In the popular film Full River Red, a score (配乐)     1    (combine) Yuju Opera and electronic and rock’ n’ roll music, created     2     exciting atmosphere, sparking young Chinese moviegoers’ interest in this traditional opera style.

In the past few years, novel ways to popularize traditional operas     3     (adopt), such as through TV dramas, New Year galas (春节联欢晚会) and outdoor stages thanks     4     digital technology. Besides this, traditional opera elements have also been used in popular art forms. Some tunes from traditional operas have become hits at home and abroad after making     5     (they) way to audio and video platforms.

In this age of information and cultural     6     (diverse), high efficiency and rapid pace drive people, especially the young,     7     (have) a “fast food” type of lifestyle. So the slow pace and long notes of traditional operas do not fit their entertainment tastes. Therefore, it is necessary to get more youths     8     (involve) in traditional operas so that they can become interested in them and help them to be passed down.

Many     9     (innovate) methods have shown young people that traditional operas are not “old-fashioned” or “out of date”,     10     are actually treasures of Chinese culture that can be appreciated today through modern technology.

When Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in grey mist. After work, Polly tried     1     (take) her usual bus home before the fog got too thick, but the bus conductor told her to take the Underground to Green Park and find a taxi there. On the train, as Polly observed the passengers, she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man     2     wore a dark overcoat. While the rest of the passengers were getting out, she glanced     3     the faces around her. The tall man was nowhere to be     4    (see). When Polly got to the station entrance, it was empty. The fog lay like a thick grey cloud. There was no one in sight.     5    (sudden), Polly heard the sound of     6     (footstep), her heart     7     (beat) with fear, but she decided to accept his help. The man took Polly’s hand and led her to her house. In his other hand the man carried     8     stick. What a surprise when the man told Polly he was blind! She wanted to invite him to her home to rest for a while, but the man left quickly. He wanted to pay back the help that people gave     9    (he) when it was     10     (sun).

In today’s Science class, we learnt that human beings have five senses. Our teacher, Mr. Smith, asked us to find out    1    plants have senses, too. After some research, I found that,     2    (like) human, plants have only one or two senses.

Some plants can see the light from the sun, and grow towards    3    . What is    4    (amaze) is that plants    5    like eating small insects can sense the soft touches of the insects on their leaves. After they sense the insects, they move their    6    (leaf) all of a sudden to catch them. It has also been discovered that some plants can feel whether the animals around them want to hurt them or not. No one really knows how the plants can do this. The results of a recent experiment    7    (carry) out by some Italian and German scientists are amazing.

It    8    (observe) that when some plants sense dangerous insects, they give    9    a kind of smell for protection—the smell can attract other insects in the distance which can kill the dangerous ones.

I never    10    (know) plants were so clever.

Today Li Hai and I have     1     fantastic time. We went to watch the big match between England and Germany. We were very     2     (luck) to get tickets and to see the two teams play before they return to Europe for the World Cup.

We were very     3    (excite) the whole day, up until the start of the match at 8 p.m. We all     4    (cheer) when we saw the two teams     5    (come) into the stadium. The match was great and we saw some of the best European football     6    (player) scoring fantastic goals. It was like a dream! We     7    (pay) 500 yuan for each ticket, and they were worth paying so much for. It was a great match, and Li Hai and I were at city Stadium to see it!

Next we’re looking forward     8     hearing about the World Cup. China     9     (be) in Group four and we want to see     10     team they will play against.

One of the most common emotions we all feel while pursuing a goal is frustration. How do you deal     1     frustration? Before I get into that, let me make sure we are on the same page in terms of the definition.

Frustration is     2     (simple) a feeling of being stuck or overwhelmed. Either way, it’s a situation     3     makes us feel like we don’t have enough resources to move forward. What causes this feeling     4     (be) that things don’t work out as we planned. So how should we deal with frustration?

We deal with it by picking our battles. If the thing     5     (cause) you to feel frustrated is something you can’t change, you should focus on something else. Besides focusing on what you can change, you need to slow down and break everything into bit sized pieces. In other     6     (word), take the issue, figure out what’s the main reason it didn’t work out as you planned     7     focus on fixing the outcome by taking action on things you can control.

By taking these two simple steps, you can save     8     (you) a lot of energy on things you have no control over. When you pursue any goal, you will surely hit some road blocks. When this     9     (happen), it will be frustrating, but if you focus on solving the issue and getting past the setback, you will be one step     10     (close) to achieving your goal.

A new study published by The Royal Society has shed light on the incredible memories of pigeons (鸽子).　The study has found they can use     1     (landmark) to remember past routes even up to four years after the original journey.

Data for the study comes from a 2016 experiment     2     the birds attempted to navigate their way home from     3     farm 8.6 kilometres away.When     4     (return) to the same location in 2019 and 2020, the birds were able to recreate their journeys with impressive     5     (accurate). “It was as if the last time they     6     (fly) there was just the day before, not four years ago,” said University of Oxford zoologist and study co-author Julien Collet.

Commenting     7     how impressive the pigeons’ memory skills are, University of Oxford zoologist Dora Biro, who was involved in the study, said, “It’s rare that there is a gap of several years between when the animal stores the information and when it     8     (require) to get it back later.”

These animals have long had a connection with people, being the world’s first domesticated (家养的) bird.     9     (they) keen ability to remember flight paths led people to use them to carry important messages     10     (quick) over long distances.