When a person wakes up in the morning, seven items are necessary and unavoidable in his or her life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

The saying     1     (update) recently, and it is now widely accepted     2     the seven items have been integrated into one thing-a parcel.

The     3     (adjust) saying illustrates the importance of parcels in Chinese people’s lives nowadays.

Although the delivery industry has boomed in the past decade, and many people rely     4     (heavy) on parcels to maintain their normal lives, it is easy     5     (forget) the most important part of the network-the millions of couriers who transport the items to their recipients.

In China, these essential people usually have busy schedules     6     handle heavy workloads. For example, in big cities such as Beijing, each courier usually collects and delivers 200 to 300 parcels a day, even during off - peak     7     (period).

They often wear colorful uniforms and ride electric bikes through the streets and communities. People call them “busy bees” in honor of       8     (they) hard work.

Sometimes, they rush to meet their schedules and aim to deliver     9     large number of parcels, raising the risk of traffic accidents. Sometimes they work overtime to complete deliveries. Occasionally, they are subject     10     unreasonable complaints.

Life is often not fair. Sometimes it deals you lemons. The Pursuit of Happyness is a movie about a man who goes     1     (exact) through such a situation. Life gives him a hard time, but the movie goes on to show how this man was able to make lemonade (柠檬汽水) from the lemons.

The story is based     2     the life of Chris Gardner, who struggled for nearly one year with homelessness. Will Smith     3     (star) as the main character,     4    life just get turned upside down by a mix of bad luck and good luck. As     5     result, the salesman Gardner finds     6     (he) out of luck and without a home. But no matter what it is that strikes him down, Chris Gardner keeps    7     (work) towards his goal to find a better life for his son.

Why is this such a     8     (move) movie? Even though Chris Gardner     9     (hit) by many blows that strike him to the ground, he never gives up and always gets back up. The movie shows what persistence (执着) really is. The true story of Chris Gardner tells us that we must fight hard for our dreams and that one should never ever allow anyone     10     (stand) in between oneself and one’s dreams.

Have you ever had this kind of childhood memory: a family sits together casually during a holiday, drinking and tasting tea after lunch or dinner? This has been a     1     (day) activity for Chinese people throughout the history.

After being spread to different parts of the world, tea has received top-level global recognition     2     a shared cultural treasure of mankind. “The     3     (practice) of greeting guests with tea are shared among multiple ethnic groups. They provide     4     sense of identity and continuity for communities, groups and individuals     5     (concern),” states a document from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to UNESCO.

This explanation can be fully manifested by weilu zhucha, which     6     (mean) boiling tea at a stove, a social tea activity going viral among the young generation of Chinese people. By the end of November, 2022, videos recording or introducing this activity     7     (play) 1.14 billion times, and related posts had attracted 11.58 million views on social media platforms, reported CCTV.

Weilu zhucha might be a replacement in the cold seasons for the camping craze.     8     (sit) around with friends and families with a stove, some tea, fruit and refreshments on the table, people may chat, view the surrounding scenery,     9     be immersed in traditional Chinese culture by boiling tea together in person. “    10     appeals to me most is its warm atmosphere when boiling tea.” an Internet user commented on Sina Weibo.

World Computer Literacy Day is observed annually on December 2nd. It was     1     (original) launched in 2001 by an Indian company called N.I.I.T to celebrate its     2     (twenty) anniversary. NIIT is an abbreviation(缩写) for National Institute of Information Technology. The company     3     (establish) in 1981 by Rajendra Singh Pawar     4     Vijay K. Thadani, two alumni (校友) of the Indian Institute of Technology (I IT) in Delhi. World Computer     5     (form) the majority of computer users in the world. As a result, N.I.I.T took up the cause     6     (educate) more women and children by equipping them     7     computer literacy skills. Since its inception in 1981, the company has been spread to over 30 countries of the world. Through Computer Literacy Day, NIIT aims to address the digital divide     8     affects millions across the world and make computers more     9     (access) to everyone. Among its other goals are to celebrate computers and their role in people’s lives, improve IT education, and raise awareness of the importance of improving digital literacy in undeserved     10     (community) worldwide.

Thousands of people are still missing, and the number of deaths     1     (expect) to grow even     2     (high) over the next few days. Foreign aid is being organized for the tsunami-hit countries. However, dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and     3     (supply).

The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er, Yunnan Province, gained World Heritage Site status on the 45th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 17, 2023.

As UNESCO World Heritage Committee noted, “This land-use system,     1     (create) by ancestors of Blang and Dai peoples, permits the complementary (互补的) use of     2     (nature) resources in the mountainous environment of Jingmai Mountain     3     acts as an exceptional example of a human interaction in a challenging environment.”

Li Qun, head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said in Riyadh that China will strengthen efforts     4     (manage) the heritage site and guide local communities to join     5     the protection of the old tea forests. “We’ll also advance international exchange and     6     (cooperate), and take more responsibilities in the World Heritage circle,” he said.

Chen Yaohua, director of World Heritage Research Center of Peking University who     7     (lead)studies of the site in the past 12 years, said that the practice on Jingmai Mountain is quite unique in the environment     8     large-scaled terraced (梯田形的) tea plantations play     9     leading role in today’s world.

According to his research, about 10% of tea trees on the mountain are at least 100 years old, and the     10     (old) ones are over 300.

My favourite sport

I like table-tennis, chess and football. Football is    1    (I) favourite sport. I’m good at    2    (play)football. I think it is easy    3    me. I have my favourite football    4    (play). He is Shevchenko. He is    5     AC Milan Club. I want    6    (be) a famous football player     7     Shevchenko. I often play football    8    my father at weekends.    9     Sunday I like     10    (watch) football matches.

On October 18, world leaders came together in Beijing for an eye-catching forum (论坛) to celebrate     1     tenth anniversary (周年) of the Belt and Road Initiative (“一带一路”倡议). The forum was considered     2     (extreme) important in building the Belt and Road.

Chinese President Xi Jinping     3     (give) a speech at the opening. He said that over the past 10 years, plans of Belt and Road cooperation had been turned into real projects. He also said that China would take eight major steps     4     (support) high-quality Belt and Road cooperation,     5     (include) green development and the advance of science and technology.

So far, the Belt and Road Initiative has become the world’s     6     (large) platform (平台) for international cooperation. By June 2023, China had worked together with 152 countries and 32 international     7     (organisation) to build the Belt and Road. Over 3,000 cooperation projects have been started in the past 10 years, one of which is the China-Laos Railway.     8     was put into use in December 2021, helping Laos become a country with easy transport in Southeast Asia.

“Belt and Road cooperation was suggested by China,     9     its fruits are for the world to share,” President Xi Jinping said. There is no doubt     10     the Belt and Road Initiative will continue to make a great difference to the world in the future.

When Natan Colombo was 5 years old, his parents took him to a Chinese restaurant,     1     was rare in his home city of Milan, Italy, at that time. He never imagined that experience would mean a future bond     2     China.

Up to now, the 34-year-old man has lived in China for more than 10 years. After     3     (obtain) a doctorate in international law at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing in 2013, Colombo     4     (become) a lecturer at the Hainan Tropical Ocean University in Sanya,     5     resort (旅游胜地) city in South China’s Hainan province.

The first time he visited Sanya was in 2011 when he spent a short holiday with some friends there. It took him just a few days     6     (fall) in love with this city because of its amazing seaside scenery, interesting and     7     (color) culture, and tasty food.

In his eyes, Hainan is dynamic and develops very fast. Hainan is warm, not only because of its climate,     8     because of the friendly people here. Hainan is therefore     9     (true) attractive for both companies and tourists.

He believes there is a natural     10     (attract) between Italy and China in both culture and education, since Italy and China share a very long history.

Xiaoxue (Noel) is an exchange student, now studying international relations at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Since Xiaoxue showed great interest in Chinese martial arts (武术), she decided to try Chinese wrestling (摔跤) after     1     classmate introduced her to it.

She had never learned Chinese martial arts before she came to China,     2     she had learned a little bit of Taekwondo   (跆拳道) in her country. At first, she     3     (think) it would be similar because they’re both martial arts. But then she found that Taekwondo and Chinese martial arts have     4     (they) own uniqueness. And she also found that Taekwondo usually uses the feet     5     (fight), but in Chinese martial arts, they use force from the hands to attack.

According to her, she feels very happy and very     6     (relax) after she learned to wrestle. She’s also happy that she can learn new skills every day. She says friendliness is the     7     (big) feeling she has had about China and Chinese people since she came to China.

When she was not familiar     8     China, many of her Chinese friends helped her to get used to the life here. She also took part in many exchange     9     (activity) to feel the culture and traditions of China. Now she tries to share the culture of her country with everyone. She     10     (believe) it is a good chance to improve understanding between the two countries.