Dogs are often called “man’s best friend” and make ideal pets.     1     most attractive quality of a dog is its faith in its owner. They always greet us when we come home and they will never leave us when we are     2     danger. For example, there was a very sick man and his dog barked and barked until the rescue team     3     (arrive).

Furthermore, dogs are strong animals     4     will protect us. Houses with dogs are considered much     5     (safe) than those with burglar alarms (防盗警报器). Not only will they stop thieves,     6     they will also guard against fire. For example, there was a serious fire and a dog managed     7     (pull) its owner out.

And     8     (final), dogs can be trained by people. Dogs can do a number of things that people can not. For example, they can find drugs, bodies, illegal DVDs and hunt down prisoners with     9     (they) nose. They’re also used to help the elderly and disabled.

To sum up, dogs are really friendly, civilized (文明的) and loyal     10     (partner) .

Qin Yi, a film     1     (act) of great popularity in China,     2     (die) in Shanghai on May 9. She was 100 years old.

Born on Feb. 4, 1922, Qin Yi, originally named Qin Dehe, was one of eight daughters in the family. In 1938, she received training in acting in Chongqing,     3    temporary capital of China during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931 — 1945). She rose to stardom after the war as the leading role in Far Away Love, co-starring actor Zhao Dan.

After 1949, she joined the Shanghai Film Studio, in     4     she created some of the most memorable characters of Chinese women on the movie and TV screens, such as in Woman Basketball Player No. 5, Song of the Youth,     5    Under the Eaves of Shanghai.

As one of the most popular film actresses in China through the 1950s and 60s, she     6    (praise) by premier Zhou Enlai as ”the most    7     (beauty) woman in China“.

In her later years Qin spent much of her time and effort    8     (take) care of her son, Jin Jie, who suffered from schizophrenia and died at the age of 59 in 2007, while carrying on with her acting career. She made one of her last film    9     (appear) in Legend of the Demon Cat (2017), directed by Chen Kaige.

Qin was named People’s Artist in 2019. She was the first filmmaker to win this honorary title     10     the Chinese government.

Experience China, a popular week-long holiday program, took place online for the first time starting from Monday. It was organized by the Confucius Institute in Frankfurt in     1     the Chinese language and some Chinese culture are taught. Designed for German children     2     are interested in the Chinese language and culture, this year’s program has been simplified     3     (adapt)to children’s online attention span (持续时间) and habits. It has fewer events of dancing     4     martial arts, but more real-time video chat with Chinese youth in China. The Institute’s online classes will gradually take the place of traditional ones in late March. Various after-class     5     (activity), such as attending reading clubs and Tai Chi lessons, are accessible to     6     (it) students. “The feedback (反馈) on our online classes     7     (be) very good so far. We have no complaints about the sudden switch to online classes,” Christina Werum-Wang, director of the Institute, told Xinhua. “Even more, most people are very happy that we don’t stop classes, and they are     8     (simple) grateful that the program goes so smoothly,” Werum-Wang     9     (add). “Whether some online events should be kept in the future is still     10     discussion.”

People of the Dai ethnic group in southwest China’s Yunnan province annually celebrate their Water Splashing (泼洒) Festival. It lasts for three days and marks the official New Year celebration for over one million people     1     (live) in China, mainly in Xishuangbanna and Dehong prefectures. The festival     2     (include) in China’s National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006.

Originating in Persia in the 5th century, the water splashing ceremony spread to China around 1200 AD, and gradually became     3     folk custom among Dai people. On the first two days, people clean their houses, have their hair cut, and take showers. Various     4     (performance) can also be seen. Some people send Kongming lanterns into the sky, dance and sing freely on the streets, and watch     5     (color) dragon boat races on the Lancang River. On the third day of the festival,     6     marks the first day of the New Year on the Dai calendar, people often get up early in the morning     7     (wash)Buddha statues (佛像) in temples with clean water. After that, they     8     (joyful) join in the mass water splashing. People use anything     9     hand to splash water over others, from friends and neighbors to strangers, as an       10     (express) of their wishes for good luck for whoever is on the receiving end.

Music is everywhere nowadays. Music plays     1     important part in daily life and there are different     2     (type) of music in the world, such as Blues, Black music, Rock&Roll, Dance music of Punks, Disco, Jazz, Classical music, Rap, Pop-music and so on.

Music is absolutely useful in many fields. It     3     (use) in advertising, radios, TV, films and the supermarkets     4     people are always attracted by the sweet-sounding music. So, you can see that the companies take advantage     5     music to make more money.

Why do so many people enjoy music? In my opinion, we     6     (definite) prefer expressing through music, so we can share many feelings with other people. Music is one of the most     7     (power) things in our life. When we are tired after work or when we are nervous, listening to music makes us feel more     8     (relax) and better. Listening to music     9     (help) us face the difficulties we meet in     10     (we) life and makes us forget some problems. Besides, we can learn more about the cultures of different countries and then learn about the world better.

Eric Whitacre was the first person     1     (come) up with the idea of a virtual choir. In 1988, he began studying music at the University of Nevada and     2     (fall) in love with Mozart’s classical music. In 1995, he graduated from university and then received a master’s degree in musical       3     (compose) from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, his       4     (origin) compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. In 2009,     5     (inspire) by a video of a girl who was singing one of his works, he asked his fans to make videos     6     he then joined together into one performance. Thus his first virtual choir     7     (produce). Since then, the virtual choir has become a world wide phenomenon.

The virtual choir has proved to have a positive influence     8     the lives of many people.     9     is a good way for people around the world to sing with one voice and make the world     10     better place.