Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce     1     ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by     2     (combine) Chinese paper-cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi papercuts over western-style pencil sketches (素描)    3     (create) typical presentation of Chineseelements (要素), which turns out to be a     4     (success) and impressive breakthrough.

Hua Mulan,     5     story has been told by generations in China, was a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). As a devoted daughter, she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army     6     place of her father. Mulan’s character, such as courage, kindness and a disinterested attitude towards fame and fortune, made     7     (she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan’s story has been adapted     8     (frequent) in modern media. For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan, which     9     (consider) a great success by critics and the public right after its release.

To better tell the story, Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several     10     (visit) to sites of ancient battles and Henan Province’s Yu Opera. After years of preparation she finally makes this extraordinary work.

China has the world’s largest number of world natural heritage (遗产) sites. The country is now home     1     14 world natural heritage sites and four mixed sites,     2     are famous for both cultural and natural features, both leading the world in terms of quantity, the administration said. These heritage sites     3     (effective) protected China’s representative geological relics, mountains, forests and lakes, along with the rare and     4     (endanger) animal and plant species, the administration said Friday at     5     news meeting about cultural and natural heritage day, which falls on June 8 every year. In the past few years, the country     6     (increase) legal, and technological support of the protection of its world natural heritage, establishing a     7     (manage) system with Chinese characteristics. China’s world heritage has contributed to the country’ economic development     8     presented its image to the world. These areas have also played an important role in the protection of cultural relics, intangible cultural heritage and historic cities, towns and villages,     9     (bring) in over 14 billion yuan in average annual tourism income for     10     (local).

I am taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a    1     (differ) teacher, but I like my math teacher    2     (well). Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Ma’am. She is our class teacher too.

Ma’am    3     (join) us last term. She is very kind and her way of teaching is so    4     (interest) and simple that we all can understand everything    5     is being taught and how it can be done. Most    6     (important) , Ma’am teaches math with lots of patience. If we do not understand a problem, she will spend extra time guiding us until we understand it. And we can go to ask her at any time during school hours for help.

She also helps us     7     activities at school. When there is some kind of programs, she will be there     8     (help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she takes good care of     9     (we)．

To me, Ma’am is not only    10     good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Ma’am and I wish her a happy life.

In the times of Queen Victoria people were exposed to cholera, a deadly disease. Neither its cause nor its cure    1    (know). Once there was    2    outbreak, so many thousands of terrified people died. John Snow, a well-known doctor who once attended    3    the queen, was determined    4    (solve) the problem. One of the    5    (theory) said that cholera was caused by germs in food or water. He subscribed to it    6    he needed proof. He made a map,     7    (mark) the exact places where the victims had lived. As a result, he could announce the    8    (true) that what was to blame for it was the water from the pump. Later, through investigation, he found people were     9    (little) likely to get cholera if they drank pure or boiled water. Thanks to John Snow, “King Cholera”was defeated    10    the way scientists study diseases was also transformed.

Scientists who study the evolution(进化)of language say wild chimpanzees(黑猩猩)have a more complex communication system than past research has shown. The researchers say the animal uses more than ten kinds of calls,     1     can be combined into hundreds of different orders.

The study team made 4,800 recordings of the calls     2    (produce)by members of three groups of chimpanzees. They live in Tai National Park. Ivory Coast. It’s one of the last important     3    (area)of old-growth tropical forest in West Africa and home     4     many kinds of plants and animals. Chimpanzees are intelligent and     5    (high)social. They can make and use tools and can     6    (teach)a small amount of human sign language.

Scientists     7    (know)that chimpanzees use different calls in the wild since a long time ago. But the new study offered a     8    (deep)understanding of their communication than before. Cedric was the lead     9    (write)of the study and said that the chimpanzee calls are among     10     most complex forms of communication described in non-human animals.

Flash floods hit Longcaogou of Pengzhou, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Saturday. Seven people     1     (kill) and eight others slightly injured. Local authorities announced on Sunday, noting that some tourists     2     were camping in the dried-up river were trapped in the flood after failing     3     (escape) in time.

More than 500     4     (rescuer) are conducting a search of valleys and rivers to find lost tourists over the weekend, said local authorities, adding that at least 15     5     (profession) rescue teams, including mountain rescue and diving rescue teams, are taking part in the rescue work. The rescue work at     6     scene is drawing to a close.     7     Longcaogou was hit by floods in 2015 and 2017, it has not stopped tourists from visiting the area.

Meanwhile, Longcaogou has been     8     (wide) recommended on social media platforms     9     a “nice holiday resort.” Many bloggers posted pictures of the valley’s beautiful scenery and their trips on the lifestyle-sharing platforms with captions (图片的说明文字)     10     (recommend) that people go there.

Happiness, according to the Oxford English dictionary, is based on luck or good fortune. Joy ,    1     the other hand, is described as an emotion of pleasure. Thus, happiness depends on circumstance , joy, on our emotional well-being.

If you know joyful people, you will probably notice something common among them. Joyful people are often healthy, both     2    (physical)and mentally; they value strong positive relationships, and they don’t allow the extremes of life - sudden highs or sudden lows - to influence them too much. Joyful people lead a more stable(稳定的) life. But these     3    (ability)do not just arrive; they have to be worked at.

    4     (teach )ourselves to be joyful may be one of the greatest things we can do to improve our overall health.     5    , it is important to understand that joy is an emotion that arises from within us and is not affected by the things that happen to us. Instead of    6     (look)for external (外部的) things to provide happiness in our lives, we must work hard to find the joy within. Joy can be     7    (find) in our daily lives, so we must educate ourselves about joy and work to achieve it. One way to start is to make     8    decision to wake up every morning and find joy in our lives. Think about a special person or a     9     (devote) pet. It is our choice to be joyful or fearful. Let’s take the time to train ourselves to be joyful - our lives will be both happier and     10    (healthy) for it.