5     (use) to create these beautiful pieces.

If you are     6     sculpture lover, please seize the chance. A number of fine examples of Tang Dynasty sculptures will be     7    display. From these sculptures, you can see how Buddhist art brought from India and Central Asia influenced China during that period.     8    (look) at the faces of the figures in these sculptures, you seem to see the faces of the past.

This is a    9     (gold) opportunity to know more about ancient Chinese art     10     we guarantee that you will be satisfied with this exhibition.

I’m not exactly the most prepared person — I often forget things. These things such as pencils, pens, my phone and sometimes even my purse,     1     (put) in wrong places. I seldom remember to carry an umbrella — I normally have     2     (run) in the rain.

One day, I was walking to the school,     3     I teach art, when a summer rainstorm suddenly started.     4     (lucky), this time I actually happened to have an umbrella with me and this one was my favorite! So I smiled and enjoyed     5     (walk) on in the heavy rain with my umbrella.

Suddenly, I saw     6     woman whose hair and clothes were all wet. She had a bag and some papers     7     her hands. What was more, she was holding a beautiful baby girl in her arms, who was trying to keep     8     (she) out of the rain. It was the baby that     9     (catch) my eyes, so I offered them my umbrella. I went to school with     10     (please) though my hair and clothes were wet. This was another day when I didn’t have an umbrella!

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.

Yuan Longping, was one of China’s most famous scientists.      1     concerned him most was the farmers who had poor harvests and sometimes had a serious      2    (short) of food to eat. Yuan was convinced that the creation of hybrid rice would solve the issue. A hybrid is a cross between two or more     3     (variety) of a species. Thanks to him, the hybrid enables farmers to expand farmer’s output      4    (great).

Six months ago, Xie lei said good bye to her family. It was the first time that she     1     (leave) China. She came to her university on     2     year-long exchanging program. Now she is studying for a business     3     (qualify). We wish her all the best.

Have you ever had this kind of childhood memory: a family sits together casually during a holiday, drinking and tasting tea after lunch or dinner? This has been a     1     (day) activity for Chinese people throughout the history.

After being spread to different parts of the world, tea has received top-level global recognition     2     a shared cultural treasure of mankind. “The     3     (practice) of greeting guests with tea are shared among multiple ethnic groups. They provide     4     sense of identity and continuity for communities, groups and individuals     5     (concern),” states a document from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to UNESCO.

This explanation can be fully manifested by weilu zhucha, which     6     (mean) boiling tea at a stove, a social tea activity going viral among the young generation of Chinese people. By the end of November, 2022, videos recording or introducing this activity     7     (play) 1.14 billion times, and related posts had attracted 11.58 million views on social media platforms, reported CCTV.

Weilu zhucha might be a replacement in the cold seasons for the camping craze.     8     (sit) around with friends and families with a stove, some tea, fruit and refreshments on the table, people may chat, view the surrounding scenery,     9     be immersed in traditional Chinese culture by boiling tea together in person. “    10     appeals to me most is its warm atmosphere when boiling tea.” an Internet user commented on Sina Weibo.

Learning Chinese musical instruments has been a(n)     1     (amaze) journey for me as a high school freshman. I decided     2     (enjoy) the rich heritage (遗产) of Chinese music and learn the guzheng.

Finding a skilled guzheng teacher was my first step. Luckily, I found a great instructor     3     guided me through this new musical world. Under     4     (he) guidance, I learned finger placement and hand movements, and got control     5     the strings (弦).

Playing the guzheng also taught me the cultural     6     (important) of each piece. Chinese music tells stories and shares emotions (情绪), requiring precise (精确的) expression. Practicing the guzheng needed patience and time. Progress came after great effort. However, the happiness of     7     (produce) beautiful sounds made it all worthwhile.

Playing the guzheng enriched my life in countless     8     (way). It deepened my understanding of Chinese culture and history and also provided     9     sense of achievement.

Learning the guzheng has been a spiritual journey. It challenged and encouraged me, showing the beauty of Chinese music. The guzheng has     10     (certain) become a part of my life, and I am thankful for this chance to learn Chinese musical instruments.