My motherland, China,     1     capital is Beijing, is a great country with a long history and rich culture. It     2    (locate) in the east of Asia, with an area of 9,600,000 square kilometers and     3     population of 1.4 billion. Our country     4    (consist) of 56 nationalities, among which the Han Ethnic Group is the largest,     5    (make) up 94% of the people. There are many beautiful mountains and rivers as well as rich natural     6    (resource) in China. As we all know, the Yangtze River is the third     7    (long) river in the world,     8     the Great Wall is one of the seven wonders in the world. Kung Fu is the crystallization of Chinese     9    (wise) and the embodiment of Chinese traditional culture. The Chinese people are hard-working and brave. Great changes     10    (take) place in China in the past 20 years.

Mid-Autumn Festival this year falls on Oct 1. In a recent survey     1     (conduct) by China Youth Daily, 92.9 percent of all the 1,018 respondents said they would go home for a family reunion     2     (celebrate) it. Since the full moon symbolizes a family staying together, the Mid-Autumn Festival is     3     (traditional) associated with family reunions. To go home to celebrate the festival is a way    4     honoring our traditional culture and observing traditions that have lasted for centuries.

To celebrate, families will usually enjoy a dinner together and eat moon-cakes,which     5     (give) as gifts to express people's best wishes for family reunions. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is special in two     6    (aspect). First, it falls on Oct 1,     7    is also the day that marks the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

As     8     result, it falls at the start of the week-long National Day holiday, so people can have     9    (much) time to go home.     10     people are far apart,the bonds of love bind families together.

Food shortages have long been disturbing people in developing    1    (country).Yuan Long ping, he famine fighter once said, “My lifetime pursuit is to ensure all people stay away from    2    (starve).

Since the 1980s, Yuan’s team has offered training courses in dozens of countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia,    3    (provide) a strong food source in areas with a high risk of famine.    4    (global), more than 820 million people were hungry in 2018, according to a UN report. And if hybrid rice is planted in half of the world’s paddy fields(稻田), the     5    (add) yield(产量) alone can feed another 500 million people, said Yuan. Yuan’s team    6    (keep) on making new breakthroughs over the past few years. Yuan’s team was invited to make a plantation of     7    saline-alkaline tolerant rice(海水稻) in experimental fields in Dubai in January 2018,    8    achieved a huge success. China’s export of saline-alkaline tolerant rice and its technique has been considered    9    a way to battle for the world’s food security.

In 2019, Yuan was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the country’s     10    (high) honour, for his contribution to China’s food security and scientific development of agriculture, as well as increasing the world’s food output.

Joseph is a teacher in New York. He gives lessons to     1    (he) students about American history. But he was born     2     Kenya, an African country where the children lead a very different life. For example, a ten-year-old boy may spend     3    (much) time in taking care of cows than studying at school. The children also learn many     4    (skill) like how to live in the wild.

Unlike many other children, Joseph went to school. And     5    (lucky), when he was 15, he came     6    (study) in America and then became a teacher. Joseph has written     7     book called Facing the Lion. In the book, he talks about his childhood. He thinks     8     is very important for American children to learn about the cultural differences between their country     9     the others. He also thinks children should learn to be strong and full of hope. Now Joseph     10    (do) a project, hoping that it will help children face their own “lions”.

I work in a market in London, just at the weekends--- I’ve got a second-hand book store, and one day I     1     (get) my store ready when an old lady came up and started looking at the books. She started chatting and telling me how she used to live in that part of London and     2    much it had changed     3     she’d last been in the area. While we were talking, I put on a book and she picked it up. “Oh, Grimm’s Fairy Tales,” she said, “I had a copy of this when I was a child.” She began flicking through (翻阅) it and I carried     4     laying out the books, and when I looked up she was just standing there     5     (shake), and she had gone     6     (complete) white. “But…but… this is my actual book,” she said. “Look, it’s got my name, Joan, in it.” Then she told me how there’d been a terrible fire while her family were away on holiday. The fire left the house     7     (burn) to the ground. She thought all her belongings     8     (destroy). She pulled out her purse     9     (buy) the book from me, but I stopped her. “No, no… please accept it     10     a gift---it’s such a wonderful story.”

The Colombian black spider monkey is among dozens of animals whose live cells and tissue right now     1    (preserve) as part of a new project. Nature's Safe, a charitable     2    (organize) in the UK, is creating the first living biobank in Europe     3    (save) animals that could one day be at risk of dying out. A biobank is a store for biological materials. Nature's Safe takes samples of animals' cells and body tissue and     4    (store) them in the hope that they can revive a species if it disappears.

Tullis Matson, who started Nature's Safe, said, Time is ticking by — there are a million endangered species and some of them have reached a point     5     conservation experts believe they might soon become     6    (extinction)”. So far, the Nature's Safe biobank has stored cells of species     7    (include) black rhino, the pied tamarin, a small monkey native to Brazilian forests,     8    the mouse deer.

It costs around £100 to keep one sample from one animal. The bank aims to store around 50 samples for each species,     9    (take) from separate animals. Matson says that this means "as little as £5,000 could save     10     entire species”.

Language is the best approach to    1    ( understand) a country. We know that language is a bridge for people to communicate. Chinese is one of the most beautiful languages in the world as well as    2    most-spoken one.

The beauty of Chinese language lies in its form, structure and rhythm. Every sound, stroke, word and sentence have their own stories. In the process of learning Chinese，I hope you will learn to appreciate the Chinese language and its profound cultural heritage. Some foreign friends say that Chinese is difficult    3    ( learn). It shows that those who learn Chinese have great courage and    4    ( wise).

Only after learning Chinese will you know the meaning    5    ( contain) in the Chinese characters. For example, the Chinese character “人”which means “people” consists    6     two supporting strokes, showing people need to support each other. The Chinese character “大”which means “big or great” is like the Chinese character“人”opening arms. This means people opening arms are of great vision. The Chinese character“天”is like “人”standing against the sky. That’s the reason    7    it has the meaning of “sky”. The Chinese character“信”means “trust”. Its left side is “人” and the right side “言” which means “words”. When the two parts    8    ( put) together, it means people keeping their words win trust. You can understand the philosophy at first glance.

There are many    9    ( example) like this. There is no other language in the world that can create so much beauty with just two thousand    10    ( common) used characters. When you try to learn Chinese，you will feel China, understand China better, and even fall in love with China.

In the coronavirus times, 58-year-old Mike and his 11-year-old daughter Marley wanted to do something     1     (amaze) to help others. But what? Then it came to them! As they stood in line at a supermarket,     2     woman in front of them couldn’t pay for what she bought. Mike is not a rich man, but one     3     a big heart. He is simply a worker.     4    , he did a wonderful thing for a woman he had never met. He also paid for the goods of the next person in line, and the next one and the one after that. Then he even encouraged people to get more items than they     5     (actual) needed.

Baileys Crossing is a community     6     many people are poor and in need. Mike and Marley did this for nearly an hour until the total     7     (come) to $2, 523. 32. As they finished, the cheering echoed throughout the supermarket. That day, at least 30 families     8     (offer) free goods.

“You’ve never seen so many happy and grateful people,” Mike told The Washington Post. “They just said thank you. It was a great feeling. To tell you the 6     9     (true), it really felt good     10     (help) out.”

Shanghai never made anyone     1     (disappoint). Located in the mouth of Yangtze river, with the nickname “Paris of the East” or “Pearl of the Orient”, Shanghai makes     2     (it) a famous place for street food lovers from all over the world. With the mix-culture     3     East and West, Shanghai’s unbeatable and attractive food culture in sweet and oily cuisines is well-known everywhere. While     4     (comfortable) knocking about the street food corner of Nanjing West Road, you just cannot miss a few typical Shanghainese cuisines,     5     are usually served as breakfast for local Shanghainese.

Are you     6     (hunger) and don’t know what to eat? Just 4 pieces of Shanghai pan-fried dumplings can make your stomach feel better after a few hours     7     (wander) in search of food. This tasty dish is usually what Shanghai     8     (cook) are eager for after a long day inside the kitchen. Da Bing in Chinese literally refers to “large pancake”. Not only Da Bing is a popular street food dish     9     it is also a favorite in Chinese restaurants. As one of the Chinese “Four Kings of Breakfast”, Da Bing is a perfect substitute for rice at any meal and can     10     (eat) as snack at different times of the day.

Earthquake can not be prevented or even predicted.     1     our chances of survival are much better if we make full     2     (prepare) in advance and we know     3     to do in case an earthquake strikes. Before an earthquake we should be aware of the exits     4     the safe places. When     5     is an earthquake, we should find our shelters by some hard walls or under some strong stable     6     (furniture), such as beds and desks. At the same time, do remember to protect our heads and never be panic    7     (jump) out of the window or take the lift. After the earthquake, we should be patient and hopeful. Usually, some     8     (small) earthquakes may follow and it may be a long time    9     help comes. During this time, keeping our     10     (strong) by calling for help with a whistle and being brave is the right thing to do.