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Shenzhou XVIII manned spaceship successfully     1     (dock) with the space station at 3:32 am on April 26 2024, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The whole process took     2     (approximate) 6.5 hours.

The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 8:59 p.m. from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. About 10     3     (minute) after the launch, the Shenzhou-18 spaceship separated from the rocket     4    entered its designated orbit. The crew members are     5     good shape and the launch is     6    "complete success," the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced.

While in orbit, the Shenzhou-18 spaceship is scheduled     7    (make) a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the space station combination. The Shenzhou-18 crew will rotate with the Shenzhou-17 crew in orbit.

The Shenzhou-18 crew members are Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu, with Ye as the mission     8     (command). The Shenzhou-18 mission marks Ye's second journey into space,    9     (follow) his previous role as a crew member during the Shenzhou-13 mission from October 2021 to April 2022. Li Cong and Li Guangsu,    10     belong to the third group of Chinese astronauts, are both embarking on their first-ever space adventure.

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Lhakpa Dondrub, 22, was born with a genetic disease, which affected his     1     (grow), leaving him about I meter in height, and confined him to a wheelchair, but it hasn’t stopped him     2     (pursue) his dream to become a photographer.

“When I was a child, I liked to observe the change of light through a window. It was     3     (amazing) beautiful. After learning photography, I know it is all about light and     4     to catch it through the lens (镜头),” says the young man. “What’s more, my perspective is lower than others, and I hope     5     (record) the unique light in life from my view,” he adds.

Born into a farming family in a village in Lhasa, Dondrub     6     (adopt) by relatives after his mother died. In 2017, he entered the Lhasa care center for people with physical challenges,     7     he found his passion for photography and video editing. In 2021, he left the care center and found a job in a     8     (profession) enterprise, being responsible for taking photos for customers.

For Dondrub, photography is not only     9     means of making a living, but also a driving force and an expression of life. When he has time, he takes a camera to snap photos of animals and people along the ancient Barkhor Bazaar. He hopes that one day he     10     (be) able to take photos on Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square.

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The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. For thousands of years, 24 solar terms     1     (influence) Chinese people’s way of thinking and code conduct.

Minor Heat, also     2     (know) as Xiaoshu, the 11th solar term of the year, begins on July 7 this year and ends on July 22. Minor Heat signifies that the hottest period is coming but the extreme hot point has yet to arrive.

Many might have the     3     (misunderstand) of Xiaoshu’s name, which describes the heat (shu)     4     the adjective minor (xiao). In fact, the name is related to the three consecutive (连续的) periods during the hot season which     5     (call) “Fu” in Chinese, meaning the heat would make people want to lie down. As the first “Fu” period is     6     (relative) cooler, the solar term during this period is called “Minor Heat”.

Here are the old     7     (tradition) of Minor Heat in the past. Having fresh grains was one main tradition among     8     folks in China. Dumplings are the traditional and household food among Chinese. When the “dog day” comes, people tend     9     (lose) their appetites and dumplings can refresh people’s feelings towards food.

Minor Heat may not be a comfortable period, but is a time     10     everything gets to grow and mature.

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(创编题) Someday, if future forms of intelligent life look for evidence of human     1     (exist) in the 20th and 21st centuries, they should have an easy time finding us in the geologic record. Just look for the plastic.

Between 1950 and. 2021, humanity produced about 11 billion metric tons of virgin plastic,     2     is the weight of 110, 000 U. S. aircraft carriers. Plastic waste     3     (threat) ecosystem health, biodiversity and efforts to address climate change, and it is also     4     health concern and environmental- justice issue.

Some people might be surprised that     5     (ban) single- use items wouldn’t be the most effective solution, though these plastics make     6     a large share of the plastic waste in rivers and oceans. Policy bans,     7     (benefit) as they would be, would not move the needle as much as other measures. And it is essential to move the needle.

The United States, which produces more plastic compared with any other country, has a responsibility to lead the world     8     the right direction. Facing up to the powerful fossil fuel industry won’t be easy,     9     this is an extraordinary opportunity. We know that if we do nothing, we’ll bury     10     (us) under mountains of plastic. But if we try, we can rewrite the geologic record of our planet. We can end plastic pollution on Earth.

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It’s     1     (nature) for people to eat when they’ re hungry. But people eat     2     other reasons, too. Do you ever eat because you are under stress? Many people do. When people eat to reduce (减轻) stress, they want certain kinds of food. They want food that     3     (help) them relax. They want comfort (安慰) food.

What is comfort food? For most people, it’s food that is     4     (easy) to prepare than other foods. It’s often soft, so it is easy     5     (eat). Eating it gives people a warm feeling. Sometimes it’s a type of food that people loved as children. Maybe it’s the food their mothers used to make.

Researchers at the University of Illinois did     6     survey on comfort food. They wanted to know two things: what comfort foods people wanted,     7     when they wanted them. The results of the survey were rather     8     (surprise). The researchers expected people’s favourite comfort food to be warm and soft. But it wasn’t. Potato chips (薯片) turned out to be the number one food. Another favourite was ice cream, especially among people     9     (age) 18-34. However, not all comfort foods were snack foods. Nearly half of them     10     (be) healthy, homemade foods, such as chicken soup and meat pies.

6 . Oh, they’re replacing them with catamarans. Catamarans are faster, but they’re not so ________ (elegance), and they’re not fun to pilot. But that’s progress, I guess. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . A special low entrance charge of ￡2 per person is available ________ all in full­time education, up to and including those at first degree level, in organized groups with teachers.(用适当的词填空)

8 . Stephen Francis observed then eighteen­year­old Shelly Ann as a track meet and ________ (convince) that he had seen the beginning of true greatness. (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . There are also a lot of dramatic discussions and debates in class, and our teachers expect us ________ (ask) questions about what we are learning. (所给词的适当形式填空)

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The seas around Britain are home to more than 8,000 different kinds of plants and animals. Unfortunately, we sometimes treat the sea like a giant garbage pool and we’re not only harming the aquatic wildlife in it     1     harming ourselves. In the last 10 years the amount of litter around the UK coastline     2     (increase) doubly. About 80% of it comes from the land — rubbish that hasn’t been properly dealt with. For example, fishermen are thought to be responsible for throwing     3     (break) nets over the side of boats     4     sea life can get caught in.

Besides, plastic is also one of the     5     (big) problems. Each year the UK uses millions of tons of plastic — each household in England and Wales uses 300 plastic bags a year — that’s seven billion     6     total. Birds and turtles often mistake plastic for food and when their bodies can’t digest it they can die     7     (gradual) as they feel their stomach is full.

Pollution is having an influence on sea creatures. Scientists     8     (research) sea life along the UK coast have even discovered female eggs inside male bodies, which they think is the effect of     9     (chemical) in the water.

The Marine Conservation Society and various other organisations are trying to make     10     big difference. Last year over 2,000 volunteers collected over 250,000 pieces of rubbish from UK beaches.