Each year on July 17th, the world comes together to celebrate World Emoji Day, an annual event     1     recognizes the global phenomenon of emojis and their impact on communication.

    2     (create) in Japan in the late 1990s, emojis quickly gained popularity worldwide and have since become a universal language. The     3     (significant) of emojis lies partly in their ability to convey emotion that might get lost in text-based conversations. They add humour and personality to our messages,     4     (make) them more appealing.

Besides, emojis now include     5     wide range of skin tones (肤色) and cultural symbols, allowing individuals to express their identities and values. What’s more, emojis have also found     6     (they) way into advertising and marketing strategies, with companies using their visual appeal     7     (connect) with audiences on a deeper level.

The popularity of emojis has even led     8     the creation of the World Emoji Awards, where the best and most creative uses of emojis     9     (recognize), ranging from “Best New Emoji” to “Emoji Art of the Year.”

All in all, whether you’re sending a heart emoji to express love     10     a laughing face to share joy, take a moment on this World Emoji Day to appreciate the impact of these colorful icons in our digital world.

Oracle bone script (or jiaguwen), the earliest-known Chinese characters     1     (carve) on tortoise shells (龟壳) and animal bones, today has made its way into modern life. Chen Nan, an     2     (enthusiast) professor with the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University, is among those responsible for its resuscitation (复兴).

The protection of Chinese character culture     3     (achieve) good progress in recent years. And the ancient characters have also gained growing global influence. In 2017, the script     4     (official) entered the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. Oracle bone script calligraphy exhibitions even took place in Morocco and Japan in 2018-19. International experts, too, have participated     5     the research on and promotion of the characters. One such expert is Adam D. Smith from the U.S., who said he once visited Anyang     6     (see) the unearthed script and further introduced the ancient characters through lectures and workshops abroad. He suggested     7     (take) the research online so     8     more people can better understand the roots of Chinese culture.

For Chen, the global promotion of oracle bone script culture is far from sufficient, given people from other cultural     9     (background) may still consider it mysterious and abstract. “I hope modern designs can break down cultural barriers,” said Chen,     10     newly made designs have been published and exhibited overseas.

Sometimes when we are learning a new language, it can be really frightening to start speaking it with other people. Overcoming this fear of speaking our new language is of great     1     (important) as it will help us gain confidence in     2     (we) and will show others that they can speak to us in their native language.

    3     (get) over your fear of speaking English or a different language to other people, you should first of all overcome your shyness. Accept the fact that you are going to make mistakes all the time, especially when     4     (speak) a new language-it is a     5     (nature) part of the process of improving your speaking. Once a mistake     6     (make), you may just correct it and carry on.

    7     is a great idea to learn some set phrases or answers for certain questions in English. For example, if you don’t understand     8     someone says to you, say things like “I’m sorry. Could you repeat that?”     9    “I’m sorry. I didn’t quite follow you.” This is a great way of being honest     10     yourself and also learning how to react to situations or questions that may take you by surprise.

Poetry    1     (communicate) in words. To do that    2     (successful), it must have something important to say, expressing it in a unique way. Whether you are writing poetry yourself or analysing (分析) poems     3     (write) by someone else, you should be thinking about these two broad categories: what is being said, and how it is being expressed.

What is being said may be something unforgettable or something funny, something deeply emotional or something that has just made the writer stop and think. Whatever it is, the theme of the poem will be something worth     4     (say). If you are writing a poem yourself and are not very    5     (experience), it’s best to choose a topic you feel deeply about. Writing a poem     6     begins with ‘I remember’ is a good way to focus your attention       7     something really memorable.

However, two poems could easily have     8     same theme and yet be completely different. What makes     9     (they) different? How they are expressed is the key. It is the way the poet writes that you need to analyse if you are writing about a poem, and if you are writing one yourself, you must choose the form and the words which suit what you want     10     (express).

For thousands of years, people have told fables (寓言)     1     (teach) a lesson or to pass on wisdom. Fables were part of the oral tradition of many early cultures, and the well-known Aesop’s fables date to the     2     (six) century, B. C. Yet, the form of the fable still has values today,     3     Rachel Carson says in “A Fable for Tomorrow.”

Carson uses a simple, direct style common to fable. In fact, her style and tone (口吻) are seemingly directed at children. “There was once a town in the heart of America,     4     all life seemed to enjoy peaceful existence with its surroundings,” her fable begins,     5     (borrow) some familiar words from many age-old fables. Behind the simple style, however, is a serious message     6     (intend) for everyone.

    7     (difference) from traditional fables, Carson’s story ends with an accusation instead of a moral. She warns of the environmental dangers facing society, and she teaches that people must take responsibility     8     saving their environment.

The themes of traditional fables often deal with simple truths about everyday life. However, Carson’s theme is a more weighty     9     (warn) about environmental destruction. Carson proves that a simple literal form that has been passed down through the ages can still     10     (employ) today to draw attention to important truths.