The Beijing Central Axis (中轴线) has taken one more step ahead to become     1     UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) World Heritage Site. And it     2     (be) part of China's 2024 application project.

The Beijing Central Axis,     3     (see) as one of the most important representations of Chinese civilization, refers to the core area of the ancient capital city     4     stretches 7.8 kilometres from the Yongding Gate in the south to the Bell Tower and Drum Tower in the north. This area tells stories of emperors from the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and records the lives of both popular figures     5     common people.

Various methods to advance the application have been used, including digital technologies. For instance, visitors can travel through time and space     6     (free), moving between the past and the present, and learn about 14     7     (culture) heritage sites along the Central Axis by using a newly-launched mobile application.

When     8     (talk) about the decision, Lü Zhou, vice president of the Chinese Commission for the International Council on Monuments and Sites, told Global Times that members joining     9     the application work felt pressed for time, as there were still many preparations waiting     10     (complete).

Let’s look back on the adolescence you’ve gone through. How have you handled your life? Are you spending your time wisely in     1     (make) you deserve your life? Neal Wu shared some ways we should do to make our short time of life     2     (mean). Find out     3     you need to do next.

Insist on learning as much as you can and find out the things you are curious     4    . Find something that you enjoy and practice the skills you want to develop.     5     you are hard-working and achieve good knowledge, it will be easy to make audience tend to learn from you.

Volunteer     6     (help) out those less fortunate than you. In the course, you will get a ton of new     7     (view) and better understand other people’s real problems.     8     (normal), in a society that always looks upward, these people are being forgotten easily.

Become as independent as possible. Even if you work in a big company, you should constantly make small steps to reduce your     9     (depend) on your job. Write a book, build     10     app, or start a small company on the side.

On Friday night, while Grandfather and Father are playing chess in the living room, Son enters the room to chat with Father about his latest     1    (decide). To Father’s surprise, Son has decided not to go to university so that he can focus     2    his band and have a career in music when     3     (leave) school. However, Father thinks playing in a band is useless and unlikely     4     (bring)Son a bright future. He assumes his son wants to be a lawyer because lawyers help people and     5     (respect) by others. Son has no interest in law. So he argues with Father.

With words     6     (ignore) by Son and Father, Grandfather has no choice     7    to raise his voice to make them calm down. Grandfather recalls that when Father was at Son’s age, he was     8     (interest) in being a professional football player, but Grandfather wanted him to be a happy engineer. In the end, Father fond a career     9     suited his talents after careful consideration.

Now Son is advised to think carefully before jumping in with both     10     (foot). Perhaps Son will go to university and play in a band at the same time.

On October 23, 2018, President Xi Jinping announced the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.

The HZMB,     1     (locate) at the waters of the Lingding Sea, is a huge sea-crossing project, linking Hong Kong, Macao and the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai. As the world’s     2     (long) sea-based project, the 55-kilometre bridge is the result of five years of research and another nine years of building. It has been described as one of the seven     3     (wonder) of the modern world”.

The project     4     (make) up of several parts. It is designed with     5     service life of 120 years. It can withstand very strong winds. The bridge’s engineers had to consider many environmental factors     6     (protect) the     7     (surround) environment while building the bridge. Chinese white dolphins, an endangered species that lives in the area,     8     (be) a particular concern.

The HZMB will make     9     much more convenient to travel between the three areas it connects. It will bring people in Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong within a “one-hour living circle”,     10     is expected to attract more visitors. It will be a transport link as well as a social; economic, cultural, and tourism connection among the three areas.

On the first day at my senior high, I woke up early and rushed out of the door     1     (eager) in order to get to know my new school. I was excited to have an     2    (explore) of it! During my English class, Mr Meng, our English teacher asked us to introduce     3     (we) to the class one by one, and he went first. But I was too nervous to pay attention,     4    (wonder) how I could make a good first impression. I    5    (organise) my words when my turn came. Hearing my self-introduction, every one in my class burst out laughing,    6    put me in panic. However, my teacher said, “Nice to know we share the same name.” Although I was embarrassed, his words made me    7     (relax). Then, Mr. Meng explained, “Challenges like this might sometimes put you    8     pressure. But it all    9     (depend) on what you do.” Finally, he encouraged us to keep calm and be prepared so as to make    10     most of the time at senior high.

When a man was walking by some elephants, he     1     (sudden) stopped. He was puzzled that these huge animals were being held only by a small rope(绳子) tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages.     2     was obvious that the elephants could break     3     (they) bonds at any time, but for some reason, they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and     4     (ask) why the animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used     5     same rope to keep them from     6     (run) away. At the age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are used to believing they cannot break the rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try    7     (break) free.”

The man was     8     (amaze). These animals could break free whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right in the place    9     they were.

How many of us go through life like the elephants—holding onto the belief that we cannot do something simply because we failed at it once before?

Failure is a part of learning     10     we failed once, it doesn’t mean we can never succeed. We should never give up trying when we encounter failures in life.