Today I took part in the Beijing Foreign Language Festival with my friend Li Ming. We arrive there by bike in the morning. First we attended to a lecture introduced good methods of learning English. The audience all listened but took notes carefully. Then we went to the English Corner, there lots of people were talking with foreigners in small group. Li Ming and I joined them with greatly interest. That was amazing to find myself talking with the native speaker and we got on quite well. Time passed quickly. Before leaving, we bought some books and dictionaries. The festival gave you a good chance to practice my English.

Students in our school is free to choose some special courses according to their interest. These course will help students relaxing after school. There are many courses what students can choose, such as English drama, football and singing. If you want to improve of your spoken English, English drama may be first choice. If you are interesting in football, you can take football as it will help me realize the importance of good teamwork. Besides, it was also good for your health. I like the singing course most because I sing good and want to improve my singing skills.

For the first time in 94 years, the Palace Museum has extended its opening hours, allowing the public to celebrate the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace.

About 3,000 lucky visitors received free tickets from the government, among     1     was Zhang Zhifu, a 77-year-old public security volunteer. It’s a mark of gratitude for her volunteer work. “It is       2     (true) an honor to be granted this special privilege,” Zhang said.

To guarantee the     3     (safe) of the palace, festival organizers     4     (plan) this year’s Lantern Festival event used LED lights rather than traditional paper lanterns and red candles. It’s a fascinating event for visitors to absorb     5     (they) in the festive atmosphere in the museum. Discussion of the   Palace Museum’s new look lit up social media following Tuesday’s display.

Since he became director of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang     6     (bring) many changes to the world’s     7     (large) royal complex (建筑群). Once in a speech the 64-year-old director shared his idea about how to make traditional     8     (treasure) come alive again. “     9     matters to a museum is not how many visitors they have, but how close they are     10     people’s daily lives,” he said.