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According to officials in China, the giant panda is no longer listed as endangered. After working for many years to increase     1     (they) numbers, there are now more than 1800 giant pandas     2    live in the wild. The International Union for Conservation of Nature     3     (remove) the giant panda from the endangered list in 2016. At the time, Chinese officials didn’t agree with the     4     (decide). However, now they do. China has worked for decades to increase the number of these black and white bears because they are regarded     5     national treasures. China has worked to enlarge the pandas’ habitat. They have also made sure that there is plenty of bamboo for them to eat by     6     (plant) more bamboo forests. This has helped increase the number of pandas and stop them from dying out China will continue to support the giant panda population. Alongside efforts     7     (increase) the number of giant pandas in the wild, zoos around the world have breeding programmes. These     8     (design) to help increase the number of giant pandas which in captivity (圈养).     9     (hopeful) the giant panda will have     10    bright future with continued conservation efforts. We certainly hope so. We couldn’t bear to lose them.

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Shortly after dawn, the 680-year-old Lion Grove Garden(狮子林) wakes up to the sound of birds. First     1     (construct) by a group of monks, this amazing garden     2     (attract) a constant stream of celebrity guests since the the Yuan Dynasty.

    3     (cover) an area of about 2.7 acres, Lion Grove Garden is     4     ideal sightseeing site as it has richly ornamental pavilions and towers in different styles. As a must-visit attraction for travelers to Suzhou, the Lion Grove Garden was added     5     the World Heritage List in 2000. “Visiting a garden is like unrolling a traditional Chinese landscape painting. Though being artificial, they seemed like     6     (nature) wonders,” says He Fengchun, director of the Suzhou Institute of Landscape Architecture Design.

Zhenqu Ting (True Delight Pavilion) is certainly the most magnificent one of all the buildings in the garden due to     7     (it) royal design with an inscription authored by Emperor Qianlong     8     visited the garden several times.

Lion Grove Garden also     9     (house) many rare and precious plaques, steles, and paintings. More than 60 rare rubbings of inscriptions of the works of famous calligraphers from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) such as Sushi, Huang Tingjian and Mifu can     10     (find) on the walls of the passageways of Lion Grove Garden.

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NASA announced that it would make 366 precious images of the universe available to the public in April     1     (celebrate) the 30th anniversary (周年) of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch into space.

    2     site is called “What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?”. Internet users can find out what beautiful image     3     (take) on their birthday by the telescope (望远镜), as long as they select their birth dates on NASA’s     4     (office) website.

NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope     5     April 24, 1990. “Hubble explores the universe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That     6     (mean) it has recorded some fascinating     7     (wonder) every day of the year, including on your birthday,” said the website.

In the past three decades, scientists     8     have never given up on their dream of space     9     (explore) have been given a brief look at our vast universe thanks to Hubble. During this period, the telescope has become an eye in the sky for astronomers     10     (hope) to explore secrets of the universe. And now, the public will also get a chance to look into the vast and beautiful universe.

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Smartphones have made people's life much easier over the last decade. People can     1    (simple) download apps that allow them     2    (make) free video calls and send messages to other people around the world. You can travel without fear that you will get lost in an unknown city     3     the navigation (导航) system on your smartphone can guide you to your destination. Children don't have to go to the library to find important information; all the knowledge they need can     4    (acquire) by clicking on a search site.

Life goes on     5     a fast pace these days and it seems that the young generation has no problem with that. However, smartphones and technology do come with certain     6     (disadvantage), too. On the one hand, for many teenagers, they seldom have a real,     7    (meaning) face-to-face conversation with anyone as the social connection now is just a few clicks away at any     8    (give) moment. Teenagers today are less likely to go outside and seek connections in real-life interactions. On the other hand, the use of smartphones and other devices before bed affects people's body clock,     9    (prevent) the release of melatonin (褪黑素). This makes     10     difficult to fall asleep.

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Chinese calligraphy (书法) has great value which is considered very high in China even across East Asia today. It is not only an ancient artistic form of human language,     1     it reflects Chinese traditions. So, learning Chinese calligraphy     2    (list) as one of the must-do things when I came to China.

As a man     3     paints, draws, and loves all creative things, at first, I assumed I would be rather good at Chinese calligraphy. I was     4    (total) wrong. Using thick brush tips to produce awkward brush strokes (笔画)     5    (be) very challenging for a beginner. I have no idea about the different types of calligraphy and the different     6    (meaning) hidden behind each one. Also, I have to hold the paintbrush in a very specific way:     7     a pen or pencil, the paintbrush should be held upright in the hand. I need to be careful when     8     (change) the angle or direction of the brush, especially if I press too hard on the paper.

After taking the lesson, I now understand the difficulty of calligraphy and that it will take efforts and commitment     9    (master) this art form. Yet, I am grateful to learn such     10     unique Chinese tradition.

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Mario Loutef had little sleep over the four days leading up to Saturday, when he piled his     1    (ruin) belongings in the street outside his home in Princeton, B.C. A large part of his community     2    (destroy) when the Tulameen River overflowed (漫过) its banks,     3    (flood) homes and forcing people to evacuate. The community still remains on an evacuation alert (戒备状态) but for many, like Loutef, the damage couldn’t get any     4    (bad).

A thick coat of black earth has covered everything on the     5    (one) floor of Loutef's home. He has been working around     6     clock since he was allowed access. Boards have been torn off walls, on     7     a dirty line about 2 meters up shows how high the water rose.

Loutef's     8    (lose) was great. “I almost lost everything. I don't know where to start. I don't know where it's going to end,” said Loutef, who has lived in the home for the past four years.

Loutef is working alone but Lisa Brosseau has got some help. Many     9    (resident) of Princeton are going from house to house offering a hand to those     10     are in need.

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Some teachers can have a great impact (影响) on us. Last year, in my second year of high school I had Mr. Smith as my teacher,     1     I will never forget. He was an     2     (amaze) teacher and was always ready to students and helping them achieve their greatest potential. I was not necessarily     3     best student when it came it writing compositions. Mr. Smith helped me and was always ready to answer my     4     (question), and I was grateful     5     it.

I remember the day of taking my final exam, I was the last one still writing in the exam room as always,     6     (review) my test paper. Everyone else     7     (leave) the room already except Mr. Smith. After turning in my exam paper, I started to leave the room,     8     I decided to turn around and say what I intended to say. I told him I sincerely thanked him for his great help and expressed my love for his lessons. Deeply     9     (touch) by my praise, he said he was proud that I had     10     (true) enjoyed his class.

This is him. He really knows how to inspire his students.

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When I entered high school, our teacher told us that we are supposed to do some volunteer work

    1     (enrich) our high school life and prepare us for university. Upon     2     (hear) this, I got excited and hoped that I would take part in this     3     (value) activity. I applied to be a volunteer at People’s Hospital of Zhongshan City, one of     4     biggest hospitals in our city.     5     (fortunate), I was accepted!

Last Saturday we went to the hospital as volunteers. I woke up early in the morning and went to the hospital with other volunteers. I was overwhelmed (不知所措的) with     6     (excite) when we entered the hospital. We

    7     (greet) by the hospital staff, and I was chosen to be in charge of the self-service payment machines,
    8     are designed for people to buy medicine and instantly pay for their hospital bills. The activity made me very happy.     9    , most of the people we met in the hospital had worried faces. Suddenly, I noticed a foreigner having trouble using the machine. I went up to him     10     a smile and helped him. The foreigner was very grateful and said that my smile lit up the hospital. I didn’t expect that a simple smile could have such magical power.