Cold Food Festival is a    1     (tradition) Chinese holiday celebrated before Qingming Festival, which usually falls    2     April 4 or 5.

Legend has it that Chong’er, a prince of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period, experienced many hardships while he moved around the warring states. Once, when the prince suffered from     3     (starve), Jie Zitui, offered him food. Later, when Chong’er became the duke of Jin, he ordered a search for Jie who had gone into hiding in the remote mountains with his mother. The duke wanted Jie    4     ( serve) as one of his ministers. Contrary to    5     many people might assume, Jie, who preferred living a simple life in the Mianshan Mountain to     6     (become) a politician, refused the duke’s invitation. Chong’er ordered the mountain to be burned down to force Jie out of hiding.     7     (fortune), Jie did not give in and the fire ended up killing him and his mother. Feeling extremely sorry, Chong’er required that the setting of fire    8     (forbid) on the anniversary of Jie’s death. This meant all food was eaten cold. Therefore the festival is thus named.

Mianshan Mountain,     9     the tragedy happened, is now a famous tourist destination in Shanxi Province. In many areas of Shanxi, locals still remember this tradition.     10     cold food is not the only choice for people during the celebration, the practices of making typical cold dishes for the event have been preserved.

It is known to all that exercise has a range of health benefits. The fact is the     1    (inspire) behind some people’s assumption that if some exercise is good, more is always better. So they tend     2     (exercise) for a long time without stopping. For example, some people run for several hours at a time and some work out for hours at the weekend to make up     3     their lack of exercise during the weekdays.     4    , these may become a serious health risk. Recently, several surveys     5     (make) to know that over 80% of people got injured when doing exercises. Actually, aerobic routines     6     last over 100 minutes have a certain health risk. On the other hand, they should not be     7     (short) than 10 minutes. If you do exercise for only a few minutes, you may not be working out long enough to see any benefits from it. When doing exercise, 30 to 60 minutes     8     (seem) enough for the daily aim. This will prevent you from     9     (get) hurt. Moreover, it will ensure that the exercise you do can     10     (positive) affect your physical health.

The freshman challenge

Going from junior high to senior high is really a big challenge for a freshman and the first week was a little confusing.

First I had to think     1     (careful) about which courses I wanted to take. My head teacher helped me choose the suitable     2     (one). I know English    3     (be) a very difficult course, but I will try     4     (I) best to be fluent when I graduate. Mum advised that I should sign up for Chinese literature     5    I am good at.

Teachers say one way to know your school well and make more new friends is to join    6     club or play a sport. Our school offers chances to join different clubs. I joined a volunteer club. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to     7     (home) people in the community.

I know I will have to study harder     8     a senior high school student and get used to     9     (be) responsible for a lot more. I am a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course. Still, I am happy to be here.     10     (study) hard isn’t always fun, but I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.

The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on the evening of Feb 4 was different, yet spectacular（引人入胜的）. The audiences were treated to a pared-down（简约的） ceremony,     1     the large-scale artistic performances that marked the 2008 opening ceremony,     2     it was no less symbolic—symbolic of a shared future for humankind. The final torch（火炬）at the snowflake-themed ceremony was small, yet the flames conveyed significant messages of     3     (green) Olympic Games. The use of     4     (advance) technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine vision, 5G and cloud broadcasting     5     (add) to the novelty of the opening ceremony. The performances, carrying forward the theme of global peace and a shared future for humankind, focused on environmental protection and human health,       6     (highlight) the importance of sports to instill (灌输)new confidence in the international community     7     (contain) the pandemic（瘟疫）. Through the opening ceremony on Feb. 4, people can clearly see China’s pursuit of building a peaceful world, its     8     ( reflect) of the new Olympic motto of “Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together” and the Beijing Winter Games’ motto of “together for a shared future”.

Today,     9     over 300 million people engaged in winter sports in about 2000 ski resorts and ice rinks, China is becoming a winter sport country.   This extraordinary achievement opens a new era for global winter sport,       10     will raise the global participation to new levels, benefiting the Chinese people as well as winter sport enthusiasts around the world.

The young artist and potter Allan had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his elder son developed a severe stomachache. Neither Allan nor his wife took the condition very     1     (serious), but the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could     2     (avoid) if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty. Worse still, his wife left him a short time later,     3     (leave) him alone with his 6-year-old younger son. Unable to stand the hurt and pain, he turned to alcohol and became     4     alcoholic.

As the alcoholism progressed, Allan began to lose everything he possessed and finally died alone in a small bar. Hearing of his death, I thought, “    5     a complete failure!”

As time went by, I began to revalue my     6     (early) rough judgement. I knew Allan’s now adult son, Ernie, one of the kindest and most caring men I’ve ever known. I hadn’t heard him talk much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what     7     earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Allan came into my room every night,     8     (give) me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a fool to judge Allan as a failure. He had not left many material     9     (possess) behind. But he had been a kind loving father,     10     left behind his best love.